WATCH: Brechin City goalkeeper turns up to the wrong ground... 83 miles away! https://t.co/vT64HO3XNZ
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Eamon McGeee has a little bit of insight into how Brechin City goalkeeper Graeme Smith feels today.
Smith turned up at the wrong ground for his side's Scottish League One match. The keeper arrived at Ochilview Park, home of Stenhousemuir, wrongly believing his side were playing away, when it was actually a home game for Brechin.
Despite the grounds being 83 miles apart, Smith still managed to make it to Glebe Park for kick-off.
Smith's situation certainly has parallels with a story which Donegal footballer Eamon McGee told during the summer.
In 2006, McGee made his way to Carlow for a National League game, when Donegal were actually scheduled to play Carlow that weekend.
I'm remember back to 2006 and it was Paddy's Day. I decided to go for one pint on the Friday, which turned into a massive session.
We were due to play Clare on the Sunday and I missed the bus and I thought to myself 'oh no, what am I going to do?' So I jumped in a taxi and told to him to take me to Carlow. This is from Donegal and I'm on my way to Carlow.
I rang Brian McIver [Donegal manager at the time] and he said 'Jesus. Eamon, we're down in Clare here'. So I cut across the country and landed in Galway.
That was the type of thing that was going on and that was mild.
Obviously I didn't start that Sunday.
The taxi actually left me off in a pub where there was a traveller's funeral going on.
I got one of my mates in Galway to pick me up and drop me in Clare.
