Having been I Giants fan since the age of 8 (a childhood holiday to New York got me hooked) , I’ve been lucky enough to see 2 previous “big blue” (not related to IBM) superbowl victories, but the win I watched on Sunday night was a class above.

Symbolic of the entire game, and the Giant effort in the dying seconds to secure the win (and end the New England Patriots unbeating 18-game streak) was Quarterback Eli Manning’s scrambling pass to David Tyree – play of the season contender for sure:

Somewhat more relevant – the Giants kicker – Lawrence Tynes, is a Greenock boy (born in Campbeltown)!!  Ok, so he emigrated to Florida at a very young age, but as with all things Scottish – we’ll take national pride when we can…  Here in the office, Kenny tells me it’s nothing unusual for Greenockians to shine on the world stage, but at least – if nothing else, his part in the dramatic win (Tynes, not our Kenny), scoring on the night, and winning the “semi-final” in overtime, has at least elevated the sport of Gridiron and it’s publicity to new heights.  At least for this week anyway!!