CHEERS; EXCLUSIVE Fans blag SFA chief's hotel room number and rack up huge bar bill.Byline: By Jack Mathieson THIRSTY Tartan Army foot-soldiers went on a massive bender - at the expense of new SFA See sales force automation. SFA - Sales Force Automation president George Peat. The fans found out which hotel room Peat, right, was staying in before Scotland's clash in the Faroe Islands. They downed beer, wine and Jack Daniel's at pounds 5 a time until 2.30am and charged it to his room. One said: "We drank as much as we could. We asked for champagne but they did not have any." The group - who rang up pounds 300 on the tab - are all Airdrie fans and have an axe to grind Axe to grind Used in context of general equities. Involvement in a security, whether through a position, order, or inquiry. with former chairman Peat over his role in the club's demise in 2002. Accountant Peat, who only replaced race-row John McBeth as SFA president last Friday, is now on the board a t Stenhousemuir. Publican publican [Lat.,=state employee], in ancient Rome, man who was employed by the state government under contract. As early as c.200 B.C. there was a class of men in Rome accustomed to undertaking contracts involving public works and tax collecting; the tax collectors Gary, 38 - who asked us not to print his full name - said they spotted Peat as he picked up his key at reception in the Hotel Foroyar in Torshavn on Tuesday night. Last night, Gary said: "It was after 10pm and we had just got back from a night on the town. "I was sitting in the bar, about 30 yards away from reception, and heard Peat mention his room number. "It was five or six quid a drink so we thought we could order drinks and put it to the room." The fans decided to just keep drinking. Gary said: "We just gave the number and the name Peat and we signed a chitty Chit´ty a. 1. Full of chits or sprouts. 2. Childish; like a babe. after every round. We must have spent about pounds 250. "We were drinking largely white wine and Jack Daniel's. "We had some beer but because they did not expect as many Scotland fans, they didn't have that much beer. "Nobody batted an eyelid eyelid /eye·lid/ (-lid) either of two movable folds (upper and lower) protecting the anterior surface of the eyeball. eye·lid or eye-lid n. because we knew the name. "One of my mates had a room with the same three numbers so, as back-up, we could always claim we made a mistake. "This morning, I got a carry-out to take to the game with us, which would take the bill to around pounds 300. "Knowing George Peat, he is not going to be settling his own bill. "But the SFA will think, 'He's spent a lot on his first trip away'." SFA spokesman Andy Mitchell said last night: "We do check all bills received. "If there is any truth in this, we will take it up with the hotel." CAPTION(S): HOTEL: George Peat |
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