Wild moment Premier Sports Cup match delayed as a SEAGULL causes chaos on the pitch
WINGING IT Wild moment Premier Sports Cup match delayed as a SEAGULL causes chaos on the pitch
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SEAGULLS have certainly been making an impact on the Scottish football scene over the past few days.
And one appeared to be trying to upstage what went on at Tannadice on Thursday night with a dramatic intervention in the Premier Sports Cup!
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A seagull took residence on Raith Rovers' pitch
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It started to scamper away when a staff member approached
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It wasn't an easy task to get rid of the gull!
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A seagull took centre stage during Dundee United's Conference League qualifier with UNA Strassen on Thursday night.
The gull caused chaos by flying around and over the pitch - before settling near a corner flag.
As fans chanted 'seagull, seagull, seagull' at the bird, it took flight again and just didn't seem to want to go away!
Less than 48 hours later, another gull was wreaking havoc!
Just 32 miles from Dundee United's Tannadice home, Raith Rovers were in action at Stark's Park against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
It was the side's final Premier Sports Cup group stage clash and ended in a thumping 5-1 win for the hosts.
But while there were plenty of goals in Kirkcaldy, it was another seagull that had punters talking!
The match was briefly delayed as a stubborn bird decided to plonk itself near the centre circle.
In a short clip posted by Raith on X, players could be seen looking a little uneasy as the gull awkwardly lingered.
The referee stopped the game - and on came the man of the moment!
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Raith Rovers' head of sports science Mac Kenney sprinted onto the pitch.
The unsuspecting gull appeared taken by surprise as Kenney approached it and attempted to scamper away.
The Raith staff member managed to then carefully lift the gull before removing it from the pitch to the applause of the fans in attendance.
Stunned punters could be heard laughing as he carried it all the way up the stairs to the exit, where the bird could then be seen flying off.
The referee was able to restart the game as Kenney made his way back down towards the pitch - appearing to have one final glance back to make sure the gull had departed!
Alongside the video, Raith simply said: "Never change, Scottish football."
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Mac Kenny safely got the gull off of the park
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He took it to the exits!
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The seagull flew away after being taken away from the pitch
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