Latest news with #PennyArcade
The National
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The National
Neil Lennon caught up in hilarious Rangers wind-up at Hibs
The former Hibs and Gers striker appeared on Open Goal this week in a wide-ranging interview. In the episode, he told of how now-Falkirk defender Sean Mackie got himself in a spot of bother with Lenny for singing Roy Orbison's Penny Arcade during his initiation with the first team. As Cummings divulged, it's fair to say the young Hibs star's song choice didn't go down too well with the former Celtic captain. "Lenny had all the young boys up to sing, like an initiation," Cummings explained to Si Ferry and Paul Slane. "It must have been Christmas. "So I went up to Sean Mackie and said, 'I'll give you a hundred quid if you sing Penny Arcade in front of Lenny'. "Mackie was just a young boy, but he had a bit about him, he was a bit like me in that way. He said, 'I'll dae it. A hundred quid?' Read more: "I remember being in the changing room and Lenny's like, 'Right Mackie, let's go'. And Mackie came in. "I remember him looking at me, and I'm thinking, 'There's no way he's going to do it' because Lenny was fired up and getting involved with all the tunes. "And then Mackie goes, 'Do-doom, do-doom... A light shone in the night...' "I'm sitting there thinking, 'He's f*****g doing it!' "Lenny's fuming, he shouts, 'What the f*** is that s***? Get out of my f*****g changing room. You'll never play for me again!' "I saw him not long ago and I asked if I ever gave him that £100. 'Did you f***'. I never gave him it."
Scottish Sun
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
I bet my team-mate to sing Penny Arcade in front of our manager Neil Lennon – Celtic hero said he'll NEVER play again
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) JASON CUMMINGS has revealed how Neil Lennon responded to team mate Sean Mackie singing Penny Arcade in the dressing room. The Scotland-born Australia international told Open Goal about how he put him up to the task, with money on the line. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Cummings convinced Mackie to sing the song for Lenny Credit: Keith Campbell - The Sun Glasgow 3 Mackie made 21 appearances for Hibs Credit: Willie Vass - The Sun 3 Lennon wasn't impressed with the Rangers chant Credit: Willie Vass He said: "I've gone up to [Sean] Mackie and I've said 'I'll give you £100 if you sing the penny arcade' in front of Lenny. "Mackie was just a young boy but he had a bit about him, he was a bit like me, 'Aye, I'll do it.' "So I remember being in the changing room and Lenny is like 'right lets go [with the initiation songs]' and he's came in and I remember looking at him like 'he's not going to do it.' "Lenny was fired up and involved with all the tunes and that, and he's [Mackie] just went 'A light's shone in' and I'm like he's f****** doing it! "We just seen Lenny f****** beaming and he's gone 'What the f*** is that s***, get out my f****** changing room! You'll never play for me again!' "I seen him [Mackie] the other week, I asked if i ever gave him that £100, he was like 'Did you f***!' "But imagine that, imagine singing Penny Arcade in front of Lenny. I couldn't believe it mate." Cummings was prolific for Hibs during his spell in Leith, helping propel the Edinburgh side to Scottish Cup and Scottish Championship glory. The forward scored 71 times in 149 appearances for Hibs, whilst also picking up 23 assists. He left Hibs for Nottingham Forrest, but only made 17 appearances for the reds. Neil Lennon reveals Gordon Strachan's abrupt response to his Celtic retirement announcement After only six months in England, he was shipped out on loan, joining Rangers for the remainder of that season, scoring six times. Cummings revitalised his career by making the move down under, signing for Central Coast Mariners, as well as switching international allegiance to the Aussies. He was capped three times for the Socceroos, scoring only one goal. The former Hibs man now plays his football in India, with Mohun Bagan SG. Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
Time Out
26-05-2025
- Time Out
Melbourne's Luna Park is getting a much-needed multi-million dollar facelift
The huge moon face on St Kilda Esplanade, aka the entrance to the beloved Luna Park, is one of Melbourne's most iconic sights. It's been there since 1912, making the theme park the oldest in the country – so it makes sense that it's in need of some TLC. Thankfully, the century-old site is set to get a glow-up with a $22 million upgrade. The restoration works will target the Luna Palace, a building inside the park that's been there from the beginning. Once upon a time, it hosted the Dodgem cars and the Penny Arcade. But after falling into disrepair, it was closed to the public for safety reasons. Fortunately, the park is now undergoing heritage repairs to bring it back to life so that it can be enjoyed by visitors once again. The palace will even get an expansion, creating the capacity to host exciting events. Luna Park's entrance towers will also benefit from a makeover to revitalise the facade, with a fresh coat of paint and revamped lighting. The restoration works are already underway, with the park able to stay open throughout. The revamped Luna Palace is expected to be ready to open in November 2025. To recognise the value of this heritage attraction, the state government has contributed $5 million in funding through the latest budget. Victorian minister for environment Steve Dimopoulos said Luna Park was an important part of Melbourne's history. 'With the help of this funding it can not only return to its former glory but grow and thrill new generations,'' Dimopoulos said. 'We are so lucky to have places like this in Melbourne, which are nationally and internationally significant and we are proud to make sure it continues to be a family favourite for locals and international visitors to our great state.' To find out more about the Luna Park restoration works, head to the website.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
NATH'S NATTERS: A Bantams moment in time that will live forever
I BELIEVE the line Martin Tyler famously used to describe Sergio Aguero's title-winning goal for the blue half of Manchester in 2012 was: 'I swear you'll never see anything like this ever again'. Well, if you watched and drunk in a remarkable Saturday, May 3, 2025 in Bradford, you would have witnessed something mighty similar. The creaking 30-year-old I am now, who has genuinely spent the last three days with a bad back after sleeping awkwardly, I headed home at about 7pm. So, I missed Alex Pattison in his bucket hat, the thousand stories behind Tommy Leigh's sunglasses, Sam Walker pulling pints and the collapsing table that brought down Michael Mellon. Nahhh hahaha #bcafc #bantams — Harry (@harry_mjames) May 3, 2025 But rightly, those scenes were enjoyed by diehard Bantams, whose suffering and misery for decades was all forgotten for a while after the most dramatic finish possible to the League Two season. On a personal level, nothing will ever top the manic two weeks I drank in with Newcastle United in March, with me watching us win the Carabao Cup at Wembley before heading up to the North-East for the bus parade and the Town Moor celebrations. But on a non-Toon level, Saturday is clear of anything I have ever witnessed in football. As I mentioned in a recent column, it feels like only this last season or so where City have really and truly got me hooked. From covering more games, to having a brilliant bloke as manager, to having a great set of lads in the squad, I was fully on board the Bantams promotion train. I felt devastated after covering THAT 5-4 defeat to Swindon, feeling I'd somehow personally let City down, and wondering if they'd ever come back. But Graham Alexander's side were just teeing up what happened last Saturday all along, weren't they? I arrived in Bradford at quarter to one, and headed to City Vaults, where the bar was absolutely jam-packed. Eventually getting a pint, I joined a couple of my T&A colleagues, Harry and Rowan, as we nervously discussed the permutations of the afternoon ahead, before the former headed up to North Parade with a couple of his City-supporting pals. Me with Harry and Rowan at about one o'clock last Saturday, blissfully unaware of the madness that was about to unfold. (Image: NQ Staff) Rowan and I soon headed to North Parade, where we quickly established we had no chance of getting into a bar. The scenes were manic as a makeshift DJ pumped out classics like Take Me Home Midland Road, Penny Arcade and Sweet Caroline. The pair of us popped into a packed convenience store, but the shelves had been near-emptied by partying Bantams fans, so I swerved clear of the non-alcoholic lager and Skol that was left to get a couple of Bacardi and Coke cans. Flares were going off, everyone was mingling and then came the raucous march to Valley Parade. STRONG atmosphere on North Parade 🤯😍 #bcafc — Nathan Atkinson (@NathanA_TandA) May 3, 2025 Store owners on Manningham Lane came out to greet the crowds, drivers were high-fiving us, one little girl popped her head out of a sunroof to become an unexpected little star of the day. After meeting an old work colleague for a lovely catch-up, then getting confused over where the entrance to the TL Dallas Stand actually was, I eventually took my seat, via a chicken balti pie pit stop. You'll Never Walk Alone was special, the minute's silence in remembrance of the Valley Parade Fire Disaster was impeccable, and then it was game-time. I don't think City were too bad before the break, as Fleetwood made a couple of brave blocks, there was the odd penalty shout, the keeper made a ridiculous flailing arm save from Calum Kavanagh, then the outrageous challenge which injured a breaking Pattison and perhaps should have brought a red card. But Walker's superb save from Matty Virtue, followed up by a brave clearance from Tayo Adaramola off the rebound, showed the rug could be pulled from under the Bantams at any moment. And the second half was an anxiety-inducing nightmare, as the hosts looked increasingly panicky, were creating little of note, and then Walsall scored at Crewe to dump City out of the automatic promotion spots. With 10 minutes left, some muppet then started a rumour that Crewe had equalised, which took ages to establish as a falsity and when Jack Shepherd hit the post and Antoni Sarcevic blasted over from close range, resignation set in. Then came THE moment that will be remembered forever, in the sixth minute of added time. George Lapslie's volley hit Sarcevic (or Fleetwood skipper James Bolton) and crawled into the net in slow-motion, sending the stadium into chaos. A mass pitch invasion, strangers hugging, general pandemonium, I've never witnessed a live goal like it in my life. After chaos trying to get the game restarted, it finally ended after about 20 additional minutes. Good Lord that was special, cheers for doing it in the most stressful way possible #bcafc 😂 — Nathan Atkinson (@NathanA_TandA) May 3, 2025 The players were then hoisted high on shoulders, so was Alexander, as young, old, white, South Asian, everyone embraced the euphoria, on the pitch and in the stands. After witnessing some dad dancing on the roof by the changing rooms from the City lads and the little plate lift by Richie Smallwood, it was back to North Parade. Flares were going off, there was one good old-fashioned punch up, music was playing, drinks were flowing, and I got to witness it all from the top window of the Brass Monk with Rowan and his mum. I took this picture of a packed North Parade at about quarter past six on Saturday, just an hour or so after City had sealed the most dramatic of promotions. (Image: NQ Staff) It ended up being a very reluctant trudge to the train as I didn't want to leave this behind. But as I headed back to Horsforth in my old claret and amber bobble hat, which I got from a cancer charity long before the Bantams came into my life, I sat back on the train and reflected on an extraordinary afternoon that I will never forget.
