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The very first time Canton residents Marc and Julie Godman walked into the Plymouth Elks Lodge and settled into their seats at the bar, they felt an immediate warmth. It was like walking into Cheers, said Marc Godman, who joined the Plymouth Elks lodge when Julie transferred her membership from one in Grand Blanc after relocating to metro Detroit. Even though we were new and a couple of the younger people in the place, it felt like family. Every time we visited thereafter for Friday fish fries, Thursday burger nights or just dropping in on random Fridays we were treated like long-time members.
Screeching to a halt, the plane carrying the Hibs players and staff slid along the tarmac of Edinburgh Airport.
Well on its way to reaching the required speed to take-off, an announcement came through the tannoy system - the first-leg of their UEFA Cup jaunt against AEK Athens had been postponed. It was the 12th of September 2001 - only a day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in America.
Already delayed before take-off, the plane had been idling away on the runway awaiting the final call from the UEFA headquarters. Traffic kept building up behind the plane, forcing a decision on behalf of the pilot. They’d take their chances and go for it. Surely, at this stage, it was too late to call it off? It wasn’t.