Aug 19, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min · 15 segments
Partick Thistle icon Chic Charnley lifts the on a career that was, to say the least, colourful!Not many players can claim to have been attacked with a sword and a dagger during a training…
Chick CharnleyGuest
Raymond MearnsHost
David TannerHost
If I was to say to you cult figure, you need to be careful how you say that, Raymond.
You've got great determination, and an ability to give somebody a doing at the drop of a hat.
If I said to you this man is an absolute icon at Partick Thistle where they do icons, uh, that are all cult heroes better than any club on the planet, and he's also famous for an incident involving-
If they were in Ruchill Park and a young teen come up with a sword, they would've ended up sadly chibbed.
Now, do you know that Chick is usually an abbreviation of Charles? That Chick Young is-
'Cause he got done for stealing chickens [laughs] at one point from a farm over in Cather or somewhere.
I've done plenty of Q&A's with him on the after dinner circuit, as you will have, too.
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