Final frontier; We can lift the trophy, insists Alexander, but it'll kill Brooks! From: The Daily Mail (London, England) | Date: May 13, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Solo Syndication Limited. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: JOHN GREECHAN

GRETNA manager Rowan Alexander today pursues the biggest upset in Scottish Cup history knowing victory at Hampden could prove too much for benefactor Brooks Mileson.

Alexander leads his Second Division champions out against Hearts in the Final aware that multimillionaire owner Mileson will be going through hell from his place among the Gretna support. And the manager said: 'I think involvement with the club has maybe prolonged Brooks' life.

But what would winning the Cup do to him? It would kill him.

'Seriously, he's just a wreck at the ...

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