Fan Fired After Telling His Employers He Was Stuck in Spain but Then Appeared on TV During Cup Final in the UK

• A Rangers FC fan's lies caught up with him in the most public way, resulting in him losing his job after being caught
• Thomas Meikle is believed to have told his employers that he'd be thousands of kilometres away in Seville watching the Europa League final against Eintracht Frankfurt
• However, when he was supposed to be still in Spain after the final the 'Gers, he was instead spotted at another final involving the team back in Scotland

A Rangers fan is regretting not telling the truth with regards to his love for his team.

Thomas Meikle lost his job after telling his employers that he was still overseas in Spain, when he in fact was back home in the Scottish capital of Glasgow. He had gone to witness the 'Gers lose the Europa League final on penalties to Eintracht Frankfurt, before returning for the Scottish FA Cup final that weekend to watch them defeat Heart of Midlothian 2-0.

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According to SPORTBible, Meikle tweeted that the BBC Scotland crew covering the match focused on him and other Rangers fans celebrating the closing stages of extra time.

He said:

“Can’t believe my contracts getting terminated because I told my work I was still in Seville so I could go to the Scottish cup final…then I got put on the tele, busted. @BBCScotland absolute grasses.”

Apart from Europa League disappointment, Rangers finished the season second in the Scottish Premiership, six points behind their bitter rivals Celtic.

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Getting to the Europa League final between Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers in Seville or finding accommodation has proven to be an interesting experience for a group of separate 'The Gers' fans.

As reported by Sports Brief, in the first instance, six of them were thrown off a Seville-bound Ryanair plane. They are believed to have behaved rowdily as the aircraft was headed to the south of Europe.

They were mid-flight from Manchester to Faro in Portugal when things apparently kicked off.