Posted in George Best, Belfast, cinema, football on Dec 18th, 2008 4 Comments »
Around this time of year, if you’re like me, you’re waiting eagerly for a wee bearded man dressed in red trimmed with white, hailing from the grim North - who weaves his special wee bit of magic - George Best, no less..
I have to thank my Derry namesake over here in the arse-end of France, […]
Posted in Singer-songwriters, dublin, music, football on Nov 30th, 2008 No Comments »
I’m almost a month behind the crew over at Danger Here on this one ( How Andy Lost Friends ) but then I never was one for deadlines, was I ? We have learned recently, via the gossiping aul wans of Irish soccer journalism, that the ‘rumoured bust-up’ between Giovanni Trappatoni and a […]
Posted in football, Ireland on Oct 15th, 2008 2 Comments »
At all turns - the world’s bankers can be seen re-emerging almost unscathed from their own rectums. I could, I suppose, delight or despair at this spectacle were I not the flippant shagger I am. Instead, my attention is drawn to the ‘bread and circuses’ option of the boys in green in action tonight at […]
Posted in Lithuania, Bohemians, immigration, football on Sep 9th, 2008 9 Comments »
I noticed this by accident while looking over a Guardian article on the biggest surprise in Saturday’s round of World Cup qualifying matches - Lithuania’s 3 nil away victory over Romania in the lovely sounding Cluj ( Jonathan Wilson on Romanian defeat ) I thought that the name of the scorer of the third […]
Posted in Georgia, football, Ireland on Sep 6th, 2008 1 Comment »
[ Photo pinched from bbc.co.uk / AP ]
Very likely due to the fact I’m just sitting in front of the PC in a town Nostradamus used to live in to listen to the Republic-Georgia match on the radio , I’ve got that doom-laden feeling in my guts again. Perhaps it’s also due to us being […]
Posted in satire, football on Jul 1st, 2008 1 Comment »
So says Manuel Estimulo after the glorious win for Spain in the final of Euro 2008. The picture, in case you’re wondering, is of goal scorer Fernando Torres. Or as Manuel puts it…
Si, is the former Atlético Madrid moron and now Scouse bastard Fernando Torres, who score the winning goal for Spain last weekend in […]
Posted in French, football on Jun 12th, 2008 3 Comments »
I have been meaning to post on football for a long while but have managed to let the season pass by without getting around to it. We find ourselves now in that football equivalent of ‘after hours drinking’ we get every 2 years when we binge out for a month after the season’s end* thanks […]
Posted in Comedy, FAI, football on May 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
RTÉ have been kind enough to bung up an Après Match sketch depicting Trap-a-tony’s bedding in period with the FAI. Judging by their own account of the recent U-23 encounter with Norn Iron (which ‘Trap’ attended) : Norn Iron 0 - Sodden Iron 1 the sketch may not be far from the truth […]
Posted in memory, FAI, football on Mar 11th, 2008 17 Comments »
Photo c. Inpho Website
News, or rather confirmation, came last week that Liam Brady was to take on a role as assistant to Trappatoni for Ireland RTE Story - Brady appointment Good news pours forth in abundance for Irish football this weather, at least until the next time 11 boys in […]
Posted in FAI, football on Feb 14th, 2008 9 Comments »
The process may have been tortuous but the result is inspiring. While Trappatoni’s name is obviously on the tongue of every football lover in the Emerald Isle, the name of FAI Chief Executive John Delaney also deserves to be uttered with respect.
Rightly pilloried over the Staunton debacle, Delaney has shown that he learns quickly.
He […]