Drogheda United 'Slow-witted Cloggers' according to Fintan O'Toole

**Straightstory** · 07/11/2009, 11:38 AM

I see Fintan O'Toole in his best selling book 'Ship Of Fools' refers to Drogheda United as 'slow-witted cloggers'. (Page 95). I take from this that he fancies Galway in the play-off.

**eelmonster** · 07/11/2009, 12:05 PM

I've always liked Fintan and his big old Terrence and Philip head.

**SkStu** · 07/11/2009, 2:52 PM

if Drogs are slow witted cloggers, what does that make their local rivals?!

**BohsPartisan** · 07/11/2009, 3:00 PM

What was the context of the comment?

**CharlesThompson** · 09/11/2009, 10:59 AM

I'm sure it was in the section of the book that deals with the famous 'slow witting' (or threading) of footwear in Amsterdam. I'm nearly certain he was referring to the Dutch centre of Drogheda where these shoes (or Clogs as it were) were made for export using this unique technique.

**Straightstory** · 10/11/2009, 9:32 AM

Originally Posted by CharlesThompson

I'm sure it was in the section of the book that deals with the famous 'slow witting' (or threading) of footwear in Amsterdam. I'm nearly certain he was referring to the Dutch centre of Drogheda where these shoes (or Clogs as it were) were made for export using this unique technique.

Spot on!

**White Horse** · 10/11/2009, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by Straightstory

I see Fintan O'Toole in his best selling book 'Ship Of Fools' refers to Drogheda United as 'slow-witted cloggers'. (Page 95). I take from this that he fancies Galway in the play-off.

Drogheda United got the Revenue Commissioners (ie. the tax payer) to fund a squad that won a league title.

They also contrived to get the FAI to buy their antiquated ground and take over the responsibility to bring it up tho the FAI mandatory standard.

The phrase "slow witted" could not be further from the truth.

They are the Bertie Ahern ("the most devious, and the most cunning of them all") of LOI football