Micky Adams Appointed Sligo Manager

**Philosophizer** · 26/09/2017, 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by oriel

It's far from brilliant. If true it makes a mockery of the league and a big laugh in from Adams looking back. I'd be horrified if I was a Sligo fan about that incident. Mickey Adams, more like Mickey Mouse stuff.

Ah come on Oriel, how does it make a mockery of the league?

If anything, I hope this story makes it into the mainstream media. It's probably the best practical joke i've ever heard. John Russell is an evil genius!

**redobit** · 26/09/2017, 2:17 PM

Ya heard that story alright. Apparently the players scattered and even some of the 'harder' guys like Elding were hiding under cars in the car park.

They were right to tell Nzuzi to leave town tho. The family that he got involved with are dangerous and have done some pretty bad sh1t to people over the years.

**oriel** · 28/09/2017, 9:47 PM

Sorry lads, i can't get it, this was during a training session when at the time the club was probably far from safe from relegation. I don't have a problem with player practical joking outside of the club and in their own time.

They are still not safe from relegation, all about attitudes and application, this kind of stuff is game for a laugh ok.

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 29/09/2017, 6:40 AM

So because someone had a bit of a joke at training in 2015 we're in the situation we are in now 2 seasons, 2 managers and pretty much a completely new squad of players since. Lighten up.

**bluewhitearmy** · 29/09/2017, 8:20 AM

What I love is redbolt saying that even the "harder" lads like Elding were hiding. As if being hard includes standing there while someone is waving a gun around haha.

**Mr A** · 29/09/2017, 8:25 AM

Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy

What I love is redbolt saying that even the "harder" lads like Elding were hiding. As if being hard includes standing there while someone is waving a gun around haha.

I heard a story about a former Harps striker who was a taxi man in Derry during the troubles, and at the time the IRA were using the proxy bombing tactic whereby they would force people to drive bombs to army bases etc. So a masked man gets into the taxi, pulls and sawn off shotgun and tells him to drive off. Gunman was told to %^&* off. He point blank refused to drive anywhere despite the threat. Eventually the gunman gave up and got out again.

**bluewhitearmy** · 29/09/2017, 8:46 AM

Originally Posted by Mr A

I heard a story about a former Harps striker who was a taxi man in Derry during the troubles, and at the time the IRA were using the proxy bombing tactic whereby they would force people to drive bombs to army bases etc. So a masked man gets into the taxi, pulls and sawn off shotgun and tells him to drive off. Gunman was told to %^&* off. He point blank refused to drive anywhere despite the threat. Eventually the gunman gave up and got out again.

Imagine what goes through your head as the gunman in that situation haha

**DannyInvincible** · 29/09/2017, 2:40 PM

Originally Posted by Mr A

I heard a story about a former Harps striker who was a taxi man in Derry during the troubles, and at the time the IRA were using the proxy bombing tactic whereby they would force people to drive bombs to army bases etc. So a masked man gets into the taxi, pulls and sawn off shotgun and tells him to drive off. Gunman was told to %^&* off. He point blank refused to drive anywhere despite the threat. Eventually the gunman gave up and got out again.

To the best of my knowledge, the horrific "human proxy bomb" tactic was used exclusively with members of the British security forces and persons the IRA regarded to be "collaborators" with the British state or its security forces. Even though the IRA's definition of a "collaborator" was fairly liberal (and included, for example, Patsy Gillespie, a cook for the British army in Derry who'd been warned to give up his job or risk reprisal, and James McAvoy, who was supposedly targeted because he served RUC officers whilst working at a service station in Newry), I suspect the former player/taxi-driver, rather than having luckily missed out on becoming the IRA's next "human proxy bomb", was the victim of an attempted hijacking or else the gunman just needed to get from A to B quickly.

**Mr A** · 02/10/2017, 9:51 AM

I'm sure that distinction was of great importance to him with a shotgun pointed at his face.

**Martinho II** · 02/10/2017, 1:09 PM

wondering will Mickey Adams mention in his book about Brighton walking off the pitch in 2001 in Longford Rugby pitch at halftime?

**Longfordian** · 02/10/2017, 9:07 PM

Originally Posted by Martinho II

I was at the game in 2001 against Brighton in the Rugby Grounds and it was the dirtiest game that I was ever at! Lookin forward to givin Adams stick about that game when he comes to Longford!

Originally Posted by De Town

It was played in Flancare Park

Old age is a curse Marty (further back in this very thread, albeit two years ago!)