Humphries article in the times

**paul_oshea** · 13/10/2009, 11:32 AM

great read about kilbane but its the underlying theme running through that gives ye the warm feeling.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...256343620.html

**Lionel Ritchie** · 13/10/2009, 11:45 AM

read some of the poll comments after it. Mostly considered at least.

One astute comment read

"Republic of Ireland team? Half Irish half England "B" is more like it.
John Ireland"

Hay's all in then John yeah?

...Just thinking -maybe Ireland's his surname rather than location ...plot thickens.

**noddy102** · 13/10/2009, 11:46 AM

Excellent article, proving Kilbane is as Irish as any other player that has worn the jersey. I never realised that his mother and father were both Irish I must say. Considering many criticise the amount of English born players in our national team, and that Kilbane also receives stick for the same fact, I'll know now in future what to say.

**mandrake** · 13/10/2009, 11:55 AM

nice guy and all that but that miss from the rebound against spain was criminal...!!

**noddy102** · 13/10/2009, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by mandrake

nice guy and all that but that miss from the rebound against spain was criminal...!!

In the right place at the right time (or wrong place at the wrong time if you want to argue), but regardless of him missing a sitter, it was Ian Harte's responsibility to put that penalty away.

**Brendan 82** · 13/10/2009, 1:43 PM

Great article, I like Humphries. Love how he just absolutely rips S.I. a new one

**Drumcondra 69er** · 13/10/2009, 1:49 PM

Originally Posted by noddy102

In the right place at the right time (or wrong place at the wrong time if you want to argue), but regardless of him missing a sitter, it was Ian Harte's responsibility to put that penalty away.

Yes it was but having watched the highlights of that game again over the weekend it was an awful awful miss from Killer, he sliced it very badly when all he had to do was hit it straight.

Still a ledge though.....

**Torn-Ado** · 13/10/2009, 1:57 PM

Good article. It would bring a tear to an old stone. Will the bold Kevin be getting the armband tommorrow night?

**paul_oshea** · 13/10/2009, 1:59 PM

Originally Posted by noddy102

Excellent article, proving Kilbane is as Irish as any other player that has worn the jersey. I never realised that his mother and father were both Irish I must say. Considering many criticise the amount of English born players in our national team, and that Kilbane also receives stick for the same fact, I'll know now in future what to say.

i think from what he says "via" liverpool might mean she is either a plastic or grew up there, as opposed to just lived in liverpool for a while.

**paul_oshea** · 13/10/2009, 2:03 PM

Originally Posted by Drumcondra 69er

Yes it was but having watched the highlights of that game again over the weekend it was an awful awful miss from Killer, he sliced it very badly when all he had to do was hit it straight.

....like he did against bulgaria. If he had connected anyway like he did with that cross he would have scored.

**blobbyblob** · 13/10/2009, 2:14 PM

Saturday nights 70 yard forray ending shoulder to shoulder with Zambrotta in a dash will remain long in the memory. (and was unlucky to blown against by the ref)

Half way through the run you could see him asking himself what the hell was he doing this far up the field on his own and then he just decided to go for it.

He was exhausted running back.

Gowan Kilbane ya legend!

**Den Perry** · 13/10/2009, 3:10 PM

Originally Posted by blobbyblob

Saturday nights 70 yard forray ending shoulder to shoulder with Zambrotta in a dash will remain long in the memory. (and was unlucky to blown against by the ref)

Half way through the run you could see him asking himself what the hell was he doing this far up the field on his own and then he just decided to go for it.

He was exhausted running back.

Gowan Kilbane ya legend!

what are you talking about?Zambrotta easily beat him and it was a fould. I sometimes wonder what planet people are on

That said, I love Kilbane

**blobbyblob** · 13/10/2009, 3:34 PM

Originally Posted by Den Perry

what are you talking about?Zambrotta easily beat him and it was a fould. I sometimes wonder what planet people are on

That said, I love Kilbane

You were an only child, werent you and/or work in the public sector.

**paul_oshea** · 13/10/2009, 4:14 PM

blobbyblob

**elroy** · 13/10/2009, 4:26 PM

Originally Posted by Brendan 82

Great article, I like Humphries. Love how he just absolutely rips S.I. a new one

Cant stand him generally, this sort of article is the exception rather than the rule from Humph. He spends most of his time glorifying the GAA over any sport but particularly football and more so rugby. Ive lost count of the number of articles that he has wrote on this theme.

Now that football is on the upward trend again he sees fit to jump on board. Back off with you now please Tom, thanks but no thanks.

PS Killer is forever a legend in my eyes, displays the type of attitude we need, as did Whelan so obviously on Sat night, great to see!!

**gspain** · 13/10/2009, 5:17 PM

Kevin Kilbane is a legend.

Most Humphries articles are based on wishing he was watching some gah game or other well so do we Tom. Told a pack of lies about a song sung on the FAI flight back from Belfast in 93 (he was on the flight so knows it wasn't true). Took him 15 years to tell the lie too.

**Kingdom** · 13/10/2009, 5:26 PM

Took a long while for me to appreciate the different journalists and make my own opinion over superb use of English. Humphries is a goon. The whole "Tom Humphries 125 of the GAA" section on the front of the times sport section does my head in.
A man that made his name generally through his soccer reports, spends a lot of those same soccer reports comparing unfavourably with the GAA.

His columns on Dublin Hurling ad nauseum do my bloody head in.

Emmet Malone is the main man for me with the soccer pieces and slowly but surely he is starting to delve deeper into opinion pieces rather than just basic reporting.

**Stuttgart88** · 13/10/2009, 5:38 PM

Both Malone & Humphries were in UCD around the same time as me. He ran for Student Union President. I think he was beaten by a last minute joke candidate from Wexford - Ulick. Not sure if that was his year or not.

Useless info.

He does write well but I agree with gspain & Kingdom, he's too much of a gah man for me. This costs him credibility on football matters.

When he does write about football it's often about Leeds.

He knew full well what his Roy Keane interview would do for morale in the 2002 WC camp, though maybe not the 7 years of civil war that'd follow! The way the two of them use each other for publicity annoys me.

He wrote one time about how he and his mates used to bunk into Sutton Golf Club to play in the evenings. As far as I can recall his description of the course hardly resembled the actual course, suggesting more porky pies.

**Jicked** · 13/10/2009, 6:29 PM

Horrendous writer. Has a decent turn of phrase, but every single article relates back to gaa. Ireland could win a world cup final and he'd write up the article talking about how Kevin Doyle comes from good GAA stock and how his great-aunt won an all-ireland minor camogie medal. Considering he talked about hoping an Irish football club died and wanting to run over children he saw playing in a soccer jersey in a "gaa neighbourhood" I don't really have a lot of time for him.

**Jicked** · 13/10/2009, 6:32 PM

Originally Posted by Kingdom

Took a long while for me to appreciate the different journalists and make my own opinion over superb use of English. Humphries is a goon. The whole "Tom Humphries 125 of the GAA" section on the front of the times sport section does my head in.

That was hilariously awful and showed just what a chip on their shoulder the GAA has. he had about 14 reasons to actually love the GAA, then hundred or so about why he doesn't like football/rugby, which mainly revolved around the fact some players dive, payers are paid for creating a multi-billion euro industry and don't box the heads off each other.