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27/04/2004, 10:53 AM
Shamrock Rovers manager Liam Buckley sends scouts out round the world
looking
for a new striker to hopefully win Rovers the Premier division.
One of his scouts informs him of a young Iraqi striker who he thinks
will
turn out to be a true superstar. So Liam flies to Iraq to watch him, is
suitably impressed and arranges for him to come over to the new
Glenmalure
Park Tallaght. Two weeks later Rovers are 4-0 down at home to Dublin
City
with only 20 minutes left and Buckley gives the young Iraqi striker the
nod
to go on. The lad is a sensation, scores 5 in 20 minutes and wins the
game
for Rovers. The fans are delighted, the players and coaches are
delighted and
the media love the new star. When he comes off the pitch he phones his
Mum to
tell her about his first day in Irish football.
"Hi Mum, guess what?" he says. "I played for 20 minutes today, we were
4-0
down, but I scored 5 and we won. Everybody loves me, the fans, the
players
and the media, they all love me". "Great," says his Mum, "let me tell
you
about my day. Your father got shot in the street, your sister and I were
attacked and beaten, and your brother has joined a gang of looters,
while you
were having a great time".
The young lad is very upset. "What can I say Mum, I'm so sorry."
"Sorry?!" says his Mum ..."Its your bloody fault that we moved to
Tallaght in
the first place".
looking
for a new striker to hopefully win Rovers the Premier division.
One of his scouts informs him of a young Iraqi striker who he thinks
will
turn out to be a true superstar. So Liam flies to Iraq to watch him, is
suitably impressed and arranges for him to come over to the new
Glenmalure
Park Tallaght. Two weeks later Rovers are 4-0 down at home to Dublin
City
with only 20 minutes left and Buckley gives the young Iraqi striker the
nod
to go on. The lad is a sensation, scores 5 in 20 minutes and wins the
game
for Rovers. The fans are delighted, the players and coaches are
delighted and
the media love the new star. When he comes off the pitch he phones his
Mum to
tell her about his first day in Irish football.
"Hi Mum, guess what?" he says. "I played for 20 minutes today, we were
4-0
down, but I scored 5 and we won. Everybody loves me, the fans, the
players
and the media, they all love me". "Great," says his Mum, "let me tell
you
about my day. Your father got shot in the street, your sister and I were
attacked and beaten, and your brother has joined a gang of looters,
while you
were having a great time".
The young lad is very upset. "What can I say Mum, I'm so sorry."
"Sorry?!" says his Mum ..."Its your bloody fault that we moved to
Tallaght in
the first place".