Digger

[Martinho II]

I bumped into Digger O Brien by pure fluke at last nights cup match in Inchicore. He was asking for everyone and he knows TC well and is confident we will finally go up!. His first cousin is Ger O Brien. He was telling me that his daughter who is seven is more into the loi soccer than his son who is 14 who is into the GAA. I was delighted to catch up with him and my only regret is that I didnt get a picture taken of him!!

btw he told me that he is no longer in football along with Pat Scully.Scully is now takin taxi drivin!

[Longfordian]

Scully has been a taxi driver for years hasn't he? Even when he was in football. Same as TC as far as I know. Handy for those in football I guess as they can work whatever hours suit them.

[nigel-harps1954]

Fat ba$tard.

[Longfordian]

Fat ba$tard.

"5 foot 8, overweight, Digger O'Brien is f*ckin great". He knew he was tubby and it didn't bother him one bit. Though I'm sure his managers may have had a different view on that. He used to enjoy the abuse he got.Top class shot stopper in his day.

[Acornvilla]

He once gave me a tenner when I was mascot back in the Kenny era in the 1st division, so, sound fat basterd is right!

[Bosco]

I thought all Loi managers had to be taxi drivers at some stage?

Digger used to have an account on here as far as I remember?Hope he reads this....sound fat *******...

[nigel-harps1954]

Will never forget the abuse he took in Finn Park on the infamous play-off night. If memory serves me right, he turned around to the group behind the nets and lifted his jersey, slapped his belly, and got on with the game again.

[Bosco]

Think it was against Cork in Flancare one night, the fans behind the goal starting singing the umpa lumpa song to him and he got down on his knees and started to walk around the box to the tune...funny at the time but jesus if Hunt or Bennion did it now i'd lose it...