FAO: London / Home Counties Based Foot.iers - 25th May

[Réiteoir]

Fancy a meetup and such - as the last one we did was quite an enjoyable and successful one:

Connacht Senior Football Championship
London v Sligo (Ruislip)

And on that connected subject - where has Liam88 got to recently - not seen or heard from him in a while...

[gustavo]

pity sligoman isn't exiled , He'd be the first man on the list.

[Pauro 76]

Alright lads, I'd be up for it but I've already agreed to go to a mate's BBQ in sarf London that day. Will the Londain Ultras be re-united?

[Réiteoir]

Well - i'll definitely be there if we get a couple of the usual heads going.
Might be able to rustle up a few from here as well

[paul_oshea]

ya ill be out there id say.

[Bluebeard]

Ah lads, could ye not wait for the hurling to start? I'll see if I can make the pilgrimage over to Ruislip for it. I hope the "local" side takes their championship gaelic more seriously than they took their league hurling - to watch them you'd know there's ne'er a decent ash in this city.

[paul_oshea]

good man bluebeard look forward to meeting ye

[Réiteoir]

Ah lads, could ye not wait for the hurling to start? I'll see if I can make the pilgrimage over to Ruislip for it. I hope the "local" side takes their championship gaelic more seriously than they took their league hurling - to watch them you'd know there's ne'er a decent ash in this city.

i was looking at the Hurling fixture that was scheduled in a couple of weeks - but then Tyrone went and beat Fermanagh - and therefore the tie in the next round between Tyrone and London was switched to Tyrone

[Babysis]

I was so very nearly in London that weekend too, but have since changed my mind. Have a good one.

[Réiteoir]

OK - those of you who will be coming - do the usual thing and meet up at a railway station in London for a drink or two and then travel out from there?

If so - when and where would be the best place?

[paul_oshea]

reiteoir, i live only a half hour drive from there so Ill prolly just drive down and meet ye out there?!

[Réiteoir]

That should be fine Paul - drop me a PM with your mobile number just in case

[Réiteoir]

Just been confirmed it's a 2:30pm throw-in so I should be into London mid-to-late-morning

[Bluebeard]

Should be there for 14h30 by the look of things - very tempted to wear a Waterford United Jersey for ease of identification! Will be taking my usual vantage point by the scoreboard if I see none of yis.

And yes, I will be wearing a beard - colour unconfirmed.

[Réiteoir]

Grand - I should be there in either a Bohs jersey or an old Dublin GAA jersey - like the one in this photo: http://www.themartineffect.co.uk/images/jasonsherlock2.jpg

Will be coming through Paddington about 11:45am - so will be down in Ruislip for about 1:30 / 1:45

[paul_oshea]

good to see ye again reiteoir and bluebeard great to finally put a face to the name. Pity I couldn't have stayed longer, but when i went to look for the lads i thought they had gone, started to panic as phone was off but eventually found them. Its a long way back to palmers green from Ruislip!

Its a pity I didn't find ye a bit earlier, but there is always next time to be honest!

[Pauro 76]

London lost but are they in through the back door qualifiers? If so, let's hope its a home draw and I shall be there.

[paul_oshea]

nah tommy murphy cup.

[Pauro 76]

Sounds bad but what's the Tommy Murphy Cup?

[Maz]

Its a competition pretty much for those who are beaten early in the Championship and are amongst the lower ranked teams. see Wiki on Tommy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Murphy_Cup)

[Pauro 76]

Ah I see, thought it was part of the backdoor route for a second. Is it that because London are in Connacht championship that they dont go backdoor?

[Maz]

Its to do with League finishings. Tommy Murphy Cup features the eight lowest ranking teams in National Football League unless the teams reach the final of their provincial championships

[dcfcsteve]

Just saw this thread - might've been up for the game (the last London one I saw was with foot.ie heads as well....) :)