Originally Posted by
Bosco
Been reading this all day but wasnt sure what to say.
Always knew Enda from going to Town matches for as long as I can remember,probably about 6 or 7 years back.Since then,I've regulary travelled to away matches with him,either in my uncles car or on the supporters club bus.
He loved life and had a constant smile on his face unless,as it says on his bebo page when Longford town LOSE a game!
All thought it is a cliche to say that someone is a passionate fan,I think it would hit the nail on the head to say that Enda was without doubht one of the most passionate fans I have ever met,at times I was even taken a back as to how passionate he is.At times,his point of view was certainly not everyones but his passion for the club was there for all to see.
Even after all those years of knowing him and sharing away trips with him,it was only in the last year or so that I realised that he was Sonic when I heard him say the exact same thing that I had read from Sonic on foot.ie.Ironic in that we could have had all those arguements on the way home from the match instead of waiting to go online when we got back to be at each others necks.
He was a true stand goer up untill last season when the numbers in section o were on the up, me and Cabs FINALLY convinced him to give section o a try,where he has been a part of ever since as can be scene as he proudly displays the Section O skin on his bebo page.
He was proud of Longford town and everyone who met him knew it as it was more then likely he'd bring it up within minutes of meeting them.He must have got the most use out of anyone I know of the jerseys he bought as I can prob count the amount of times on my fingers when I've met him and he wasnt wearing the home or away jersey.
Last year when working in a fish market over in America he said that he used to get very funny looks when he'd be jumping up and down on a Saturday afternoon checking live scores on the net.I remember going home from games on a Saturday to go on bebo to give him the report and he'd already have mailed me or Cabs asking about the match in detail,what was mooneys goal like?Why was ya man sent off?Much of a crowd in section o?
Was only on Friday night in tolka when me and Cabs were talking about when he was on crutches last year and as soon as we scored he bolted down the stairs to the pitch,crutches waving in the air as if it was a miracle and he was cured!
Enda of all people didnt deserve to get sick and although once he was sick it never looked good as the days went by it looked like there may be hope but it wasn't to be.
Being involved in a club like Longford Town,you get to make some lifelong friends and Enda was one that I thought would be around for a lot longer.If he could I know that he would want to make every Longford town game possible,I hope that theres livescores on the net wherever you are and I hope that your looking down on Section O on Saturday so we can give ya a proper send off!
I'll miss ya Enda,sleep tight!
