Had just rolled off the ferry from France so decided to forego the undoubted delights of some six-toed fool blaming all of the worlds ills on durty soccor. Listened to newstalk instead. Apparently donkey-kong was based on bluto from the popeye comics.
I think there's an amount football could learn from the Gaa about a number of things -hop balls when the ball strikes a ref for example. I also think there's an amount both football and Gaa could learn from rugby about respecting refs and so on.
But I'll take no lectures from Gaa supporters about behaviour of supporters or players toward the opposition or officials.
" I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"
You know I went to the All Ireland hurling semi on Sunday between Kilkenny and Waterford. I was bored out of what passes for my mind. 'Soccer' is to blame. I'm damaged goods; I'm a traitorous west Brit.
I was always one for subtlety.
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