QuoteAnother classic from Rico!
Damien Richardson's Eye on the eL
Damien Richardson's Eye on the eL
I have said it before. And without any doubt whatsoever, I will say it many times again. Ireland has supplied, and still is supplying, a bountiful crop of extremely talented individuals that is absurdly disproportionate to her size and population. Sport is in many ways the heartbeat of a nation. Sport also offers an immediate reflection of the personality of a nation. While other important reflections of a society can be found for example, in its literature, architecture and other forms of the arts, the truth is that these usually require experience, thoughtful contemplation and quite serious discussion.
It is not easy to contextualise art simply because art is capable of being all things to all people. But sport possesses a simplicity at its very core. The greater the skill the more simple it appears. This is perhaps the most fundamental attraction of sport. When you survey a painting, or attend a ballet, or gasp as a tenor hits the high notes that you know immediately there is no way in the wide world you could emulate. But seeing Ronan O'Gara stick a ball on a sixpence from 80 yards or following a body swerve from Keith Fahey and having to scramble back into your seat produces ambition in the hearts of many who will attempt to follow the lead set by a country's sports stars.
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The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
Another classic from Rico!
Galway United - Connacht Champions 2008
They should collate his weekly pieces and put them in a book for christmas "The Sporting World according to Rico". I'd buy it
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My favourite from A Face's excellent Q&A with Rico in '05 - classic stuff
Why did the tash go?
The realisation that the “Tash” made me far too handsome for my own good offered me only two viable options. I could retain the facial ornamentation, and the adorability it provoked amongst the female species, or. I could remove the hysteria-inducing objet d’art and allow the younger generation an unimpeded tryst with the fairer sex. As a spiritually mature individual I have long since divested myself of ego and the consequence of this state of almost permanent inner peace obviously meant that the “Tash” belonged to a different era in my life. I hope my sincerity does full justice to the profundity of your inquiry.
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A what?Originally Posted by Paraic
It would be hard to find any one with a bitter word about Rico. Always interesting if sometimes confusing.
Theres a few of them in the back of Dolans Jeep.
"Must you tell me all your secrets when it's hard enough to love you knowing nothing."
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Yeah but where are they all now?
Does anyone know if Alan Matthews owns a jeep?
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
He's just Roddy Collins without the Dublin knacker attitude, and with a thesaurus. He supports the same unsustainable model of football as Shoddy, once you decipher what the fook he's talking about.
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
How long is he there now and you still can't spell his name correctly?. Mathews. Sorry, carry on.
Upwards to the vanguard where the pressure is too high.
He lost his job because of an issue that completely contradicts that.
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
Sorry but thats rubbish as proven by what AFace says
What was that issue?
He didn't pay massive wages while at City. It might be a hindsight thing but he recently said he preferred to pay players a solid wage they could be guaranteed to receive than paying over the odds that could not be sustained.
he is a big fan of Deepak Chropra I heard.
he is just loveable beyond words!
That and not signing players left right and centre. Tynan didn't like that at all.
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
So he only paid semi ridiculous rather than totally ridiculous wages?
He supports a 10 team, fully professional league, which has been shown to be unsustainable. In fact, he probably goes on about it and the need for investors to back it up more than Shoddy
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
I think you just deciphered it wrong, maybe a new thesaurus would fix that.
"Must you tell me all your secrets when it's hard enough to love you knowing nothing."
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1) He never said we should do it at all costs though. I think most of us would love to see a fully professional league
2) We do need outside investment. Grounds simply aren't good enough to attract non hardcore
The ten team thing is stil open to debate. I can't see how its been any more of a failure than the 12 team league...
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Whatever about the language used, whoever edited that piece should be brought out back and shot.
Ceci n'est pas une signature
Alot of the time Rico wasn't involved in drawing up contracts/agreeing personal terms with the player ..... so have can you pin it on him?
It hasn't been tried yet so how can it be unsustainable? When did we have this league? when were we ever in a position to try it?He supports a 10 team, fully professional league, which has been shown to be unsustainable.
If the league is ever going to get a decent foot-holding, in a good enough position so as to start attracting barstoolers then it needs to happen.
Semi-pro, part-time, mediocre, amature, uninspired football is unsustainablein this country, not full time pro football.
I think you'll him that himself and Shoddy and everyone else in the league dont go on about investment into the league half enough as is needed.In fact, he probably goes on about it and the need for investors to back it up more than Shoddy
When you stop hearing about this you should be very very worried about the league, or else you are supporting basketball because we have no league.
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
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