Tag: Gerwyn Price
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Seeing is believing until you can’t believe it!
Being a writer who primarily works in sport, sometimes you are in the fortunate position of being able to witness happenings at close quarters which can be difficult to put into words. For yours truly, Kevin Foley’s goal for Meath against Dublin, Padraig Beggy coming from the clouds to win the Epsom Derby aboard Wings…
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A week for breakthroughs and re-affirmation
If you’ve perused content in this space over the past week or so, you’ll know – it’s no secret – that yours truly has been playing against the wind for several reasons. Without doubt the most difficult knock-on effect of the latest stint in sickbay was missing Dunboyne’s historic completion of a three in a…
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If you dance every dance eventually the Waltz will come around
Among those most stoic and devoted people, Mayo football supporters, you wonder is there one particular final defeat which rankles most among the many days of suffering endured by the green and red. Before any high horses are mounted, the above pondering was not meant in a derisory sense in the slightest. On the contrary,…
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Green Machine needs a date with the mechanics
Michael Van Gerwen faces a spell off the oche after the conclusion of the Cazoo Premier League as he will undergo treatment for a long standing ailment in his throwing arm. The ‘Green Machine’ qualified for the league play offs in Germany by coming second in the table after the ‘regulation’ fixtures. Defending champion Jonny…
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Rockstar poops the party but gets due reward
If it looks too good to be true, it generally is. But, when dealing with Michael Van Gerwen, nothing can be ruled out. There were those, and yours truly must confess to being them, who, privately at least, began to wonder had the halo of greatness begun to slip. Any such non believers have got…
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Price’s combination punching floors all comers
This corner would wager quite the sum that when Gerwyn Price mentioned he was taking part in a charity boxing event whilst being interviewed by Emma Paton, there were plenty salivating at the thoughts of getting a crack at him. They might be well advised to be careful what they wish for. The numbers generally…
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You can change the format but you can’t change the form
In terms of tinkering with the rudiments of a competition, it was always the view of this corner that nobody or nothing could get close to the GAA and their alterations to the National Leagues. Until tonight. It hadn’t been noticed that the format for Premier League in darts had been re-jigged again. Just as…
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Loutish lot risk more than sport
There was only one occasion wheels transporting yours truly went to the dogs. Literally, that is. Myself and Eoghan D’Arcy were given the job of organising the Brady’s staff Christmas night out. We plumped for a night in Shelbourne Park at the greyhound racing. The two of us had a great night but reviews from…
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Last dance up for grabs – you can’t turn back the clock
In one of his autobiographies, Tony McCoy told a story about the Aintree National won by Red Marauder. The ground at the Liverpool venue was bottomless, with the result that when The Champ and another rider – possibly Mick Fitzgerald – were unseated from their mounts they realised they were in fact the only ones…
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Iceman keeps his cool as Jackpot makes his point
Thank Christ it’s Dartsmas! Yours truly would never be a massive fan of this time of year at the best of times, but that upset is magnified tenfold this year. Now read on… There are good points to it, obviously. The grub – and hopefully a drop or three of porter – and the abundance…