Life And Sport From An Armchair View
Someone once said to me that football is a language which the whole world can communicate through. It makes sense on a lot of levels. However, that needs clarification as its considerably more nuanced than the original quote would imply. Simply as there are so many variations of football around the world. From Gaelic, to... Continue Reading →
Never is, I think, one of those trick words put into the English language that none of us like using but not doing so is quite literally impossible. To put a degree of context on the rest of what will appear, many moons ago, it would have been said in this corner that there were... Continue Reading →
David Clifford is a phenomenon. The best ever to play Gaelic football? That's a subjective issue but he's certainly in the vanguard thereof. Though only via video in my case, comparable in style and class to Matt Connor and - perhaps more aptly in this case - Maurice Fitzgerald. But, as I always say in... Continue Reading →
Do you remember when, in GAA, the National Leagues used to be used to trial experimental rules? Many of which would, eventually, make it onto the set menu of playing rules. Stipulations such as the introduction of red and yellow cards, the taking of frees sideline balls from the hand, several incarnations of the Sin... Continue Reading →
Mayo's Lee Keegan bowing out of inter county fare could hardly be classified as a shock. Especially as it was signposted on this site nearly a month ago. It was, however, sadly in keeping with modern trends of county players retiring too young. The Westport clubman being only 33. Thankfully, there will always be those... Continue Reading →
When Meath football was at its zenith between 1986 and 1991, some wisecrack came up with a 'Quiz Question' as follows - What footballer played in and refereed the same All Ireland Final? With the answer being the newly appointed Meath manager being the answer! As far as the writer knows, the jibe related to... Continue Reading →
An opinion poll was recently encountered in one of the myriad Manchester United fan groups on Facebook posing the admittedly interesting question as to who has been the best manager of the Red Devils since Sir Alex Ferguson retired nearly a decade ago. Now read on... Perhaps being a little trigger-happy, this corner immediately plumped... Continue Reading →
Whether Colm O'Rourke made a formal announcement regarding his retirement from inter county GAA cannot be recalled. There was definitely activity in the media the following year when rumours of a comeback began to swirl. Either way, feelings in this seat were of tremendous sadness. An era was ending. Of course, the disappointment from a... Continue Reading →
A nice variety in this week's edition, including a couple that are sure to require the thinking caps!
One of the great things about having a life centred around sport is that sometimes all is not what it seems to be. For example, Leitrim shouldn't win the Connacht Senior Football Championship - on perceived rank and status within GAA - but in 1994 it happened. Indeed, the people of that great county have... Continue Reading →