Tag: Angel di Maria

  • Three superstars, a plethora of penalties and fairytales not finished yet

    Three superstars, a plethora of penalties and fairytales not finished yet

    A winter’s day, in a deep and dark December. A scenario (Ladies) teams in Meath have got used to. Early Christmas presents. In Meath’s case, an All Ireland IFC win. On the club scene, that meant our history making ladies capturing the Leinster Club SFC this time last year. This year, December action from a…

  • When do reasons simply become excuses?

    When do reasons simply become excuses?

    The most plausible answer to the above pondering is, most likely, when people run out of patience. Which, in top level sport, happens with the rapidity Boris Johnson’s gaffes once provided Russell Howard with material and the rest of us with comic relief. In some cases, though, one can’t help feeling that the impatience is…