Tag: Gary Anderson
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Sometimes the formbook tells its own story
My late father had a saying “You never see a bookie on a bicycle”. He was speaking from experience, having helped out a local bookie, Willie Maguire, who “Ran a book” at most tracks – horse and dog – around the country. Inference being that no matter how much knowledge you might think you have…
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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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Predictable results achieved in unusual ways
How oft has it been said that, eventually, the cream always rises to the top. A couple of years ago, Liverpool were so far ahead of the pack in the Premiership the won the title pulling up in a manner commensurate to Honeysuckle’s demolition of the Champion Hurdle field last March. Go back a bit…
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Old hands send opponents on steep learning curve
When Navan O’Mahony’s won the Meath Senior Football Champïonship of 1997 it was considered quite a turn up. Simply as The Hoops were thought to be in a transitional period, having enjoyed a spell of utter dominance between 1987 and 1990. In fact, it wasn’t as much a thought as a reality. With the exception…
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The Magpie takes tough battle on the Chin on a good day for the Irish
First things first – God bless Sky+ and Series Link. It wasn’t realised the afternoon sessions at the PDC World Darts Championship were starting straight away. So it was a nice surprise to be able catch up on the early action at the Alexandrs Palace. Even more so what it was noticed Ireland’s Steve Lennon…
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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…
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Greatness fading or simply off colour?
When Ken Doherty beat Stephen Hendry in the 1997 World Snooker Championship final, this corner wasn’t all that shocked. The Ranelagh man had been steadily ascending the WPBSA rankings in the preceding period. Conversely, the Scot’s once all consuming grip on the carpeted tables was waning by then. The Scot made a comeback of sorts…
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DriveThru Sports Weekly – Ep. 10
Welcome to our first episode of the new year. Wherein we have mention of eras ending, new ones beginning and, in one corner of the Horse Racing, things being the same as they ever were while pondering whether opportunities may arise from certain directions going forward.
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Being a Champion is harder than becoming one
On the three occasions St Peter’s, Dunboyne won Meath Senior Football Champions, in 1998, 2005 and 2018, the greatest regret thereafter was the sense that, on all three occasions, the groups failed to achieve what they might have done given the quality of players on the panels. Why exactly that is has been the subject…
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Rockstar drowned out in Machine-driven crescendo
When one’s life has revolved around sport as much as it has in this seat, tying down a single favourite sporting moment – or indeed a compilation thereof – would be akin to asking Elvis Presley which one of his Number One records were his favourite. Were pressure put on the occupant of this seat…