Tag: Mason Greenwood
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Set football aside and there could only be one outcome
In the end, it wasn’t so much a decision as an instinctive reaction. What was done couldn’t be undone. The seen couldn’t be unseen. The heard cannot be dubbed over. Manchester United had no choice but to terminate their association with Mason Greenwood. Yes, if looking at it from a purely football perspective, there may…
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Spoilt, full of entitlement and removed from reality
There’s a sickening irony about writing this. Coming as it does, hot on the heels of the GAA post about Meath’s disappointing beginning to their Allianz National Football League campaign. For those overseas or not familiar with GAA, players and mentors are amateurs, in name at least, though hopefully someday soon that might change. Still,…
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Selections for Punchestown – Jan. 31st 2022
1.20: CRATLOE HILL – EW – (MARK WALSH/PADRAIG ROCHE) 1.50: DOCTOR CHURCHILL (ROB JAMES (7)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.20: TAKE TEA (MARK WALSH/WILIE MULLINS) 2.50: CLASSIC GETAWAY – (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.20: BOIS DE CLAMART – W/O FAV – (RICHIE DEEGAN (3)/LIZ DOYLE) 3.50: MY NEWBROOK ROSE – EW – (SEAN FLANAGAN/ADRIAN MURRAY) 4.20: I DON’T GET…
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Echoes of the past pointing to a bright future
In an article in this space not so long ago, surprise and no little jealousy was expressed at seeing Sean Boylan attending the National League meeting of Dublin and Meath at Parnell Park. Owing to the Covid-19 restrictions and the perception – back then at least – that it was predominantly people of certain vintage…