Tag: Peter Wright
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Strength in numbers lets the dragons torch the rest
One of the blessings, or curses depending on what way you’re looking at it, of being liable to watch nearly any sport on the planet is that there’s very seldom a shortage of something to occupy the mind with. Be that as it may, I would always be a great believer in ‘A place for…
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Opening jousts in arrows action revealed
This writer is by no means a fan of Christmas. Even less so of the build up thereto. However, the only thing which makes the Festive Season even slightly more palatable is the abundance of sporting action that punctuates the end of December and early January. With a plethora of Soccer, Rugby, American Football and…
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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 it’s in there it will find its way out
There are certain sports in which competitors meet with extreme regularity. Tennis, basketball, All Weather horse racing. That in itself is almost guaranteed to throw up fluctuating results. Darts is probably the code in which repeat fixtures occur more than any other. So it’s only natural that results will flip flop in matches. The thing…
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The Machine rides again on Green diesel
Eventually, the cream comes to the top. James Wade has always been possessed of commensurate class to his contemporaries but, due to a combination of bad luck and exceptionally talented opponents, he hasn’t always attained the reward his obvious abilities have merited. It truly is amazing what one win can do for sporting competitors. The…
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You were alright Michael on the night
He hadn’t gone away you know. Just as one doesn’t become a good sportsperson or team overnight, nor does it dissipate rapidly. Doubtless, those who specialise in reactionism will look at the current landscape in Gaelic football and conclude Dublin have shot their bolt. Likewise Limerick in hurling. Without taking extenuating circumstances into consideration. Mileage…
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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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Sideline Cuts – 18
LANDO SIGNS ON AS BLAME GAME RUMBLES ON It only seems like the blink of an eye ago that Max Verstappen was crowned Fomula 1 World Champion in dramatic and highly controversial circumstances, but the real life Batmobiles are being fired up again as the chequered flag prepares to fall on another season. If you…
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Smith struck down by long lasting ‘Snakebite’
When you want something really badly and have been striving to attain it for an elongated period of time, getting over the line for the first time – or if there’s been a sustantial interval between drinks – can be fiercely difficult. The St Peter’s, Dunboyne hurlers, who haven’t won the Meath SHC since 1914,…
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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…