Had to get some lemons today…..went into the local supermarket, where do you think the lemons were from?
Argentina.
But, unlike the lemons I’m not bitter, the Pumas won fair and square and it’s back to the drawing board for Irish rugby.
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Tipperary will be wondering what happened yesterday in Croke Park but Wexford showed that they have some powder left in their arsenal. Damian Fitz with that huge boss on his hurl buried the ball in the Tipp net from a free and the Munster boys couldn’t make it back again. After being beaten badly by Kilkenny it isn’t any surprise that Wexford came out gunning for glory against Tipp.
The celebrations in Wexford were loud and even though it was lashing rain you couldn’t stop the fans from screaming and shouting, I heard every song from “Rhinestone Cowboy” to “Swing Low Sweet Chariots” and the inevitable “Boolavogue” and “The Boys of Wexford” all murdered by the same gang of Purple and Gold clad fans, it all descended into a pseudo rebel song session with a few Elvis and Abba numbers thrown in and “The Fields of Athenry” and “The Green Fields of France” chorus sung over and over and whatever other songs they could remember, I don’t recall hearing the “Sash” however!
I’m still unsure about the Pikeman logo on the jersey, all very well and good evoking the fighting spirit of the past, and all that, it may be better than the old one, I don’t know if I like it yet. Maybe if we win a few more matches I’ll like it better, it could grow on me!
However not to put a dampener on it like the rain tried last night Kilkenny made no mistakes in the last 10 minutes of their game against Galway . Kilkenny crippled Galway with a give away goal from Eddie Brennan, jaysus lads you can’t be doing that sort of thing, leaving Eddie Brennan un-marked, you know he will ruin your day. From then on then it was all Kilkenny. Hopefully there will be no repeat of our last outing against Kilkenny when we meet them in the All-Ireland semi.
Up Wexford.
On my way out of the country the other day I observed the above Liverpool & Scotland football great Alan Hansen. I was not going to make a gobshite of myself and ask him if I could take his photograph but a divil inside of me spoke up ” can I take your photo” at the same time the other thought was circulating. He said “sure” in that distinctive accent so well known from the BBC, I even complimented him on his youthful looks, then turn on my heel and away I went.
He was able to move around quite freely in the public area without any hassle apart from me and a few other men of my age group around the 40 bracket, who commented something to him. He took it all in his stride, fair play to him. I expect that Dublin airport with the very high number of foreigners both working and travelling is the ideal place to go unnoticed with the obvious exception of tours truly!
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