Tag Archives: Football

Over to you Andy…

For much of my career, reading The Guardian was used as one of the most powerful symbols of how I was supposed to be weirdly different. Pathetic, really. It gave substance to the gossip that I was homosexual: Guardian reader equals gay boy. Some people really thought that added up.
Andy Townsend got on the bus to a game and saw me reading the paper, picked it up and said he wanted to look at the sport. He threw it back down a couple of seconds later. “There’s no f***ing sport in here,” he said. The rest of the lads laughed.

Graeme Le Saux: How Gay Slurs Almost Wrecked My Career (The Times, 2007)

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The eight man Irish team taking part 2013 Homeless World Cup at Lake Malta, in Poznan, Poland, visit the Mansion House

DCTV says:

“We attended the official reception put on for them at the Mansion House by the Lord Mayor. We were lucky enough to gauge the thoughts of the Lord Mayor, Oisin Quinn and the coordinator of the Longford Street Soccer League, Antem Eyong.”

 

G’wan the lads.

Homeless World Cup 2013

1_Right_to_Dream-Enppi at Nike Premier Cup, African Finals, Hilversum, Netherlands, 05182010

An unknown Irishman Johnny McKinstry (above) has been installed as caretaker coach of Sierra Leone.
McKinstry who has no previous coaching experience in Africa, will be in charge of the Leone Stars’ remaining 2014 World Cup qualifiers.
According to the Sierra Leone FA, he will be considered for the job on a permanent basis if he does well against Tunisia, Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea.

 

He’s the gaffer and what he says goes.

Sierra Leone appoints Irish coach (BBC)

Pic: johnnymckinstry.com

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Wales Vs Ireland at the Racehorse Ground, Wrexham, 1906.

Nineteen – oh – six.

Parts of the match were filmed by the Blackburn company of Mitchell and Kenyon,and is now the oldest surviving footage of an international football match.

The final score was 4-4 helping to secure the wooden spoon for Ireland in the 1906 British ‘Home’ Championship.

We just couldn’t catch a break back then.

1905/6 British Home Championship (Wikipedia)

Football.

It’s not all spit roasting, match fixing and ball-boy kicking.

From Come Here To Me:

All roads lead to Dalymount Park in Phibsboro this Sunday for the Africa Cup of Nations Final which will be shown on TV screens in the Phoenix Bar. This will be the third time local residents and Bohs fans have organised an evening of “football, food and music at the Home of Irish Football” for the final of the cup.

 

Africa Cup of Nations at Dalymount Park (ComehereToMe)