I was Saul. I had a mission. I was hell bent on attrition There was nothing could deter me from my road. I was possessed of righteous fury, I was cop and judge and jury, Inflamed by hatred nothing could erode. I would smite them with my pen, Smite them one more time and then […]

When you plummet from the summit To the bottom of the hill And your body’s lying, badly bruised and broken, There are words, once for the birds, That send your blood into a chill – Words you never dreamed you might hear spoken. “There’s quite a crowd,” you say out loud, When the numbers reach […]

Great galleons, mighty men o’ war, Became well-marshalled football teams. The might of a ten-pounder’s roar Was drowned beneath supporters’ screams. The shots rain in, like bullets that Once rained cross trenches cloaked in mud. And now the dreams of men fall flat, But are not pilled in pools of blood. When warriors clash, ‘tis […]

“Man of the match!” shouted Georgie “Is awarded to young Kevin Doyle!” And then he went into an orgy Of praise for the blonde Irish Royal. He’d run any niggly knocks off And torn at the Bulgar defence. He’d worked his proverbial socks off. His worth to the team was immense. As soon as the […]

It’s not a thing we do with regularity. In fact, it’s more exception than the norm. To start the season off with more than parity Ain’t typical of Shelbourne’s normal form. In years gone by, we’ve ladled out the charity. Our first opponents go home with a grin, So it was a first day peculiarity […]