• The St. Patrick’s Day Parade
    I feel I ought to praise Some great Being so divine For the many joyous days In this mundane life of mine. For the day my spindly arms Lifted up the Cup on high, For the day my partner’s charms Blotted out the moon and sky, For the day my kids were born, For my […]
  • A tactical plan to combat chronic time wasting
    Time is very precious; we have nothing else but time, So watching Dundalk wasting it seemed very like a crime. Whene’er the whistle sounded, they would tap the ball away And seemed to take a lifetime just to get it back in play. Of course, they’d had a man sent off, which buggered up their […]
  • The First Division title
    With one going up, it is going to be tough. There’s numerous title contenders. Who will be made of the sternest of stuff? And who will be only pretenders? Dundalk are the fav’rites to pick up the title, But so they were also last season. For Longford, a bit of consistency’s vital And Waterford don’t […]
  • The Eircom League season’s upon us
    Come gather supporters across this fair land, The start of the season is now close at hand. The turnstiles will shortly be opened and manned And we’ll all come out battling for honours. Come stand on the terrace or sit in the stand For the Eircom League season’s upon us. Oh get off that barstool […]
  • The Second Coming
    Pre-season is done now, We’ve all had our fun now, It’s been an encouraging start. And though it’s no marker, Things could have been darker – It’s given supporters great heart. Predictions are rife But alas, for my life, I just can’t understand such malarkey. I’m just eagerly waiting And anticipating The great Second Coming […]