Does anybody else know any current or former inter-county GAA players capable of ordering sandwiches/wraps/rolls/soup/smoothies/tea & scones/carvery dinners without bragging about GAA exploits?
I once saw Gerry Mac buy box of nails at a hardware store in Gort and he went about his business in a very humble manner.
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Did @Fitzy realise he was serving GAA royalty? Or was he amazed to find out afterwards like the lady in Conor McGrath’s favourite deli?
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[QUOTE=“twiceasnice97, post: 1044159, member: 1061”]I was talking to him in a deli in limerick the other day As he was departing i congratulated him on winning the county final which the lady at the till over heard. she asked me did he play sport so i explained to her who he was.
she was in shock since he has been going in there for years and they hadn`t a clue who he was.
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You fucking prick TAN. That was probably the last place on earth Conor could go without being hassled by fans and groupies.
That was his sanctuary, a place for him to get away from the incessant media circus that his life has become.
I wouldn’t be suprised if that bitch behind the counter hasn’t already sold her story to the tabloids.
Everyone will be trying to get selfies with him and his sausage rolls now.
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surprised to hear he was purchasing food in a place the likes of mac get their lunch
I would even go so far as to say TAN is bullshitting on this one.
Since the heady days of choosing whether you wore a helmet or not, these random acts of buying items in shops without being asked for an autograph have become very common. Fuck the Gaa & it’s Health & Safety ideals.
They get some high ball. They get some low and more than most they get good ball from running half forward and midfielders. Their half back line is usually better than breaking even. More to the point four or five of their forwards are dangerous which means defences are more stretched giving them individually more room and making them stronger as a unit. They all work hard all game which helps.
Brian macevoy. Thoroughly decent man.
Nicky English, and his gra for curry sauce with a roast
Pat Fox. A friend and I met him after the 2011 AIF and had a few pints with him. Paid his round and more. No bullshit about him at all.
John Mullane used to get his dinner in the canteen in school. Would occasionally have a few words with Brother Tim collecting the money but that would be about it, no fuss about him at all. The ladies serving the dinner didn’t know him from Adam.
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A gent. We used to go to his pub on the way home from Dublin/Thurles all the time. He’d always have a long chat about the game.
Was he pinting though? For whatever reason I thought he was a non drinker. May have had to do with being in his own bar.
[QUOTE=“caoimhaoin, post: 1044622, member: 273”]A gent. We used to go to his pub on the way home from Dublin/Thurles all the time. He’d always have a long chat about the game.
Was he pinting though? For whatever reason I thought he was a non drinker. May have had to do with being in his own bar.[/QUOTE]
He was fully pinting. So were we. Nicky English came in later. Pat fox did something very kind i’ll PM you about.
We had been drinking since opening, and were in o Brian’s near the Burlington with a couple of the portumna lads at about eight or nine. We just started chatting to him. I was full and didn’t recognise him. We introduced ourselves after a while, as we had fallen into a round, and he introduced himself as Pat Fox. Not sure where this would fall on @Colin Montgomerie 's scale.
It may be like Mikey sheehy. I had a few with him in Manchester one night. I was introduced by the lady who owned the bar or I wouldn’t otherwise have noticed him. He told me he never drinks in Kerry for fear of what people may say about him, but does four trips a year to old trafford and has a skinfull.
What type of ‘bullshit’ would you think he might have been going on with?
None tabby. It’s just a turn of phrase I grew up with. It is a compliment which one would use about anyone down to earth and decent. Macanta, if you like. That’s why the phrase is no bullshit “about” him, I would imagine.
It seemed unusual that a genuine legend of the game and well known personality would have time for some no mark the likes of myself but he was happy to allow us a few hours in his company. That is what I meant I suppose.
You dont have to explain yourself to nobody Flatty, I’m sure you’re splendid company.
[QUOTE=“flattythehurdler, post: 1044624, member: 1170”]He was fully pinting. So were we. Nicky English came in later. Pat fox did something very kind i’ll PM you about.
We had been drinking since opening, and were in o Brian’s near the Burlington with a couple of the portumna lads at about eight or nine. We just started chatting to him. I was full and didn’t recognise him. We introduced ourselves after a while, as we had fallen into a round, and he introduced himself as Pat Fox. Not sure where this would fall on @Colin Montgomerie 's scale.
It may be like Mikey sheehy. I had a few with him in Manchester one night. I was introduced by the lady who owned the bar or I wouldn’t otherwise have noticed him. He told me he never drinks in Kerry for fear of what people may say about him, but does four trips a year to old trafford and has a skinfull.[/QUOTE]
Met him on the first night of a holiday in Turkey a few years ago and gave a couple of nights drinking with himself and his missus. Sound pair.
He can certainly drink alright!
[QUOTE=“Elvis Brandenberg Kremmen, post: 1044658, member: 1624”]Met him on the first night of a holiday in Turkey a few years ago and gave a couple of nights drinking with himself and his missus. Sound pair.
He can certainly drink alright![/QUOTE]
Maybe its just Cork knowitall cunts who stop off in his bar that he refuses to drink with?