I didnât create it. Just saw it in a group chat. I think itâs more so referring to him being public enemy number 1 than any terrorism links.
I assumed that but unlike the two planes flying into the World Trade Centre, it just doesnât HIT.
I recall somebody sending in a text message to Off The Ball on Newstalk (30 cents) many years ago which was simple and to the point: âJihad against Kilbaneâ. This was read out by Ger Gilroy when I was listening, which is why I remember it. I hope that same person sent in the same message years later when Kilbane hosted that programme.
It clears the relatively low bar it set out to clear
Iâd take more care about what you repost in future
Lot of hurt in that post
Landsdowne road looks unreal in this clips. It must have sweltering or something?
That was a beauty of a free kick by Andy Reid.
It was a nice day alright and there was great September air. There was a good smattering of leaves down already. But there was serious bad juju over the campaign after the two games against the genociders, it was obvious the manager was out of his depth and even with the clear September air I felt it was inevitable that qualifying campaign would end in failure. Ireland came out in white socks which only added to this sense of a forthcoming wasted golden opportunity.
It was different against Holland in 2001. There was good juju in the air. You felt that Ireland might lose to a bit of Dutch class, but there was a sense that theyâd have to really produce the goods if they wanted to qualify because we werenât going to roll over easily. As it turned out Gary Kelly literally rolled over after two minutes and handed Patrick Kluivert a gilt edged one on one, but the juju kept it out. Literally everybody had the same thought as that ball rolled past the post. âThatâs the exact sort of thing that could indicate itâs our day. But Iâm not fucking saying it out loud. It seems far too obviously like something that says âitâs our dayâ and therefore it canât be that obvious.â But it was that obvious.
The juju in place that day was a payback and then some for 1999 and the pox that denied us qualification for a tournament we could have done very well in.
Lansdowne Road was an outdoor stadium. The new Lansdowne Road is not. In the old Lansdowne Road you knew you were in Dublin City, Ireland. In the new one youâre in UEFAland.
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