Stage Dublinness -a Roy 🐐 Curtis education

[peddlerscross]

It is the greatest ever FA Cup Final goal.

There was a great doc done on Whiteside a good few years ago. Love the bit in Keane’s book where he said Whiteside 'commanded as much respect and affection as any treble winning star".

He hasn’t quit the drink anyway. In the documentary he said he goes for 5/6/7 pints most days before going home for his dinner or his tea.

[anon67715551]

@peddlerscross

He hasn’t quit the drink anyway. In the documentary he said he goes for 5/6/7 pints most days before going home for his dinner or his tea.

He has the look of a lad who’d make a savage contribution to the pints thread here.
Christ but Neville Southall has put on the lbs. He’s monstrous God bless him.

[Cheasty]

@Aertel220

I’d only heard of the New Ross based school with the same name. Are they junior in Dublin now?

They’re over there by the Grand Canal at the back of Kilmainham/Inchicore where it meets Drimnagh. They merged with Liffey Gaels recently. I’d have to check whether they’re junior or inter now.

[kerry1891]

@Cheasty

It was a great oul’ programme. That career. To play against and beat Maradona and Mikey Sheehy, to beat Kerry twice, revolutionise half back play, to win two FA Cups, to beat England and play in a World Cup quarter-final and still be going with the second best team in England at 38. It is the THE most remarkable Irish sporting career of all.

Legend has it when Kevin Moran was called into the Dublin panel, Kevin Heffernan asked him “Do you think you’re fit, Kevin?” “Ah yeah, I think I’m fairly fit”, replied Moran.

Heffo then, without warning, gives him a dig in the stomach. Moran doubles up, winded.

“When you’re done training with us, you won’t even feel that, Kevin”, says Heffo.

One of the impressions my oul’ fella used to do when I a nipper was of what happened in the 1985 FA Cup final.

He used to do the stage English impression of the referee, Peter Willis, a policeman, doing a stage Cockney accent “oi oi, off you go, son” (I think Willis was from the north of England).

Then the furious protestations of Moran: “Ya can’t send me off ref, ya can’t”.

And then the best bit, Stapleton: “You have to go, Kevin, you have to go.” He was doing spot on impressions of Stapleton long before Apres Match existed.

one of the greatest Irish sportsmen of them all

across sports he must be the greatest? who else conquered 2 sports as good

hurling\gaelic football doesnt count

[kerry1891]

@Cheasty

Good Counsel

I got the feeling he played very little club GAA

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@kerry1891

who else conquered 2 sports as good

Con Martin comes to mind

@Cheasty

I’d have to check whether they’re junior or inter now.

Inter in football, play in AFL 3 in league. In AHL 4 in hurling

[Cheasty]

@kerry1891

across sports he must be the greatest? who else conquered 2 sports as good

Deion Sanders

[Spidey]

Bo Jackson

[Bisto]

Tony ward

[myboyblue]

Gog Delaney

[Cheasty]

Denis Compton

[BruidheanChaorthainn]

Mick Galway

[Cheasty]

@BruidheanChaorthainn

Mick Galway

Association football-rugby combined Gaelic football XV

Pat Jennings
Seamus Coleman
Kenny Cunningham
Stephen Staunton
Gerry McElhinney
Kevin Moran
Gavin Duffy
Darren Sweetnam
Mick Galwey
Eric Elwood
Philip Danaher
Gerry Armstrong
Niall Quinn
Damien Delaney
Martin O’Neill

[kerry1891]

@Cheasty

@BruidheanChaorthainn

Mick Galway

Association football-rugby combined Gaelic football XV

Pat Jennings
Seamus Coleman
Kenny Cunningham
Stephen Staunton
Gerry McElhinney
Kevin Moran
Gavin Duffy
Darren Sweetnam
Mick Galwey
Eric Elwood
Philip Danaher
Gerry Armstrong
Niall Quinn
Damien Delaney
Martin O’Neill

No Dave Barry Cork?

[kerry1891]

@Bisto

Tony ward

Good one there actually

[Bisto]

@Aertel220

He won a League of Ireland title with Bohs which wasn’t even alluded to such was the long list of accolades and achievements.

I’d say it’s because he never won a League of Ireland title with Bohs. I actually think he only played a pre season game or two for them

[Aertel220]

@Bisto

I’d say it’s because he never won a League of Ireland title with Bohs. I actually think he only played a pre season game or two for them

I think he was with them during a title winning season but by the sounds of it he mustn’t have played often enough to get a medal so. A quick google suggests he only played one league game.

[Arthur]

Flip me a ridiculous legend. Swashbuckling style, hardy cunt but no badness, fans favourite, great man for pints, seems almost universally liked. He even played for united when they were the lovable loser good guys. Played in Spain. Would have liked to have heard a bit more about his childhood and what he does now. An agent?

[blackjack]

Roy wasn’t invited to this cathedral to sip pints with Moran, hanahoe, keaveney & doherty. Can’t sit well with him.

[binkybarnes]

@blackjack

Roy wasn’t invited to this cathedral to sip pints with Moran, hanahoe, keaveney & doherty. Can’t sit well with him.

I’d say the producers were keen to give the lads a chance to actually talk.