What was less expected was the chutzpah shown by their sideline reporter, Sinead Kissane, when she interviewed O’Sullivan.
Faced with an East Cork glare that looked capable of reversing global warming, Kissane twice asked the “reconsider your position” question and managed to secure a rather twitchy “No” from the Ireland boss.
“I take my hat off to Sinead,” grinned Glennon, who then indulged in the sort of nudge-nudge-wink-wink speculation with Trevor about the “reality” in the Irish camp that he no doubt would have condemned as wild speculation during his Dáil days.
Tim, click on the search icon at the top there, and type in grassroots. Then click on “search this thread”. Its nearly all your posts, or responses to your posts. And who is going on and on about Italia 90? You are again. West Brits has nothing to do with grassroots or any sort of reference to it, as you say, posh schools can be considered grass roots if you want. West brit is a terminology that people use, it has no reference to grass roots, nor does being on a bandwagon.
As I said, your definition of grassroots may be different to mine. And in different parts of Ireland, there are very different aspects of grassroot sports. Where I am, there is pretty much no rugby grassroots at all, nor any push to broaden the playing capacity. Where you are, there is probably a load of clubs and schools where participation is massive. But there are a shit load of soccer clubs all around me here. In Wexford there are 100 teams in the Wexford league. There are 8 teams in rugby. Even take out the number differential, that is a huge difference.
It’s great that Irish rugby has all home grown players, but you were the one bringing it up in the first place as a stick to beat soccer with, and keep going on about it.
Fucks sake, that was only a bit of craic.
Grew up in Bruree. Even worse.
Poor old @Sidney. He’ll be having a crack next at the Brits because Brittania doesn’t really rule the waves any more.
Incorrect. I have responded to people saying the Irish rugby has no grassroots and that we have nothing to celebrate. Italia 90 has been mentioned by many others, including Ewan and Miguel Delaney who hang around here as the greatest Irish achievement ever.
Are you that fuckwit from off the ball?
I haven’t really listened to OTB since the SC crew left.
tim, seriously, check the search function. You were the first one to bring up grassroots in this current discussion. I still have failed to see anyone starting an attack on rugby saying it has no grassroots development. You are either seeing things or making things up. you were the one who kept going on about grassroots and Italia 90.
I was not.
This discussion has gone across several threads.
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Fully agreed there until the last line. Well coached my hole
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This is the sort of post we need to eradicate from TFK. Forced attempt at humour, completely lacking in wit and a stain on our great forum. Get a grip, Sidney.
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That and no more photos of your pipes please
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Anyone hear that tosser on Matt Cooper tonight. Some chap on promoting his own book about Irish rugby - think his name was English - when Cooper asked him about “certain sections of the soccer media” who think that the rugby team gets a free ride from rugby journalists and never get the criticism of the football team.
Your man replies - “no, I think we have many fine rugby writers in this country. I think that it’s just jealousy from the soccer journalists. They are jealous of the success of the rugby team and its popularity.”
Cooper - “but they (soccer writers) think the rugby team bottled it last weekend.”
English - “oh no. It was a bitterly disappointing result but they didn’t bottle it.”
Cooper - “they also point to the All Blacks game when they were 17-0 up…”
English - “they didn’t bottle that either. I think what happened in that game was the players merely froze.” 
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I do hope you are quoting him verbatim.
Teds, if still active, should have a plaque on the toilet wall… “ex hooker assaulted the English here”
You’re seething over this. Just face facts man, the bandwagon moved on. It might come back around association football’s way again sometime in your lifetime if you’re lucky.
I covered this extensively on the Ewan thread.
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I was seething listening to it, Fagan.
Couldn’t believe the guff this chap came out with.
Tom is a much mocked soccer journalist in Scotland as well as a soccer journalist critic in Ireland. He’s a full on imbecile.
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Couldn’t believe when that was mentioned at the end of the interview.
His hatred for football was palpable. How on earth he writes on football is beyond me. Does he write for The Daily Record?!!
Came across as one smug, pompous prick anyway. Needless to say Cooper gave him an easy ride too.