Down Running on Empty
Talking BallsAccording to Ulster Television and their ultra GAA friendly coverage, the Down kit van was impounded yesterday by HM Customs and Excise having been dipped and discovered to be running on agricultural diesel of the red variety. After a suitable fine was paid, the van was liberated to continue its journey to Park Esler in order that the Down men could wear the famous amber and black.
Jaze now times must be hard for the Down Co Board if they have to resort to running their kit van on red diesel. Once considered the upper crust of Ulster such were their airs and graces, it looks like the mighty have fallen. You’d think Club Down could throw the white van man a few quid to keep her on the road legal and above board.
Down haven’t fallen as low as UTV’s GAA coverage right enough. Having led tonight on the red diesel story (hard to beat taking the piss out of the GAA as we know only too well), they followed up with in depth coverage of the Dublin -Meath row and a few snippets of the Monaghan Westmeath match. For other reports the camera zoomed in on headlines and reports from today’s Irish News - we kid you not. No doubt the cameras were busy elsewhere.
In the game itself Down were well beaten by Fermanagh. According to manager Ross Carr the referee was either ‘biased or incompetent’. Well, I suppose at least he wasn’t running on red diesel.