Oct 02

Support Gregory, But Not as we Know It!

Talking Balls Comments
Kerry supporters. In denial. Anything at all in common with the DUP?
Kerry supporters. In denial. Anything at all in common with the DUP?
Since the All Ireland Football Final the GAA has shown just what a broad church it is. In fact, going by recent coverage the GAA appeals to more people than ever. For instance for the local person there’s the ongoing club and parish rivalry; for the County fanatic theres the rivalry with the neighbouring shower of B*****ds up the road. For the man looking the international sporting dimension there’s Nickey’s great Australian folly. And, for political dinosaurs there is the cross border dimension. It is the sign of a truly innovative, forward looking and flexible institution that it can be all things to all men. Long may it continue.

Now there’s that Gregory Campbell. What a great Minister for Sport he is – he’s willing to tolerate abuse from his own side and the other – in fact Gregory Campbell is so open minded that he doesn’t mind who he offends. He knows all too well the trouble GAA clubs have encountered – the glass sprinkled on pitches, the graffiti, the abuse – but he has offered great encouragement and leadership. He has also identified a particular new angle on the GAA agenda which the rest of us were all too dumb to notice. Us morons.

Yes, in offering heartfelt and hearty congratulations Gregory set aside any anti-Tyrone bias he might have hailing from Derry (Ardmore I think would be his nearest club) and welcomed the success of Mickey Harte’s men unequivocally. Sez the bould Gregory:

“I passed on my best wishes to Co Tyrone GAA football team which obviously is a Northern Ireland team in their victory over Co Kerry GAA Team from the Republic of Ireland in the GAA football final. It is a factual position that Tyrone is a county in Northern Ireland and Kerry is a county in the Republic of Ireland . This year’s GAA final amounted to an ‘international’ event. In any international tournament involving a team from Northern Ireland competing with a team from another country, I normally support the team representing Northern Ireland.”

Note that Gregory religiously supports Raonaithe Glaschu, that well-known team from the ‘North’.

It is hope that in terms of reciprocation and as a mark of gratitude to Gregory for his open support for the Red Hands, that Tyrone fans will reciprocate and get behind Northern Ireland’s team in forthcoming matches as they too take on international opposition. Support, lads but not as we know it!!