One in the Hole For Moaning Aussies
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Former Cork hurling, Golden Boy Setanta O hAilpin may have badly blotted his copy book in Aussie eyes by punching teammate Cameron Cloke during an in camera training match.
But what really seems to have got those annoying Aussies hot and bothered was Setanta’s coup de grace – the dismissive and peremptory boot up the unfortunate victim’s hole he delivered which put an emphatic full stop to the entire contretemps.
Australians, well known for their self-righteous self-aggrandizing approach to sport, are the same race of sportspeople that thought it was a good day’s work to bounce Graham Geraghty’s head and neck off the Croker Pitch during the International Rules series. These are the guys who thought it was all in a game of footie when Chris Johnston wrote off both Philip Jordan and Mattie Forde during the test in 2005 in Melbourne. These are the good old boys that called respected Irish manager Sean Boylan a leprechaun. One of the guys that suggested Setanta leave the pitch was Brendan Fevola, sent home from Ireland during the Aussie’s tour for getting a hapless Galway barman in a headlock when he was lookin’ more porter. Kettle and Pot black or what?
So Setanta bursted some hoor in a training game – big deal. But did it justify the bout of career-overy and volatile temperamental ‘curling’ star shite that we’ve had to read about? Any lads that wear sleeveless shirts and shorts so tight you can nearly count the hairs should be treated with utter suspicion as far as Talking Balls is concerned.
As for Setanta? Talking Balls hopes he comes home pronto and leathers both Frank Murphy and Gerald McCarthy right in the buttocks. Might be the only way to sort out the Cork hurling mess.
