Never meet your heroes

Poet and Indie Legend

Cyprus Avenue last Saturday night was a fantastic gig.
I promised Gedge that i'd mail him a copy of my book.
Every song made the hair stand up on the back of my neck.
Here's one.

Ain't that a kick in the head.

Sometimes this cruel game of ours

Lulls you for a small few hours

Your players become superstars

Everything is going your way

One nil up at Spurs away

Lets all cheer, Hip Hip hooray

Few more chances then appear

Gripped by that away day fear

“Maxis miss will cost us dear”

Atkinson, dastardly fellow

Each red tackle colours yellow

No violin, where’s my cello?

Penalised, handball outside

Justice as the ball goes wide

Game was Jekyll, now turns Hyde

Defensive self harm, then I’m

A victim of a heinous crime

Pint size strike in injury time.

You know the feeling, playing the opposition off the park, score then have 2 or 3 gilt edge chances to put the game to bed and fail to take them.
You just know you're going to pay later on and even when they miss a penalty, you know the drama is far from over. When the equaliser goes in its just a matter of time.
Dean Martin may have had a different meaning but it works here.
And all this before the cup draw. ;-)

This week I'll be mostly listening to

Jenny and Johnny - Big Wave



and a little bit of nostalgia
Housemartins - Think for a minute.

Harry & Paul

The most recent series of Harry and Paul has been poor to say the least but these two lads make me laugh every week.



and they topped it off with this.

The cost of ownership

FORAS - Our supporters trust is the lifeblood of our club
It's memberships fund our club and is run by the fans for the fans.

The cost of ownership

“I own my own club” a man whispered to me

It’s not Barcelona, Cork City F.C.

Smaller in size but the structures the same

Proud, fervent people and the beautiful game

Gone the bad days of Arkaga and Coughlan

Doom and despair with the drama queens bawlin’

I was quite glad, holding company went

It gave us a chance to regroup, re-invent

Not for the debtors or those owed the wages

To take the club forward in sensible stages

Rebuilt from ruins in a short space of time

Opinions may differ, there’s mountains to climb

As owners there’s responsibility too

Otherwise the workload it rests with the few

FORAS means development, well worthy of trust

For your children and grandkids you know it’s a must

One season down but there’s lifetimes to go

Build a solid foundation on which it can grow

Onwards and upwards, ownerships not a mystery

Come be a part of Corks footballing history.

We need new members, so if you'd like own your own club, that is uniquely Cork, and is safeguarding Cork football for generations to come.

It's something special, be a part of it.

Join here

http://www.corkcityfc.net/home/foras/members-renewals/

Miller Time

Miller  Time

St Patricks church a text relayed

Our first delay with Joe Delea

Nothing after that went wrong

It was Miller time the whole day long

Two hours thirty, there at last

A bonus was Blaahland bypassed

The grub at Whitford House sublime

As well as some more Miller time.

What could ruin this carefree day

The match, oh yeah, a vile display

Missed pen started our decline

Culminating in Killers crime

Not fit to wear the shirt you see

Why can’t the players care like me?

Desire and passion aren’t a crime

Two cents delivered? more a dime

But who would local offies roam?

To fill the bus for journey home

Our best man Ken, we did assign

Two more boxes of Miller time.

Post match anger, sheer frustration

Didn’t ruin our closing celebration           

Season finished off in style

Did I mention it was Miller time?

Cummins Wins PFAI First Division Player of the Year

Graham receiving his award from another Graeme

Congratulations to Graham Cummins on winning the PFAI First Division Player of the Year award. Graham was presented with the award at the 2010 PFAI Awards Night at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin on Saturday night.
Graham’s superb form this season saw him attract attention from a number of clubs, as he netted 18 league goals in 32 appearances, as well as a goal in each of the cup competitions.

This week i'll be mostly liking - The Vaccines

Saw these lads on Jools last Friday night
The played 2 tracks
This is called If You Wanna



Their 2nd track was called Blow it Up, top class.