Thursday, September 22, 2011

Make your bed and lie in it


For their first 100 seasons Inter Milan had 13 managers, meaning each manager had an average of 7 seasons at the club.

Since 2010 Inter have had 4 managers, the last one lasting only 5 games.

Who's the latest you ask?

Claudio Ranieri, who was sacked by a Russian oligarch after bringing Chelsea to second in the Premiership (then their best-ever finish) and also to the semi finals of the Champion's League, has taken the job.

Must be a glutton for punishment.

Former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri named Inter Milan head coach

Monday, September 19, 2011

Dublin win the All Ireland

http://tiles.ie/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Up-The-Dubs-2.jpg

A certain phrase by Mick Fitzgerald just about sums it up.

Friday, September 16, 2011

The Dubs are still (still!) writing songs: "True Blue" performed by Damien Dempsey, The Dubliners, Frances Black, and more


True Blue

Here's to the Dubs the boys in blue
With hearts so brave and hearts so true
From both sides of the river it's stand and deliver
True Dubs just like me and you

True blue, true blue
We're all Dublin through and through
True blue, true blue
Win lose or draw we'll follow you...

Can you hear Pat Good playing the Gazuki there in the background? Yes Gazuki. Apparently it's an 8 string guitar tuned like a bouzouki.

All proceeds go to the Rise Foundation charity which Frances Black founded in 2008. It helps families affected by addictions.

Sniff.

Written by John Healy, Toddy Griffin and Pat Good.

The Rise Foundation

Bernard Brogan and Conal Keaney: poise panache and a penchant for polished delivery


But only when they've a ball in their hands...

Eventually they finished the ad, watch it here.

Vodafone Rising Stars Programme on Hill 16

Thursday, September 15, 2011

The Dubs are still writing songs


Sam is coming home

Sam is coming home,
back to Molly Malone
He’s tired of cutting cabbages
in Kerry and Tyrone
He misses Anna Liffey,
the coddle and the crack
Sam is coming home again,
he wants a welcome back...

3 days to go.

Check it dog, Sam is Coming Home

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

The Dubs are writing songs: "An Bua Ag B’lÁth Chliath"


An Bua ag B’láth Chliath © 2011 Enda Reilly agus Enda Cullen

Chur ort do bhróga Gorma
Déan damhsa liom
Chuig Croker
Mar a ndearnamar
an oíche Shamhraidh sin
le grá úrnua

‘s ag an gcluiche mhór ar an lá
le mo grā geal liom
Nach orm an tádh
Mar tás againn go mbeidh an bua ag Bláth Chliath...


Listen to the track


All Ireland Sunday is four days away.

So. Excited.

An Bua Ag B'lÁth Chliath from An Bua Ag B'lÁth Chliath by Enda Reilly