Damien and Niall are around all the time thankfully
I actually received a great reception at the recent Imokilly v Ballygunner game in East Cork. Ballygunner people are a lovely bunch.
I was encouraging their under 8s during the half time game roaring that “ye were raised well at yer Saturday morning club coaching sessions unlike that shower from Imokilly GAA”.
One of the Imokilly kids came running over to me with tears in his eyes and asked me am I red&blue , the guy trying to get rid of his beloved Imokilly? I hadn’t the heart to lie to him so I said I am and I hope like me you will adore the club that are raising you to be the great hurler you will become. His response stunned me, wiping the tears away he said “fuck my club, all I want is to stop ye fuckers from winning senior counties” They start them young in Imokilly it seems
Things then really took a turn sour when I then raised the huge banner I brought with me as the great clubmen from Imokilly GAA Club trotted out for the second half
It simply said
SHOW ME YOUR CLUBHOUSE IMOKILLY
Damo ran over to me and said you’ll get us all killed ffs, I said Damo boy, I raised you better than that, I love me club and I will die for my club here tonight if needs be
Damo and Niall stood shoulder to shoulder to me and that little 8 year old boy stood in amazement and asked his dad, “daddy, look at the mad man in the Barrs jersey, he is prepared to die for his club tonight, is that why they are so revered as a club? His daddy was boiling in rage and shouted at his poor son “Imokilly exist to stop those fuckers from winning counties remember that” The little boy with tears dripping from his eyes said “daddy I want to win with my club, I don’t want to be part of a mockey ah team just to try stop the famed senior clubs, it’s not right daddy, it’s not right. I want to be like red&blue”
I hugged that little boy and lowered my banner, my work was done
Twas a great evening
