Friday, May 15, 2009

OH JESUS THAT'S ME ON PAGE 31 TODAYS ECHO


BILLY LYONS LEGENDARY PHOTO JOURNALIST WHO HAS COVERED AUL LEAGUE ACTION FOR OVER THREE DECADES - AND IS RETIRING THIS YEAR TOO - MENTIONED TO ME THAT HE HAD SOME SHOTS OF ME LOOKING 'MAD' THAT THE ECHO HAD REFUSED TO PUBLISH - GUESS THEY DECIDED THE TIME WAS RIGHT TODAY...SHOULD I EVER SUFFER A STROKE THIS IS PROBABLY HOW I MIGHT LOOK...IN MY DEFENSE CAN I JUST SAY THAT I WAS AFTER WINNING THE HEADER..ALSO THE LINE UNDER THE PIC MENTIONED ME SCORING IN PEARSE CELTIC'S MOST RECENT MID-WEEK MATCH (WE STILL MIGHT WIN AUL 1) SO IT WASN'T ALL BAD BUT WHEN I SAY THAT A PEAL OF LAUGHTER ERUPTED LIKE A FIREBALL THROUGH THE OFFICE FRIDAY AFTERNOON I WOULD NOT BE EXAGGERATING...THE PISS HAS BEEN QUITE PROPERLY EXTRACTED BY ALL AND SUNDRY EVEN THOUGH SECRETLY I AM STILL A LITTLE PROUD OF THE MAC IN ACTION EVEN IF I DO LOOK BOTH SLIGHTLY INSANE AND AT THE SAME TIME...WELL YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN MIND UP ON WHAT ELSE I LOOK LIKE...HMMM MAYBE THE CAMERA DOESN'T LIE AFTER ALL...

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