The Terenure Dirigibles
Somebody told me recently, that before the rise of the GAA, cricket was the most popular sport in Ireland. Interesting. I was never that interested in cricket. I could never understand why people got excited by such a ponderous game. I much preferred football and as a child, always dreamt of scoring the winning goal for Manchester United or Chelsea; I can't remember which.
Meandering about a field on the off-chance that a very lethal ball might fly your way sometime in the next week just didn't do it for me. However, now I've gotten older, I can see the attraction more and I wouldn't mind standing on a grassy surface for a few hours -and then retiring to a clubhouse for a beer. Or I could just go for a beer.
I don't single out cricket for a mild ribbing due to any particular dislike; I see all sports the same way. I realise that this is probably why I'm shunned by society; it's hard to be with a crowd of Jeremy Clarksons in a pub and have to ask them whic…
Meandering about a field on the off-chance that a very lethal ball might fly your way sometime in the next week just didn't do it for me. However, now I've gotten older, I can see the attraction more and I wouldn't mind standing on a grassy surface for a few hours -and then retiring to a clubhouse for a beer. Or I could just go for a beer.
I don't single out cricket for a mild ribbing due to any particular dislike; I see all sports the same way. I realise that this is probably why I'm shunned by society; it's hard to be with a crowd of Jeremy Clarksons in a pub and have to ask them whic…