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Cillian out for a Swing!!

Class Weekend of Sport

What a weekend.

It started with watching Utd go down 2-0 at Fulham while having two players sent off. Continued onto discovering that Chelsea had also lost. That was followed up with the first Irish Grand Slam in over 60 years as Ireland beat Wales in nerve wrecking fashion. After this came Bernard Dunne's world title victory.
Then to my absolute delight Liverpool give Villa a thumping.

Class!!

Liverpool Today

I am absolutely delighted with today's result. To beat Utd at home at any stage is a great result. To score 4 goals in the process is unbelievable. Not to mention that the slim chance Liverpool had / have of winning the title could only continue with 3 points. I am over the moon.
Some commentators and fans will only be delighted to state that Utd slipped up rather than Liverpool totally outplayed them. They will say that it only goes to show how inconsistent Liverpool have been all season. But I point to the fact that despite not having the money to spend like Utd and Chelsea, and having drawn more games than we would like we are still hanging on in there. We knew a victory was what was required to keep the chance of a title alive. And a victory was achieved.

Utd's next game at Fulham is now huge. While they will most likely win at Craven Cottage, and most likely win the title it is not as much as a given as it was. If by some chance Fulham manage even a draw Utd then have to face a Villa side still hoping for a top 4 placing.

I can't wait.

Cillian's New Job

With all this news of a recession Cillian said he'd do his bit and help out with the bills.

Sports Photography

I gave it a shot last weekend at he Athenry B V CB Trotters match. I would really like to get into sports photography and am doing a couple of courses over the next few months - but there's nothing like getting some experience. When I get a few more matches under my belt I'm going to try and use a contact I have in Galway Utd to see if he can get me in for a couple of matches - could possibly be easier to get into a Mervue Utd match. There playing Division 1 now in League of Ireland and are playing their home matches in Terryland now as well.

Here's a few I took at the Athenry match...

Golfing This Morning!!!

But is pissing out if it.......Great

I Want It, I Want It, I Want It

NOW!!!

Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day!!

We didn't manage to get out tonight as we had parenting duties that couldn't be passed over for the night.
But a good night was had none the less.

The Moon over Athenry

The sky was very clear over Athenry last night and I managed to grab the this shot.

Poor Auld Keano

I was glad to see Robbie get a couple of goals this evening. He was very badly treated by Liverpool.
Although I do see why Rafa had to stick to his guns about his desire to have full control over who comes and goes at Anfield.
But never the less I did feel really sorry for Robbie when his dream move turned into a nightmare.

Now back at Spurs as captain and a couple of goals tonight - even though it wasn't his best performance in a green shirt - he'll sleep a bit happier tonight than his has done for a couple of weeks.

Fair play..

New Arrival

Rafa The Gaffa

I know people have been saying Rafa is starting to loose the plot but I think the "rant" at Fergie last week was exactly what was needed. He's coming out swinging. Fergie gets away with so much shite. Rafa could have done with beating Stoke though after laying into Slur Alex.

January 1st

Just wanted to say Happy New Year to one and all!!!

Liverpool for the title!!!
Harrington for the "Paddy Slam"

Stevie G

Tut...tut...tut...

Xmas '08

Well, Christmas Day has been and gone for another year. I think I'm going to have to build an extension for all the presents Cillian got!!
All went well on the day and Liverpool go into the new year top of the table.

So a very good Xmas it has been.

Bring on the new year.

Blogging

Have to get out of this. Blog a couple of times in a day or so and then disappear for a few months. Early new years resolution is to blog more often.

Have a look at this.

A Draw

After bossing most of the match it could be looked at 2 points lost rather than one pointed earned. But a point away from home against the 2nd best team in the group is not bad.
A win in Anfield in a fortnight's time will all but guarantee Liverpool's participation in the final 16.

Not so bad

Atletico Madrid 0 Liverpool 1

Another Robbie Keane goal puts Liverpool 1 up away from home.
Although there was a hint of off side we'll take it

Very Busy

Howya now!!

I know the posts have been lacking of late but I've been very busy between work, college, stag weekends, weddings - not to mention family life and golf.

I'm into my 6th week of the ACCA lectures and they're going well. Exams in the first week of December - so looking forward to them.....

A couple of friends got married - not to each other - which meant two Saturdays in a row. One local enough and one in Eniscrone in Sligo. Two very good days were had. Then after the two weddings there was a stag weekend in Sligo. We played the Darren Clarke designed course on Saturday morning. Very good course but as you'd expect the weather was awful and we came in after 18 holes wetter than wet.

So the last weekend and this one are relaxing ones. Nothing major to do so all good.

Hopefully this is the start of regular posts.,,,,,,.......

A Bad Round

After my recent good form on the golf course I took a couple of weeks off. Well, I say "took off", but in actual fact as to anyone who even looked out a window in the last 2 weeks, let alone go outside, will tell you it literally started raining and didn't stop.
So with a 2 week break from playing I headed out on Friday evening to blow off the cobwebs - as it was President's Prize weekend in the club.

As I hadn't played for a bit I was expecting the standard to be pretty bad. But to my surprise I played really well, shooting 2 over for 12 holes. So instead of dreading teeing it up in the Presidents the following morning I actually thought I had a chance - How wrong I was.

To be fair, I played reasonably well - but in patches. Now it definitely didn't help matters that it was bucketing down. I not going to go into the detail of it but let's just say that a 3 triple bogies and a 10 at the 10th was the death of my round.
Before yesterday I hadn't gone over 90 shots for at least 3 months - yesterday's score was a lovely 99.

Absolutely awful. Awful.......Awful..