| Paraic: |
Happy New Year to
you |
| Seamus: |
and you, how did it go? |
| P: |
Grand, what are you having? right,
two pints, please Bill. |
| S: |
So! what’s the craic with
the new manager then? |
| P: |
God Knows! come to think of it,
he probably doesn’t have a clue either. |
| S: |
Right, what’s the story,
are we waiting for O’Neill or what? |
| P: |
Well, he is class, but jaysus,
why would he take the job? He will go to United when yer man gets
the shove. |
| S: |
Could be, or Newcastle or maybe
Villa when the Galway boys take over. |
| P: |
Yeh!, and I see the papers have
him down as second favourite for the England job when Eriksson
goes. |
| S: |
Sure he would be great, but I
can’t see it happening. |
| P: |
How about Bobby Robson or Venables? |
| S: |
What! seventy and slick, no way!
They are yesterday’s men. |
| P: |
Ah you’re right, What about
Aldridge, Stapleton or Kevin Moran? |
| S: |
Ah God no! that’s a bit
like that Claude Rains character in Casablanca “Round up
all the usual suspects”. the same again? |
| P: |
Sure, it’s not bad, but
a bit pricey at nearly three quid. |
| S: |
Do you think anything is really
happening up in Merrion whatsit? |
| P: |
Christ, I hope so, it has been
over two months since Brian Kerr went. There must have been a
plan, surely? |
| S: |
Do you think so? If there was,
why has nothing happened? Can they seriously be waiting for O’Neill? |
| P: |
Maybe the plan is to wait and
see who gets the bullet next and nab him |
| S: |
They have to get it right, or
we could really be in the mire |
| P: |
How? there is no guarantee with
anyone, not even that Mourinho. |
| S: |
You are right there, all those
big name managers just go out and buy players. Does not work like
that in International football, you have what you have. |
| P: |
Do you think the next fella should
be Irish? |
| S: |
I would like him to be, but being
realistic, I want us to be winning and qualifying, so whoever
can deliver is fine by me. |
| P: |
A couple of more pints here please
Bill. I see the bookies are still touting Stan for the job. |
| S: |
Sure he has no real experience.
A few months coaching at Walsall with Merson. Bet the craic is
great though. |
| P: |
He did alright playing for us
though, over 100 caps, very passionate. |
| S: |
Sure, but manager, not on his
own, with someone more experienced maybe. |
| P: |
Cost a few bob that. |
| S: |
Yeah! but we have already saved
a quarter of a year’s salary. |
| P: |
What! do you think this delay
is about money? |
| S: |
Don’t know, could be, hope
not. We should have someone in place before the Sweden friendly. |
| P: |
Too true, he should be in for
the EURO 2008 draw at the end of this month. |
| S: |
Yeah! don’t know about you,
but like a lot of other supporters, I am getting well pissed off
with all this prevarication. |
| P: |
Pre Farrah what? |
| S: |
Oi! Billy boy, a couple more here
please. Prevarication, Padge me ould son, means ‘to avoid
giving a direct or truthful answer’. |
| P: |
Jaysus! this stuff must be better
than I realised. Anyway I suppose we will be stuck with Givens
for the Sweden game. |
| S: |
A bleedin’ tragedy and travesty
if it is not sorted before then. |
| P: |
Yeah! taking us for feckin’
granted as usual. |
| S: |
Anyway, what about the underage
fellas? they are doing well for that McCaffrey chap, aren’t
they? |
| P: |
They are great. Well worth going
to see. |
| S: |
Sure, maybe the Club should be
sorting out a trip or something. |
| P: |
Not a bad idea that, maybe we
can give someone a bit of a prod at the next meeting. |
| S: |
Yeh! aren’t they in Slovakia
or somewhere in May? That could be a bit of a craic. |
| P: |
I’ll ask at the meeting.
Two more pints here, Garcon. |
| S: |
Ah! French. That reminds me, what
about the French geezer for the job? |
| P: |
Who? Wenger? |
| S: |
Nah, the other fella, up for it
the last time wasn’t he? |
| P: |
Oh yeah, Trousers or something,
sure didn’t Delaney vote for him. |
| S: |
I remember, Philippe Troussier,
got the heave ho from Morocco a few days ago. |
| P: |
He’s available then? |
| S: |
Yeh. That’s it then, failte
Philippe. |
| P: |
Do you think they might put Stan
with him? |
| S: |
Good idea. Have you got the number
for Merrion whatsit? Sure we’ve got it sorted for them. |
