2005 Quotes
2005 Quotes
"It was prehaps the most generous, the most liberal decision ever taken by any sporting or business body because we have out of the generosity of our harts put our finest asset at the disposal of our keenest rivals."
Sean Kelly - after Rule 42 was scrapped in march 2005
"We're one of the great sporting nations and we'd really only be opening it up for our own patrons. I remember American football being played in Croke Park and I can guarantee you it hasn't caught on in Wexford. If a neightbours' house wenton fire and you'd a spare room you wouldn't leave him out in the cold."
Wexford's Sean Quirke argues the case for the dropping of rule 42.
"Nicky Leeson, you banker, you banker."
The welcome given to Nick Leeson, of Barings bank fame, by the crowd at Terryland poark when he was introduced asGalway United's new commercial director.
"All Sports are been anlysed far too much by Bolloxes like us."
Ted Walsh, sitting around a table with George Hook, pat Spillane and Eamon Dunphy
"If you're down around the new Dundrum town centre right now you can pop out your breasts with pride because here is the champion of Europe, David Gillick, the local lad made good!."
RTE's George Hamilton gets a touch carried away after Gillick's gold at the European indoor Championships.
"I'd been ill and hadn't trained for a week and I'd been out of the team for three weeks before that, so i wasn't sharp. i got cramp before half-time as well. But i'm not one to make excuses."
Clinton Morrison. No excuses, then.
"Somebody should check his birth cert because Idon't think he was born, I think he's a creation of god."
Colm O' Rourke on the divinity that is Kerry's Colm "Gooch" Cooper.
"It used to be a good old Ulster fry before amtches, but we've changed that now to Muesili - which tastes a wee bit like what you'd find at the bottom of a budgie's cage."
Former armagh goalkeeper Benny tierney on the county's all-new pre-match breakfast menu.
"The defender was so laid back there he was almost vertical."
TV3 pundit Frank Stapleton.
"I just went up to him and said please Peter, please take it. I knew he was the only man for the job. I know he's already a legend in tyrone, but that's going to make hime something crazy alltogether."
Tyrone's Sean cavanagh after Peter Canavan's last minute free beat Armagh in the all-Ireland semi-final.
"waht a way to win an All-Ireland Final. Ten amtches, beating the Ulster champions, the Leinster champions, the Munster champions, and also the current All-Ireland winners. So maybe those people that critised our style of football will think otherwise now and give the county a bit of respect."
Peter Canavan after Tyrone's marathon championship ended with visctory over Kerry in the final.
"babs Keating said to me one night the difference between a pat on the back and a kick in the arse is a foot and a half."
Brian Kerr, under pressure.
"There might ahve been one or two Irishmen tap-dancing on some of my players' feet and that might have got them a bit angry."
Australian coach Kevin Sheedy tries to find a reason for some of his plaers losing the plot in the International Rules Series.
"i was sitting next to rog (Ronan O'Gara) after the game and just looked at him and suggested that someone dig a hole and put us in it."
Anthony horgan after Ireland lost 45-7 to new Zealand at Lansdowne Road.
"I was very, very hurt. i had worked for nine years in lots of roles for the association, for the one employer and as a full-time employee. So to be dispatched, cut off, more or less overnight was quite hurtful andd disappointing. but that was their entitlement and that was the decision of the wise men of the association."
Brian Kerr, reflecting on the decision of the FAI not to renew his contract as Republic of Ireland manager.
"next weekend is going to be a tough one, whatever happened against New zealand, Australia are a different bag of hammers."
Irish coach Eddie O'Sullivan looking forward to the game against Australia, In which Ireland also got hammered.
"Looking at our games near the end of the campaign ... against Cyprus away we were like a pub team. After that game people were having a pop at Brian (Kerr), but you can't blame hime for one been able to make a 10-yard pass. we supposed to be the cream of Irish footballers and we were just all over the shop."
Damien Duff's on the Irish team's World Cup qualifying campaign.
"Ever since I started off in Na Piarsaigh, and going to the North Monastery, i was told croke Park, the steps of the Hogan stand, that's what you inspire to. I bought into that growing up on the norh side of Cork, and I waned to live that dream. And today it came true."
- Sean Og O hAilpin after captaining Cork to the all-Ireland hurling title in September.
"It was prehaps the most generous, the most liberal decision ever taken by any sporting or business body because we have out of the generosity of our harts put our finest asset at the disposal of our keenest rivals."
Sean Kelly - after Rule 42 was scrapped in march 2005
"We're one of the great sporting nations and we'd really only be opening it up for our own patrons. I remember American football being played in Croke Park and I can guarantee you it hasn't caught on in Wexford. If a neightbours' house wenton fire and you'd a spare room you wouldn't leave him out in the cold."
Wexford's Sean Quirke argues the case for the dropping of rule 42.
"Nicky Leeson, you banker, you banker."
The welcome given to Nick Leeson, of Barings bank fame, by the crowd at Terryland poark when he was introduced asGalway United's new commercial director.
"All Sports are been anlysed far too much by Bolloxes like us."
Ted Walsh, sitting around a table with George Hook, pat Spillane and Eamon Dunphy
"If you're down around the new Dundrum town centre right now you can pop out your breasts with pride because here is the champion of Europe, David Gillick, the local lad made good!."
RTE's George Hamilton gets a touch carried away after Gillick's gold at the European indoor Championships.
"I'd been ill and hadn't trained for a week and I'd been out of the team for three weeks before that, so i wasn't sharp. i got cramp before half-time as well. But i'm not one to make excuses."
Clinton Morrison. No excuses, then.
"Somebody should check his birth cert because Idon't think he was born, I think he's a creation of god."
Colm O' Rourke on the divinity that is Kerry's Colm "Gooch" Cooper.
"It used to be a good old Ulster fry before amtches, but we've changed that now to Muesili - which tastes a wee bit like what you'd find at the bottom of a budgie's cage."
Former armagh goalkeeper Benny tierney on the county's all-new pre-match breakfast menu.
"The defender was so laid back there he was almost vertical."
TV3 pundit Frank Stapleton.
"I just went up to him and said please Peter, please take it. I knew he was the only man for the job. I know he's already a legend in tyrone, but that's going to make hime something crazy alltogether."
Tyrone's Sean cavanagh after Peter Canavan's last minute free beat Armagh in the all-Ireland semi-final.
"waht a way to win an All-Ireland Final. Ten amtches, beating the Ulster champions, the Leinster champions, the Munster champions, and also the current All-Ireland winners. So maybe those people that critised our style of football will think otherwise now and give the county a bit of respect."
Peter Canavan after Tyrone's marathon championship ended with visctory over Kerry in the final.
"babs Keating said to me one night the difference between a pat on the back and a kick in the arse is a foot and a half."
Brian Kerr, under pressure.
"There might ahve been one or two Irishmen tap-dancing on some of my players' feet and that might have got them a bit angry."
Australian coach Kevin Sheedy tries to find a reason for some of his plaers losing the plot in the International Rules Series.
"i was sitting next to rog (Ronan O'Gara) after the game and just looked at him and suggested that someone dig a hole and put us in it."
Anthony horgan after Ireland lost 45-7 to new Zealand at Lansdowne Road.
"I was very, very hurt. i had worked for nine years in lots of roles for the association, for the one employer and as a full-time employee. So to be dispatched, cut off, more or less overnight was quite hurtful andd disappointing. but that was their entitlement and that was the decision of the wise men of the association."
Brian Kerr, reflecting on the decision of the FAI not to renew his contract as Republic of Ireland manager.
"next weekend is going to be a tough one, whatever happened against New zealand, Australia are a different bag of hammers."
Irish coach Eddie O'Sullivan looking forward to the game against Australia, In which Ireland also got hammered.
"Looking at our games near the end of the campaign ... against Cyprus away we were like a pub team. After that game people were having a pop at Brian (Kerr), but you can't blame hime for one been able to make a 10-yard pass. we supposed to be the cream of Irish footballers and we were just all over the shop."
Damien Duff's on the Irish team's World Cup qualifying campaign.
"Ever since I started off in Na Piarsaigh, and going to the North Monastery, i was told croke Park, the steps of the Hogan stand, that's what you inspire to. I bought into that growing up on the norh side of Cork, and I waned to live that dream. And today it came true."
- Sean Og O hAilpin after captaining Cork to the all-Ireland hurling title in September.
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