Podcasts

[Saffrongael]

How good was sambo? Would he have matched up against his southern counterparts?

In my opinion there were better players on that Antrim team but they had a much lower profile

[Tony Baloney]

How good was sambo? Would he have matched up against his southern counterparts?

In my opinion there were better players on that Antrim team but they had a much lower profile

They would say round the Dall that he wasn't even the best McNaughton on the team.

[Main Street]

Ronnie O'Sullivan worth a listen to on Desert Island Discs. Still idolised the da and he talks openly about his murder conviction but nobody seems to ask him about the victim and if it impacted their relationship. I wonder does he embargo it. Anyway worth a listen.

They are the sins of the father who has according to Ronnie "repeatedly expressed how sorry he is to the victim's family and to the authorities."

[marty34]

How good was sambo? Would he have matched up against his southern counterparts?

In my opinion there were better players on that Antrim team but they had a much lower profile

He has a high enough profile alright.

Other players were a lot better but it'd be a good thread - players who have a higher profile than their talents 'deserve', if that's the right word.

Some players get it because of one heroic game they played or because they had a certain style/haircut etc.

[Snapchap]

How good was sambo? Would he have matched up against his southern counterparts?

In my opinion there were better players on that Antrim team but they had a much lower profile

He has a high enough profile alright.

Other players were a lot better but it'd be a good thread - players who have a higher profile than their talents 'deserve', if that's the right word.

Some players get it because of one heroic game they played or because they had a certain style/haircut etc.

Aidan O'Shea.

[Walter Cronc]

If Rian needs protected why did he drive the shoulder into the back of Glass during the parade at the Ulster Final. His constant hard man antics are laughable at this stage. Mcgeeney might have a part to play however as Armagh are constantly at it. Closed fist tackling etc.

[mrdeeds]

How good was sambo? Would he have matched up against his southern counterparts?

In my opinion there were better players on that Antrim team but they had a much lower profile

He has a high enough profile alright.

Other players were a lot better but it'd be a good thread - players who have a higher profile than their talents 'deserve', if that's the right word.

Some players get it because of one heroic game they played or because they had a certain style/haircut etc.

Aidan O'Shea.

In fairness Aidan seems to be living up to the hype this year.

[imtommygunn]

How good was sambo? Would he have matched up against his southern counterparts?

He was gifted and a real battler but there were better players in that antrim era on his own club team. He had a unique style about him which made him more of a name and he has always had a high profile since that which keeps him more in those conversations.

That was a good era for antrim hurling though and he definitely held his own against pretty much any southern opposition in that era.

[statto]

How good was sambo? Would he have matched up against his southern counterparts?

He was gifted and a real battler but there were better players in that antrim era on his own club team. He had a unique style about him which made him more of a name and he has always had a high profile since that which keeps him more in those conversations.

That was a good era for antrim hurling though and he definitely held his own against pretty much any southern opposition in that era.

Didnt start on u-14 team then when was u16 was motm in county final some development there in a short period of time.

[Main Street]

Sambo's  story made a good podcast, though I was bit peeved when Thomas interrupted one of his stories  as he was about to tell of his daughter's reaction to the TG4 doc, she had just rushed into his house and .....

It's bad enough for a person like Sambo to get abuse from his peers at school but to get it from his teachers  as well, that takes the biscuit. Little doubt (relative to other areas) that a high proportion of  sadistic cnts ended up in the teaching profession or just acquired the art in the job. 

[NAG1]

Sambo's  story made a good podcast, though I was bit peeved when Thomas interrupted one of his stories  as he was about to tell of his daughter's reaction to the TG4 doc, she had just rushed into his house and .....

It's bad enough for a person like Sambo to get abuse from his peers at school but to get it from his teachers  as well, that takes the biscuit. Little doubt (relative to other areas) that a high proportion of  sadistic cnts ended up in the teaching profession or just acquired the art in the job.

Significant pinch of salt with this element.

[Main Street]

 Our Irish citizens trapped  across the wrong side of the borderline are prone to exclaim that nobody down south understands their experience, therefore I humbly decided to give a little bit of my time trying to understand some chapters of how they became the way they are, that's why I started to listen more to BBC radio ulster and happened upon Thomas and Oisín.
As an aside, if you thought nordies didn't have a sense of humour, then give a listen to the side splitting selected recordings of the  Gerry Anderson Show, to be found in the BBC archives.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p071wzdt

[paddyjohn]

How good was sambo? Would he have matched up against his southern counterparts?

In my opinion there were better players on that Antrim team but they had a much lower profile

They would say round the Dall that he wasn't even the best McNaughton on the team.

Danny & James both better hurlers apparently and if you were talking to a different person they'd tell you that Sambos brother Shane was a better player.

[Two Hands FFS]

Probably the third best player in the famous Cushendall half back line after James & Leonard

[Saffrongael]

Probably the third best player in the famous Cushendall half back line after James & Leonard

Yep what a played Leonard was, but much too quiet and unassuming to seek the profile some did