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And the crowd is shouting: Yiz shudda locked the dressingroom  - we have yizzer watches and wallets.

Jackeens lined up in the photo - in my fantasy, there's a firing squad just out of shot, to the right.

The county jersey used to be sacred. The only people who ever wore one were men picked to play for the county. It was an honour and treated with respect and even awe. Now you can buy them from hucksters and every bousy, scanger and beer-bellied bosthoon is wearing one, completely oblivious of how much of a tit it makes him look and happy to be a walking advertisement for the likes of Arnotts.

Has anyone ever seen a former county player wear the jersey as clothing? Respect, ya see.

The only jersey I ever bought was a Dublin one to stuff the doormat into.

Bring back respect for the jersey and the days when men were proud to wear the proper uniform of GAA followers - peakey cap, long black coat and boots. Brown or black nail boots or black (definitely not green) wellies, optionally with the tops turned down, were all equally acceptable. What happened to style?

Passedit - Peter McDermott, The Man in the Cap, is correct.

1951 - beaten by Mayo
1952 - drew with Cavan, beaten in replay
1953 - refereed the final Kerry v. Armagh
1954 - beat Kerry

Hill - that was Des Foley.

Who appeared in five successive All-Ireland Senior Football Finals in the fifties (including replays)?

Now, Hardy, as well as it may sound i think thats a tad bit wrong.

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Take a bow Bud.

For a midlander you're some fisherman.

Old man goes to the doctor for his test results. "Bad news, I'm afraid,", says the doctor. "You've got cancer and you've got Alzheimers".

"Ah well", says the old man, "thank God it's not cancer".

You know when you always believed something but then you find out you must be wrong. Well I've always had it in my head that Liam Higgins was the same Liam who was a pro golfer and was holder of the world long drive record (set on an airport runway somewhere). I assumed he turned pro when he gave up football. But I googled there and there's no mention of football in anything about the golfer and vice versa.

Was I wrong all the time?

Condolences to his family and friends.

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