Her majesty paid for Northern success...........apparently!

High Wide and Handsome · October 09, 2009, 08:16:54 AM

Taken from the Mirror today.

Curran: Queen Paid for your titles

By Orla Bannon

Former Roscommon goalkeeper Shane Curran has launched an astonishing attack on Tyrone and Armagh claiming their All-Ireland success is down to the Queen!

The cheeky comments were made in Curran's weekly column in the "Roscommon Champion."

Curran insisted the northern counties' success had little to do with ability- and more to do with financial assistance from the British government.
"Since the inception of the back-door, demographics along with financial clout, have dictated who does and does not compete for All-Ireland honours," he said.
"The emergence of the northern counties owes much to the peace process and the financial assistance afforded to them by her Majesty than any real innovation.
Money has played a significant part in the development to which Tyrone and to a lesser extent Armagh have made to the modern game"

INDIANA · October 09, 2009, 08:25:53 AM

Quote from: High Wide and Handsome on October 09, 2009, 08:16:54 AM
Taken from the Mirror today.

Curran: Queen Paid for your titles

By Orla Bannon

Former Roscommon goalkeeper Shane Curran has launched an astonishing attack on Tyrone and Armagh claiming their All-Ireland success is down to the Queen!

The cheeky comments were made in Curran's weekly column in the "Roscommon Champion."

Curran insisted the northern counties' success had little to do with ability- and more to do with financial assistance from the British government.
"Since the inception of the back-door, demographics along with financial clout, have dictated who does and does not compete for All-Ireland honours," he said.
"The emergence of the northern counties owes much to the peace process and the financial assistance afforded to them by her Majesty than any real innovation.
Money has played a significant part in the development to which Tyrone and to a lesser extent Armagh have made to the modern game"

Never struck me as the sharpest tool in the box

maddog · October 09, 2009, 08:53:01 AM

Thank you Lizzie for 2002.

High Wide and Handsome · October 09, 2009, 09:13:42 AM

Quote from: maddog on October 09, 2009, 08:53:01 AM
Thank you Lizzie for 2002.

does he think her money won the 4 ulster AI in a row in early 90's too i wonder?

Lecale2 · October 09, 2009, 09:38:41 AM

Philip drove the Down team bus in 1960.

ONeill · October 09, 2009, 10:00:57 AM

Apparently Ma'am just bought a rake of pixels for the Garvahey project.

Doogie Browser · October 09, 2009, 10:37:31 AM

He is sounding like Mohammed Al-Fayed, it was Spooks who drugged Kerry in 02 & 03 apparently

Fear ón Srath Bán · October 09, 2009, 10:52:23 AM

Curran's not known as 'Cake' for nothing, a marijuana cake.

Rawhide · October 09, 2009, 11:15:25 AM

Quote from: High Wide and Handsome on October 09, 2009, 08:16:54 AM
Taken from the Mirror today.

Curran: Queen Paid for your titles

By Orla Bannon

Former Roscommon goalkeeper Shane Curran has launched an astonishing attack on Tyrone and Armagh claiming their All-Ireland success is down to the Queen!

The cheeky comments were made in Curran's weekly column in the "Roscommon Champion."

Curran insisted the northern counties' success had little to do with ability- and more to do with financial assistance from the British government.
"Since the inception of the back-door, demographics along with financial clout, have dictated who does and does not compete for All-Ireland honours," he said.
"The emergence of the northern counties owes much to the peace process and the financial assistance afforded to them by her Majesty than any real innovation.
Money has played a significant part in the development to which Tyrone and to a lesser extent Armagh have made to the modern game"

This guy isn't the brightest tool in the box, it would have been helpful if he had of explained exactly whay he meant by 'the financial assistance afforded to them by her majesty'

blewuporstuffed · October 09, 2009, 11:17:31 AM

just wondering, do tyrone & armagh really spend more on their county teams than other top counties?
would tyrones expeniture on the county senior set-up be more than say,dublin or kerry, or even galway, now that they have big joes 'mileage' to look after?

High Wide and Handsome · October 09, 2009, 11:52:59 AM

Quote from: blewuporstuffed on October 09, 2009, 11:17:31 AM
just wondering, do tyrone & armagh really spend more on their county teams than other top counties?
would tyrones expeniture on the county senior set-up be more than say,dublin or kerry, or even galway, now that they have big joes 'mileage' to look after?

aye thats a good point.

this man must be a pure WUM. Absolutely no reason for something like this to be said.

talktothehand · October 09, 2009, 01:24:37 PM

CLUB TYRONE might be more to do with it than her madge!

BerfArmagh · October 09, 2009, 01:37:16 PM

thats hilarious, i have'nt laughed as much in years. Of course she was so found of us in Armagh that she tried to john the crossmaglen club, offering to extend her army base over its grounds. I think he should spend more of his energy analysing why roscommon have slumped to the bottom 5 in ireland

Farrandeelin · October 09, 2009, 01:48:25 PM

Take it with a piece of Cake!

lynchbhoy · October 09, 2009, 01:50:57 PM

Good man Shane Curran !
Laughed at that and while it is funny for a whole load of reasons, he has a bit of a point !

Peace process and cessation in people being persecuted allowed northern Gaels to finally concentrate on football and work and not have the opprssive bulls**t always in their faces as was before.
The money was more forthcoming from her majestrys gov so obv it was well spent !