EARLIER THIS WEEK, Ireland and Leinster star Sean O’Brien spoke about how much more professional his attitude has become over the past few seasons.
O’Brien said that he’s changed his relaxed outlook on training in recent seasons, and has had to cut back on the number of visits home to Tullow to help out on the farm.
As Patrick Heavey pointed out, the O’Brien family have had to invest in help.
“Sean O’Brien’s father recently said, with the increased time Sean spends away from the farm they are now seriously considering buying a tractor.”
In a matter of weeks this summer, Roscommon went from Connacht title contenders to planning their summer holidays, and after a year of such hype surrounding the Division 2 champions, there was bound to be a big fallout after their defeat to Fermanagh.
Last week it was announced that manager John Evans would not be seeking a fourth year in charge of the side, after feeling he did not have the support of all in the county.
Speaking to 2fm’s Game On this week, John Evans said that “there was an active canvass then to remove John Evans”, as manager, adding that the politics involved was too much to bear.
Our commenter Sean Lawlor, wasn’t too impressed with John Evans’ comments about John Evans.
“Referring to himself in the third party…. Should rule him out of most jobs.”
Things got a little bit Alan Partridge this week as the beIN Sport treated us to a behind-the-scenes look around Richard Keys’ Doha house.
The Alan Partridge comparisons were endless, although we were pleased to see Daithí Gleeson helping us out with one big one we missed.
“Toblerone. He even had a toblerone in the fridge.”
After their rivals swooped in to sign Pedro and Nicolas Otamendi, you can’t blame Manchester United fans for thinking their targets are being signed by other teams just to prevent United from having them.
Piotrek Krol is one of those people, and after Thomas Müller dismissed interest from the Red Devils, it got him worried.
“Shhhh, it might alert City and Chelsea.”
Antrim u21 hurling manager Kevin Ryan was either trying to be brutally honest or incredibly cute when he said that his side were “in for a massive hiding” against Wexford in the All-Ireland u-21 hurling semi-final against Wexford.
Ryan went on to add that his side don’t even deserve to be in the competition, which prompted this classic line from Sean de Poare.
“I guess Kevin Ryan’s occupation is not as a marketing manager.”
Jordan Spieth had to endure a particularly awkward moment while throwing out a first pitch at a Texas Rangers game this week, as the current Miss Texas asked him out publicly, while he was sitting beside his girlfriend.
After Finbarr O’Donovan remarked that like Spieth, he too was left handed but golfed off his right, Stephen Walsh reminded him he’d be in line to get the shift this weekend.
“You’ll get asked out by the local beauty queen in a Junior D game this weekend.”
It’s not often the42′s Murray Kinsella gets people criticising him, but Pearse J Montgomery had a bone to pick with him in the last couple of days.
After reading Murray’s preview of this weekend’s game between France and England, Pearse took umbrage to the adjective placed before the “electric” Jonny May’s name.
Jesus if I hear Johnny May referred to as ‘electric’ once more… He’s a rugby player not a f*cking spark plug …
Don’t worry Pearse, there’s no hard feelings.
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