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Post by Ballyfireside on Jun 15, 2014 17:49:32 GMT
Although a bit off the ball (and the wall!), stories are great to give people a lift in these times and a chance meeting with a flat mate of Moss Keane RIP has me reeling.
During a Lions trip to Australia the locals asked him what he thought of their food and drink. His reply was that he liked a kangaroo in his sandwich and that they should put their beer back into the horse. Now we all know that there is no such thing as bad drink and that some is better than more, but you have to laugh at our Moss.
Interestingly his friend also told me of how Moss's injuries took such a toll on him in later years. His neck, back, knees and ankles had him buckled and this is also a truth of many GAA players that we forget. Spillane has constant knee ache I believe and I think many of his peers have had their hips replaced.
Also of interest but not a yarn as such was my informer relaying that Jimmy Barry-Murphy had to decide between Football and Hurling as he was actually over fit. The only other solution was just to play both codes with club and county but not to train but JBM decided against this in the fear he'd accused of being a snob who didn't need to train. Has anyone ever heard of over fitness before? And keep the yarns coming. I'd say we'd have an avalanche of great ones so let it roll a chairde Chiarraí.
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