NATIONAL LEAGUERS #3

The series continues

O HERLIHY - Alright then any questions
ROVERS FAN - Yes, em Mr Giles and Dunphy can we take this outside
O HERLIHY - Hang on there now . Johnny would it be fair to say that this fan has a decent reason for taking you outside and beating the living hell out of you
GILES - I can't see why Bill no
O HERLIHY - Eamonn
DUNPHY - The way I see it, The way I see it Bill is that this eh guy come barging in here as the saying goes baying for my blood and all I can say is the way I see it is no, no he can't.
MAGEE - This reminds me of an incident in 1953 when Leitrim were beating Cork my 12 points to 3 and a man from the crowd remarked "Come on Cork "
O HERLIHY - Ok Jim, Ha . Ok a question from the guy in the Aston Villa jersey at the back who is going to wet himself unless I ask him now
DROGHEDA FAN -Sir Sir, I know someone called Johnny
UCD FAN [sarcastically] - Clap Clap
DROGHEDA FAN - Shut up unitiverstity boy.
GALWAY FAN - Chill my brothers . I have a question for de man with the huge chip on his shoulder.
O HERLIHY - Johnny Giles ?
GALWAY FAN - Yes him. Mr Giles sir I must ask you why you failed as Irish manager
GILES - I did not fail. During my tenure as Irish manager I took Ireland to. Em. I took Ireland to. Em.
Giles kicks Magee under table
MAGEE - Ha. Yes. This reminds me of a visit to London I made when I was a boy of 12 and I was walking past Buckingham Palace when a boy tipped me on the shoulder and said " Hello Paddy ". That boy grew up to be a respected businessman. He's dead now
O HERLIHY - Ok fellas moving swiftly on .
PATS FAN - I have a question for all of you. What did you think of the Supersaints going to Parkhead and silencing 55,000 Celtic fans
GILES FAN - Well eh, I was not watching that game becuase of a prior engagement but em. Yer man Dolan the keeper done well I've heard. A week later I would have to say that em I was watching and yer man Dolan em. Pats em Mick Neville, housing estate, caveman football em em Jimmy knows more than me
MAGEE - The great Ayrton Senna once said take each turn as it comes and in this case I would have to say that you would have to agree with Senna. Senna, a Brazilian boy who drove like a demon once drove in Mondello park. I was in the crowd that day and I remember a woman sitting beside me turning towards me and saying " have ya any change luv ". A touching moment. God I miss Know Your Sport
SHELS FAN - Eamonn have you any comments about the Shels-Rangers games
DUNPHY - Yes. Class told in the end. As Richard Advocaat said Shels were only amaeteurs and this was shown quite clearly in my estimation but I would have to say the behaviour of the Shels fans were terrible. If I was in their position when the Rangers fans were intimidating them I would I have to say I would have em shot the bastards
PATS FAN - Eamonn would it be true to say that you are the most outspoken ludicrous bullshitter that has ever walked on the face of this planet .
DUNPHY - I have no comment to make on that particular topic at this moment
ATHLONE FAN - So, who do the panel think will win the league this year
O HERLIHY - Well I have to say that Man United look good
GILES - I think he meant the Irish League Bill
O HERLIHY - Oh, well in that case I'll go for [pause] Eamonn any comments ?
DUNPHY - I don't believe in tokenism Bill. Frankly I don't care nor do the people of Limerick who listen to my show. Wimbledon will rule Ireland and I guarantee you as I said three years ago that by the end of 1997 Wimbledon will be playing in Dublin
UCD FAN - It's September 1998
DUNPHY - Don't contradict me. I said Wimbledon will be playing in Ireland by the end of 1997
PATS FAN - Wimbledon is over it's finished . The National League will be better than ever this season and I'm sure that Pats will win it again even though they're joint leaders with Cork
DUNPHY - As far as I'm concerned there is only one joint leader and that's Holland.
MAGEE - This reminds me of a song I first heard back when Louth were playing Westmeath in the Leinster Championship. " It's a long way to Tipperary ".
ROVERS FAN - Shut up ya bleedin eejit.
MAGEE - I used to sing it to George on Know Your Sport
DROGHEDA FAN - I've got a good one. Georgey Porgey
O HERLIHY - I know Eamonn is on drugs but I'm getting suspicious about some of you lot
HARPS FAN - I've got an idea. I think that Finn Harps should rename their ground the Brandywell .
PATS FAN - Good idea Finn Harps fan
LIMERICK FAN - Original too be jesus
Derry fan pinches himself
O HERLIHY [whispers to Giles] - Why are we here Johnny. I thought this was a press launch for the new programme
GILES - Me too Bill. Eamonn said it was
O HERLIHY - When was this ?
GILES - Last Saturday. He rang me after coming home from a night out
O HERLIHY - With who ?
GILES - The England squad
O HERLIHY - Did he sound a bit different
GILES - Same as usual
O HERLIHY - That explains it, we'll have to make a getaway
O HERLIHY [speaks up] - Ok we'll have to leave it there fellas. Thanks to Eamonn and Johnny. Now for the last word. Jimmy Magee.
GILES [to O Herlihy and Dunphy ] - Run for it
Giles, Dunphy and O Herlihy slip out back door
MAGEE - Back in 1968 where people were listening to Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band I remember the great Cassius Clay who went on to become Muhammed Ali was in London. A man on the street on seeing Ali went up to him and said " Autograph please ". And Clay being Clay he signed it.
PATS FAN - That's that, come on fellas lets go
National Leaguers depart
MAGEE - Clay, then a young man was from America. Once when I was in America I ate a donut which did not agree with me. I was sick for days and you know when I got better a funny thing happened ..
As Jimmy rabbits on we say good bye to the National Leaguers until the next time