This weekend saw three very watchable sporting events. Ireland defeated Cyprus in the World Cup qualifiers, leaving us sitting in a very decent situation for getting to South Africa. Much more entertaining than the game was the interview with our Italian manager Trapattoni afterwards. I was not taking notes so the following is not verbatim but it went something like this…
Interviewer: “You got the result you needed but do you feel that there is a weakness exposed in midfield?”
Trapattoni: “The players, they run, run, run. Ball. It need… to say it. Shoot.”
Interviewer: “I see…”
The GAA Hurling final between Kilkenny and Tipperary was living proof that hurling is the fastest game on the planet. It was amazing to watch. Inevitably Kilkenny won. I’ve been thinking, in light of Kilkenny’s hurling domination and the football prowess demonstrated by Kerry, that maybe the key to GAA success is having a county beginning with K…
My favourite sporting tv this weekend, however, was a women’s gaelic football match that I stumbled across whilst channel flicking. I joined the game just as two girls with thighs like Brian O’Driscoll slid in for the same ball. One girl came off worst for the encounter, having received, what the ref perceived to be, a malicious elbow or other bodily protrusion. This is when it got interesting. The injured girl curled up in a foetal position and started crying. The ref, moved by the poor girl’s plight, no doubt, expressed some strong words at the guilty party whilst brandishing a yellow card in her face. There was a brief moment of defiance before her lower lip began to tremble. She began to cry. Not long passed before the final whistle sounded. The defeated team lay down, assumed foetal positions, and began to cry. The victorious team gave some girlish yelps, hugged each other and then they too began to cry. I think an approach to Kleenex could gain a great sponsor for the sport…
I began preparations for a new short film “The Tramp” which I intend to shoot in about six weeks. It’s not funded so it’s a ‘no budget’ project. My favourite DP, Shane Tobin has agreed to row in on the project. We’re looking to use the new Canon 5 Mark II. I saw really good footage from it in LA last month. We just have to find a really good female lead who loves the script so much she’ll do it for free, a theatre and a convenience store…