| Net-fixing and the bionic man |
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| Thursday, 31 July 2008 | |
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Conall Collier returns to give his unique take on the pre-match net-fixing at last Friday nights game at Tolka Park against Shamrock Rovers.
Rant with the Rovers by Conall Collier Watch out for the fines as they come tumbling down the line from FAI HQ at Abbottstown. The fall-out from Friday's (25th July) tussle with Shams at Tolka Park should make for interesting digestion. 
The fourth official was fairly active when he chased Paul Cook down the touchline after the manager appeared to have received permission from the referee to retrieve the ball from the corner of the pitch in an effort to keep the game moving.Obviously, that didn't suit Shams as they gave a good impression of Lee Majors (remember him). Well, Lee Majors was the 'Six Million Dollar Man' from an old TV series. The cameras showed him doing everything in slow motion because as he was the world's first Bionic Man he did everything at superhuman speed and it had to be slowed down for the viewers - you get the picture. Then of course we had his sister - Wonderwoman (the world's first bionic woman). We also had the spin off merchandise which included a Top 10 hit (remember Top of the Pops) - Bionic Santa was the offering from Chris Hill for Christmas in 1973 or 1974.  Anyway, back to Tolka and the bionic theory? Paul Cook showed his own version of bionics when he sprinted on to the pitch to retrieve the ball late in the game to speed up the non-bionic Shams. It was almost pantomimesque with the Fourth Official in his wake. However, neither the referee nor the Fourth Official were very much awake before the game started. Why were they not capable of sorting out the Shams net which Mauro Almeida and Richard Brush had to fix. Couldn't see Pat Scully allowing that to happen at The Showgrounds. Well, it wouldn't happen anyway as our nets are always fixed properly before kick-off. Will the Shams receive a fine for that? Will there be any fall-out for that or will the Dublin 'giants' simply point the finger at landlords Shelbourne for not having the ground in good order for them? Time to stop this ranting. By Conall Collier |
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