Friends, foes, fashion and football

Please cast your eye over the GAA jerseys above. Today in Croke Park aka GAA HQ, these, in their thousands, were the fashion items of the day.These jerseys are shiny and meant for sport so one would think that those choosing to wear them would consider this in advance of buying one....but no !Croke park was full of pudgy men and women in football jerseys....appalling !The shiny material just clings to spare tyres and adds inches to already wide hips. Do these people look in the mirror before leaving the house ? Those of us who are aware of our size would not be caught dead in a GAA jersey. Consider the fact that the camera adds ten pounds, and then consider just how large you would look on the big screen in front of 45,000 fans and you are in my headspace !
Fashion aside, today Meath played Louth in the Leinster ( provincial) final. Having waited 50 years for this opportunity Louth were ( against all predictions) the better team on the day but ,as can be the case in a game where one man ( the ref) makes the decisions, were robbed of the trophy, due to a questionable goal scored in the last few seconds of the game.The people of the wee county were devestated and those of us from the Royal county were too embarrassed to celebrate......a victory spoiled. There is no joy in winning unless it is a fair contest.....remember Thierry Henri !Today did give me the opportunity however to relive my courting days with GASP as we sat in the stand at the game. I must admit the passion he exhibits on watching Gaelic football may make me consider purchasing a football jersey for wearing at home only ! I am confident I would score in it !