LIAM RUSHE GAVE a wry smile when the inevitable question about his ankle socks came at a press event today.
There was a hysterical reaction on social media to his special ankle sock, which he wore in the recent Leinster quarter-final defeat to Galway.
The socks were down to blisters he suffered after wearing new boots in the league relegation play-off against Clare in April.
The only anti-blister socks Rushe could track down before the clash with the Tribesmen in Tullamore were designed for marathon runners.
It was suggested Rushe had committed a major fashion faux pas, but he laughed off that accusation.
“There’s no big story,” he said. ”I wasn’t making a fashion statement. I suppose I forgot how traditional the GAA is. There seemed to be a lot of opposition to them. But my feet were in a bad way with blisters.
“They were destroyed in the relegation battle and I’ve been struggling to get them back fixed since. So I went with those socks. I suppose they are supposed to be the best on the market for a bit of protection.”
Will the 26-year-old be breaking them out the next day?
“I’ll have to stick to my guns now, to be honest. Yeah they were just very bad after the relegation battle. It would be a couple of kilometre involved for me walking to work and I’d have to get taxis it was that bad. They were gone up, big massive blood blisters.
“Half my feet were purple so I just said I don’t really care to be honest, I’ll wear them if I want.”
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Gleason will never r win anything with this team. Bring back Vera Pau and stop treating Mc Cabe as the Messiah.
It’s inane that they are exempt from criticism from both George and Stephanie in the commentary.
Stephanie going as far as Ireland have had a right go, when exactly was this, it’s been an abysmal performance.
Cmon Eileen
Can’t string 2 passes together when they get over the halfway line. McCabe throwing a strop when she gives the ball away. Abysmal performance yet again from an Irish team.
Wheels are coming off now. Bring back Vera
Just play soccer and don’t be eyeing up the Swedish girls
WOMENS rep of Ireland v Sweden
@reg morrisey: well if you’re going down that road, it should be Womens rep of Ireland v Womens Sweden. No?
Vera Pauw eh? Poor manager. Poor person manager. All down to the players etc etc etc. ok.
Bad performance again. Im sure Katie & her buddies will be plotting to stab Eileen in the back.
@conor carroll: Eileen is her buddy, two of a kind, one as bad as the other.