WHILE IT WASN’T quite Marshawn Lynch at his “I’m just here so I don’t get fined” best, the Oakland Raiders running back did everything in his power to dodge questions about sitting during the US national anthem in their pre-season game with the Arizona Cardinals.
Bestmode was speaking at a Raiders media briefing last night, and he was inevitably asked about the ‘elephant in the room’ regarding his decision to remain seated.
I think that elephant just left the room cause a little mouse ran in here. Didn’t they say elephants are scared of mouses or something? That motherfucker left, cousin.”
Trying a different tack, the assembled journalists asked Lynch how he’d feel if fans wearing his jersey (#24) stood for the anthem. He chose instead to talk about different run plays the Raiders run:
“When we run ’74′ or something like that where I’ve got to scan and read both sides, that’d be pretty difficult. But for the most part, I’m a veteran so I can make it work.”
And so on, and so on.
Lynch was, however, willing to talk about how it feels to be back playing football following a year in retirement.
“To be honest, I would say just getting my mentality back.
Waking up early and having to go and do something physical in order to get my body back to playing ability was probably the hardest thing for me because I’m not a morning person.”
It’s unlikely that Lynch will ever reveal his reasons for sitting during the anthem, he’s never been the type.
That doesn’t mean reporters won’t continue to try to find out.
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so Pearce wasnt eligible even when he played for us against Oman and when he was in a couple of other squads?decent player though reminds me a tad of Richard Dunne but obviously not as good(Atleast not yet).Wouldnt give Stearman the light of day,Was crap in the premiership and theres no way we should be picking a n average league two player when we have better options playing at a higher level. Im all for bringing in lads on the granny rule but we dont need another Paul Green that offers nothing to what we already have
Eligible, yes. Tied down to Ireland & nobody else, no. You only become tied to one nation when you make a competitive appearance. Pearce hasn’t done that yet.
Agree on Stearman. Do we really need a Third Division defender in the squad?
Yeah Pearce is a decent defender and could develop into an excellent player in time, so thats a good capture in a position that we will need cover in. Not sure that Stearman will offer much to Ireland.
We could do with discovering a few more players born outside the country with Irish heritage. I hope that the new manager whoever he is has a good scouting network. Send a couple of scouts to Argentina, there is a large Irish population there. Their last manager who just quit the other night was a Phelan. Who knows what we might find there :) Irish and Germans are the big European ethnic groups in that country.
Can you imagine Lional O’ Messi?
Santiago Phelsn was coach of their rugby team. Alejandro Sabello us the football coach.
Richard Stearman has played only one league game for Wolves this season, a team in League One!!!
He should be an automatic starter for us then.
Who ????????
Hopefully Conor Kenna, Greg Bolger and Killian Brennan get call ups in November
Supersaints
Would much rather Stearman over McShane. I’d rather a one legged donkey over the ginger Messi.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S79XS4WbxR8
this says it all really