CAN YOU NAME the full forward line from 1973? The sight of Nicky English still makes you nervous? You still try to squeeze into the ‘Pyjama Top’ Cork City jersey? You’re almost there. Here’s 16 more signs you’re a sports nut from Leeside.
16. You grew up hating/fearing the Meath footballers
Pic: INPHO/Billy Stickland
Cork’s Shay Fahy and Meath’s Joe Cassells at the centre of this 1989 fracas. The Royals were up there with The Undertaker and the cigire in many houses.
15. And spending Sunday’s with Moses in The Shed
Pic: INPHO/Andrew Paton
There was always a big crowd to welcome Ryle Nugent to the Cross.
14. You’ve got in an actual fight defending one Roy Maurice Keane
Pic: Julien Behal/PA Archive/Press Association Images
And that was often with your brother.
13. You ‘got in with a man’ through the turnstiles at Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Pic: INPHO/Donall Farmer
Some of us still try this one, admittedly.
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12. You claim to have nut-megged Colin Healy out in Regional Park once
Pic: Neal Simpson/EMPICS Sport
And remember that time you saved a Liam Miller penalty?
11. You park your car in the same spot outside Thurles every summer
Pic: COX DEREK COX/PA Archive/Press Association Images
Bit of a tailback outside Horse and Jockey.
10. You listen to the Big Red Bench
But they never read your texts about the price of a burger at Pairc Uí Rinn.
9. You used to watch the sports programme on Cork Multi Channel on a Monday night
Pic: YouTube
8. You’re on first name terms with Sonia, Denis or Roy
Pic: INPHO/Dan Sheridan
‘Hi Sonia!’
7. Friends from other counties find you obnoxious at times
Pic: INPHO/Morgan Treacy
Not like Cyril in the Sombrero obviously. But Cork fans have a certain… reputation, right?
6. Case in point… You tell people from Clare that two All-Irelands in the 90s was no big deal; we had a fella won two in a fortnight
Pic: Tom Honan/Inpho
‘Dowtcha Teddy, kid.’
5. Also.. you like to tell Kilkenny people they can’t play football
Way to change the subject, hurling fans.
4. You remember ringing the Echo’s phone-in poll to keep Billy Morgan in the job
Pic: Inpho/Lorraine O’Sullivan
3. You remember seeing Dave Barry and cork City on the BBC’s Sportsnight with Des Lynam
Pic: YouTube
2. You told one of Munster’s kiwis in Reardans, where he was going wrong at the breakdown
Pic: Reardans
1. You know enough of De Banks to get by…
What have we forgotten?
And… which proud county is next? Let us know suggestions for your county by emailing adrian@thescore.ie or in the comment section below.
16 signs you're a sports fan from Cork
CAN YOU NAME the full forward line from 1973? The sight of Nicky English still makes you nervous? You still try to squeeze into the ‘Pyjama Top’ Cork City jersey? You’re almost there. Here’s 16 more signs you’re a sports nut from Leeside.
16. You grew up hating/fearing the Meath footballers
Cork’s Shay Fahy and Meath’s Joe Cassells at the centre of this 1989 fracas. The Royals were up there with The Undertaker and the cigire in many houses.
15. And spending Sunday’s with Moses in The Shed
There was always a big crowd to welcome Ryle Nugent to the Cross.
14. You’ve got in an actual fight defending one Roy Maurice Keane
And that was often with your brother.
13. You ‘got in with a man’ through the turnstiles at Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Some of us still try this one, admittedly.
12. You claim to have nut-megged Colin Healy out in Regional Park once
And remember that time you saved a Liam Miller penalty?
11. You park your car in the same spot outside Thurles every summer
Bit of a tailback outside Horse and Jockey.
10. You listen to the Big Red Bench
But they never read your texts about the price of a burger at Pairc Uí Rinn.
9. You used to watch the sports programme on Cork Multi Channel on a Monday night
Pic: YouTube
8. You’re on first name terms with Sonia, Denis or Roy
‘Hi Sonia!’
7. Friends from other counties find you obnoxious at times
Not like Cyril in the Sombrero obviously. But Cork fans have a certain… reputation, right?
6. Case in point… You tell people from Clare that two All-Irelands in the 90s was no big deal; we had a fella won two in a fortnight
‘Dowtcha Teddy, kid.’
5. Also.. you like to tell Kilkenny people they can’t play football
Way to change the subject, hurling fans.
4. You remember ringing the Echo’s phone-in poll to keep Billy Morgan in the job
3. You remember seeing Dave Barry and cork City on the BBC’s Sportsnight with Des Lynam
2. You told one of Munster’s kiwis in Reardans, where he was going wrong at the breakdown
1. You know enough of De Banks to get by…
What have we forgotten?
And… which proud county is next? Let us know suggestions for your county by emailing adrian@thescore.ie or in the comment section below.
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