Dubs pull off a major coup

blackbelt

Dubs raid Aussies!!!
01 April 2008


In an amazing development, Dublin have snatched three prominent AL players from under the noses of stunned Aussie officials.

The trio - who play for Sydney Swans, Carlton and Essendon - will link up with Paul Caffrey’s squad ahead of the Leinster championship.

With anger in Ireland over the number of young players heading Down Under, it is a major coup for the Sky Blues to convince professionals from the antipodean game to move in the opposite direction.

The players have been promised key coaching roles in the capital and will also help prepare Ireland teams for future International Rules series.

In a related story, Dublin chiefs will tonight draw up plans to have an oval ball introduced on an experimental basis in next year’s O’Byrne Cup.


Nobody could have seen this coming.To say this is a coup is a major understatement.To attract three aussie players from a pro sport in a hot country to Ireland playing an amateur sport is something remarkable.

I wonder if this will boost our chances of winning Sam.Will these players be eligible to play or is it a coaching role?? I'm in shock.:D

patmac

Ah Jaysus the day that's in it, not bad though Blackbelt

Killme00

Apparantly the Dubs have also signed Jonah Lomu

K-9

Now I know why Brian Cullen got sent off against Monaghan! :rolleyes:

Pride Fighter

We also are going to have Cristiano Ronaldo at wing forward for the championship

An Citeog

Meh, April Fools jokes ended at 12:00. This one was just scraping the bottom of the barrel!:p