Boyle Celtic are out of the FAI Cup.
The Roscommon club made the long trip to Kerry for their qualifying round encounter with Killarney Celtic. Both sides reached the semi-finals of last season’s Junior Cup, so a closely contested match was expected.
So it came to pass, with the home side scoring a first half goal to claim a 1-0 victory and progress to the first round proper of the Cup. Poor Boyle faced a long journey home, which may have been been shortened somewhat by reading the quite excellent account of the match on their own Twitter feed.
We are big fans of the biased match report at SportsJOE, even producing a “How To” guide last week. Classics of the genre include Gusserane’s account of their 33-point whomping in last year’s AIB Leinster club championship.
Boyle Celtic’s report from Celtic Park ticks so many biased match report requirements, and does it with so much humour, that it must be considered on a similar level to the Wexford GAA club’s entry.
Passive aggressively note that kick-off has been delayed by five minutes. That shit wouldn’t fly in Roscommon.
Kick off 19.05
— Boyle Celtic FC (@BoyleCelticFC) April 29, 2017
Make it clear the elements are far from perfect.
Very windy. Swirling but generally Boyle are against it 1st half.
— Boyle Celtic FC (@BoyleCelticFC) April 29, 2017
On second thoughts, they are completely in opposition’s favour.
Boyle Celtic struggling to clear all of these long balls against the wind.
— Boyle Celtic FC (@BoyleCelticFC) April 29, 2017
Don’t make a big deal about conceding opening goal.
Another Killarney corner. Wind playing hell. And it's gone in. Killarney take the lead. 22 mins gone.
— Boyle Celtic FC (@BoyleCelticFC) April 29, 2017
Don’t forget we had to travel from Roscommon to Kerry for this… 300 kilometres.
Never seen us to pass so poorly. Luka and Niall have had nothing to work with. Must be jet lag.
— Boyle Celtic FC (@BoyleCelticFC) April 29, 2017
Good lad Purcell, showing his experience.
37 gone. Purcell down for treatment. Hope he's killing time to get to HT.
— Boyle Celtic FC (@BoyleCelticFC) April 29, 2017
Losing at half-time, but emphasise the positives.
It's half time. Boyle are a goal behind but will play with a hurricane behind them 2nd half.
— Boyle Celtic FC (@BoyleCelticFC) April 29, 2017
Question substitutions as manager rolls the dice.
Conboy and Battles off. Lavin and Murren on. Not what I'd have done. 20 left.
— Boyle Celtic FC (@BoyleCelticFC) April 29, 2017
Immediately eat your words.
Both subs involved in the build up.
— Boyle Celtic FC (@BoyleCelticFC) April 29, 2017
Little Fish is boxing above his weight.
All 3 stone of Fish has buckled the 6 foot 15 stone centre back. Treatment on. He's going to be OK. #KlitschkoFish
— Boyle Celtic FC (@BoyleCelticFC) April 29, 2017
Rage at the referee as time slips away.
… pointing this out to the yokels next to him.
— Boyle Celtic FC (@BoyleCelticFC) April 29, 2017
Time-wasting on a criminal level.
The ball has been stolen. They'll try anything here. Hold on. A replacement arrives. 5 mins to go.
— Boyle Celtic FC (@BoyleCelticFC) April 29, 2017
Still, has to be room for a little humour.
Fish is up but he's battered. Boom boom!
— Boyle Celtic FC (@BoyleCelticFC) April 29, 2017
Even if the influential Fish has been called ashore.
It was a red. He should have got Mountjoy as well for it. WWE stuff.
— Boyle Celtic FC (@BoyleCelticFC) April 29, 2017
Brutal honesty but looking to the future.
All over. Boyle Celtic bow out by the one goal. We were up against it all week and all evening. We didn't play well. #NextSunday
— Boyle Celtic FC (@BoyleCelticFC) April 29, 2017
Textbook stuff from Boyle Celtic. Well done all involved, even if you do not want to be recognised.
There's referees offering a reward for that kind of information Joe, with their barrister in tow. "We'll leave it there so", as Bill wud say
— Boyle Celtic FC (@BoyleCelticFC) April 30, 2017
The Boyle Celtic live tweeter, like Batman, is the hero we deserve, but not the hero we need right now. That is why the referees hunt the Boyle Celtic live tweeter.
The Boyle live tweeter can take it.
