The Classic Unicorn Bullshit Gossip
Some classic transfer bullshit in The Daily Star this morning as they run with the EXCLUSIVE that Wayne Rooney played golf on a course ten miles from Chelsea's training ground despite facing 'a race against time to be fit for the start of the new season'. Only an English tabloid could make a recovery from a hamstring injury sound like a plot point in an action movie. According to the newspaper, 'news that Rooney was so close to Chelsea’s Cobham base will be interesting to Old Trafford officials' as well as raising 'eyebrows with some.'
Was Rooney merely taking a four-hour pit stop on his way to doing a "Peter Odemwingie" or has he strategically become a member of the Queenwood Golf Club so he can hit the ground running on the course with "JT", "Lamps" and "Ash" once he moves to Stamford Bridge? There must be a link somewhere as its obviously very unusual for a multi-millionaire based near Manchester to play a game of golf in London.
Given our remit is seek out any 'football' tittle-tattle we can get our hands on, we felt compelled to bring you a type of story that is rare as genuine sightings of a unicorn, Gaelic football transfer gossip. The Irish Independent report there is 'much speculation that Seanie Johnston will seek to transfer back to his former club Cavan Gaels in the near future.' This would mean Johnston would not be eligible to play for Kildare in 2014. For those people who have either been living under a rock for the last 18 months or just don't like GAA (the former would be more palatable), the talented forward eventually completed a controversial transfer from Gaels to Kildare club St. Kevin's after not being named in the Cavan panel. Thus after many hearings and much hand-wringing, Johnston lined out the Lillywhites in the 2012 Championship.
12 months on and the footballing landscape has altered significantly. Cavan are on the verge of an All-Ireland quarter-final and Terry Hyland's side would appear to have a very bright future after winning the last three Ulster U-21 Championships. Kildare on the other hand, were knocked out before they reached the last eight for the first time in Kieran McGeeney's six-year reign with Johnston having to settle for a place on the bench. Like the Italians in the second world war, Seanie might just have realised that he backed the wrong horse and will now have to beg for forgiveness before he is allowed to join Hyland's assault on Ulster next year.
Picture credit: David Maher / SPORTSFILE and Zimbio
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