Colman O'Brien

[Lansdowne Road ☘️🇮🇪⚽ @LansdowneRD_IE]

Ronnie Whelan - When a legend is tossed aside.

Now, I want to preface this by stating I am a Liverpool fan, and Liverpool are not the only club guilty of treating their legends shabbily.

But when you think of how certain players are treated on their way out the door in the modern game and how they're lauded... Even players that are bang average and have accomplished little in the game. Just spare a thought for someone of Ronnie Whelan's calibre.

Despite having made 493 appearances for Liverpool during an era when the Reds were at their most dominant and winning 12 major trophies: 6 First Division titles, 3 FA Cups, 2 League Cups, and 1 European Cup (1984). Ronnie Whelan was thrown on the scrapheap at the age of 32 by the club he had given 15 years' service to.

Injuries had blighted his first two seasons in the newly formed Premier League, and his contract was up for renewal. The club initially offered a one-year extension, which Whelan rebuffed, and asked them to consider a two-year deal instead.

The club then decided to pull the plug and coldly withdrew his contract altogether. Roy Evans, who was the new Liverpool Manager at the time, had to deliver the bad news. And that was that.

No farewell, no applause, not even a thank you. Whelan drove home in tears; worried about what to do next:

"It was like coming out of prison, you were free to go. I didn't hit me until I was driving home. I was back near Southport and I just thought 'what am I going to do, I've got three kids'. I'm not rich enough that I don't need to play, I need to do something.

Honestly, stupid things go through your mind like 'I haven't got a doctor anymore'.

I had a cry. I pulled over and wept on the side of the road, thinking 'it's all gone'."

Ronnie was my favourite player growing up as a kid; I loved how he could do anything from anywhere, left foot, right foot. He could score, tackle and pass - a legend and a gent.

#ireland

[Gerry @guinnessaddick]

I like how Colombia v Switzerland tonight has been dubbed Charlie vs the Chocolate Factory.

[LB @LBLFC_]

Bruno Fernandes and Ronaldo in tears, and that balding dwarf Bernardo Silva missing from two yards out to cost his country. What a sensational evening.

[Kopoholic @TheKopoholic]

@LFC Steven Gerrard is the greatest ever ❤️

[Ronan Sheehan @newryhurler1]

Fact Cork had to turn comments off just shows the nasty side now if GAA ..most of the clowns commenting about bottle jobs and gutless etc never lifted a hurley in their life ...sad reflection on things , yep lessons have to be learnt for Cork on and off the pitch but a lot is ott

[Colman O'Brien @ColmanOBrien1]

@ATLiverpool_ Lose the final but bounce back and win the world cup. Its the Klopp way

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

Fox News and Facebook did to our parents exactly what they said video games would do to us.

[M. 🇦🇷🇪🇸 @matinialdo]

*Matheus Cunha trafił do pilnie strzeżonego więzienia w Chicago, będzie musiał zagrać Endrick*
Ancelotti:

[daisy “dan goose” tackett @fatstevebuscemi]

oh to be a 4 years old beekeeper distracted by a roly poly instead of a wage slave under late stage capitalism

[James Matthews @jamesmatthewsky]

Scotland fans on the way to the game chanting: “We’re going to deep-fry your couscous”

[Rebel Cork @REBELC0RK]

How can @corkcitycouncil close down this so quickly but they turn a blind eye to land grabbing by pubs all over the city. People can’t go past the shelbourne bar Dwyers or Clancy with all the tables and chairs blocking footpaths,One rule for one and another rule for everyone else

[Balls.ie @ballsdotie]

Eamon: "...a cloudless June sky, the oxen reposed in the shade of the mighty British oak, the reek rising from a million barbecues, and England beginning its World Cup endeavour."

Bill: "It's the kind of thing that puts you off England."

Essential viewing for the day that's in it

[Irsk Fotballbilder @irish_pics]

Lets remind ourselves of the glory days of RTÉ’s coverage

Bill’s gasp, @DietmarHamann on his phone and Eamo’s F Bomb. Heady heady days

You don’t know what you got til it’s gone

[Sidetalk Sports @sidetalksports]

NAHHH 😭

[Covie @covie_93]

The crowd at the White House UFC fight will be one of the most diverse ever. There will be convicted felons, rapists, pedophiles, sex traffickers, domestic abusers and insurrectionists.

[Mr Wolfe Tones @IsMiseRobbo]

Robbie Keane could do something hilarious here

[Meg @megannn_lynne]

McNulty S1: I’m a charming maverick

McNulty S2: Fuck this fucking boat

McNulty S3: I have fulfilled my holy purpose of defeating Avon Barksdale

McNulty S4: Hey I’m normal now

McNulty S5: What if I kidnapped a mentally ill homeless guy to fabricate a sexual serial killer

[Ringmahon Rangers @RingmahonRanger]

Its trophy presentation night for our 4 in a row league winning Junior Prem Side. The lads are after having another remarkable season and thoroughly deserved the league title.
So lets all get down and give the boys the support they deserve.
Up the Ringers 🔴⚫️🔴⚫️🔴⚫️🔴⚫️🔴⚫️

[Cody Kakpo @CodyKakpo]

Van Dijk thinking he's blasted it over, Klopp losing it with the celebrations and Origi thinking he scored an equalizer 😂
https://t.co/qLUXgPJQIe

[Colman O'Brien @ColmanOBrien1]

@MartinOBrien16

[Sully @sullymygoodname]

Being a dad is realizing your dad didnt actually give a shit about your bedtime he just wanted you to go to bed so he could do other things.