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Gashley Grimes 
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Good piece by Jim White tonight in the Daily Telegraph ahead of next Friday's bust presentation at Betis.
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Before it jets off to Seville on Aer Lingus airlines tomorrow the Don Patricio bust has been invited to RTE studios with sculptor Joe Moran.
Tune into Ray Darcy Radio show from 3pm today. For the lads from here already in Seville see you in the Bomberos Penya bar tomorrow evening. Adios Amigos!!
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"Perhaps the reason that they did not consider the worst, was because discussion of such cases would have cast suspicion on the planner as being a "saboteur". Paranoia was rampant throughout."
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Gashley Grimes
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Posted: 02 Mar 2017 at 8:17pm |
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http://realbetisbalompie.es/es/noticias/actualidad/8725/el-real-betis-recibira-manana-una-escultura-de-patRight click to translate page into English.
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Gashley Grimes
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http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/paul-oconnell-bust-recognised-real-betis-la-liga-barcelona-legend-a7608691.htmlGreat piece by Miguel Delaney for Independent UK tonight re tomorrow.
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A big thank you to Fergus O'Dowd & all the people involved in the presentation tonight from the two lads that ye left mooch in with ye , it was a brilliant experience to be on the pitch for the presentation.
A further big thanks to Joe , the sculptor , - a lovely man with a great fund of stories especially about Ben Hannigan. Thanks again from the 2 lads from Waterford & Offaly. Edited by deiseblue - 04 Mar 2017 at 1:11am |
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Pleasure.
One of those great nights thanks to you both for coming along. |
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On Wednesday next April 19th at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City Irish footballer Patrick O'Connell & his FCB team will be remembered at the home of Club America.
80 years after FCB played Club America in Mexico City in their first match on the tour of salvation in 1937. The Patrick O'Connell Memorial Fund members will travel with Dublin Central TD Maureen O'Sullivan a member of our group at the weekend for the meeting on Wednesday. Events will be filmed by Danish film maker Michael Andersen who is making a 90 minute documentary on Patrick's life through the vehicle of our fund. More details on our facebook page - Patrick O'Connell Irish Footballer and for more details about the story see www.pocfund.com |
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Fergus , I hope you and the group have a marvellous time .
The Times ( Irish version ) today contains a hugely positive article. |
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Brilliant stuff GG you have done a marvellous job.
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'New Dawn Breaking' The Don Patricio Exhibition opens in the Long Gallery, Stormont Govt Buildings,Belfast on Tue May 2nd and runs for a fortnight.
Admission Free. The exhibition then goes to the National Football Museum in Manchester from June 20th to Sep 12th. 'What makes Barca great?Not just figures like Messi,Cruyff & Maradona but people like Patrick O'Connell'. Jordi Finestres FC Barcelona Full details on the POCMF facebook page. |
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Posted: 28 Apr 2017 at 10:14am |
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Cheers lads it was a great trip & we filmed all.
Don Patricio 90 min film should be out in August - the lads from Waterford & Offaly will have a cameo role on the pitch in Seville.  Youse won't to have to bunk into the premiere in Dublin!  I'll be in touch.
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Fergus , thanks for giving us our shot at fame.
You made our trip to Seville special. |
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Could only find one fleeting reference to PO'C (and I was looking out for him), his name in the list of trainers. The tour to America got a mention in passing, though it didn't mention its significance financially. Rather they concentrated on the trouble they were having with Franco etc, and the fact that several players never came back. On the other hand, there were numerous opportunities to pay to have my photograph taken with a photo of Messi etc, so it wasn't all bad.... P.S. Couldn't get your link to work Edited by Territorial - 03 May 2017 at 10:38am |
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http://www.irishnews.com/news/2017/05/03/news/exhibition-launch-of-story-of-irish-footballer-credited-with-saving-fc-barcelona-1014973/?param=ds441rif44T
Take two. Tony Denton's painting of Patrick is in the boardroom at Camp Nou. The film people interviewed Carles Santacanna FCB historian in April and he went through records in the development/research dept. at Camp Nou with them. Some amazing details which will come out in film.
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...also you have to realise Mussolini bombed Barcelona & hit the FCB clubhouse in 1938 - O'Connell & Calvet were literally down on hands & knees trying to save as much as they could through the wreckage in the following days.
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