This piece was posted by Eddie the Exile in the Monaghan Vs Dublin topic over on the Monaghan forum. Class.

Choose Monaghan. Choose losing Division 4 NFL matches in the rain. Choose to go AWOL for a week after winning Ulster. Choose heartbreak and raw emotion. Choose Sean McCaffrey's commentary. Choose death notices 5 times daily. Choose to remember Fergal O'Hanlon but forget Eoin O'Duffy. Choose a Donaghmoyne lady footballer. Choose to never watch the Kerry 2007 game again. Choose to get lost on the way to B league match in Currin. Choose Nudie there. Chose to lose the plot listening to JP Graham. Choose Harte Peat. Choose Blayney hurlers. Choose the Spinner on a Sunday night. Choose Mona yogurt and Champion Milk. Choose Deccy Mone to keep the score. Choose dinner in Leslie to impress the woman. Choose Gerry's for a real feed on the way home. Choose picking mushrooms and catching turkeys. Choose to write off the Polo Grounds as ancient history. Choose the N2. Choose to park in Iona road. Choose green diesel, washed diesel, choose Derv. Choose to shout for Cross but not Armagh. Choose to give Banty €15 at 2am to get into an empty Fiddler's. Choose Ballybay for weanlings and stripper cows on a Saturday. Choose wrapping bales on a hanging hill with a Ford 7000. Choose an empty Clones over a full Inniskeen any day. Choose a pitchfork on your shoulder, less for use than for devilment. Choose Gerry Murphy's wardrobe. Choose neither Olly Callan nor Mario. Choose to die watching Pip Duffy miss easy frees against Cavan. Choose a spin to the Glen for dancing. Choose a spin to the White Horse for fighting. Choose to go by the back road through Drum and count the flags on match day. Choose Jap's left foot. Choose Ray McCarron's sidestep. Choose to buy Ivomec off Gerry McCarville. Choose Tommy's last point in 2013, the sweetest one. Choose Mark Ward on the goal-line. Choose to make a habit of beating Meath. Choose the isolation of Knockatallon. Choose Packie Willie's for a session. Choose the Latton boys to grind out a win. Choose Vinny at full forward. Choose Vinny at full back. Choose to witness ritual slaughter in Croke Park. Choose to resolve it won't happen again. Choose to come out fighting against hopeless odds. Choose to believe it can happen. Choose to roar them on. Choose Monaghan.

truagh_to_form1 (Monaghan) - Posts: 46 - 06/08/2014 16:42:15    1632562

Well Done Eddie a well worth read.

MonaghanGlory (Monaghan) - Posts: 738 - 06/08/2014 16:52:20    1632577

Brilliant !!!

Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6031 - 06/08/2014 17:09:44    1632590

Very good! White horse is closed by the way. Probably still get a row outside it if you liked though.

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12133 - 06/08/2014 17:19:12    1632601

I'm nearly in tears reading that...

Bermuda Gael (Monaghan) - Posts: 106 - 06/08/2014 17:40:02    1632607

Never even been to Monaghan (my loss) but that was a great read. Well done and best of luck to ye this weekend against the Dubs!

bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 06/08/2014 17:59:18    1632616

Aww lads, I tell yis. That was quality.

Ned_Stormcrow (Cavan) - Posts: 1071 - 06/08/2014 18:05:33    1632618

Excellent.John p graham was a fair dose alright...can't beat the gaa commentary on northern sound though

kanu (Cavan) - Posts: 181 - 06/08/2014 18:12:25    1632623

Great stuff.

fire_in_belly (Donegal) - Posts: 59 - 06/08/2014 18:34:22    1632633

The last Four sentences for me in the Mon v Dub game Against the odds It can happen

SamOnErrigal (Donegal) - Posts: 1427 - 06/08/2014 20:55:14    1632686

Sheer poetry, loving that.

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 06/08/2014 20:58:39    1632688

I actually liked jp's commentary especially when listening online abroad. Brought you back home.

montheman (Monaghan) - Posts: 28 - 06/08/2014 21:07:54    1632693

That is brilliant must of taken some time to write

yaladya (Monaghan) - Posts: 27 - 06/08/2014 21:12:04    1632697

Great stuff

Monaghan Exile (Monaghan) - Posts: 442 - 06/08/2014 21:18:36    1632702

choose to believe

farneygael (Monaghan) - Posts: 277 - 06/08/2014 21:26:37    1632709

Yeah great article Hi.
Miss JP all the same. Not afraid to challenge the status quo. Always insightful.

bluescully (Monaghan) - Posts: 1 - 06/08/2014 21:28:00    1632712

I've read this about 5 times now, it's just class

Can't wait for the match, have been saying all year I'd love us to get a crack at the Dubs, roll on Saturday

farneyfriend (Monaghan) - Posts: 37 - 07/08/2014 10:19:17    1632792

Great stuff! All the best on Saturday. Hopefully see you in the semi final!

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9178 - 07/08/2014 10:51:14    1632816

Good read but its not new...the Choose "insert county here" has been done before.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11248 - 07/08/2014 12:28:53    1632911

How come he doesn't mention the Paragon or the Busted Sofa :-)

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 07/08/2014 12:40:08    1632914