Just packed ready to Rock down to Dublin for a weekend of Football , thought of Pat today and his contribution to this forum,one of my favorite stories of his was his single handed storming of Aughnacloy When his beloved Antrim made it to the Ulster final against Tyrone When in Dublin I will be Holding up a Pint of the Black stuff before the Game tomorrow to Honor the Great man . Cheers Patrique I guess your sailing along on a sliver cloud through a Sea of Stars.... P.S. I'm Sure he has a rye smile on his face Antrim won the Premier Milk Cup tonight the first time a Northern County team has won this and only the second team Irish team to win this since Cherry Orchard 20 years ago.

fortyfive (Tyrone) - Posts: 5929 - 31/07/2015 21:57:34    1761892

Very nice post. I was just thinking of the contribution Pat made to this forum years ago. He was an excellent poster.

gotmilk (Fermanagh) - Posts: 4971 - 01/08/2015 09:20:35    1761903

I'd say he enjoyed that alright 45 - had many great city vs utd debates with him over on the soccer forum.

Isn't it mad that we had a Blue Moon last nite?? Maybe Pat was looking after the Antrim lads!!

Brolly (Monaghan) - Posts: 4472 - 01/08/2015 09:54:55    1761907

got this from google. maybe other posters could source other comments from the great man & post them on here.

patrique
County: Antrim
Posts: 13709

168690
And Borderboy, you already knew all of the above. I suspect you are trying to test the reading ability of posters, and I note that some have already failed the test.

royal69er (Meath) - Posts: 96 - 01/08/2015 10:19:38    1761913

Brilliant . He was a once off . Witty, hugely knowledgeable and a very compassionate man .

Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6031 - 01/08/2015 10:39:20    1761918

Patrique was a poster on many fora. A few years ago, as part of a tribute thread on one of his regular haunts, I collated these musings from him:

Patrique...On modesty
'Suarez doesn't have half of Paddy's natural talent, he just works harder'

On optimism
'Antrim have just completed ten in a row minor titles in Ulster. Expect the McCarthy Cup to be a permanent feature in Casement soon.'

On Derry
'Derry without the Bradley's is like Apple pie without cream, chips without vinegar, Bonnie without Clyde, Butch without Sundance'

On his love of the Banner
'[Nasri's] demeanour, constant moaning, and lack of fortitude inclined me to believe he was from Clare.'

On Lewis Hamilton
'He needs to be banned before he kills someone.'

On Umpires
'Umpires by and large are totally useless. Whoever shouts the loudest at them usually gets the decision. I think it is those stupid white coats......'

On Neil Lennon
'I always said it was me who sent the threats to get him off the Ireland team because he was useless.'

On Greg Norman
'One year Greg Norman "The Great White Shark" led all fout majors on Saturday night. He lost all 4 the next day. Up here he became known as "The Great White Presbyterian", never on a Sunday.'

On Rio Ferdinand
'There are many clowns in the premiership but Rio is out on his own....a complete self abuser.'

On policing
'For 30 years I called for a new police force that EVERYONE could hate, rather than just one side.'

On former poster Jonsmith
'Absolutely spot on Jon. For once.'

On...just about everything
'Debatable'

Thomas Clarke (Tyrone) - Posts: 1002 - 01/08/2015 10:47:11    1761922

Well said fortyfive. We had one of our club players playing for Co Antrim last night who also played for the County minor team this year in the Ulster Championship - well done to him and all the team on their historic win.

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 01/08/2015 10:48:20    1761923

The Greg Norman line is quality!

cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5012 - 01/08/2015 13:03:46    1761968

How about his "Wayne Rooney, the white Bebe"!

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 01/08/2015 14:20:51    1761999

Class. Love the lines about Clare and Greg Norman.

Condorman (Dublin) - Posts: 983 - 01/08/2015 15:09:35    1762018