Boyle Celtic are out of the FAI Cup.
The Roscommon club made the long trip to Kerry for their qualifying round encounter with Killarney Celtic. Both sides reached the semi-finals of last season's Junior Cup, so a closely contested match was expected.
So it came to pass, with the home side scoring a first half goal to claim a 1-0 victory and progress to the first round proper of the Cup. Poor Boyle faced a long journey home, which may have been been shortened somewhat by reading the quite excellent account of the match on their own Twitter feed.
We are big fans of the biased match report at SportsJOE, even producing
a "How To" guide last week. Classics of the genre include
Gusserane's account of their 33-point whomping in last year's AIB Leinster club championship.
Boyle Celtic's report from Celtic Park ticks so many biased match report requirements, and does it with so much humour, that it must be considered on a similar level to the Wexford GAA club's entry.
Passive aggressively note that kick-off has been delayed by five minutes. That shit wouldn't fly in Roscommon.
https://twitter.com/BoyleCelticFC/status/858381849357373440
Make it clear the elements are far from perfect.
https://twitter.com/BoyleCelticFC/status/858382611605049344
On second thoughts, they are completely in opposition's favour.
https://twitter.com/BoyleCelticFC/status/858383830406901762
Don't make a big deal about conceding opening goal.
https://twitter.com/BoyleCelticFC/status/858387207576571909
Don't forget we had to travel from Roscommon to Kerry for this... 300 kilometres.
https://twitter.com/BoyleCelticFC/status/858391130647482368
Good lad Purcell, showing his experience.
https://twitter.com/BoyleCelticFC/status/858391349242015747
Losing at half-time, but emphasise the positives.
https://twitter.com/BoyleCelticFC/status/858393855875571714
Question substitutions as manager rolls the dice.
https://twitter.com/BoyleCelticFC/status/858404743907074049
Immediately eat your words.
https://twitter.com/BoyleCelticFC/status/858405063617896449
Little Fish is boxing above his weight.
https://twitter.com/BoyleCelticFC/status/858405487116779520
Rage at the referee as time slips away.
https://twitter.com/BoyleCelticFC/status/858407409181741057
Time-wasting on a criminal level.
https://twitter.com/BoyleCelticFC/status/858408113933824001
Still, has to be room for a little humour.
https://twitter.com/BoyleCelticFC/status/858409900912857088
Even if the influential Fish has been called ashore.
https://twitter.com/BoyleCelticFC/status/858414019815800833
Brutal honesty but looking to the future.
https://twitter.com/BoyleCelticFC/status/858413064600907777
Textbook stuff from Boyle Celtic. Well done all involved, even if you do not want to be recognised.
https://twitter.com/BoyleCelticFC/status/858621170899406848
The Boyle Celtic live tweeter, like Batman, is the hero we deserve, but not the hero we need right now. That is why the referees hunt the Boyle Celtic live tweeter.
The Boyle live tweeter can take it.
