This ain’t as easy as it looks, y’know
Ian’s a defender, see, but he’s also played right side of midfield, see, and his speed up the flanks has been matched by the acceleration in his progress up through the Cork City ranks, right? So, suddenly, the perfect headline seemed to present itself: “Back Man Turner In Overdrive”.
Unfortunately, the man to whom I presented this gem on the sports desk reacted somewhat in the manner of a dog which has been shown a card trick, a sobering reminder for myself that not everyone in this business is (a) the wrong side of 50 and (b) prone to nostalgia for mid-70s Canadian rock. Happily, however, there are a few greybeards still left on the premises, which was why the headline did actually make it into yesterday’s paper where it doubtless perplexed the majority but hopefully provided a moment of light relief for some of the country’s other senior citizens before they’re reduced to setting fire to their old Prog Rock album covers to provide heat against the cruel winter ahead.
