I am glad somebody else has noticed.
It was county level that it started getting a bit cùntish. District tournaments were ok.
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I have no idea if 'county level' or an equivalent even existed here, but then you wouldn't unless you were involved.
reaction was fine.
To answer your question, I think it's just the fact he does so so often with so much talent at his disposal. He's playing the referees rather than the game.
Not of that sort, thankfully. More my dad being told by a local that, if we were planning to go to mass, we should probably go to the Hook instead rather than take young boys anywhere near Fr. Fortune.
That's the thing: everyone knew. Even then.