- Howya ma
- Ah Rick, should you not be 35,ooo feet in the air? Is somethin’ wrong?
- Nothin’ wrong ma, I’m on the way to Lyon
- Who’s Leon?
- No, Lyon, in France
- I thought you were in Lille? Are you not supposed to be on the same flight as your da?
- I was but now I’m not
- Why not? Don’t tell me you were locked and missed the flight ye big eejit
- I didn’t miss it, I’m just not gettin’ it. I told ye I’m goin’ to Lyon for the match on Sunday
- I thought you were back in work on Monday? You’ll lose your job over this
- It’s cool, sure half the country will be off work on Monday, includin’ Decco
- If you lose this job I’ll bleedin’ kill ye
- I wont lose me job, relax will ye ma. I can’t miss this match
- Why?
- Karma ma, karma
- What about karma?
- Remember the hand of Thierry Henry?
- Will I ever forget?
- Well it’s payback time now, and karma is my bitch
- Jaysis, calm down will ye son
- I thought it was all over for us ma but then Robbie Brady did the business. Jaysis, the place went wild. How could we not go?
- What are yis now, the Brady bunch?
- Nice one ma..I’ll tell the lads that
- So how are ye gettin’ to this place Lyon?
- We met a few lads from Ballybough. They have a van, said we can hop in with them
- And what about gettin’ home? That’s a waste of a ticket now. It’ll cost you a fortune for another one
- Actually that’s why I’m ringin’ ma
- I knew it. You only ever ring when you’re lookin’ for money
- I’ll pay ye back ma
- I heard that one before
- And what if they win on Sunday? What then?
- Ah that’s a whole other ball game ma
- This is Italia 90 all over again
- How?
- Yer da went to Italy for the world cup for five days and didn’t come home for three weeks
- Brilliant, it must be in the blood ma
- WEll it wasn’t brilliant back home mindin’ three kids on me own
- Where is da anyway? Is he home yet?
- No, he’ll be home this afternoon
- Are ye sure ma?
- What d’ye mean?
- Nothin’, listen I’d better go ma, me battery is goin’ flat
- Rick, is your da on the flight?
- I can’t hear ye ma, coverage is shite
- I SAID …IS YOUR DA ON THAT FLIGHT?
- I can’t hear ye ma, we’re in a tunnel, Just lodge the few bob to me account will ye… Thanks ma, love ye, bye, bye, bye, bye
- Hello, hello, Rick, can ye hear me now? Hello, hello…
