Linda - if you need any pointers on being in Ballymena, let me know, I have been there 3 times and am going again in May. Anne -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Linda Holley Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 5:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IRL-ANTRIM] Ballymena made the newspaper in Pittsburgh, PA What a hoot! I hope this didn't take place anywhere near the cottage I have rented for July to tour Antrim looking for my roots. Linda -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: [email protected] > Imagine my surprise when I opened our local paper today to find an article > about a recent soccer match. > > >From Page 17 of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review: > > "A recent soccer match in Ireland ended with angry Ballymena United fans > tossing - among other things - a chair, a bottle and a leg of lamb onto the > field after a 2-2- tie against Lisburn Distillery, the BBC reported. > At the heart of the matter was referee Mark Courtney, whose decisions made > dyed-in-the-wool Ballymena fans irate. So, when the match ended, the mutton > flew. > Police had to escort Mark and his crew off the field, and coaches for the > two teams had to be separated. As for the lamb leg, which was uncooked, it was > presumably taken by the police as evidence, not for a barbeque." > > Deb Logan > Pittsburgh > > > > **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL > Home. > (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=aolhom0 0030 > 000000001) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message