All Stars Visit to Dubai January 2001
(or...the All stars meet Abu Dhabi)
Prior to the big game a Gulf selection..."the Old Stars" took on Dubai Celts in the first ever game of Gaelic Football to be played on a proper full size pitch in the Gulf
Lack of sleep, among other things, led to a rather below par performance!!!
Another view of the Old Stars...in their fantastic new gear donated by Ulster Bank...fair dues Michael and Chris!!
The haze in the photograph resembles what a few of the players actually were seeing
Thankfully for us this was not the opposition...
1999 and 2000 GAA All-Stars
The Galway lads stop to please the fans
While Tadhg rushes over in his Green and Gold to meet another Kerryman
As Padraig Joyce contrives to somehow win Man of the match...despite all the robots who kept him up past his bedtime. Here he is being presented with his award by Gerry McGrath, Chairman of Naomh Abdulla's, Dhahran
First up it was Armagh...
...followed by Kerry...
Then to keep John happy...Mayo
...and to make him unhappy again... Meath
Derry got in on the act then...just to make us all feel small
Mr. O'Mahony then pledges his allegience to the Abu Dhabi cause ...while Marty interviews John
The West wakes up...as it did in 1980
And soon we all join in
Abu Dhabi abu
Not exactly CP's ...but it could have been
Galway meet Abu Dhabi...following in De Paors footsteps
The secret of how the Gulf Championship was won...Anthony discusses tactics with one or two knowledgeable trainers
