Hamsters, Pat's Garage and the Shield

In scenes reminiscent of the Poe of old, Pat's Garage has firmly established itself as the "Home of Harbour Rugby". Hardened veterans remember the Irish Bar at the Poenamo Hotel, which was known to be a very convivial and accessible place in to "mix and mingle" with the players of the mid-nineties. This practice declined markedly when Harbour relocated to the Stadium of Ratepayers Burden and a new climate of professionalism was ushered in the back-door. It was magnificent in Harbour's finest hour that once again the Shield was brought back to a spiritual watering-hole and the few fans that actually cared about the result. Management should be highly commended for allowing this to happen after what was obviously a very long and tiring day at the office. There were people there that the Hamster hadn't seen for many feral, rodent years and the celebration and relief was evident among all of the late-night revelers.

It was disappointing to hear this morning that some of the spiteful comments directed by Radio Sport on the "Vietch Sporting Breakfast" (see: Pre-pubescent Overactive Cock) were lies perpetrated by the producer of this programme. When finally some good news arrived on the 'Shore, some fool had to unnecessarily besmirch the reputation of our manager and cover it up as "satire". It wasn't satire, it was very poor form. What a total c#@t.

This Hamster would like to put his tiny wee feet together in congratulating the 2006 Harbour team for "liberating" the Shield and bringing our region a much needed boost.

Know your Hamster - Handy Hints #1
Hamsters are mammals which belong to the rodent family having large incisor teeth that are continually growing necessitating gnawing to prevent the teeth from overgrowing. The word 'rodent' is derived from the latin word 'rodere' which means 'to gnaw'. Most species of hamsters have expandable cheekpouches in which they can carry fries, Lion Red and bedding back to their burrow where they will store food. The word 'hamster' comes from the German word 'hamstern' which means 'to hoard'.

Editor's note: Read a correspondent's response to this report here