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Professor Jack Anderson, Arbitrator - my arse



In the news this week, our own Jack Anderson, known to us all as the midfielder and reliable hatchetman with the dodgy Limerick accent. However, you may not have been aware that Jack is an important man in the halls of FIFA amongst others. Yes, unbelievably, the fiery ginger brings a level of calm to the world of international sport but when he plays with his mates, he expresses himself in the most appropriate manner suited to the situation. Hence his nickname, Mad Jack!


Below you will find an excerpt from the article that announced Jack's new role to the world.


A professor from Queen's University in Belfast as been appointed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland - the first person based in the north ever to be given a role at the body.
Limerick man Professor Jack Anderson, from Queen’s School of Law, will be among arbitrators who will hear disputes referred from all the main global sporting bodies, including FIFA, the IAAF and the International Olympic Committee.
Professor Anderson is recognised globally as an expert in the study of match-fixing in sport.
He is also the editor-in-chief of leading periodical, International Sports Law Journal, and secretary of the GAA's disputes resolution authority.


With Professor Peter Shirlow and Mad Jack, regular players at the PEC, we should expect a degree of love and reconciliation to be the overriding factor on the pitch, but testosterone usually gets the upper hand until the final whistle.


Unfortunately Mad Jack was unable to make football this week due to other commitments - work that out yourselves! He was sorely missed in a tight game at the PEC as was Girly, still cavorting with the LGBT community of Lanzarote. There were no losers in this match although one team did score more goals than the other. The winner was undoubtedly football, the beautiful game, played in the spirit that Mad Jack has taught us. If there was a stand out performance, it probably came from Geno the geriatric lunatic between the posts.


Team 1                                    Team 2


Sean                                        John "Ron"
Rory                                         Willie
Kev                                          Trev
Marty                                        Vincent
Nigel                                         Gary
Geno                                        Noel


Finally, in the spirit of good will, we would all like to congratulate Jack on his new appointment as we would positively encourage peace, love and understanding in all walks of life. As Jack embarks on this new phase in his journey, I urge him to remember the lyric made famous by Elvis,


As I walk through
This wicked world
Searching for light in the darkness of insanity.

I ask myself
Is all hope lost?
Is there only pain and hatred, and misery?

And each time I feel like this inside,
There's one thing I wanna know:
What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?




Jack, our hero, our inspiration, we love you!