Shadow boxing standoff at The Emirates

Holders Manchester City will begin the defence of their FA Cup crown at home to Huddersfield Town while the red half of the city will tangle with Wigan Athletic. There can be absolutely no doubt about the tie of the round however, with table toppers Arsenal taking on those in closest pursuance of their lead… Read More Shadow boxing standoff at The Emirates

Kenny deserved better than being swept out the door

Viewed through a certain lens, anybody winning 13 caps at international level, garnering multiple Heineken Cup souvenirs and rearing offspring who also went on to perform on the biggest stage would have had what would constitute a glorious career in rugby. Yet I often wonder does Trevor Brennan ponder what might have been. Warren Gatland’s… Read More Kenny deserved better than being swept out the door

Holders will have to storm the Palace as title defence begins

When you graduate from hunter to hunted, with a target affixed to your back, you need a different approach to things. For the current group of Manchester United players, doing so will be a new experience. And challenge. One which will be tested to the full when they confront Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace at the… Read More Holders will have to storm the Palace as title defence begins

What is the past and will soon become the past gone in the space of a day

Again, I find myself referring to Ireland’s greatest man of letters, Con Houlihan. Apologies if mention of the man who – as he put it himself – was born in a blizzard in December 1925 – has become a bit laboursome. It will be contended, though, that if a point retains credence, it warrants repetition.… Read More What is the past and will soon become the past gone in the space of a day

Set football aside and there could only be one outcome

In the end, it wasn’t so much a decision as an instinctive reaction. What was done couldn’t be undone. The seen couldn’t be unseen. The heard cannot be dubbed over. Manchester United had no choice but to terminate their association with Mason Greenwood. Yes, if looking at it from a purely football perspective, there may… Read More Set football aside and there could only be one outcome

Wondering your team isn’t doing well? Just watch those around them

It emerged during the week – in a development that would’ve surprised absolutely nobody – that Jim McGuinness may be in line for a return as Donegal football manager. It was surely a surprise to many that the Brains Trust in them there Hills let Jimmy slip away from winning matches so easily. While it… Read More Wondering your team isn’t doing well? Just watch those around them