Tag: SOCCER
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Is Kelleher about to buzz into The Bees?
Speculation is mounting that Republic Of Ireland goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher is on the verge of signing for Brentford just days after the Corkman collected a Premier League winners’ medal at Anfield with Liverpool. The Irish stopper has made no secret of his desire to leave the now champions in order to get more first team…
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Believe what’s in front of you – not what others say
MANCHESTER UNITED… 0 TOTTENHAM… 1 The above line of advice could probably be appended to any facet of life. You’d hope that if the Ineos idiots are still in charge of the Old Trafford club going forward, they might belatedly begin to pay heed to it also. In fairness, I actually couldn’t be too critical…
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What a difference a day makes… If your name is Josh Keeley
Did you ever notice how one occurrence in life can often lead your thoughts to somewhere else entirely? Recently, the mind here was drawn to when my sister had a set of football goals in her garden when her ‘kids’ were, well… Kids. You know the type, plastic, collapsable, built in such a way that…
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If you have the belief you must have the patience
On July 7th, 2023, a post was published in this space heralding Manchester United’s annexation of the services of Mason Mount from Chelsea as a sign that the club were serious about mounting a challenge for honours at that time. Remember, here we have a guy who had just scored the winning goal for his…
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Good for the heart… Eventually!
Move over Barcelona, you have been eclipsed. The SAS (Sheringham and Solksjaer) deposed by MAM (Mainoo and Maguire). The absense of Roy Keane outweighed by being 4-2 down against 10 men. Peter Schmeichel’s cartwheel being replaced by Andre Onana running over to celebrate with manager Ruben Amorim and cramping up in the process. ITV commentator…
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It appears money trumps all other factors
No, I’m not talking about the walking Orange Split. Yet anyway. But, just when it appeared the sporting world might have a shred of loyalty and decency left in it, leave it to the Premier League to blow that theory out of the water. Now read on… Trent Alexander-Arnold. Undoubtedly a very gifted footballer. Good…
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McNally misery compounds catastrophic catalogue for the Royal County
Dunboyne’s Josh Keeley has been very much in the limelight of late, and deservedly so. From his scoring exploits against Oldham, to further FA Cup heroics against Derby County, to being named the League 1 Player Of The Month and drawing specific praise from Pep Guardiola in the wake of Leyton Orient’s brave effort against…
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This is the first real test of Amorim’s metal
The above headline may seem a bit strange given some of what has gone on since the Portuguese the keys of the madhouse a couple of months back. In one sense, you might say things haven’t really changed that much. In that results have still been up and down like a human waste disposal organs.…
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Bruno strikes knockout blow as ferris wheel goes up again
MANCHESTER UNITED… 2 RANGERS… 1 Only hours before production of what you are now reading commenced, from the same space emerged pertaining to the picking of Eoghan Frayne and Ciaran Caulfield as captain and vice captain respectively of the Meath senior football team. The point was made, and will be again, that while surprise at…
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The Late Denis Law
Manchester United’s Holy Trinity – George Best, Bobby Charlton and Denis Law – are reunited on the pitch at the stadium in the great beyond after Denis (84) called ashore for the final time by the most important manager of them all earlier this evening. Best, Charlton and Law. From the first time I ever…