Hype… snobbery… suspicion… confusion… denial… neglect
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Friendlies with big-brand British or Continental teams are a double-edged sword for Irish clubs. The games typically happen in the thick of the Irish summer season, and tend to distract from the real business.
Inside Sport is a promising new blog, by David Conn, from the Guardian. Promising, because it is part of an emerging trend among intelligent sports writers to look past the money and PR-driven hysteria to which much of the modern game, not least football, has surrendered.
Have Bohs sacked yet another manager?
Or have RTÉ just given the league their usual level of knowledge, care and attention?
(Hint: zoom linked screen grab to full size & see main pic!)
The last screen shot of Setanta’s Irish football page.
Sad to see the site, or at least this section of it, go… and hope it can come back!
