Football: what’s not to like? Here are many good, some not so good reasons to hate the sport, or what it has become, via john.keyes.ie.
It’s by a QPR fan, and it’s not entirely clear what it’s doing on an Irish blog. Perhaps it’s part of that odd counter-current whereby Irish fans seek authenticity in more obscure English clubs (think Scunthorpe) or those with faded glory. Or maybe there’s a real connection.
What does an Irish football club that has just won back-to-back national championships have to do to get some serious media coverage in the off-season?
Having a spat over its manager with Scottish head-hunters seems to work, at least in the ‘there’s no such thing as bad publicity’ department.
What have a property developer, Anglo-Irish Bank and a Dublin local authority got in common? Quite a lot, one might surmise, given the recent history of the area, but they also all are involved in the League of Ireland.
