At this stage, there is hardly any point in a non-ManU and non-Liverpool supporter railing against the excesses of the Irish sports media in the run-up to today’s mega game, which surely has re-defined our understanding of hype.
LoI people often debate the level at which the Irish game matches the English one. Most often, the assessment is wildly chauvinistic, with claims that we would tank anyone in the lower Championship (or second division in plain English). Yeah, right.
It’s heart-warming to read, courtesy of the Irish Independent, that LA Galaxy are recovering from their injection of celebrity culture. It vaguely calls to mind that great story of the Skibbereen Eagle keeping its eye on the Russian Tzar.
Don’t say ‘fuck’ if you’re a League of Ireland fan. It can get you into trouble with the law.
Sacre bleu! Raymond Domenech is posing some serious challenges for boys-in-greenism and Irish national identity.
After calling the Ireland squad ‘England B’ (see previous post), he now offers the opinion that it’s the British who will be snapping up tickets for the crunch tie in Paris.
Oh la la! Raymond Domenech has put Irish media noses out of joint with his comment that the boys in green are little more than an England B.
Just stumbled across this neat little piece by AFC Wimbledon fan Dan Hancox that nicely expresses the joy of non-league football.
