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The Steelers take to the field 28/9/2025

S Tommy Martin: You can be troubled by the NFL in Croke Park, but you can’t ignore it

Last Sunday was a cultural takeover and it was loud.

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Pittsburgh Steelers Mandatory Minicamp

S Tommy Martin: Aaron Rodgers still turning up in the search for meaning

We welcome 41-year-old Aaron Rodgers to Croke Park this weekend. How is he still doing it? And why?

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025

Tottenham Hotspur v Villarreal CF - UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD1

S Tommy Martin: Who needs time when you go back to basics like Thomas Frank?

Frank's early progress at Tottenham is a blow for the school of thought that managers need time.

Thu, 18 Sep, 2025

Armenia v Republic of Ireland - FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier

S Tommy Martin: Ireland will soon need someone else to take the blame

Worthy as they are, all the talk of structures and academies won’t butter any parsnips when the time comes for this Ireland team to go again.

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

Republic of Ireland Training Session and Media Conference

S Tommy Martin: Hallgrimsson double jobbing managing body and mind

The continuing absence of a sports psychologist has generated headlines in the build-up to Saturday’s World Cup qualifying opener against Hungary.

Thu, 04 Sep, 2025

Jim Gavin 30/7/2025

S Tommy Martin: What would electing Jim Gavin as president say about us?

The presidency is the ultimate honour for any Irish citizen, but maybe Jim Gavin is overqualified.

Thu, 28 Aug, 2025

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S Tommy Martin: Delirium or doom, the return of Sunderland can keep us awake

The return of the Black Cats brings the kind of passionate intensity the Premier League needs

Thu, 21 Aug, 2025

Liverpool FC v Crystal Palace FC - Premier League

S Tommy Martin: Whole new ball game after dud Premier League season when plot got stale

Every top-rated show has one like it – when character arcs run out of steam and the plot seems aimless.

Fri, 15 Aug, 2025

FC Barcelona v Como1907 - Joan Gamper Trophy

S Tommy Martin: Rashford joins a crowded punditry field in nailing United's woes

Just what the club needs, another former player in the punditry game, only this one is, technically, a current player.

Thu, 14 Aug, 2025

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S Tommy Martin: If music was the new football for a mid ‘90s teen, Oasis were your team

As Nick Hornby would explain, you can’t change your team, can you?

Thu, 07 Aug, 2025