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John Fogarty: Out of the loop GAA know the true value of games
John Fogarty: Out of the loop GAA know the true value of games
T IME, that arbitrary hoor of a measurement, has never felt so redundant. We can’t say exactly when but days for us lost their appeal a week or two back. We are Phil Connors. “They say we’re young and we don’t know…”

Tue, 28 Apr, 2020

Open the curtains, matters are brightening up in the football championship
Open the curtains, matters are brightening up in the football championship

Hey, it’s actually got quite interesting the last few weeks, hasn’t it? In fact, it’s been rather decent, don’t you agree? You weren’t exactly expecting us or anyone else to be saying that about the 2016 football championship, were you?

Tue, 12 Jul, 2016

Wenger wrong to trust players
Wenger wrong to trust players

Paul Scholes got one thing wrong. In most respects, his savage takedown of Arsenal on his Sky Sports punditry debut was as measured as one of those never-learned-how-to-tackle-ho-ho-ho ankle crunchers he liked to leave on the likes of Jose Reyes.

Sat, 29 Mar, 2014

‘Groundhog Day phenomenon’ needs to be understood
‘Groundhog Day phenomenon’ needs to be understood

MOVIE QUOTES enter the cultural canon on a yearly basis, but the phrase ‘Groundhog Day’ exists on another level entirely.

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