There are obvious holes to be picked in the belief it is never a bad idea to watch a game of football.

Former Dublin coach Mick Bohan reckons Jim Gavin agreed to stick around for an eighth season as manager partly because “he felt under pressure from his group” to do so.

Gerry Cox No, argues Gerry Cox

So long to the childhood sweetheart, hello to the rebound trainwreck.

Troy Parrott landed back to turbulent Tottenham yesterday but at least there are no tremors looming for his international career.

Daniel Storey asks if Mourinho will change for Spurs or if Spurs will change for Mourinho.

Jose Mourinho has been appointed as Tottenham’s new manager following the sacking of Mauricio Pochettino.

Mauricio Pochettino has left Tottenham Hotspur.

Twitter has released its top trends in Ireland for the year.

Manchester United reached the last 32 of the Europa League in convincing fashion last night, a competition which is taking on increasing importance for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in what has been a this frustrating ly average campaign.

Spurs teenager Troy Parrott and Celtic's Lee O'Connor both make the move up from Stephen Kenny's U21 squad

‘I’m probably the wrong man to ask, I like a little dive myself.”

Aaron Connolly has been ruled out of the upcoming games against New Zealand and Denmark due to injury.

You can fully understand why Pep Guardiola and his backroom staff were raging. It did indeed look like Trent Alexander-Arnold handled the ball in the penalty area, and slow-motion replays hardly seemed to help Michael Oliver or VAR’s explanation that his arm was not in an unnatural position.

Aaron Connolly has emerged as Mick McCarthy’s sole injury concern for next Monday’s concluding Euro 2020 qualifier against Denmark after picking up a groin injury.

Whisper it quietly, Manchester United supporters, but, perhaps, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has rediscovered the Midas touch that catapulted him to the permanent manager’s post, on a wave of free-flowing football and mass popularity, earlier this year.

Forget talk of controversial decisions, painful debates over VAR and ongoing confusion over the handball rule; the real headline news at Anfield yesterday was that Liverpool have the drive, momentum, and sheer emotional energy to end 30 years of hurt.

Head coach Unai Emery called for calm from his Arsenal bosses after this latest calamitous result and performance. But the club’s board surely have to act swiftly at the start of this international break and either back or sack the man they hired to replace Arsene Wenger in May last year.

“I don’t even know who the prime minister is any more. I haven’t got a clue,” said Gareth Bale last month, adding, hopefully with knowing self-parody: “I follow the golf, that’s about it. I can tell you who’s No 1 in the world.”

Doubts your columnist entertains.