Angry Fans

The Examiner’s football correspondent Liam Mackey is in fine fettle this week and in highly argumentative mood limbering up for the long international break with some provocative thoughts on bungs; the work of the “Copper’s Copper”; the merits of motivational talks for the Irish team; transfers you wish had never been made (and neither do the clubs); Sepp Blatter and his plan to bring back the not-so-golden goals, conspiracy theories concerning Liverpool and Chelsea; early candidates for player of the year; Pepe Reina’s form; the recruitment of Zokora to the Premiership diving team; the noble visage of Ian Dowie and Joey Barton’s rear view mirror.

Letter of the week goes to Padraig Kelly of Carlow for a nice line in irony. Send us the snail mail address Padraig and the prize will be on its way.