Angry fans

After 90 days’ respite Ireland’s best forum for unreasonable soccer supporters is back for the rest of the season under the affable guidance of our chief correspondent Liam Mackey.

Liam will run an arbitrary eye over your prejudices every Tuesday between now and May and be handing out glittering prizes for reasoned, and unreasoned arguments. We kick off with debate about Ireland’s new favourite Premiership club; bewilderment as to why Spurs would leave a e25m striker on the starting bench; more thoughts on whether supporting the Premiership is unpatriotic; and puzzlement as to why a side spending e80m has to play John O’Shea up front.

Prize Letter goes to Philip Duff of Dublin for recognising, ahem, writing talent when he sees it. It’s on its way Phil. It’s Dennis Wise’s autobiography . . . with 15 pages torn out