Don’t put Irish talent in a box

There has been robust discussion around this week’s series on Irish football and the things being done to restore our supply of top talent. It even spilled beyond these shores, from the UK to USA and Sweden to South Africa, with many of the issues raised striking a universal chord.

I stayed out of it, stoically facilitating, while a selection of wise football people gave their opinions. But you hardly expected to be spared entirely my views. Here are 11 of what we must now call ‘takeaways’ from this week’s dialogue.

My language was a disgrace