Larry Ryan: Stephen Kenny will be fine while we’re going to the match

The great advantage Stephen Kenny still holds is that pundits and writers and commentators don’t really matter, while his base is so strong.

Seeing what we want to see: A visitor walks past "Going to the Match" by English artist LS Lowry from 1928, on display at a Christie's exhibition in Dubai on September 15, 2022. Pic: KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images 

LS Lowry's most famous painting, Going to the Match, is for sale again and is expected to go for around £8m. I'm looking at a print of it on the wall and have mixed feelings.

There’s a strange lack of joy it in, no? The fans are almost trudging in, heads bowed, backs hunched. Where is the anticipation? The excitement? Nobody nudging one another, looking for an injury update on Bobby Langton. A gaggle have even been detained, far right, seemingly listening to an orator of some kind. A preacher maybe, offering an alternative faith.