Okey dokey so honourable Mister Koto

REGULAR readers of the Irish Examiner's weekly television sports column - a big hello to Brendan and Irene Blennerhasset, Old Youghal Road, Cork - are doubtless both suffering intense withdrawal symptoms, what with its author obviously being entirely preoccupied with dossing around the Far East, under the pretence of "covering" the 2002 World Cup.

To be honest, I’m suffering the odd withdrawal symptom myself, and I don’t just mean the distressing habit of Japanese ATM machines ever so politely telling me where to stick my card whenever I’ve tried to favour one with my custom.