Fergie should have bought Doyle

NEVER mind de lawd, it’s football that moves in mysterious ways, its wonders — and weirdness — to perform.

For your correspondent, the week began in the unlikely surroundings of the Maltese Embassy in Dublin where we gathered to wish bon voyage to Roddy Collins as he prepared for a new life in the Mediterranean.

His latest club Floriana, we noted, are sponsored by Robertson’s Jams and Marmalade, which sets up a number of important questions.