In a long overdue return to BPF, Gav Reilly ponders whether the Red Knights model of ownership can really work in England… As a Manchester United fan it’s been difficult of late to read any kind of club news without encountering inevitable bumf about the Glazers, the Red Knights, green and gold scarves, potential boycotts, […]
UCD winger David McMillan speaks to Gavan Reilly about his side’s chances in the new season
TWO Kilkenny hurling legends were among the winners at An Garda Síochána’s 16th annual Coiste Siamsa Sportstar Awards, held recently in Hotel Kilkenny. Eddie Brennan scooped the award in the hurling category for the sixth time, while Frank Cummins was the winner of the Hall of Fame award. Cummins’s award was offered in recognition of […]
The absence of Stephen Ireland from the international fold, writes Gavan Reilly, is not a traitorous choice but a professional one
Gav Reilly argues for reform of the League Cup before it becomes an unworkable, worthless shambles – but what do you think? The draw for the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup was released this morning; the world kept turning. A quick history lesson: the League Cup was instituted in 1960-61 as a tournament specifically created […]
Returning from a professional sabbatical and into actual sunlight for the first time in what feels like several years, Gav Reilly thinks that Football might finally, in 2010, come home… First of all, apologies for my radio silence of late; I’ve been wrapped up in a windowless office of doom for the past couple of […]
As Bernard Dunne loses his world boxing crown, Gavan Reilly contemplates the poetic charm of Irish sporting life
London side Fulham have signed Irish international Damien Duff from Newcastle United for a fee believed to be about £4m. The 30-year-old joins the Cottagers on a deal believed to match his Newcastle wages of £60,000 per week. He began his career with Blackburn Rovers, where his new boss Roy Hodgson handed him his first […]
The singular beauty of football, the reason it’s known worldwide as The Beautiful Game, is the sheer simplicity of the sport. Gary Lineker once famously quipped that football “is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans win.” While the ultimate outcome might not be quite […]
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