Badda-bing CarloIn these days of nice, tactful, diplomatic coaches and managers, we say: hail nutter Carlo Mazzone (aka, Brescia coach)Mon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
No shouting from rooftopsIt was the end of, perhaps, the Republic's finest qualifying campaign, but there were no champagne corks popping in the players…Mon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
Give us a breakAround these parts we've had a soft spot for Partick Thistle supremo John Lambie ever since the day he uttered the immortal line…Mon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
O'Shea bags five in routOld Alexandra's Gillian O'Shea helped herself to five goals in a 10-0 win over Glenanne on the opening day of the Leinster League…Mon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
Kamara's karmaTrust us, Chris Kamara's commentary contributions to Sky Sports' football coverage makes the channel's subscription nigh on worth…Mon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
Own goal - part twoSpeaking of unsuccessful football bets: when Spurs were 3-0 up at half-time against Manchester United last week, one of their…Mon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
Bertie Wooster's tackleNO, we haven't made it up, part 263: Vincent Jones is all set to land the part of butler Jeeves in an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical…Mon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
Own goal - part oneDid you watch Real Madrid v Real Valladolid last week? You did? Did you spot the absence of frenzied euphoria amongst the Valladolid…Mon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
McCarthy earns respectThe Irish players might have been given three weeks to recover from their exertions at the World Cup qualifier before resuming…Fri Oct 05 2001 - 01:00
Controversy deflates Irish celebrationsBack home in Cork after the most eventful two weeks of her hockey career, rounded off by a weekend she's unlikely to forget, …Tue Oct 02 2001 - 01:00
Hockey qualifiers end in disarray as officials get confused over the rules"Well, at least you have a good story," sniffed the beleaguered tournament official in the direction of the press corps in Amiens…Mon Oct 01 2001 - 01:00
Irish qualify by stroke of Lithuanian hard luckAs Irish manager Denise McCarthy put it, "it would be extremely inappropriate to celebrate"Mon Oct 01 2001 - 01:00
Candles all aglow for Irish in AmiensSo many candles have been lit by parents and friends of the Irish hockey team ahead of today's World Cup Qualifying game against…Sat Sept 29 2001 - 01:00
Penalties are tabooTrue, it has to be done, but the sight of the Irish squad practising penalty strokes in Amiens yesterday was enough to put years…Fri Sept 28 2001 - 01:00
Ireland lift themselves for another tryYou'd want to have a cold heart not to feel for the weary, dejected Irish players as they trudged off the pitch in the pouring…Thu Sept 27 2001 - 01:00
Ukraine last hurdle to Irish qualifyingThe mathematics are much simpler now, no more need to pour over pool permutations; after yesterday's 1-0 win over Kazakhstan …Wed Sept 26 2001 - 01:00
Ireland can make amends for French defeatWhen even a senior International Hockey Federation official takes it upon herself to privately apologise to a member of the Irish…Tue Sept 25 2001 - 01:00
Ireland fall victim to poor umpiringAfter such a bright opening to the tournament, when they won their first two pool games, Ireland are back in the more familiar…Mon Sept 24 2001 - 01:00
Key match against FranceSo far, so good, Ireland couldn't have asked for any more from their opening two pool games in the World Cup qualifier in France…Sat Sept 22 2001 - 01:00
Burke spearheads goal spreeIt's a measure, perhaps, of the strength of their ambition at this tournament that there was a trace of disappointment in the…Fri Sept 21 2001 - 01:00
Ireland's workrate yields precious opening victoryEven yesterday's deluge couldn't dampen the mood in the Irish camp after they opened their World Cup Qualifying campaign with…Thu Sept 20 2001 - 01:00
Win needed to ease frustrationFinally, Ireland's World Cup qualifying campaign gets under way today when they play India in Amiens in their opening pool game…Wed Sept 19 2001 - 01:00
Ireland quietly confident as US withdrawFollowing the withdrawal of the United States from the tournament yesterday it seems many of the teams preparing for the World…Mon Sept 17 2001 - 01:00
Grass was never greenerSometimes facial expressions are enough to tell the story, there's really no need for words at allMon Sept 03 2001 - 01:00
Gaelic growlingThis column is no stranger to having the start of its holidays delayed by trifling matters like fuelless planes so, naturally…Mon Aug 27 2001 - 01:00
West woken during St James' napTen minutes to go in the Galway v Derry All-Ireland semi-final and time to acknowledge the precision-like nature of Joe Brolly…Mon Aug 27 2001 - 01:00
Bowyer boils overFor those who saw Leeds' Lee Bowyer (pictured) being sent off against Arsenal last week and wondered what he was saying during…Mon Aug 27 2001 - 01:00
Songs of the week"We had joy, we had fun, Juan Sebastian Veron, He's got style, but no hair, He's an Argie, we don't care."Mon Aug 27 2001 - 01:00
Ad men bottle itHats off to the Newcastle supporter on the Football 365 discussion forum who noticed a glitch in that cheesy new Coca Cola ad…Mon Aug 27 2001 - 01:00
McCarthy's men abroadSteven Reid (Millwall), Dessie Byrne (Cambridge) and Willie Boland (Cardiff) were the latest Irish victims of the current red…Mon Aug 27 2001 - 01:00
Robson's century runSpotted on the Football 365 website: a fella queued up for ages at a Bobby Robson book signing in Newcastle recentlyMon Aug 27 2001 - 01:00
Quotes of the week"When they put Clinton Morrison's (pictured) name on an Irish team-sheet, they may as well have engraved RIP on Irish soccer'…Mon Aug 27 2001 - 01:00
ITV unveil Apres Match of the Day"Better for you, better for all of us," promised Des Lynam at the unveiling on Saturday evening of the most expensive football…Mon Aug 20 2001 - 01:00
Regis butters them up the wrong wayAre you sitting down? Ready? Sure? Brace yourself: there are people out there who DIDN'T stay up to watch the qualifying rounds…Mon Aug 13 2001 - 01:00
Next time you see Maurice, genuflectAt its conclusion Pat Spillane explained that "probably the better team drew today", a comment that was Keeganesque in its character…Mon Aug 06 2001 - 01:00
Some legends are better than othersSome sports legends retire gracefully, others are retired disgracefully, a few more shuffle off gracelessly, their departure …Mon Jul 30 2001 - 01:00
Williams' father has the last laughTo create one tennis champion may be regarded as good fortune, to create two? Richard Williams might be many things (take your…Mon Jul 23 2001 - 01:00
Ireland comfortably retain their standingIreland's Davis Cup captain Peter Wright saluted his players after they easily retained their place in Group Two of the Euro-…Mon Jul 23 2001 - 01:00
Cup hopes hit by cancellationAfter demanding a meeting with the Irish Hockey Association (IHA) at the weekend, senior coach Riet Kuper has accepted that its…Mon Jul 16 2001 - 01:00
Soap gets in your eyesOnce upon a time, folk watched soap operas for a bit of light relief, viewing them as a pleasurable diversion from bothersome…Sat Jun 23 2001 - 01:00
Ireland blow hot and coldAfter producing one of their finest displays since coach Riet Kuper took charge in 1998 - when only a poor umpiring decision …Mon Jun 18 2001 - 01:00
The clubs will pay the price in the endThe game seems like nigh on half a century ago, largely because the players' shorts were so tight it was a miracle they were …Sat Jun 16 2001 - 01:00
Ireland face old foeAfter easing their way back in to competitive hockey, after a year's break, in three training games against Scotland last weekend…Fri Jun 15 2001 - 01:00
Making a stand for new stadiumI know we shouldn't care what the neighbours thinkSat Jun 09 2001 - 01:00
Good points outweigh the badVerdict? Could have been worse, could have been better. Just 11 minutes away from taking the three points..Mon Jun 04 2001 - 01:00
