And for the final timeHats off to the Guardian for their study of Clive Tyldesley's commentating performance during the Bayern Munich v Manchester …Mon Apr 23 2001 - 01:00
Quotes of the week"To be honest, I can't remember him scoring a goal that wasn't memorableMon Apr 23 2001 - 01:00
Recalling young dudesJohn McEvoy has asked us to plug his splendid All The Young Dudes video this week, the one that documents Drogheda FC's glorious…Mon Apr 23 2001 - 01:00
Collymore claptrapWe know we haven't quite bonded with Stanley Collymore over the years but we thought his "I always find the people who criticise…Mon Apr 23 2001 - 01:00
Rio gets it wrongPlanet Football offers hearty congratulations to Leeds United for the mighty feat of reaching the Champions' League semi-finals…Mon Apr 23 2001 - 01:00
Kanoute caught outWest Ham's Freddie Kanoute came over all funny at training last week when he spotted his all-time hero and favourite singer Elton…Mon Apr 23 2001 - 01:00
Antrim club rise to the occasionEven reaching the Sharwoods' Irish Senior Cup final was a fairy tale for Ballymoney, but beating Pegasus on penalty strokes to…Mon Apr 23 2001 - 01:00
Referee is a big hitA couple of weeks ago Paddy Agnew wrote in this newspaper about referee Pierluigi Collina's personal website (wwwMon Apr 23 2001 - 01:00
Vulture's plight is ignored by An PostTruly, life is one long learning experience, with every day throwing up spanking new, revelationary "well, I never knew that" …Sat Apr 21 2001 - 01:00
Pegasus the form horse in finalSuch has been the level of disruption to the season so far, both Ballymoney and Pegasus are just relieved they're finally getting…Fri Apr 20 2001 - 01:00
McCarthy's men abroadPlanet Football salutes Celtic's Colin Healy and Manchester United's Roy Keane and Denis Irwin who have all now picked up championship…Mon Apr 16 2001 - 01:00
Fab VinnieAustralian magazine Who Weekly published its list of the world's 25 most beautiful people last week, and who should appear in…Mon Apr 16 2001 - 01:00
BoycottballsLast week we were mourning the loss of Kevin Keegan from football management and, more importantly, from our quotes of the week…Mon Apr 16 2001 - 01:00
Quotes of the week"Frightened is not the word, we will go out and see what we can do."Mon Apr 16 2001 - 01:00
Scoreline of the weekWORLD Cup Oceania Zone qualifiers - Group One: Australia 31 (Archie Thompson 12, 23, 28, 30, 32, 37, 43, 45, 56, 64, 66, 88, …Mon Apr 16 2001 - 01:00
Amateur sport's true role modelIf she'd been a rugby or football international she'd have had a Late Late Show devoted to her by now, shampoo, crisps and breakfast…Sat Apr 14 2001 - 01:00
Ballymoney join eliteThe line-up for the all-Ireland Club Championship quarter-finals (April 28th and May 5th) is now complete after Ulster and Leinster…Fri Apr 13 2001 - 01:00
Hermes take title in styleHermes regained the Leinster Senior A title, their third in four years, by beating defending league champions Loreto 6-1 at Belfield…Mon Apr 09 2001 - 01:00
McCarthy's men abroadPlanet Football received a slightly grouchy e-mail last week that intimated we only ever mentioned players in our "McCarthy's…Mon Apr 09 2001 - 01:00
Rivaldo shot in the foot by LisaNo wonder Rivaldo wasn't himself on Thursday nightSat Apr 07 2001 - 01:00
Hermes tackle Loreto in key tussleThe mathematics couldn't be simpler for Hermes - a win in their penultimate fixture of the season tomorrow afternoon at Belfield…Fri Apr 06 2001 - 01:00
Single strike suffices for BrayReigninG All-Ireland schools' champions Loreto, Bray retained the Esat Digiphone Leinster Senior Cup at Grange Road yesterday…Fri Apr 06 2001 - 01:00
Muckross hold nerve in shootoutMuckross Park well and truly laid to rest painful memories of losing their Senior League final on penalty strokes to Mount Anville…Tue Apr 03 2001 - 01:00
Lazarus-like rise for LoretoThe blanks on the honours list for the season are rapidly being filled in with Pegasus and Cork Harlequins retaining their Ulster…Mon Apr 02 2001 - 01:00
McCarthy's men abroadRemember Mickey Evans? No? Granted, if you'd gone out to make a cup of tea five minutes from the end of the Republic's 1997 game…Mon Apr 02 2001 - 01:00
Fit to burst on equality questionYou know the old saying, "women who seek equality with men lack ambition"? Well, I've always regarded that as a little rough …Sat Mar 31 2001 - 01:00
Biggest test for league leadersAfter resuming their season in fine style last weekend with a 7-1 win over Clontarf, Leinster Senior B leaders Corinthians face…Fri Mar 30 2001 - 01:00
Maldini's magicIf the cockles of your heart need warming, have a listen to this Belfast Telegraph storyMon Mar 26 2001 - 01:00
Hard to swallowYOU mightn't be aware of this, but the really big trial involving an English footballer charged with assault ended last week …Mon Mar 26 2001 - 01:00
Quotes of the weekReporter: "Were you surprised about George Graham's sacking?"Mon Mar 26 2001 - 01:00
McCarthy's men abroadPlayer of the week? Roy Keane. Right, that's that sorted. Runner-up? Andy O'Brien (left). For lots of reasons:Mon Mar 26 2001 - 01:00
Literally bizarreFrom the Guardian's Football Knowledge Archive: "In light of Ugo Ehiogu scoring for England (against Spain), I was wondering …Mon Mar 26 2001 - 01:00
Gormless GoramSpotted: sublime story from the Scottish Daily Record, as featured by Football 365 midweek. Picture the sceneMon Mar 26 2001 - 01:00
Leading teams march onSo much for the theory that the first weekend back after a month long break would see an upset or two, based on the assumption…Mon Mar 26 2001 - 01:00
Bayern blunderWe liked this yarn, as reported by the Sun last week, even if we're not entirely convinced it's 110 per cent trueMon Mar 26 2001 - 01:00
Enforced intermission produces mixed resultsAfter the most unforeseen of mid-season breaks, clubs in all four provinces will resume their pursuit of league points tomorrow…Fri Mar 23 2001 - 00:00
No sport is driving me up the wallscounter in my local DIY megastore last Saturday, with a tin of Passionate Paprika in one hand and Tantalizing Terracotta in the…Mon Mar 19 2001 - 00:00
No sport is driving me up the wallscounter in my local DIY megastore last Saturday, with a tin of Passionate Paprika in one hand and Tantalizing Terracotta in the…Sat Mar 17 2001 - 00:00
Football's fickle finger of fateWith a bit of luck Gordon Banks didn't read Thursday's London TimesSat Mar 10 2001 - 00:00
Ulster cup finals fall victim to farm crisisWhile Leinster intends to resume its league programme on March 24th, and may yet give the go-ahead for the Senior Cup final to…Fri Mar 09 2001 - 00:00
Friends of Celine win brief ceasefireStrange, it's only a few days since I read with, frankly, swooning admiration of Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban's decision…Sat Mar 03 2001 - 00:00
Matches off at all levelsThe Irish Hockey Association has advised its branches to cancel the entire weekend programme of matches and any fixtures planned…Fri Mar 02 2001 - 00:00
Clinical Ulster prevail once moreDisciplined, clinical performances gave Ulster three 1-0 wins at Grange Road over the weekend, enough to secure them their fourth…Mon Feb 26 2001 - 00:00
Symmons a super substituteLeinster recovered from going an early goal down to Munster to open their senior interprovincial campaign with a 5-2 win at Grange…Sat Feb 24 2001 - 00:00
Leinster aim to take laurels from UlsterUlster have their sights firmly set on a four-in-a-row at the senior interprovincial tournament which gets under way at Grange…Fri Feb 23 2001 - 00:00
Quotes of the week"(Shamrock) Rovers remind me of my grandparents: they had a pretty good history but they died and aren't coming back."Mon Feb 19 2001 - 00:00