Less of a disparity though. Everyone can dare to dream in international football. In the space of 5 years Belgium went from being ranked about 70th in the world to having a star studded team.
To an extent. 8 countries have won World Cup in its history.
But the old established teams are dying out. New coaching techniques making the game more even. Theyâll be a ninth this year.
Sleepy Eamon is a competent minister
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A bold shout. Who are you tipping?
8 different winners from 21 tournaments isnât too bad I suppose. Probably more variety in Euro winners with the likes of Denmark, Greece, USSR and Czechoslovakia.
Declan Rice is a nothing player. How he is apparently worth 150 million is beyond me.
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I love you bro
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Gareth Southgate is right not to be bowing to the media mob regarding Phil Foden and Trent Alexander Arnold.
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Phil and Trent will have their time and place but you donât win the World Cup going balls out
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Pat Kenny was outstanding as LLS host. Especially the awkwardness of the toy show
Stiff as a board. Toy show was definitely not Pats thing.
An âinsufferable arsehole, a piece of sh*tâ.
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Think he was just blessed to be the host in a time when kids were funnier and more unpredictable. Some hatchet jobs of kids through those years who made the show what it was and what people are still yearning for not realising tis long gone and not coming back. Coupled with that it was a time when toys were actually decent and not some lump of shite that will catch a childâs eye but theyâre sick of it before the gravy is poured over the turkey.
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In the old days a six year old kid from Offaly with his own few cattle would be in Dublin for first time and would meet Gay Byrne and bring tears to his eyes with a handshake. We were a proper country then.
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The kids on it these days are way to prepped beforehand either by producers or parents. No loose cannon would be allowed these days
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Kenny Cunningham is a good pundit
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Iâm enjoying all the injury time in WC games.
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My nephew from West Cork played a bit of music up there last year.
The training, commitment and amount of trips to Dublin was unreal.
As it turned out they played out the show that night.
I had to sit through the whole bloody thing.
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This is it, itâs like reality TV shows, they look for a load of âcharactersâ. It ends up completely uninteresting then
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Better off when there was a bit nepotism and they could end up with any old loon