Quotes of the week"Manchester City manager Joe Royle has ruled himself out of the England job sensationally vacated by his close friend Kevin Keegan…Mon Oct 09 2000 - 01:00
TransportedBlackburn Rovers' Irish under-18 international Ben Burgess has moved on loan to Australian club Northern Spirit for a year, one…Mon Oct 09 2000 - 01:00
High-flying Hermes will take stoppingOnly three games gone but judging by their form so far this season, Hermes' quest to regain the Leinster Senior A title they …Mon Oct 09 2000 - 01:00
Dirty tricksShocking news from Romania on Saturday where the mighty Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt have been banned from European competition for …Mon Oct 09 2000 - 01:00
Hilliard still a defiant figureWhen they last met in the Leinster League, six months ago, Old Alexandra and Hermes played out a scoreless but thrilling draw…Fri Oct 06 2000 - 01:00
Devaney strikes againWe're a bit tempted to make Cardiff's David Greene our player of the week, if only as a token effort to bring some light in to…Mon Oct 02 2000 - 01:00
World Cup boost for IrelandThe final placings in the women's Olympic hockey tournament have boosted Ireland's hopes of making it in to the line-up for next…Mon Oct 02 2000 - 01:00
It's the end of the world as we've known itCrikey, what now? No sooner had the Olympic candle, that has shone brightly on top of the telly these past 17 days, been extinguished…Mon Oct 02 2000 - 01:00
See, jogging isn't good for you after allJust when you thought it was safe to have an early night along comes the women's 20km walk at four in the morning, a big gang…Fri Sept 29 2000 - 01:00
Pembroke to give Loreto sterner testAfter getting his Loreto coaching career off to the best of possible starts last weekend, when the defending Leinster champions…Fri Sept 29 2000 - 01:00
Trying to be as positive as you possibly canBarely awake from a fitful few hours sleep, interrupted by miscarriage of justice nightmares that had CJ Hunter going down for…Wed Sept 27 2000 - 01:00
Going a bit overboard at the lakeAh yes, but are they happy? Is Britain not suffering from a bit of auld medal fatigue at this stage? I mean, between ourselves…Mon Sept 25 2000 - 01:00
Champions off to winning startsLeinster and Munster champions Loreto and Harlequins got their respective seasons under way with emphatic victories on Saturday…Mon Sept 25 2000 - 01:00
McCarthy's men abroadTwo more Irish debuts in English football this week, the first for Derek Geary who played at right back for Sheffield Wednesday…Mon Sept 25 2000 - 01:00
Breakfast telly upsets tummyBreakfast with Sonia. Barely able to swallow your cornflakes because you worry about her, right? Worry that something might go…Sat Sept 23 2000 - 01:00
Bouncers no longer Randy"That's the nice thing about the Olympics," said the BBC's Clare Balding, "you get to see sports you've never seen before mainly…Fri Sept 22 2000 - 01:00
Relief as `swimmer' doesn't sinkIt brought back painful memories of those swimming lessons when you'd thrash and flail and flap your arms, legs, knees, elbows…Wed Sept 20 2000 - 01:00
Death knell for jolly hockey sticksYep, those all-in-one bodysuits really can help you knock a few seconds off your PB (that's "personal best" to you non-athletes…Tue Sept 19 2000 - 01:00
McCarthy's men abroadIn the end it came down to three contenders, although much as we'd love to offer the winner £70,000 he'll have to make do with…Mon Sept 18 2000 - 01:00
Turner returns to the foldPegasus open the defence of their Ulster League title this weekend with a familiar face back in the fold following Jeanette Turner…Fri Sept 15 2000 - 01:00
Insomniacs of the world uniteSo where will you be at four in the morning on September 17th? In front of your telly watching the clash of Hungary and Angola…Wed Sept 13 2000 - 01:00
Olympic spirit is alive and well, yeah right"Our country is in ruins and destroyed. You can't imagine how meaningful it will be for me to put our flag in SydneySat Sept 09 2000 - 01:00
Dead bad moveWe don't regard ourselves as being particularly squeamish here at Planet Football but we have to say this little tale left us…Mon Sept 04 2000 - 01:00
On the move?Just when transfer yarns concerning the Irish abroad were beginning to run thin and we thought we'd have to make a few up (again…Mon Sept 04 2000 - 01:00
McCarthy's men abroadIn 50 or 60 years' time, we reckon, Barry Roche will sit his grandchildren on his knee and ask them "did I ever tell you about…Mon Sept 04 2000 - 01:00
Linesman gets birdWe read with interest of Antoon Soetens' claim last week that his latest invention will make disputed offside decisions a thing…Mon Sept 04 2000 - 01:00
Quotes of the week"I would say France have the home advantage because they are at homeMon Sept 04 2000 - 01:00
Armed strikerNice to see our old friend Faustino Asprilla hasn't mellowed with ageMon Sept 04 2000 - 01:00
Moving along nicely but going nowhere for nowWhile most of us respond to your average transfer gossip story with a raised eyebrow and a cry of "what next - Zidane to Cowdenbeath…Sat Aug 26 2000 - 01:00
On the move?Last season, we're sure you'll remember, we shared much inside transfer gossipy information with you, revealing exclusively in…Mon Aug 21 2000 - 01:00
McCarthy's men abroadWhere do we start? If some of Mick McCarthy's foreign-based lads mean to go on as they started we'll have qualified for the 2002…Mon Aug 21 2000 - 01:00
Courting controversyTop marks to Leeds for launching a new "Kick Racism Out Of Football" campaignMon Aug 21 2000 - 01:00
How to bury, not praiseNice to see Gary Neville taking an interest in the fortunes of his local club Bury, where his superbly named father, Neville …Mon Aug 21 2000 - 01:00
Ruffled feathersTrue, the Newcastle supporters didn't exactly take to the streets in protest when Duncan Ferguson was sold to Everton last week…Mon Aug 21 2000 - 01:00
Why are they still there?Busy auld summer for English Premiership clubs on the transfer market but what really flabbergasted us was the list of players…Sat Aug 19 2000 - 01:00
Keen to win his spurs in top flightMoving house, they say, comes near the top of the list of the most stressful events in our livesSat Aug 19 2000 - 01:00
A good loser is a rare animalI was standing in a bunker on the first the other day, the gale force winds blowing its contents all over my factor-23-smothered…Sat Aug 12 2000 - 01:00
FIFA `Del Boys' sell World Cup cheapFunny, my Granny used to say: "Never trust a man who wears shiny slip-on shoes, a cheesy grin, gold cuff-links and a big ignorant…Sat Jul 15 2000 - 01:00
Pele's final say reveals too muchThe Final. The colour. The sound. The fury. The exhilaration. The passion. The courage. The desire. The tensionMon Jul 03 2000 - 01:00
Blue moon and negative pantsDay 16. Martin O'Neill's looking a bit faint, a bit Celtic green about the gillsFri Jun 30 2000 - 01:00
New language over at ITVDay 15, but it feels like Day Three. Time's winging it. It's been tasty, nay, delectableThu Jun 29 2000 - 01:00
Three leading figures bow outJoan Morgan, the manager of the Irish women's hockey team, and both assistant coaches, Glynis Taylor and Bernie Heffernan, have…Wed Jun 28 2000 - 01:00
Suffering the effects of cold turkeyDay 13. It's been 48 hours since we last saw a live game of football - is this a record? And, funnily enough, soon after the …Mon Jun 26 2000 - 01:00
Mediterranean magic lifts spiritsAs the Spanish sports newspaper Marca put it so beautifully on Thursday morning, "Long live the mother who gave birth to you". …Sat Jun 24 2000 - 01:00
Ireland without two key players for EdinburghThe Irish senior squad takes part in a four-nations tournament in Edinburgh over the weekend as part of the Scottish Hockey Association…Fri Jun 23 2000 - 01:00
