It's a close run thing between Alan Kernaghan and Keith O'Neill over who had the more miserable Saturday afternoon.

Kernaghan might just shade the contest after his 83rd minute own goal gave Kilmarnock a share of the points at Rugby Park, after St Johnstone had led 2-0 with half an hour to go.

O'Neill, too, has had better weekends. Making his first appearance for Norwich, as a second half sub, since he was injured playing for the Republic against Croatia last month, he received dog's abuse from a section of his own supporters when he made his entrance in the game against Huddersfield.

It seems the locals haven't taken kindly to the Dubliner's remark that "the only good thing to come out of Norwich is the road to London", a "jokey" comment he made in a television interview not long before he went on the transfer list at Carrow Road, having failed to agree a new contract.

"Keith O'Neill, you beeper", "take the beeping money" and "you greedy, long-haired beeper" were just a flavour of the chants hurled from the Barclay end of Carrow Road towards the striker on Saturday. A quick transfer might be best for everyone, at this stage.

No such problems for two Irish under-21 internationals, Alan Mahon and Dominic Foley, both of whom had good weeks for Tranmere and Wolves, respectively. On Tuesday Mahon scored his second goal in two games, and was man of the match, in Tranmere's 3-0 win over Barnsley and on Saturday he scored again, this time in a 4-1 away win against Crewe.

In the absence of the injured Robbie Keane and Steve Bull, Foley, who spent last season on loan at Watford, is getting his chance to prove to manager Mark McGhee that he has a future at Molineux. He scored his second goal in three appearances on Saturday, in a 2-0 win over Grimsby, a scoring rate that must be the envy of fellow Wolves' striker David Connolly, who has failed to get off the mark in 13 games this season.

Former international John Sheridan, who was freed by Bolton in the summer and had a brief spell with non-league Doncaster earlier this season, made his debut for Oldham on Saturday, in a 0-0 draw with Wycombe. The 34-year-old midfielder will be offered a contract at Boundary Park if he impresses manager Andy Ritchie in the coming weeks.

John Durnin (Portsmouth), Graham Kavanagh (Stoke) and Barry Conlon (Southend) were amongst the goals on Saturday while three more Irish players made their comebacks from injury - Bolton goalkeeper Keith Branagan, Tranmere's David Kelly and West Bromwich Albion's Mickey Evans, who scored against QPR last Wednesday night after six weeks out with a shoulder injury.