Colmán Stanley

1 week ago | joe.co.uk | Colmán Stanley

This would be a huge move!Gareth Southgate is in line for shock return to management. He lead the England team for eight years, taking them to two Euro finals, in 2021 and 2024, as well as a World Cup semi-final and quarter-final. He was linked with the Man United job when Erik ten Hag was under the cosh earlier this season, before pouring cold water on that idea. In October, he said: “I won’t coach in the next year for sure, I’m certain of that.

1 week ago | sportsjoe.ie | Colmán Stanley

Despite Ireland having two classy, young 10s at their disposal, all is not rosey. We saw, particularly during the Six Nations, just how toxic social media can get when fans are not pleased with selections. This came to the fore when Leinster’s Sam Prendergast was picked ahead of Munster’s Jack Crowley, with criticism of the former teetering into abuse territory at times. Sam Prendergast's spiral 50:22 was a thing of beauty.

1 week ago | sportsjoe.ie | Colmán Stanley

Roscommon were dumped out of the All-Ireland SFC by Cork on Saturday, losing 0-19 to 0-17 at O’Moore Park in Portlaoise. Much to the disappointment of many fans, the game, as well as big clashes between Dublin vs Derry and Galway vs Armagh, were not shown on TV, but instead were available to stream on GAA+. The disappointment was compounded by the fact that coverage on the streaming service was lost during a crucial stage of the match.

1 week ago | sportsjoe.ie | Colmán Stanley

We reported last week on Tottenham Hotspur’s interest in Ireland centre-back, Nathan Collins. Spurs still looks like the most likely destination for the Kildare man if he was to leave, given that Brentford’s ex-manager, Thomas Frank, has just moved to Spurs to take over from Ange Postecoglou. However, TRB Football have reported that Arsenal and Liverpool are also interested in the Bees man.

1 week ago | sportsjoe.ie | Colmán Stanley

Meath are into the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals, after beating Kildare, 0-07 to 0-04, in Newbridge. The conditions were awful, leading to the low-scoring affair. After the game, fans disagreed over what looked like a very soft yellow card for former player of the year, Vikki Wall. The Meath woman took a pass at pace, and despite trying to avoid a collision, she crashed into a Lilywhites defender. The decision to show a yellow looked incredibly harsh, and fans criticised the call.