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Brendan Crossan 13 Apr, 2018

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Kenny Archer: Standing up for better soccer atmospheres

Kenny Archer 11 Apr, 2018

CLACK! CLACK! CLACK! CLACK! CLACK! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! Anyone who tells you major English soccer stadia are quiet places nowadays is only partly right.

Life experience key to Andy Moran renaissance

Danny Hughes 11 Apr, 2018

WAS it perhaps a coincidence that Andy Moran won the prestigious 2017 Footballer of the Year award in the twilight of his career? There is no doubt that running his own business – a gym –...

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Brendan Crossan 06 Apr, 2018

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Danny Hughes: Galway are a force that can threaten the Dubs

Danny Hughes 04 Apr, 2018

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After promotion Cavan should be setting sights on Ulster glory

Brendan Crossan, The Boot Room 30 Mar, 2018

AFTER Cavan had edged out Down in their National League fixture a couple of weeks ago, I asked Mattie McGleenan two questions. The first one was about Cavan’s excellent game-management in the s...

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