Oh Danny boy

Has Sky Sports' Andy Gray sounded chirpier than usual in recent weeks? Hardly surprising after the Daily Mail's revelation that…

Has Sky Sports' Andy Gray sounded chirpier than usual in recent weeks? Hardly surprising after the Daily Mail's revelation that as part of his payment for writing a column for internet site Football 365, he accepted a one per cent stake in the company last year. . . the same company that was recently floated for £360 million. But is he truly happy? Just a bit. How about Danny Baker? Nope - he turned down the offer of the column (and the one per cent stake), which was then passed on to Gray. Gutted.

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan is a sports writer with The Irish Times