Perfidious Albion

They say it'll be a while yet before we see soccer in Croke Park, but Sky Sports clearly sees no reason why all the concerned…

They say it'll be a while yet before we see soccer in Croke Park, but Sky Sports clearly sees no reason why all the concerned codes shouldn't live in perfect harmony, side by side on the piano keyboard, or on their Sky Text pages any way. Last weekend? "Irish football results: Bohemians 1, Derry City 1; Longford Town 2, Cork City 1; Shamrock Rovers 1, Bray Wanderers 1; Kilkenny City 0, Shelbourne 3, Finn Harps 1, UCD 1; Mayo 117, Derry 1-7."

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