An interesting take… It’s fair to say that Evan Ferguson has had the perfect start to his Roma career, scoring a heap of goals in pre-season, including four in his first game. The 20-year-old Ireland striker is on loan with the Serie A giants from Brighton, following a tough few years hampered by injuries and […]

7 months ago

The former Republic of Ireland centre-back doesn’t think Ten Hag’s new signing is good enough. Richard Dunne had some strong words to say about the performance of Matthijs De Ligt in Manchester United’s 3-3 draw at Porto in the Europa League last night. The Red Devils went 2-0 up in the first 20 minutes thanks […]

1 year ago

“You knew your days were numbered.” Richard Dunne was captain of Man City back in 2008, but even he couldn’t survive the cull that followed when the club was bought over by billionaires. In almost no time, the team went from being a mid-Premier League side, to winning the title just a few years later, […]

2 years ago

“I have not seen us win a game under pressure.” Former Republic of Ireland defender Richard Dunne has given a pretty frank assessment on Stephen Kenny’s time as manager, and his future in the role. Dunne represented Ireland for 13 years, winning 80 international caps for his country, and in that time, played under several […]

2 years ago

“You want your manager to step up.” Richard Dunne has laid into Stephen Kenny after Ireland’s 2-1 defeat to the Netherlands left Ireland’s Euro 2024 hopes all but dead in the water. After sprinting out the traps on Sunday night with an early penalty, converted calmly by Adam Idah, things were looking up for the […]

2 years ago

The former Irish captain pinpoints Liverpool’s problems. Following Liverpool’s calamitous midweek showing in the Champions League, which saw Spanish giants Real Madrid thump the Reds 5-2 at Anfield, pundits and fans have been trying to analyse Liverpool’s dramatic fall. Some have laid the blame at Jurgen Klopp’s feet for failing to tactically adjust his gegenpress […]

3 years ago