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Showing a bit of national self-interest here - Andrew Moran please

Anyone who follows American Football knew that Oher was nothing like he was portrayed in the film - it was well-known that he was an up-and-coming football player long before he met the Tuohys. The reason he ended up in an expensive private school was because of his football talent. He stayed...

The Irish squad that qualified for the Euros in 1988 had Mark Lawrenson Ronnie Whelan Ray Houghton John Aldridge (all Liverpool) Kevin Moran Paul McGrath Liam O'Brien Frank Stapleton (he joined Ajax in 1987) (Man Utd) Tony Galvin Chris Hughton (Spurs) Liam Brady (then at West Ham) Niall...

There is a kid called Daniel Babb who plays for UCD right-back / centre back (and you are right - he is no relation to Phil Babb). He was a regular for the Irish U-17s in the Euros in May. He was a regular in the UCD first team in June and July. He didn't play at Bohs at the end of July or at...

Oh yea - Ferguson is streets ahead of anyone else at this point. Ireland does not have the population to produce a pool of players of the standard Ferguson can achieve. One is celebration time - two at the same time would be start pinching yourself.

Agree 100% - and Ireland is face with the same type of housing crisis - indeed it is possibly worse here.

1. You are incorrect on tax and socialism - a democratically planned socialised economy does not need taxes, has no need for a currency (at least in the capitalist sense), would not be impacted by inflation, does not need taxes for equity and the provision of healthy lifestyle choices etc would...

By the way - there is another Irish striker who really came of age last weekend that Brighton should keep an eye on. On his way to a MOTM performance Sinclair Armstrong scored one and set up a second in QPRs win at Cardiff. He played well in 14 games for QPR last season but the kid looks like he...

Fairly standard with LOI clubs - English clubs get young players for a small fee but including a sell-on clause. It was the same with Jamie Mullins who joined Brighton from Bohs in January - undisclosed fee with a sell-on clause. Although things have changed since Brexit - it is very...

The reality is that to stand still in the PL these days you probably need to spend close to £100m - So far Brighton have spent something like £70m and I suspect there might be another signing before the end of the transfer window. With two key midfielders gone the important part in spending the...

Ferguson is not just any 18-year-old - he is mature way beyond his years. For a young man so much in the spotlight it is incredible how level-headed and humble he is. Furthermore - his father is right there watching out for him. Barry Ferguson spent 4 years at Coventry before having a decent LOI...

The argument here is that the working class do not comprise 90% (or close to it) of the population in Britain - it does and statistics prove it - what I was outlining is that social class is not fixed and the percentage of the population in working, middle and upper classes can and does change...

Again - missing the point - It is not about what your individual views are. Social class is not a matter of choice - it is a matter of economics and specifically the social relationship an individual has with the production forces in society. Indeed - it is not even about the individual - it is...

No - the Tesco area manager is not working class - the area manager has a different relationship to the forces of production than the shelf stacker. He/she has the power to hire and fire the shelf-stacker, the power to impact the income of the shelf-stacker, the power to change the working...

The gig economy doesn't bring any of the freedoms you suggest - in fact it is an attempt to squeeze more work out of a workforce without companies having to pay for the normal social insurance etc that comes with hiring employees. It is another aspect of this bogus self-employment that is very...

He has the potential to be that good - and Bohemian FC will be delighted with their £15million from the sell-on clause.

1. I accept that you do not need tax to fund government spending - and we don't need the wealthy's money to perform the function - we can create a democratically planned socialised economy that eliminates the need for taxation and eliminates the wealthy (and by the way - I know where you are...

I will repeat again - the working class encompasses anyone who works by hand or by brain for a wage - this by its nature, in a 21st century society, creates a situation where the working class comprise the vast majority of the population - go back 50 years and the proportions were different - go...

1. Who ever claimed that all working class people are class conscious? 2. Who ever claimed that there are no decent middle-class people or that middle-class people cannot have a socialist outlook 3. No - its the 2020s and we are entering an Age of Disorder where the ruling elites are embarking...

Again - financial status does not determine social class - relationship to the means of production does. Yes - most people tend to view social class based on the wealth of the individual. The point is that social class is not based on the individual, but on the collective nature of that class...