Gavin Cooney

But, you know, somehow I feel at least I will be able to pull through.

Yeah, that's a Keir Starmer style timetable for exit from Leo Cullen.

He's been there for the guts of 10 years.

He's steeped in Leinster, a great player in Leinster's history, a hugely successful coach there.

I think there was a growing sense, especially around the Champions Cup final defeat, that was it time for a fresh voice that Cullen has been in charge for, what, the guts of 10 years?

It's an unusually long stint at Leinster.

His contract runs till 2027.

At the end of the 2027 World Cup, there'll be more coaches on the market, etc.

So, yeah, it's not thoroughly unsurprising, given that's when his contract ran.

But that word has escaped, I think, is a little bit surprising.

Morning, David.

Maybe he's just going to do this forever.

Lionel Messi is 39 next week.

We had spent all of the Qatar World Cup in November and December 2022 saying that this was his last dance, his last chance

to win the World Cup.

And here he is back.

And for the first time in his amazing career, he scored a hat-trick in a World Cup game.

All three goals in Argentina's 3-0 win against Algeria

in the early hours of this morning.

He's just astonishing.