Rónán Collins

But I think the French should be supporting them more and I do think they should be a little bit more, to my mind anyway, vocal on the issue.

Well, I love sport and I'm addicted to watching the World Cup at the moment.

But what a fabulous story this is on so many levels.

It's almost like a Roy the Rover's tale, getting emails in Portuguese, not understanding them.

Then finally get the last minute one in English and jumping at the opportunity.

But I think the real importance for me is that we have a League of Ireland player here.

Shamrock Rovers, League of Ireland playing on the largest stage and not only playing the largest stage, playing with real actual excellence on the largest stage.

I think this can only do the homegrown game the world of good.

I mean, I was flicking between the World Cup and I was flicking between Dundalk and Bowes the other night and it was a fabulous goal scored by Owen Kenny, which would have graced any premiership goal.

And so, you know, I love all sports, GAA, football, rugby, even watching a bit of the Test match yesterday between New Zealand.

I love all sports, Ascot, et cetera, et cetera.

football on the street in the junior leagues after seeing this guy you can only be what you can see and Pico Lopez has shown listen you can live your dreams through your development through the League of Ireland and I think the FAI need to develop this opportunity they need also to understand as I watch England and I don't

There was a very nice piece by Gerard Coleran saying we need to get over our anti-English fetish.

You know, because lots of the people like Jude Bellingham, like Declan Rice, like Harry Kane and before him, Jack Grealish and Harry Maguire have Irish roots.

And of course, they're also part of our diaspora.

They're what Morrissey would have called, you know, Irish blood, English heart type people.

Yeah.

But we need to engage with our diaspora.

All things in moderation, but I think a very important point.

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