More quotes of the week

"You can't score three goals at home and lose, it's criminal." - Lee Bowyer. And, cough, he should know.

"You can't score three goals at home and lose, it's criminal." - Lee Bowyer. And, cough, he should know.

"Boozing Players Are Dragging Our Game Into The Gutter, Says George Best". - Headline spotted by Football 365 in the Daily Mirror - "is this the first recorded instance of the pint pot calling the kettle black," as they put it.

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan is a sports writer with The Irish Times