by Ste | Feb 13, 2013 | Daily News, Features
by Darren Walsh Not a great start for RTE: Liam Brady starts to talk about the Man Utd team, and we see the Madrid line-up instead. Modric on the bench….I’ll allow myself a slight smile there. Neither of these defences on paper look particularly strong to me; plenty...
by Ste | Dec 5, 2012 | Daily News, Features, Main Features
by Darren Walsh After last night’s formalities, we have a real proper point to some of tonight’s games. Three places are up for grabs in the last sixteen, with Chelsea trying to stay in the competition that they won last year, while Celtic have probably surpassed...
by Ste | Dec 5, 2012 | Daily News, Features, Main Features
by Darren Walsh Quite a choice for TV viewers following English teams tonight; a team trying to take top spot in the group or another trying to reach the Europa League. Though I think the top two are set in all the groups tonight, so we can’t expect too much drama...
by Ste | Nov 20, 2012 | Daily News, Features, Main Features
by Darren Walsh Think this is the first time I’ll see Chelsea live in the CL this season. In fact, I didn’t even see the final last year, and it was bad enough hearing the result; actually watching the match could have pushed me over the edge. There’s a fair chance...
by Ste | Nov 7, 2012 | Daily News, Features
by Darren Walsh This is one of the few nights that the RTE crew won’t say anything too negative; Barcelona are too good while Celtic are the plucky underdog and practically Irish anyway. Incredible atmosphere in the stadium; a few Barcelona players look a bit spooked....
by Ste | Nov 6, 2012 | Daily News, Features
by Darren Walsh Frank De Boer says his aim for Ajax is to make triangles with their passing movements. Surely any three-man passing move results in a triangular shape? Roberto Mancini is interviewed before the game, and is a little calmer than his press conference...
