Shelbourne manager Damien Duff is rarely shy of a prickly soundbite and last week was no exception.

News of the docuseries first came to light on the eve of the 2023 Six Nations. It was soon accompanied by speculation that the teams involved were dragging their heals about giving the camera crews meaningful behind the scenes access.

Approximately 32 months after it appeared the door to the proposed breakaway European Super League (ESL) had been decidedly slammed shut, a recent European Court of Justice ruling may have reopened it, or at the very least, left the door ajar.

It is early days in his reign in North London, but the initial signs are that Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham Hotspur’s manager, is challenging this notion, signalling that nice guys can indeed succeed.

Corporate mission statements can be uniquely dull and revealing at the same time. For some organisations, they serve as a guiding light; for others – an afterthought – left to gather dust on a shelf.

A small Scottish football club has become a global case study for all the wrong reasons: the complete absence of strategic, empathetic communications.

The spectacular implosion of the European Super League makes for a tough lesson in strategic communications.

The FAI’s nervous responses to last November’s ‘Videogate’ affair will only make Stephen Kenny’s job harder.

The global BLM movement has inspired a new generation of young England footballers to take action.