Sport

We’ll pay through the nose to watch them play a throwaway match or chat on stage, but they’ve not had an Irish player on the squad for the past six years

This afternoon I will pay €110 to watch a meaningless game of football from a not particularly good seat behind one of the goals. The match is a pre-season friendly between Manchester United and Athletic Bilbao at the Aviva Stadium.

Roy Keane famously complained about the “prawn sandwich brigade” who attend Manchester United matches, so the former Irish captain will be relieved to learn that my €110 does not entitle me to a crustacean based …