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Damien Richardson's Eye on the LoI

It's good to be back, I was beginning to feel friendless and unloved.

'Our domestic league is living proof of the sweet mystery of contradiction.'

Damien Richardson's Eye on the eL

'The so called 'betting scandal' was a proverbial storm in a teacup, a scenario I am convinced generated more by gossip and innuendo than actual evidence.'

Soccer • 26 Nov 08

'In the beginning sport is all about adventure and excitement. As a youngster the imagination is encouraged to operate at full speed.'

Damien Richardson's Eye on the eL

'The great secret of life is to find out who you are. My search has been essentially, but far from completely, founded on sport.'

Soccer • 20 Jun 13

'I will be forever grateful that I witnessed first hand the bountiful League of Ireland days of the 1950s.'

Damien Richardson's Eye on the eL

'I do subscribe to the hypothesis that a realistic reflection of things past can induce a more perceptive understanding into present happenings.'

Soccer • 04 Nov 08

Damien Richardson's Eye on the eL

'The eircom League of Ireland is at the point of no return.'

Soccer • 04 Oct 08

'A career in professional football is a life within a life.'

Damien Richardson's Eye on the eL

'I will go a bit further now that I am in this self-expressive state of mind.'

Soccer • 26 Sep 08

'The disintegration of community is a very definite happening and thus is a threat to life as we have known it'

Damien Richardson's Eye on the eL

MNS panellist and football philosopher Damien Richardson analyses the impact of sport on Irish society and fears a breakdown in community could lead to a bleak dystopia.

Soccer • 19 Sep 08

Damien Richardson's Eye on the eL

There is a morality in professional football. It may be immersed deep in the pysche of the game, but it is there.

Soccer • 05 Sep 08

Damien Richardson's Eye on the eL

'There is, contained in every city, a pulse, a heartbeat that reflects the health of the inhabitants.

Soccer • 15 Aug 08

Damien Richardson's Eye on the eL

'The best performers in any business are those that exude calmness, a confidence and understanding.'

Soccer • 08 Aug 08

'The majority of us are working our way through life more concerned with what we want rather than enjoying what we already have.'

Damien Richardson's Eye on the eL

'Modern professional football management is akin to a turbulent sea.'

Soccer • 01 Aug 08

Damien Richardson's Eye on the eL

'In my honest opinion, a team can really only begin to reach its true potential when the manager displays his complete trust.'

Soccer • 24 Jul 08

Damien Richardson's Eye on the eL

'In my honest opinion, a team can really only begin to reach its true potential when the manager displays his complete trust.'

Soccer • 26 Nov 08

Damien Richardson's Eye on the eL

'When football fans across the world have a real belief in their team, there are no grey areas whatsoever.'

Soccer • 18 Jul 08

'There was absolutely no chance of me getting the boat to England.'

Damien Richardson's Eye on the eL

'I remember the day well. My Dad answered a knock on the front door and there was a scout standing there. He wasn't a 'Dib Dibber' with short trousers, whistle and John Wayne neckchief.'

Soccer • 11 Jul 08

Damien Richardson's Eye on the eL

'I have always based all aspects of my time in management on very personal relationships.'

Soccer • 03 Jul 08

'Sport by its very nature seeks discipline and commitment but to achieve success, consistent success, sport demands every part of you.'

Damien Richardson's Eye on the EL

'Professional footballers can now stay in Ireland and make a very good living improving and prospering their talents.'

Soccer • 27 Jun 08

Damien Richardson's Eye on the EL

'Beethoven was a complex individual because, like many true artists, he found it difficult to deal with people. But he was not a football coach.'

Soccer • 20 Jun 08

'Rovers never lost a cup replay back in those days. So concrete was this fact that chairman Joe Cunningham paid us the win bonus when we drew.'

Damien Richardson's Eye on the eL

It's FAI Ford Cup weekend, with many clubs dreaming of a place in the final.

Soccer • 06 Jun 08

Damien Richardson's Eye on the eL

Sitting alone in the elevated comfort of my lovely wife's car my senses revelled at the scenes of pastoral perfection.

Soccer • 30 May 08

Damien Richardson's Eye on the eL

'I have always found it easy to engender a specific sense of eagerness and a heightened sense of anticipation on all my further engagements out West.'

Soccer • 23 May 08

'Football is in essence a kid's game, the game of the streets and parks all across the globe, it is a game that is performed best with a clear heart and an open mind.'

Damien Richardson's Eye on the eL

Whatever level of football you have played, I bet your desire was very much the same as mine. You wanted to be good.

Soccer • 06 May 08

Damien Richardson's Eye on the eL

A weak chairman oversees a weak club. No matter how strong or talented a manager is, the terms and conditions he operates within are set by the chairman and his directors.

Soccer • 25 Apr 08

'It is my belief that until the Northern clubs can contemplate a move into full-time football, the gap will remain and the dream of amalgamation will linger rather than prosper'

Damien Richardson's Eye on the eL

Until the Northern clubs can contemplate a move into full-time football, the gap will remain and the dream of amalgamation will linger rather than prosper.

Soccer • 22 Apr 08

Damien Richardson's Eye on the eL

I believe only (Colin) Healy, and perhaps (Paddy) McCourt, would not be out of place in Ireland's top 40, with (Joe) Gamble perhaps not far behind.

Soccer • 22 Apr 08