If you've ever wondered about the type of people who work on putting MNS together, perhaps the news that our reporter Eamonn Donohoe had seriously considered entering the World Air Guitar Championships in Finland this year will give you some idea.
This nugget of information was gleaned when we were discussing Eamon Dunphy's effort at air guitar on ‘The Café’ on RTE Television last week.
Our Eamonn (the MNS version, two n's and Donohoe without the U), only made the decision not to travel to Finland because the cost was restrictive.
Mr Donohoe hasn't quite made it into RTE's top 10 earners list just yet but watch this space, and when his time comes, Helsinki should prepare for his arrival, air guitar strapped over his shoulder.
In the meantime if a kindly sponsor wants to help his bid for air guitar stardom, I'm sure he's open to offers.
So when people ask me what kind of headbangers we have working behind the scenes on MNS, Eamonn’s name will never be too far from my lips. From now on we'll have to call him, the ‘rocker from Monday Night Soccer’.
Speaking of headbangers, can somebody please tell me what ‘Choons’ Prunty was thinking of, when he donned the wickedest red cowboy hat on a college night out.
Surely he knew that one was going to come back and bite him. Schoolboy error, never to be repeated, I'm sure.
Incidentally Sean wants us to use Tupac as the backing music for next month’s goal of the month competition.
It's a battle he's destined to lose I fear. I think it's my turn to choose next month, and I already have my mind made up unless you can come up with a better suggestion. Tupac doesn't float my boat I'm afraid.
Feel free to have your say, mns@rte.ie will always get us in the MNS office.
Unfortunately we ran out of time on this week’s show, and it prevented us from featuring Eoin Hand's new CD, which will be available on the National Council for the Blind’s website in the next few weeks.
Eoin is affectionately known by his close friends in RTÉ as Danny Farrell, because of his great rendition of said tune, and the CD features that track and many other favourites, recorded live at John B Keane’s pub recently.
On last week’s Sunday sport on RTÉ Radio, Eoin (unkindly) suggested that Ray Treacy had won most of his international caps because he was a great man for bringing the guitar along for the after-match session.
I'm sure Andy Reid must be hankering after those days at the moment. Incidentally, Anybody who hasn't heard Ray's version of ‘Mr Punch and Judy Man’, which was released as a single in the 70's has missed a treat.
Hopefully the next time he's with us in studio, Eoin will get a chance to give the CD a plug, as all profits will go to the council for the blind.
On a more serious note, the problems at Cork City seem to have gone from the serious, to the ridiculous.
How much more nonsense do the players at the club have to put up with?
Paul Doolin has done an amazing job to keep the show on the road there given the non-payment of wages and the general financial uncertainty surrounding the club.
As Pat Morley clearly outlined on Monday’s programme, the supporters have lost faith with the club’s owner, and the players have been pushed towards the threat of strike action.
The impact such a strike could potentially have on the race for the title could be catastrophic and I wonder if, at this stage, there's anything the FAI can do to intervene.
Surely it's unacceptable for players to have to go week to week, wondering if their wages will be paid.
It makes me very sad, because as I've often said here before, I love going to matches in Cork, and I think they've got some of the best supporters in the country and they really are being sold short at the moment by the people who control the purse strings at the club.
Surely if the owners can't fulfil their obligations to the players and thus put the credibility of the league in jeopardy, it's time to stand down and let somebody else have a go.
I have no personal axe to grind with Tom Coughlan, who is probably very well intentioned, but it's not working, and if he was the Ceann Comhairle, there would be a chorus of calls for his resignation at this point.
On a more positive note, the battle for the Premier and First division titles remain nip and tuck.
Next Friday’s match between Cork City and Bohemians is live on RTÉ Two, and I'm looking forward to it.
However, it's a tough fixture for the Rebel Army at the moment given their current predicament.
Bohs response to the defeat by Rovers was excellent and a 4-0 win against Drogheda was a statement of intent by the Dalymount club.
One thing’s for sure. They won't be giving up their league title without a fight.
Finally, it has to be said that Bray Wanderers Lazarus-like comeback from 2-0 down, to 3-2 up against Cork in the space of 15 minutes must rate as one of the best comebacks of the season.
And if Eddie Gormley's side survive at the end of the season, they'll definitely look back at last week’s game as a major turning point.
Of course, they could still go on to win the FAI Ford Cup yet. Who knows, despite what a recent emailer from Bray said, we might even have lots of good things to say about the Wanderers before the MNS series finishes.
If you didn't see the email, it was claimed that none of the MNS panellists ever have anything good to say about Bray Wanderers. Not strictly true but indicative perhaps of the feelings of fans who support teams in the bottom half.
