Needham Market · National League - North - Play-offs · Attacker · #20 · England · 27 yrs
BBC Radio Manchester's Joe McGrath and Jay Motty from The Stretford Paddock have reflected on Rasmus Hojlund's permanent departure to Napoli after he spent the season on loan at the Serie A club. "I feel a little bit sorry for Rasmus Hojlund because he never should have been the main striker," Motty told The Devils' Advocate podcast.
BBC Radio Manchester's Joe McGrath and Gaz Drinkwater have selected goalkeeper Senne Lammens as Manchester United's signing of the season after an impressive debut campaign succeeding the struggling Andre Onana. The 23-year-old has looked assured in his 32 Premier League starts since his summer move from Royal Antwerp, keeping eight clean sheets as the Red Devils finished third. "Across the board, on social media, on our emails, Lammens is number one for everyone," McGrath told The Devils' Advocate podcast, from BBC Sounds.
Jamie McGrath was happy to leave his girlfriend heading for a Nashville holiday without him after being called up late - and straight into the Republic of Ireland starting line-up - for Thursday's 1-0 win over Qatar. The 29-year-old Hibernian midfielder was not included in Heimir Hallgrimsson's initial squad for the friendly - and the trip to Canada on 6 June - and was on holiday in Marbella when he was drafted in at short notice due to injuries. McGrath was handed a 14th cap, his first since a Nations League win in Finland in October 2024, as Ireland beat the World Cup-bound visitors in Dublin.
