Song of the week

"I'm like a knocked kneed chicken, or a bow legged hen, and I ain't been so happy, since I don't know when, I walk with a wiggle…

"I'm like a knocked kneed chicken, or a bow legged hen, and I ain't been so happy, since I don't know when, I walk with a wiggle and a waggle and a squawk, Doin' the Hotel boot walk, La la la la la (repeat six times) Doin' the Hotel boot walk."

This is what Northampton Town supporters sing on a Saturday afternoon. Mandatory drug-testing will, hopefully, soon be introduced at the ground.

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Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan is a sports writer with The Irish Times