“If Leicester City win the Premier League, we are in la la land” – Eamon Dunphy

The Eamon Dunphy seal of approval often comes in the form of a rebuke.

Leicester City will be dancing a dance this morning after being written off by the notorious RTÉ pundit. The same guy who once declared, "this fella Ronaldo is a con." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCLZy6HCSls Dunphy has since apologised and admitted he was wrong about the three-time Ballon d'Or winner and he's been wrong plenty of more times since. Claudio Ranieri, therefore, will be forgiven for enjoying the fact that they have been labelled journeymen by the same character. "I don’t think Leicester can do it, that’s my own opinion," Dunphy told Game On on RTÉ 2FM. "They’re journeymen. I watched them against Watford. I was a journeyman myself. But I don’t think they’ll be good enough, and I’ve looked at their problem and it’s not hard - Newcastle at home is their next game - but they’re not good enough. "I mean they would be the worst team to win it since Ipswich in 1962. "How are the big clubs not able to compete with a group of journeymen?” "Journeymen are admirable and they are in essence what sport is about - guys who give it their best shot every week. "But if they win the Premier League, we are in la la land." You can still get Leicester at 5/4 to win the league...