Sir: The reports about Eric Cantona and his desire to register as a trademark the "Ooh Aah..." chant have shown up a great deal of ignorance of the origin of this chant. In the mid 1980s Irish football fans coined the chant "Ooh aah, Paul McGrath" and it was frequently heard at Lansdowne Road during Irish home games. If anyone has the right to this chant it is Paul McGrath. Incidentally, it's a handy way of learning to pronounce his surname properly.
DERMOT NOLAN
Mount Merrion,
Co Dublin
Ireland
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