Dubliner Michael Mooney (41) engaged in “pernicious offences that left a trail of devastation in his wake” in relation to his ex-partner Nicola Sweetman, Judge Roderick Maguire said as he sentenced him to six years' imprisonment

Nko Mpase (62) of Golden Ridge Close, Rush, Co Dublin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court

John Hoey (24) pleaded guilty to criminal damage and assault causing the woman harm

The advert has become part of the Accrington/Rush folklore and fate has pitted the two together in Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off.