i am still stuck on a couple
foots the bills for four legged athletes ??N?R OWNER?
brad is all black and blue T???E
ted lasso's swarthy sidekick ?EA?? BEARD?
Are you sure about the first 'E' in your third question. The character in the 'Ted Lasso' TV series is only ever known as Coach Beard. (Google "coach beard's first name" for confirmation that it's never been mentioned at all in the programmes).
I think the answer is just 5 letters Chris and cineaste just wants confirmation that the answer is "Beard" - which it is!
Similarly "owner" looks to be correct for number 1.
Brad Thorn was a New Zealand "All Black" who also played for Leinster. As Leinster play in an all blue kit, I am assuming that they are known as "the Blues" or "All blues" or similar. I regret that I know too little about Irish Rugby.