THE IRISH players are talking the talk ahead of the crunch home game against Russia. They are ready to show their worth against the big sides in the group. However, the visitors will still be expected to boss proceedings at Lansdowne Road and if our backs are to the wall, Ireland may need to wing it.
“Yeah, we lost by 2-0, which wasn’t a good start but I had lots of family, friends and cousins there to see my first game. And I had the privilege to play with Paul McGrath, which was very special. Great memories. I think that one stands out, it’s your first game and it was very special. Roy Keane got sent off that night too.”
Legend McGrath Feels he’s Losing in the Game of his Life In an extraordinary interview, Paul McGrath speaks with Vincent Hogan in today’s Indo. “I worry myself,” he sighs quietly after a pause. “I think of Alex (Higgins) and, obviously, George (Best). […]
IT LOOKS like Giovanni Trapattoni has been reading Spud Watch (I really hope someone is) and has heeded our advice. Young Coleman was drafted into the Irish squad and was once again a starter for Everton on Saturday, bombing up and down the right wing throughout their side’s impressive 2- 0 win away to Birmingham.
He plays like a man thoroughly enjoying his football. Whether it be on the right wing or at full-back, over the 90 minutes Coleman gets up and down more times than a porn star’s penis on a good night.
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“Northern Ireland is a different country to the Republic of Ireland. You have your own team, you have your own nation. It’s as simple as that.”
IT LOOKS like one of our spuds is flourishing in foreign soil – Aiden McGeady put in a very impressive shift last night for Spartak Moscow, dazzling the home fans with skills and putting in some decent balls. The much-maligned McGeady and the Russian side are now looking good for the knockout stages on this form.
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“I got a phone call and it was Mr Trapattoni. But with my heavy accent, his accent, my Italian and his English we had no idea what we were saying. Luckily, Marco Tardelli was there too, so the manager passed the phone to him and we had a chat.”
– Leon Best
AHEAD of the two sides’ clash today, Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has pretty much written off his team’s chances of beating Chelsea, both in this afternoon’s tie and the race for the Premier League trophy.