Passage of Play: Stephen Hunt
“Let’s be honest about it, I’m not going to turn into Messi now, am I? But what I know is I will be effective and I’ll have a good influence on the team.”
Preview: On our Pyrenees but Summit Still in Sight
A win is a must. Haven’t we heard that before? The Irish players are saying all the right things. Many are talking about the possibility of outright qualification. Yet, what has changed? Before the Slovakia game in the Aviva Stadium, Ireland needed a victory to go top of the group. Had we got it, combined with the subsequent heroic rearguard in Moscow, we would be sitting pretty at the top of the table now. Two wins and we would be packing our bags for Poland and Ukraine.
Rugby Stars Dwarfing Boys in Green
The England rugby team are doing their best to emulate their football equivalent. Harassing chamber maids, caught in compromising positions with local floozies, tossing dwarves in bars…well maybe not the last one. Even the footballers wouldn’t stoop so low…so to speak.