Trap Lives!
The FAI have backed Giovanni Trapattoni and he will remain as Irish manager following an EGM of the association in Dublin. Read the full statement:
Shameless: D’Indo Hits Back
The RTE panel was compulsive viewing last night. Chippy Brady highlighted the sensationalist media attention on Giovanni Trapttion’s future by referencing D’Indo’s use of the word ‘shameless’ to describe the manager. They don’t often see eye to eye but the wise men of Irish football agreed it was disrespectful.
Swede Jaysus: Commentator Goes Comeback Crazy
Having mauled Ireland in Dublin, Germany thought they were home and leder-hosed when 4-0 up on Sweden in Berlin. Zlatan and co had other ideas though. The Swedes produced a stunning comeback to blow Group C wide open and leave Ireland trailing in third in the early World Cup qualifying running. It prompted a Swedish radio commentator to lose his cool and our own Des Cahill to ask, when have Germany ever thrown away a lead like this before?
Video: No Fairytale for Trap in Far Far Away
Ireland got their World Cup hopes back on track last night with a 4-1 win over the Faroe Islands but the pitch-forks are still out for the manager. An ogre in the eyes of the press and some supporters, Giovanni Trapattoni answered some of his critics by naming Seamus Coleman, Robbie Brady, and Marc Wilson in the starting eleven but will there be a happy ending or has the page turned on the Trap chapter of Irish soccer?