Trap Back in Business
Reports in Italy suggest former Irish boss Giovanni Trapattoni will take charge of our tricolour brothers from Africa, the Ivory Coast, but only after the World Cup in Brazil.
Passage of Play: Darron Gibson
“I do regret not playing but I was embarrassed and I was so angry that I didn’t actually get on the pitch for even a second at the Euros, I just felt I couldn’t come back and play for him again.” – Darron Gibson tells the Irish Independent.
No Country for Old Men
Trap & Ireland – A Living History. From despair to hope and back again. And so another chapter in the Irish football story closed early on Wednesday morning with the inevitable parting of ways with the man we all came to know only as Trap. Over the next few days, established scribes will jostle for position in drafting a definitive obituary over his reign and attempt to put into context what the Italian has done, what he has said, the way he made us feel and lastly how he will be remembered. So in the spirit of the documentation of living history, Damage Limitation add to the column inches and gives their own take on Trap the manager, Trap the man and his achievements over the past 6 years.
No More Dreams and Songs to Sing…10 Talking Points
There’ll be no Green Army on the Copacabana, no swansong for Trapattoni at the World Cup (though the Italian might go there yet), and no death ball from above in the manner Ireland bombed out of the European Championship. There’ll be a new man in charge to lead the Boys in Green to France in 2016 and it’s the end of the line for some Irish players while others need to ask if they gave enough to the cause. Here’s 10 talking points from some traumatic days in Irish football.
Football’s Greatest Managers – Trapattoni
From the Football’s Greatest series, a profile of Giovanni Trapattoni. While many Irish people might argue if we hired Trap with his best days behind him, his legacy in football will stand the test of time.
We’re Caught in a Trap
Like the great Elvis, who died on the toilet, Ireland’s Euro demise has left a nasty whiff in the air. RogerMilla has penned this quite brilliant version of a Presley classic . Will Trap, our King of Rock and Roll-over, pay heed? The fans have suspicious minds.
Happy Birthday Trap
The new Patron Saint of Irish soccer celebrates his 73rd birthday on St. Patrick’s Day. Let’s hope he’s leading another parade through Dublin with just as many drunk Irish people on July 2, the day after the Euro 2012 final.
Slovak So Good for Trap: Manager Sticks With Same Team
TRAP is not for turning. The Irish manager is going to do things his way and will look for a response in Slovakia from largely the same team who saw action against Russia.ng
Ranty Cause: System Failure Stalls Green Machine
SO THE dust has settled on Friday night and after reading the weekend’s reports and re-watching the game again (well speeded up) on Saturday morning, it was still very very depressing. We seemed to have fallen into our old routines giving away soft goals, humping the ball forward, no real game plan and certainly no plan B.