IFA and FAI internationals prepare for EPL relegation battles
As the domestic UK domestic season enters its final sprint many players in the English Premiership are making their final claims for a place in…
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Never mind thirty-eight, a second parallel would do nicely. NI v South Korea preview.
Between penalty furores and eligibility rows, goal – line clearances and near managerial moves the average Northern Irish foot soldier has had plenty to consider…
Northern Ireland 2018 fixture list completed
Michael O’Neill’s men now have their 2018 schedule complete after organising a home tie with Israel in September, three days after their Nations League meeting…
Manchester United enter the transfer race for Jonny Evans
If gossip columns are to be believed then Manchester United are the latest club to express an interest in West Brom and Northern Ireland defender…
Dr.Hategan will see you now: NI World Cup Qualifying 2018
Following the summer holiday of a lifetime, Northern Ireland returned to World Cup Qualifying duties with the air of a return to work the first…
A long man from Kesh: NI Euro Qualifying 2016
Many weren’t sure if manager and one time financial adviser Michael O’Neill would survive the bottom line and keep his job after the previous series…
A walk through the killing fields: World Cup Qualifying 2014
There are a few times in my Celtic-crossed footballing life that the pallor fails and your remaining drops of adrenaline suggest you flee from the…
GAWA: Gormless or worthless? NI Euro 2012 Qualifying Campaign
The slow petering out of the previous qualifying campaign had cast a ghostly pallor over the side, and the intervening friendly matches more than confirmed…
A fall of a Swiss mountain, a foothold in the heart: Northern Ireland v Switzerland
Basel. An everyday routine city in north-western Switzerland became another landmark for the Northern Irish footballing family last Sunday. If the real story lay elsewhere,…
GAWA: Thirteen to one – Not odds, but odd. NI World Cup Qualifying 2010
A glorious late summer day in Bratislava greeted the long snake of green-shirted fans heading through the narrow streets to the Tehelne Pole Stadium. Apartment…