Jamal Lewis earns Northern Ireland callup but no Grigg or Brunt
Earlier this week Michael O’Neill announced his first international squad of 2018 for the upcoming visit of South Korea. Alongside a few shock omissions there…
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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 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,…
Neutrality Violated: Northern Ireland v Switzerland Play-Off Preview
Northern Ireland find themselves in their first ever World Cup play-off on Thursday 9th November since the 1958 Italian encounter. Cows and bells and William…
GAWA: The status still quo – NI one year on from the Euros
There was huge interest on NI after France to see if that was ‘it’ – our only party piece. It appears it may have been…
Norway v Northern Ireland: What Northern Ireland Need for a Play Off Spot
Northern Ireland went go into their last qualifier against Norway having already secured 2nd place in their group with last month’s qualifying win over the…
GAWA: There’s teutons on the starboard bow. NI v Germany preview
One wonders how many of us actually stop and really think about the actualities around tonight’s match v Germany. From the fixture releases many of…
GAWA: Appetite for destruction – NI midfield destroyers
I’ve never been happy with the term watercarriers. Yes, I get it and understand its genesis. It is a snappy title and it is generally…