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…
Damien Johnson
Damien Johnson – Northern Ireland
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…
GAWA: Baking a dozen in Northern Europe – NI Euro 2008 Qualifying
So a respectable enough showing in the previous World Cup campaign had Northern Ireland enjoying life in the mid-noughties. Manager Sanchez had now got a…
GAWA: Heal thyself – NI World Cup Qualifying campaign 2006
Slowly and gently, Northern Ireland fans gently and gingerly began to filter out of their shelters and self- help groups after the previous year. The…
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…
GAWA: Matches I’ll Take To My Grave- England 2005
Northern Ireland v England (1-0), Wednesday, 7th September 2005 Windsor Park, Belfast Part of me dreaded this game to be honest. Going to NI matches…
GAWA: Matches I’ll Take To My Grave – Wales 2004
Wales v Northern Ireland (2-2), 8th September 2004 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff So a generational jump of twenty-two years of matches to cemetery plot five! Certainly…