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…
Gareth McAuley
Club over country; country over club… does it really matter?
As International football was packed away for another month following an unexpected (by me at least!) 2-1 victory over South Korea, talk for Northern Ireland…
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…
Coleraine FC: Perception and Profile (amongst the rest of us)
Kings of the north coast. Blue and white stripes on the Bann. Indeed…..the Bannsiders. I have often wondered how they managed to steal that moniker…
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…
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…
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…
After all the heartbreak, where do Northern Ireland go from here?
Many heartbroken fans still won’t have recovered from Sunday night’s disappointment, but the players can hold their heads high after a truly inspirational performance. In…