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…
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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…
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…
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…
Player Watch: Gavin Whyte
Glentoran v Crusaders 2nd October 2017. Today’s Player Watch deals with a player who earned rave reviews a couple of seasons back. My understanding of…
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…
Walking Back to Happiness: The placement of Michael O’Neill
Northern Ireland’s recent supersonic adventures have been accompanied by a permanent journalistic aftershock after every game they play for some time now. Across the water,…
GAWA: Matches I’ll Take to my Grave: Ukraine 2016
16th June 2016 Northern Ireland v Ukraine (2-0) Stade de Lumiere, Lyon Isn’t it such a thing when a word, place or song instantly conjures…
GAWA: TWO Ns – ONE E – ONE I. Josh Magennis – a journey travelled.
“He is our captain and leader, and whenever Michael’s not around whatever he says goes. I’m not going to start questioning him on the pitch”….