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…
Stuart Dallas
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…
Crusaders FC: Perception and Profile (amongst the rest of us)
Present big beasts of the local game ‘The Crues’ have travelled a bit of a journey in my time on this earth. Always the self-…
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 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,…
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…
Stuart Dallas: Living the Dream
Last week in the first article of this series we had a look at Gareth McAuley who is very much in the twilight of his…
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…