Going Forward


After a disastrous Euro 2012 Championship where does this leave the Irish team?  Outdated tactics...outdated manager (sorry Trap)...old players...how do we now move forward as a footballing nation?  A change of manager?  New tactics?  New younger players?  
Personally I believe a change in manager is key and for the FAI to start nurturing young Irish footballers to play for their country.  As it stands this will be very difficult to achieve as it has recently emerged that the Chief Executive of the FAI earns more money than the Spanish and Italian soccer chiefs!!!??
With the World Cup qualifiers in September I think it will be asking for a lot to turn this all around.  We should try and focus on building a young team for the next European Championship and possibly look to the German model for inspiration.  Hopefully in a few years time our fans will be singing the Fields of Athenry to a team that is 4-0 up rather than 4-0 down!

Irish fans win at Euro 2012!

Spain may have won the football side of things, but our fantastic fans won as well.  Although our team were rubbish, our fans were amazing.  So amazing in fact, they they have been rewarded for their fantastic conduct during Euro 2012.  They have been awarded the EUFA Sportsmanship Award which will be dedicated to James Nolan.  What a lovely tribute.