No better time to do it. FAI is a toxic brand, both national teams dying on their arse, revamped all island leagues, 4 provincial high performance academies (Leinster, Connacht, Munster and Ulster) and an elite national unit also. Not saying it changes our fortunes overnight but it would be a start. And a big **** off to any sectarian ****e too before it gets started ..read more

Good to see Orazi already making the Reims match day squad in Ligue 1 at 16. 21 players in the squad, nine subs on the day so one player will drop out and it might be him, but good to see him progressing that quickly all the same. Reims are challenging for the European places in France and are two points in front of Jake O'Brien's Lyon ..read more

Dublin born striker who played in non league for the last few years, and signed for Exeter in January. Scored his first league goal on Tuesday, late equaliser against Leyton Orient, at 1:51 below ..read more

Dublin born striker who played in non league for the last few years, and signed for Exeter in January. Scored his first league goal on Tuesday, late equaliser against Leyton Orient, at 1:51 below ..read more

Time for a thread for it. Who plays in goal ..read more

New hit has arrived. It's.....meh. Need to sit with it for a while. I don't think it's as nice as the last one. Some nice features and the big dirty Sky logo has finally arrived. Ultimately though, it's as unimaginative as ever with Castore. They've gone for white pinstripe sleeve hem stripes just like out 2002 World Cup jerseys and the collar is similar to Steve Staunton era jerseys. The training jacket with the orange celtic designs is horrific and reminiscent of the death throes of Umbro Ireland gear. In conclusion, Castore have to go, in favour of Adidas, Nike or even O'Neill's ..read more

I guess squad will be announced on Thursday and there's no where really to talk about what we'd want O'Shea to do etc. I was thinking my starting 11 would probably be: Kelleher Doherty O'Shea Scales Manning Smallbone Cullen Knight Ogbene Szmodics Johnston Squad would probably be: Kelleher Bazunu Travers Doherty Coleman Manning McNamara (wouldn't mind Jon Gallagher or Robbie Brady in his place) Collins O'Shea Scales Omobamidele O'Brien (could see McGuinness or McNally ahead if it weren't for injury) Cullen Knight Smallbone Browne Azaz (wouldn't mind Ronan or Moran or Taylor in his pl ..read more

England France Sweden Ireland Yet another horror draw for an Irish team, our run of bad luck is not limited just to our men's teams it seems ..read more

Emmanuel Adegboyega wasn't the only young Irish defender on loan to Walsall to score tonight. Okagbue has been there since September and nabbed the equaliser against Accrington ..read more

Umeh on the bench for Palace against Everton right now ..read more