All posts tagged Ireland

A favourite hobby of mine, and many other Irish football fans, is to Google the most recently capped Irish footballer to work out who the hell he is. Sean St Ledger? Leon Best? Martin Rowlands? It’s hard to imagine for an English football fan, but a fair few of these guys get sent out to play against Italy, France and Brazil, and aren’t always beaten.“Of course the Irish lads in the Championship get an international chance!” I hear you shout “Who else would they pick?”. It is true that beggars can’t be choosers, but there are enough Irish players in…