James
20/11/2002, 3:56 PM
from the feens at uefa.com (http://www.uefa.com/competitions/EURO/news/kind%3D8192/newsId%3D43102.html)
Crowe breaks Irish jinx
Tuesday 19 November 2002
By Aidan Fitzmaurice
Most European nations would find it hard to imagine that the national team could go for 16 years, 158 matches and eight complete qualifying campaigns without using a single player from the country's domestic league, but that's the situation the Republic of Ireland has endured for almost two decades.
Crowe breaks Irish jinx
Tuesday 19 November 2002
By Aidan Fitzmaurice
Most European nations would find it hard to imagine that the national team could go for 16 years, 158 matches and eight complete qualifying campaigns without using a single player from the country's domestic league, but that's the situation the Republic of Ireland has endured for almost two decades.