I hope this isnt a stepping stone to take over from Mon in 2020, he wont be ready ala Stan
I hope this isnt a stepping stone to take over from Mon in 2020, he wont be ready ala Stan
Officially retires from professional football - https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46369935
Lived the dream.
Amidst all the memories Robbie listed, I hope he's also haunted by that miss against the Czech Rep.
I certainly am.
I think I might have asked this before when previously mentioned, but for the life of me I'm struggling to remember that miss? Was it in the 1-1 game under Staunton? I remember Kevin Doyle hitting the post in the reverse fixture alright.
I remember Keane missing a fairly late chance in the 0-0 at home to Slovakia under Trap, a header when he really should have scored. That could have been really costly but thankfully Slovakia subsequently imploded!
Doubt many of his 68 goals for Ireland were from the head. Not exactly known for having a good header.
Yes, it was only a few days after we lost in Cyprus. Jonathan Douglas missed a great chance too, in the first half. one on one vs Cech. Keane's miss was a back post header. It looked like a defender was going to get the cross but he missed. Keane failed to anticipate that it'd arrive and just missed it.
The only miss which haunts me is Houghton's against England in Wembley when the JC team was at the top of its game and missed out on the 1992 Euros as a consequence. I am not saying that there are not loads of others over the years but this one stands out above all the rest.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
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