The Secret Gallagher
9 Jun, 2012
Trap may reshuffle pack for first test
I see this match being like a chess match; he who blinks first will take the spoils
Son of Margaret, brother, DJ, writer, juicer, blogger, football lover and Irish sports fanatic. Supporter of Manchester City, Celtic and Ireland, two of the greatest club sides ever, and a country that is second to none and known for its passion and grace albeit, in recent times, in defeat. Nevertheless, your club and country choose you and not the other way round; an arrow to the glory hunters amongst you. Life without football is an empty one.
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The Secret Gallagher
8 Jun, 2012
Dutch destiny: the future is Oranje
For decades, Holland have been the nearly men, a solitary trophy in the 1988 Euros the only reward for their endeavours
The Secret Gallagher
7 Jun, 2012
Trap to ring the changes
What was more worrying to read is flying winger Aidan McGeady’s insistence that his Ireland colleagues were “jaded” due to the high intensity of the training
The Secret Gallagher
6 Jun, 2012
Ireland still unbeaten but improvement needed
Wily coach Trapattoni tends to stick to his tried and trusted 4-4-2 but clearly struggles when opponents operate a 4-5-1 system
The Secret Gallagher
3 Jun, 2012
Reborn McGeady to spark Irish success
It has not gone unnoticed that he has finally decided to put in a shift when wearing the green shirt and he could become Ireland’s star against Croatia, Spain and Italy
The Secret Gallagher
28 May, 2012
Upbeat Ireland stretch unbeaten run
Although the game fizzled out, Trapattoni should be proud of the way his players kept going in sweltering conditions to get the victory that his side thoroughly deserved
The Secret Gallagher
24 May, 2012
Injury concerns cloud Ireland build-up
McClean is an exciting prospect for Irish fans going to Poland and the Ukraine – young, fearless and unknown to most outside of these islands. He won’t be fazed
The Secret Gallagher
14 May, 2012
Reasons to believe
I must admit that, at 91 minutes yesterday, for the first time, 2-1 down at home to QPR in the final game of the season, I got nervous
The Secret Gallagher
8 May, 2012
You’ll never beat the Irish
Not many people would give them a hope of getting out of the group with Spain and Italy around but wily old fox Trapattoni will have a plan
The Secret Gallagher
2 May, 2012
Play-off contenders aiming for Premier glory
Birmingham are surely the team to beat of the four clubs fighting for that one slot to take them into the Promised Land
The Secret Gallagher
30 Apr, 2012
Hodgson deserves one final hurrah
He brings a cool head, he brings experience, he’s been in the Euros before and the majority of England fans have a lower expectation this time around
Competition
28 Feb, 2013
Win a signed Steven Gerrard boot!
Video
10 May, 2013
James Beattie talks to…Joleon Lescott (Part 1)
