Feel bad for Wrighty, you could tell how much it meant to him to be involved and play for England.

Still can’t really forget Keane walking out on the Ireland team. I can’t help but feel if we EVER had the slimmest chance to win it or go far it was that world cup. I find it interesting he talks about how he didn’t play for Mick McCarthy, he played for his country but it’s strange he would then walk out because of Mick McCarthy.

He was probably totally right about standards in the Ireland setup and in the last few years, we’ve seen how dodgy the FAI as an organisation actually were. There were reports that executives would be flying first class while the players were in cramped economy seats. They also had to be bailed out by the Irish government because of just gross mismanagement. So it’s no surprise to hear that players didn’t have the right food/equipment etc.

Saying all that, I still think he could have sucked it up. I think he probably just felt betrayed nobody had his back and McCarthy tried to throw him under the bus. Such a shame though. He would have made a huge difference.