Republic of Ireland 0-2 Greece (UEFA Nations League Group Stages) I’m back to conclude my Nations League journey with a third game in five days, back to the Emerald Island, it’s an early flight, this time from Birmingham rather than East Midlands as I jet off courtesy of Ryanair the 45-minute hop to Dublin Airport. On Saturday I hired a car, today I’m taking the bus, time on my side and I fancy a drink in Temple Bar after work’s done, so I’m commuting into town at 10am with a

Republic of Ireland 0-2 England (UEFA Nations League Group Stages) I’ve had about three hours sleep. I got back from Cardiff at 1am and I’m on the road at 5am to East Midlands Airport for my flight to Dublin, it’s going to be a long day as I plan heading home early Sunday morning so literally a flying 23 hour stop, but one which I’m hoping to at least enjoy. If my eyes can stay open. I’ve got a hire car and have landed at Dublin Airport for just gone 8am, a bit of research fo

Republic of Ireland U19 6-0 Gibraltar U19 (UEFA European U19 Championships Qualifiers) It’s 10:47am Wednesday 21st September 2022 and I’ve just had an email to be at a game in North Wales which kicks off at 4pm. I’m sitting feet up with a cup of tea next to Bruce the dog in my toasty East Midlands home 134 miles away… Do I tell the bosses to do one and sod off? Do I eck… I bloody love football. ‘I’m off out’ I shout to the wife, we both work from home (when I’m not trawling