Thursday, June 23, 2016

For once Eamon Dunphy has spoken for us all.

”Karma, what comes around goes around baby!”

For Irish fans, revenge is a dish that’s been cooking since 2009.

That’s when Thierry Henry controlled the ball with his hand in a qualifying play-off for a place in the World Cup in South Africa. William Gallas went on to score and the va-va-voom merchant earned himself a place in Ireland’s pantheon of villains.

Now Ireland play France on Sunday for a place in the Euro 2016 quarter-finals.

And like the North in Game of Thrones – Ireland remembers.

Manager Martin O’Neill believes revenge for Henry’s handball is absolutely motivation for Sunday’s game with the French.

After last night’s victory, O’Neill said the demons of the Stade de France will provide motivation: “Well it is, absolutely, why not.”

So be warned France – the Irish are coming.

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