Aidan puts wife, work and bank on red alert

AIDAN MULLEN has been watching Ireland matches since 1969 and has missed one home game in all that time. In fairness, he’d just had a heart attack.

Even then, on the eve of the friendly earlier this year with Uruguay, he asked the nurses at the hospital if he could travel to the ground. Perhaps wisely, they said no.

Given this level of dedication, it is no surprise to learn that the 54-year-old Dubliner had already booked his flight to Warsaw ahead of yesterday’s draw.