Bullish John Hartson reiterates belief in Welsh superiority

Almost exactly a year ago to the day, John Hartson was in Dublin and gleefully blaring Welsh supremacy over the Irish.

And with Ireland trailing Scotland in fourth place in Euro qualifying and the Welsh with one foot already in France at the time, it was, in truth, hard to pick too many holes in his booming declaration that this Welsh team would beat this Irish team “all day long — you know it and I know it.”

And now, 12 months on, the former Welsh international is back in town again and still singing much the same song ahead of the meeting in World Cup qualifying and after a summer in France which if, it was rewarding for Irish football, was positively exhilarating for the Welsh.