Put away the noose. No way Taylor was thinking about hurting Coleman

Our man inside the game says Seamus Coleman’s universal popularity and the upsetting nature of the break make it tempting to lynch somebody but hanging Taylor won’t help the Ireland captain.

We should talk about Chris Coleman first. Did he send Wales out in the second half on Friday night to rough Ireland up a bit? I doubt it. I caught up with the RTÉ after-match discussion of the issue but I got distracted by my admiration for Irish television sticking to the EU quota system that allows up to 66% of any panel to be not very telegenic.

I don’t think Coleman is “that type of manager’ but then again I didn’t think he would confuse Friday night’s match with something called a British derby. The Empire is over Chris and Wales drank the Brexit kool-aid. It’s just us now.