Brian wants to get good times rolling

IT was that hapless England soccer manager Graham Taylor who, on the eve of the 1992 European Championships, urged his country’s armchair supporters to “put your feet up and enjoy the football”.

England promptly crashed out of the tournament at the first opportunity.

No coach would be foolish enough to follow suit and there have been no such encouragements to Irish fans ahead of this Rugby World Cup campaign, which begins tomorrow with a Pool C game against the United States.