No fun in sun for Stan’s men

IT sounds like there won’t be too much fun in the sun for Ireland’s footballers in May.

“It will be a training camp, not a holiday camp,” manager Steve Staunton said yesterday, as he revealed details of his plans for a squad get-together in the Algarve ahead of the friendly against Chile at Lansdowne Road on May 24.

The guarantee of good weather is one of the reasons Staunton has opted to take his players overseas but, while no game against local opposition is planned for Portugal, the focus will be firmly on work.