Dunphy: If Giles leaves panel over Jewell conflict, I’d go too

“THIS is a very, very important moment for Irish soccer. The next four years all depends on this,” explained Eamo before Saturday’s clash with Wales in Cardiff. Steady on.

How did Ireland against Wales, a clash between two teams playing out the final, sad act of equally calamitous campaigns in front of a half empty Millennium Stadium, in what was essentially a glorified friendly, acquire such a profound importance?

The answer, of course, was that it hadn’t. Eamo was referring to the real action, which was taking place off the field as Gilesy again explained that he felt duty-bound to sound out Paul Jewell about the manager’s job.