Ireland consider the yellow peril

GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI is still weighing up the risks of fielding Irish players on yellow cards in tomorrow evening’s final Group 8 game against Montenegro.

While Marco Tardelli yesterday said that Ireland want to go unbeaten through their qualifying campaign, the comparative unimportance of the Montenegrin match when set against next month’s death or glory play-offs, means that the yellow peril continues to loom large in the minds of the Irish management.

Aiden McGeady, Keith Andrews and Shay Given are the main figures at risk with Paul McShane and Leon Best also one card away from suspension.