Trap’s way the right way, says Hunt

STEPHEN HUNT is adamant Ireland can make a major impact on next summer’s European Championships and the Wolves midfielder is just as certain he can too.

The former Reading winger has long been a strong advocate of this Ireland side and their manager and he was characteristically upfront and unequivocal last night when asked if Giovanni Trapattoni should be handed a new two-year deal by the FAI.

“How could you say anything else with the record we have with him and where we were before that? Let’s not forget that either. When we qualified for World Cups and stuff like that Packie Bonner used to grab the ball and boot it as far as he could.