Trap getting down to details

THERE might still be 171 days until Euro 2012 kicks off but Ireland’s pre-tournament plans are rapidly taking shape.

Speaking in Dublin yesterday, Giovanni Trapattoni revealed an outline of the schedule for his squad before they fly to Poland next June.

The manager plans to give his players in the Championship a three-week break following the early end of their season on April 29. Premier League players will have to make do with a rest of about 10 days, following the end of their season on May 13. By then, the Championship players will already have been called in and, once they are joined by their Premier League colleagues, the entire party will go to a European training camp.