Kernaghan hits out at ‘ridiculous’ 18-year wait for showdown

Two former Republic of Ireland internationals have hit out at both the FAI and the English FA for the length of time it has taken to arrange a friendly with England.

Tonight’s match at Wembley has been 18 years in the making ], which has been described as “ridiculous” by Alan Kernaghan. The 22-time capped defender believes both football associations dragged their heels in fulfilling the fixture after the last friendly was abandoned in Lansdowne Road in 1995.

Kernaghan, who played that night in Dublin, insists there were plenty of opportunities to host the game since then despite Lansdowne and Wembley both being rebuilt.