GUBU to all that: 2018 was a year of controversy and deflation for Irish football

Liam Mackey on a year of controversy and deflation for the Irish team which finally brought the end game for Martin O’Neill.

It was a sunny September morning in Wroclaw, the day before the friendly game with Poland, and I was having a pleasant stroll through the beautiful old town when I spotted a colleague sitting up rigidly on a bench, his phone glued to his ear and a startled look on his face.