Stephen Kenny happy with 'uneventful' preparation for Scotland game

Just one withdrawal from his original squad, an unlikely starter in Andrew Omobamidele, six days of clear preparation and a short flight are tantamount to the ideal build-up

UNEVENTFUL BUILD-UP: Manager Stephen Kenny and John Egan during a Republic of Ireland press conference at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Ireland’s last visit to Scotland was dominated by a Roy Keane row over a book but writing a new chapter in his reign is the challenge Stephen Kenny must rise to.

In contrast to that Euro qualifier eight years ago, when the FAI felt it necessary for Martin O’Neill to be videoed launching an investigation into Frankie Gillespie’s run-in with Keane, distractions have been non-existent.