'It will take a long time to get over it' says Ireland's Jamie Finn on World Cup axe
AXED: Manager Vera Pauw, speaks to players including Jamie Finn at Stadium Australia in Sydney. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
At least Jamie Finn’s World Cup jilting didn’t become terminal like Gary Waddock and Kevin Foley.
Vera Pauw’s reputation for ruthlessness was never so personified in July when a player who’d started six of the nine qualifiers was culled not just from the team but the squad.
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