Sinclair Armstrong: I thought I knew a lot about football, until I met Damien Duff

“I felt this guy was psycho, bringing in 15-year-old kids at six o’clock in the morning, I was thinking ‘What the hell am I doing?’ joked Armstrong.

ONTO LATVIA: Ireland manager Jim Crawford and Sinclair Armstrong celebrate Sam Curtis scoring the winning goal against Turkey. Pic: ©INPHO/Aleksandar Djorovic

Sinclair Armstrong admits he thought he knew almost everything about football by the age of 15. And then he met Damien Duff.

The Bristol City striker worked with the Republic of Ireland legend when they were both on the books at the Shamrock Rovers U15s, meaning he was also subjected to Duff’s infamous 6am training sessions before school.