Halgrimsson says Alan Browne return imminent, putting conspiracies to bed

Conspiracists felt the snub may have been linked to Browne disagreeing with the manager blaming a lack of confidence on the collapse in results

Head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson during a Republic of Ireland squad announcement press conference.

Press proceedings were wrapping up in the FAI boardroom yesterday when Heimir Hallgrimsson had a visual addendum to complement his words.

It might be traced back to Giovanni Trapattoni’s lazy habit of avoiding travel to games but there’s a fascination since around the attendance of Ireland managers at club matches.