Jayson Molumby: 'I’m still broken from Prague'

The West Brom midfielder still watches the playoff semi-final back, each pivotal moment reran to ponder what might, and should, have been in June.

Jayson Molumby of Republic of Ireland in action against Myles Hippolyte of Grenada during the international friendly match between Republic of Ireland and Grenada at Estadio Nueva Condomina in Murcia, Spain. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

As Jayson Molumby ambles down Clonea Strand on his first week off of the year, the angst of an upcoming World Cup without Ireland will bite.

The midfielder from Cappoquin in Waterford may only be 26 but as an established regular he’s morphed into a senior figurehead for manager Heimir Hallgrímsson.