Green Shoots - A History of Irish Football

Episode 14 - A Robbery in Brussels


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In this weeks episode Kehlan and Gary talk about the Rep. of Ireland national team from 1979 to 1985. This includes and infamous night in Brussels in 1981, where Ireland were robbed of a goal and their efforts to reach to the World Cup in Spain would fall agonisingly short. We also look at the tenures of Johnny Giles, and Eoin Hand who managed the team and Alan Kelly who was nearly the full-time manager before Hand got the job.

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Green Shoots - A History of Irish FootballBy Kehlan Kirwan & Gary Spain