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Archive for March 4th, 2010

Niall Quinn and losses: when Irish eyes stop smiling

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Did anyone else see the RTE Sport headline? It read:”Niall Quinn plays down forthcoming losses.” And it frankly sent me heading towards apoplectic rage.

How many more defeats are we to play down, Niall, I wanted to ask.
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