The end of a chapter but the dawn of a new exciting era | Coleman's influence | Irish identity | THE GREEN SCENE
Stephen Kenny, I think, started the process of reintegration between the feeling between the fans and the players and bringing young players through from under 18 levels to under 19s, under 21s, to senior level.
The end of a chapter but the dawn of a new exciting era | Coleman's influence | Irish identity | THE GREEN SCENE
And what this campaign has done is just moved that on a little step further, saying, yes, we know what we've all this brilliant talent, but here's what they actually can do.
The end of a chapter but the dawn of a new exciting era | Coleman's influence | Irish identity | THE GREEN SCENE
And Hamer said to me after the game yesterday, he feels it's only a matter of time before we're competing to win groups and we're competing to win games against the top teams, as we did against Portugal in November.
The end of a chapter but the dawn of a new exciting era | Coleman's influence | Irish identity | THE GREEN SCENE
And I think watching these players and the likes of Troy Parrott and Nathan Collins and Queevin Keller, who we heard about for so long before they ended up making the debuts for the senior team, seeing them grow and blossom and flourish into the players that they are at club level and senior level is...