Phil Egan

I know he's the PFA representative and rightfully so.

If ever you thought, who can we elect as the PFA representative?

It's Pico Lopez.

He just...

carries himself really well as a professional he's very courteous to everybody he seems to have time for everybody as well and I wish him all the best and like I say I've never really had any dealings with Pico but

when I find myself thinking about him starting for Cape Verde I look and think I feel proud of him and I have no right to I don't know the man but I just look and think what a servant of the League of Ireland and to see him playing at a World Cup will be absolutely brilliant we should mention Joey Yanang as well going with Ghana the same Pat's goalkeeper probably not as likely to play as Pico but

Yeah, I wish him all the luck.

And like I say, we're all proud of him.

I think every League of Ireland fan is wishing that he does really, really well.

But he's up against the might of Spain.

And young Lemayne Yamal coming inside is a very difficult thing to deal with, as is Nico Williams.

But Rodri, Fabian Ruiz, Pedri, sliding balls down the side of you.

Doesn't get much tougher than that.

No, no.

I wonder if he's going to swap a jersey.

I would urge him to and honestly as a player sometimes even as a fan when I'm sitting watching Premier League games or international games I look and I think don't be swapping jerseys you're on a level with these guys but now I sit back and I think I've got no jerseys I've only a Robbie Keane jersey when he played for Liverpool that my little brother asked me to get and now I think why didn't I pick up some jerseys and you can do it on the sly it doesn't have to be in front of the camera I did ask for Luka Modric's once when we played against Croatia but

Robbie Keane beat me to it and wouldn't hand it over either J.D.

Ah Robbie I know absolutely shocking but yeah I would say to Pico go and get somebody's jersey because sometimes when you're in that bubble J.D.

you think those days will last forever and I can assure you when you're finished you're a long time finished so go and get some stuff and some memorabilia that you will always remember Meanwhile on Football Saturday Shane Keegan joined John Duggan and said he feels that Spain the European champions are favourites to win the tournament outright

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