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Posted: **Wed Aug 10, 2011 11:16 am**

Croatia manager Slaven Bilic has praised the job Giovanni Trapattoni has done with the Republic of Ireland, while also revealing The Pogues played their part in his preparations for tonight's friendly.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/081 ... oatia.html

Posted: **Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:20 pm**

Fra in Belfast wrote:Croatia manager Slaven Bilic has praised the job Giovanni Trapattoni has done with the Republic of Ireland, while also revealing The Pogues played their part in his preparations for tonight's friendly.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/081 ... oatia.html

Seems like he's taken a leaf out of the Brian Clough gospel of football management. In which case, Trappatoni and the lads make rash assumptions at their peril!

Posted: **Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:24 pm**

I wonder why RTE would use a picture from a New Orleans concert?? The infamous swiped sunglasses fight pic at that!

Posted: **Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:22 pm**

Mike from Boston wrote:I wonder why RTE would use a picture from a New Orleans concert?? The infamous swiped sunglasses fight pic at that!

RTE? Ya gaddabekiddnme! The Pogues scarcely register on the RTE radar.

Posted: **Fri Aug 12, 2011 5:53 pm**

Jaysus! I'd never seen this photo before - Spider looks pretty pissed-off!!

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