But I still didn’t have a ticket for the game!” Within an hour almost the whole country had seen it. I came across the guys from Pundit Arena, and we recorded the song. “I brought a ukelele over for the craic to sing a few songs. An entire country had come together.”Īs the Green Army moved on to Bordeaux for the Belgium game, Konstantin had a special weapon in his arsenal.Ī sing-song the day before the match led to Mick belting out his number, and what a song it was! In plain sight, thousands upon thousands of fans clad in green. When we saw the crowd, it was something else. Before we turned the corner, we could hear the fans. “I remember us all walking out of the metro station at Saint-Denis.
“The first game against Sweden was something special a dream come true. “How are we getting to Paris?” “Any sign of tickets?” It was 2016’s version of agreeing that Joxer was the man to drive the van. The Whatsapp groups were hopping since the draw was made. It was a journey thousands of others were making. It was time he answered #TheCallUp, and made the journey to France. It was his first time travelling abroad for an Ireland game. This passion stuck with him through thick and thin, until Ireland qualified for Euro 2016. He had answered #TheCallUp, and his journey was only getting started. Home games became not only a past-time, but a habit for Mick.įrom Lansdowne Road to Croke Park, and back to the Aviva Stadium, his love for the team grew and grew. He went along with his father, and was immediately hooked. That came as the Boys in Green met Liverpool in a testimonial game at the old Lansdowne Road.
0 kommentar(er)
