Oh right, Donal, we're choosing international captains on the size of their hairdressing bills now are we? Obviously little things like talent, leadership, dignity and the support and respect of your team mates and manager are irrelevant. I admire your loyalty and support for Roy Keane, but if you have to resort to cheap attacks on Beckham's lifestyle to prove it you're weakening your case. Why don't you just admit that you and your Cameroon shirt-wearing mates were hoping that Ireland would get stuffed just to prove your point?
I said in my first post to this thread "I suspect that all the other Irish players will be making a superhuman effort to prove that they can perform without him" and they did -- and I think they can do it again against Germany.

BJ