OK, I won't have a word said against McCarthy ... he did a bang up job at Sunderland! ;o)

The refereeing should be good, gnu, as the officials are all seasoned fellas. The problems is they are seasoned in leagues of vastly differing quality so there will inevitably be some cock-ups. I suppose each of us will find fault with the bastard that gives a crappy decision against our team.

There's usually an over-the-top enforcement of rules in the first round, just to show everyone they'll not be f*cked about with, then they relax a bit in the later stages.

The Irish lads will remember the ref booking Jack Charlton (the Ireland coach) for giving a mouthful to the fourth official. Classic Jack.