Miguel Delaney: Brawls, boos and 'plastic Paddys' - how the Irish and English football teams became eternally entwined

"For some around the Irish squad, it's still strange to be preparing for a match against Lee Carsley's England. Ireland made a strong push for the admired coach, since he has 40 caps for the country."

"Carsley was born in Birmingham but qualified for Ireland through his Cork grandmother, and spoke last week of naturally feeling both nationalities. The same applies to many for Saturday's game in Dublin, most notably Declan Rice and Jack Grealish."

"It is almost an inevitable inversion of the fixture's history, when it was Ireland that most benefited from the country's diaspora to Britain."

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