The Score uses cookies. By continuing to browse this site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Click here to find out more »
Dublin: 13 °C Monday 20 May, 2013

COYBIG

COYBIG stands for Come On You Boys In Green, and it's used to support Irish players

# coybig - Yesterday’s News

COYBIG This post contains videos

Paddy Madden scored a belter in the League One play-off final

A stunning outside-of-the-boot finish from the ex-League of Ireland favourite.

# coybig - Thursday 16 May, 2013

Carroll and McCarthy in England squad to face Ireland

The Boys in Green will face the big three Lions centre forward at Wembley this month.

# coybig - Tuesday 14 May, 2013

# coybig - Monday 13 May, 2013

Trapattoni plays down Napoli rumours, insists priorities lie with Ireland

The Italian manager also paid tribute to Alex Ferguson during his press conference today.

Groom-to-be Pilkington aiming to make it third time lucky at Wembley

The Norwich City winger could be handed his senior Ireland debut against the country of his birth on May 29.

Trap names 28-man squad for England game

Ireland play four matches in the coming weeks and will be without the likes of Kevin Doyle, Richard Dunne and Ciaran Clark.

# coybig - Thursday 9 May, 2013

Phil Babb takes his first managerial job

The former Ireland defender has been appointed manager of the Conference South side Hayes and Yeading United.

# coybig - Wednesday 8 May, 2013

Aiden McGeady hit with 6-match ban by Russian FA

The Ireland winger was sent off while playing for Spartak Moscow last week.

# coybig - Tuesday 7 May, 2013

McGeady facing police questioning after his ‘disgraceful hooliganism’

The Ireland winger allegedly smashed up the dressing room after being sent off for Spartak Moscow over the weekend.

# coybig - Friday 3 May, 2013

Knee injury forces Stephen Carr to retire (and this time it’s for real)

Carr, 36, is taking a break from football to pursue his business interests in Spain.

# coybig - Thursday 2 May, 2013

Dave O’Leary is 55 today. Here are 5 reasons why we love him

All he wants for his birthday is a job in management, at the end of the day.

# coybig - Wednesday 10 April, 2013

RTÉ score deal for Ireland’s football qualifiers up to 2018 World Cup

No matter who’s in charge after Trapattoni, we can watch the Boys in Green on terrestrial telly.

# coybig - Monday 8 April, 2013

Ireland friendly with Spain confirmed for New York this summer

Giovanni Trapattoni’s side will take on the world and European champions at Yankee Stadium.

# coybig - Sunday 31 March, 2013

It’s Sunday so here’s 9 of our favourite images from the past 7 days

Katie in battle, disappointment against Austria and some spectacular high fielding.

# coybig - Saturday 30 March, 2013

# coybig - Wednesday 27 March, 2013

Explainer: What last night’s result means for Ireland’s qualifying chances

Trap’s men have been left with a mountain to climb after only managing a draw at home to Austria.

Trap rues lack of experience on another night of hard-luck stories

Giovanni Trapattoni was left to ponder what might have been after Ireland’s 2-2 draw against Austria in Dublin last night.

# coybig - Tuesday 26 March, 2013

Disappointment This post contains images

Here’s how Twitter reacted to Ireland v Austria

The site was largely unimpressed with the Irish team’s 2-2 draw against Austria.

Trapattoni vows to fight on as Ireland boss, despite Austria setback

The Italian dismissed suggestions he should consider his future in the wake of tonight’s disappointing result.

Video This post contains videos

WATCH: All the goals from tonight’s Ireland-Austria game

Tonight’s match has since finished 2-2.

As it happened: Republic of Ireland v Austria, World Cup qualifier

Here’s how it all unfolded in a World Cup qualifier that neither country could afford to lose.

# coybig - Monday 25 March, 2013

Ireland v Austria: Trapattoni bets the house on Sammon

Conor Sammon makes his first competitive start against Austria tomorrow night, joining Shane Long in the Irish attack.

Caption time: what are Robbie Keane and Trap saying at the Aviva Stadium this afternoon

The skipper and his manager ran the rule over squad training this lunchtime.

Ireland V Austria This post contains videos

VIDEO: So, what happened the last time we met Austria?

The best thing about these two matches is, unquestionably, Toni Polster’s magnificent head of hair.

Missing XI: You can make a pretty decent team out of the Irish players not featuring tomorrow

There’s a whole squad of players either injured or out of favour.

Coleman targets home improvement to keep Ireland’s challenge on track

As he prepares to win his 11th Irish cap against Austria tomorrow, Seamus Coleman says he’s taking nothing for granted.

# coybig - Sunday 24 March, 2013

Update: Calf injury to Keane prompts Kevin Doyle recall

Glenn Whelan, who missed Friday’s draw against Sweden, has been passed fit for the World Cup qualifier against Austria.

Job done: Daniel Martin wins the Volta a Catalunya

Ireland’s Garmin rider maintained the healthy lead he took into today’s final stage.

Lost in translation! My Brady comments were misunderstood by media, says Trap

Trapattoni’s decision to leave out Robbie Brady against Sweden was purely a consequence of Whelan injury.

Robbie This post contains videos

11 objects that belong in the Robbie Keane museum (if anyone ever builds it)

If Leo Messi can have his own museum, why can’t Tallaght’s finest?

# coybig - Saturday 23 March, 2013

# coybig - Friday 22 March, 2013

Sweden v Ireland: Stockholm slowly building up to crunch fixture

There has been a low-key prelude to tonight’s action in the Friends Arena.

Challenges This post contains videos

Sweden v Ireland: 3 key battles ahead of tonight’s match

We assess the danger men for the Swedes, as well as our own integral individuals.

COYBIG This post contains a poll

Poll: How many points will Ireland get out of their next two games?

First up is Sweden tonight before Austria make the trip to Dublin.

Sweden V Ireland This post contains videos

Ireland on guard as Ibrahimovic threatens to have another big say in Trap’s career

“It’s difficult to think of a single individual that has completely dominated the context of an Irish fixture since Roy Keane.”

# coybig - Thursday 21 March, 2013

‘I said, are you sure?’ – Trap throws doubt over Brady ‘psychological’ fitness

The Italian suggested placing ‘TBC’ on the team-sheet is an effort to motivate the midfielder.

Sweden v Ireland: Robbie Keane out to make a point for Boys in Green

The skipper says the visitors have to get something out of tomorrow’s tie at the Friends Arena.

Caption Time: What is James McClean up to?

You’d better dig deep to beat James McCarthy’s effort.

Close the roof! Sweden boss Hamren doesn’t want to wear long-stockings tomorrow

Sweden manager Erik Hamren is “full of respect” for Ireland ahead of tomorrow’s World Cup qualifier in Stockholm.

1 2 3 4 5