COYBIG
COYBIG stands for Come On You Boys In Green, and it's used to support Irish players
# coybig - Yesterday’s News
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
England’s Jack Wilshere to miss Ireland’s Wembley showdown
Obviously scared of Greeney.
# 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
Mid-term report: a game-by-game look at Trap’s performance so far on the road to Brazil
It hasn’t *all* been bad, you know.
# coybig - Wednesday 27 March, 2013
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
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.
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.
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.
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
Caption Time: McClean gives Green the long and short of it
Good night out in Stockholm, boys?
# 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.
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.
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.



























































