Things are even grimmer up North

On Soccer: Steve Staunton, as we all know, is under a wee bit of pressure heading into Saturday's game against Germany and next Wednesday's against Cyprus but even he might spare a thought for his counterpart across the Border where the only thing distracting attention from Nigel Worthington's woes as Northern Ireland boss are the deepening troubles of his employers, the IFA. Login or subscribe for more.

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