Thirty years after being ridiculed by his Tottenham clubmates while playing for Ireland, Tony Galvin believes the superiority complex remains alive and well amongst Europe’s elite. “Again, as happened back in my day, it smacked of arrogance towards Ireland.”Former Republic of Ireland internationals Tony Cascarino, left, and Tony Galvin enjoy a chat at the reception. “England had that superiority complex, even their players at Spurs used to look down at us,” explained Galvin, in Dublin last night for another reunion of the squad. “When Ireland used to get stitched up by referees, like the World Cup qualifier in Belgium in 1981, Chris (Hughton) always became annoyed that people saw us as gallant losers. “The days of players staying on into their testimonial years, like Jamie Carragher at Liverpool, are long gone.

Source: Evening echo December 01, 2018 05:37 UTC