Northern Ireland v Switzerland

CONTENTS

TEAMS

2

PRESIDENT’S WELCOME

3

MICHAEL O’NEILL

5

PATRICK NELSON

7

STEVEN DAVIS INTERVIEW

10

NORTHERN IRELAND SQUAD

20

DID YOU KNOW? - DAVIS

22

DID YOU KNOW? - NORWOOD

26

GARETH McAULEY INTERVIEW 30 THE OPPONENTS - SWITZERLAND 35 U21s ARE FLYING HIGH 43 KEITH GILLESPIE INTERVIEW 44 INTERNATIONAL RECORD 51 MASCOTS 56 SWISS PSYCHOLOGY 58

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