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Goonmysson, young Johnny Giles and Beyonce: It's our Iceland-dominated Comments of the Week

You’ve all played a blinder!

Before the excitement of seeing Iceland go one better than Ireland managed, Tweed Cap found the big positive despite Ireland’s Euro 2016 exit at the hands of France.

“Doesn’t matter lads. My kids are out the back, one of them is pretending to be Hendrick and the other Brady. That’s what it’s all about the next generation are inspired. Roll on the World Cup.”

Fran Heavey shouted the name of his favourite player at the tele all Monday evening.

GOONMYSSON!!!!!

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Steve McMahon was right. There were zero polar bears milked round Reykjavik this week.

“There won’t be a polar bear milked anywhere in Iceland tomorrow.”

Dylan, what’s the score? Dylan Neary, what’s the score?

Geysers 2-geezers 1!”

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Away from Iceland, Valentine Lynam was lying through his teeth about Beyonce concerts.

I’d close the curtain if she played out my back garden to be honest.”

Ziggy722 has a vision for Ireland’s big stars of the Euros

I can see Brady becoming a key player for Leicester and that €12 million they paid for him will seem like a bargain in a couple of years time. It would be great if Hendrick went to Everton, Koeman would be improve him as a player.”

After Southampton appointed Claude Puel, Mark Duffy was pleased to see a friendly face looking back at him.

“Bit of a young Johnny Giles look about him.”

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Cian O’Donoghue was one of many to pay tribute to Luke Fitzgerald after the 2009 Lion called time on his career at 28.

Genuinely sad to hear this, even if it was on the cards. A prodigious talent never fully realised due to awful luck. If the guy puts as much effort into his post rugby life as he did to this point I have no doubt he’ll be successful. Thanks for all your efforts in green and blue Luke.”

Meanwhile, Brendan Hayes is sniffing around the real story behind Ryan Giggs and Manchester United 

What I want to know is, where have his eyebrows gone??”

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Ollie Watson is in this week, just because we admire his honesty when it comes to NFL big-earner, Andrew Luck

I don’t even know him.”

And when Tommy Martin offered a little pity for England, Fintin Stack took care of the reality check

“Lets be fair lads. It was still very satisfying!”

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