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Mon 11 Nov 2009Domenech keeps mounting band of critics at bay
FRENCH REACTION:RAYMOND DOMENECH enters stage left. Texting away on his mobile phone, in a ruffled black trench coat, the French coach looks more like a haggard Parisian businessman resigned to waiting for the Metro after yet another interminable day shovelling merde in some mid-management desk job.
Top button open, loose tie and drained eyes, with bowed head and eyes closed every time the translator relays his words to the Irish media.
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