Maybe it was the World Cup draw wot inspired them but did you notice how many Irish strikers scored on Saturday? Clinton Morrison (his 15th of the season in Crystal Palace's 2-1 defeat by Burnley), former Irish under-21 international Alan Lee (who had a blinder, scoring one and making the other, in Rotherham's 2-0 win over Walsall), Ben Burgess (his eighth of the campaign for Brentford), not to mention Barry Conlon (two for Darlington against York) and auld fella Owen Coyle (his 17th of the season against the unchantable Inverness Caledonian Thistle).
Graham Kavanagh helped himself to two goals from midfield for Cardiff, the first a typical tap-in from 25 yards.
Wrexham's Brian Carey and Port Vale's Michael Cummins also found their names inscribed in the goalscoring columns of their post-match match-sheets. Germany, Cameroon and Saudi Arabia? Be afraid.
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