But the fans want competitive games, and to be honest so do the players and the backroom staff.

The games would have been difficult with Aaron and they will be more difficult without him for sure,

It brought home to us what the win against England meant to the fans and everyone in Northern Ireland.

If we can do that and upset some of the bigger teams we can get closer to qualifying for a major championship again.

Getting third place in the group would put us in a good position for the Europeans because hopefully there will be one or two teams in our group that we are capable of beating,

If we could finish third it would be a magnificent achievement.