It’s been a good weekend for Irish footballers in England.
And that means that the optimism is increasing for Irish fans ahead of Euro 2016 and the draw for the tournament which takes place on December 12th.
On Sunday Norwich’s Robbie Brady put on a tour de force as he hounded and harassed Arsenal in the 1-1 draw at Carrow Road.
And tonight Alan Judge, who’s been unlucky with injury on the international front, helped Brentford to a valuable point against cash-strapped Bolton at the Macron stadium.
And luckily for the the 27-year-old, Roy Keane was in the stands to watch him collect the man-of-the-match award after a top class performance
Roy Keane at #Bolton tonight watching @10judgey #BrentfordFC #ROI
— Lyall Thomas (@SkySportsLyall) November 30, 2015
The Dubliner was a key figure in the 1-1 draw, settling up his team’s goal
.@10judgey runs in behind and holds the ball up before rolling back for Swift to curl home from 20 yards https://t.co/t9wicZMODn
— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) November 30, 2015
https://twitter.com/therealfanatix/status/671419579013419008
And afterwards, with his MOTM award tucked under his arm, it was easy to see why he had received the award
Man of the Match: Brentford's Alan Judge – total passes 43 (88.4% accuracy), 28 passes in opp. half – 64 touches pic.twitter.com/KouKzRSjLN
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) November 30, 2015
His eye catching performance impressed many football fans
Fair play Alan Judge, man of the match. Handy to have Steve Walford watching up close and Roy in the stands. #BolBre
— Adrian Barry (@WhosAdrianBarry) November 30, 2015
@10judgey well done on Man of the Match tonight
— Ian Abrahams (Moose) (@BroadcastMoose) November 30, 2015
https://twitter.com/Tomv321/status/671445314298081280
Puzzled as to why Hofmann hasn't come on at some point, and as to why Alan Judge (our player of the season so far) was taken off
— Essential Brentford (@BrentEssential) November 30, 2015
