Keane tells Ireland to make life uncomfortable for Poles (AFP)

Roy Keane says the Republic of Ireland need to pull the welcome mat from beneath Poland’s feet if they are to take three points from a crucial European Championship qualifier in Dublin on Sunday. Keane, the assistant to manger Martin O’Neill, has called for Irish fans and players to turn the Lansdowne Road stadium into the fortress of old. With Poland top of Group D, three points ahead of Ireland, Germany and Scotland, defeat for O’Neill’s men could prove fatal to their dreams of making it to a second successive European finals — and the omens aren’t good.