Ireland U21s captain has ‘no doubt we’ll bounce back’ from Moldova letdown as he still believes in qualification hope

CONOR McMANUS says the school of hard knocks can be a brutal experience at international level. But the captain is refusing to accept that Ireland have no chance of getting back in the mix for a Euro 2027 playoff. The odds are heavily stacked against Jim Crawford’s Under-21s after a deflating 1-1 home draw to...