I will not walk away, says Trap

GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI is preparing to dig his heels in to stay on as Republic of Ireland boss, despite moves within the FAI to end his contract — no matter what the result in the Faroe Islands tonight. With Ireland still reeling from Friday’s 6-1 humiliation at the hands of Germany, their worst competitive home defeat, Trapattoni (above) has come under increasing pressure to quit his £1.2million-a-year job. But asked if he would quit if the FAI asked him to, Trapattoni said: ‘No, absolutely not. Why? ‘We have started the qualifiers and we have lost one game to Germany. There is no reason to go.’