Ireland’s Winning Streak – enjoy it while it lasts
With nine consecutive wins under the belt Ireland are in a good place. I wrote about winning streaks for the Irish Times, published Wednesday February 18th 2015. Unfortunately the last time an Irish side won at least nine in a row it didn’t end too well.
They are grand times indeed when Ireland can beat France by seven points, extend a winning streak to nine games and still not everybody is entirely happy.
In a World Cup year, to aim for perfection is noble indeed but for the hurlers on the ditch it’s worth putting this streak into historical context. The bottom line? Long winning streaks don’t come along for Ireland too often.
It’s easy to get caught up in streaks. Fifty-six is one of sport’s magic numbers, forever associated with baseball legend Joe DiMaggio…
