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Events over the last three days have conspired to create another absolutely massive night in Irish football. Ireland need to beat Wales in Cardiff to secure a playoff place for the World Cup in Russia next summer – no other permutations exist, which only serves to simplify the task and magnify the occasion.

Richie Sadlier is in studio to talk about how the loss of Shane Long is a blow, but gives Martin O’Neill a chance to make a statement with his team selection.

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Ken is in Cardiff to give us the reaction from the two camps, and set the scene for a massive game.

Plus we ask who’s big and has tattoos, what the hell all duck or no dinner means, and if James McClean, the rampant centre-forward goal wizard, will do the business tonight. #COYBIG

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