Doyle spurred by painful memories

Published Date: 14 October 2008 Republic of Ireland striker Kevin Doyle will use the fear of failure to fuel a revenge mission against Cyprus on Wednesday night. The 25-year-old Reading striker could only look on from the stands as Ireland slipped to a hugely damaging 5-2 European Championship qualifier defeat in Nicosia two years ago, although he played in the 1-1 draw at Croke Park 12 months later which underlined the Cypriots' emergence as a genuine threat. Doyle said: "As players and supporters, everyone is probably a bit less confident - not confident, less cocksure and just expecting... [read full story]