"We have to start giving ourselves a bit more credit. We have good players and you get a bit sick and tired of the whole, 'well, the Irish have a good time no matter what the result' stuff. We haven't qualified for a major finals since 1994 and if we're going to it this time we have to start winning matches. Tonight we should have shut up shop."

- Roy Keane, far from happy after the 2-2 draw in Amsterdam.

"I wish Don Givens had scored about 50 and then everyone would leave me alone."

- Niall Quinn after failing to break the Irish goalscoring record in the 2-0 win over Estonia in Dublin.

"If that's the way that they defend when they're at home I'd hate to see what they'll do when they come to Dublin. They'll probably start with four 'keepers."

- Gary Doherty on Andorra's tactics in Ireland's 3-0 victory.

"Yeah, it was a beautiful moment. Surreal . . . it doesn't get much better than that, it really doesn't. You score, you look at the crowd and you think: that's what it's all about, that's what it's all about. The crowd kind of suck you in and .. . ah, a beautiful moment."

- Jason McAteer after scoring the winner against Holland in Dublin.