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HEIMIR Hallgrímsson believes that going back to basics has Ireland ready for the World Cup campaign.

The Boys in Green face Luxembourg tomorrow in the final warm-up game ahead of the start of the World Cup qualification campaign in September. 

And Hallgrímsson wants to see Ireland build on a decent 2025 to date that has seen them win twice against Bulgaria in March and draw with Senegal on Friday night.

He said: “Basics first before details. I think we are getting the basics pretty good at this stage and the excitement comes with that. 

“We feel that we are growing, we can play good teams like Senegal and look comfortable. 

“That’s now one step taken and hopefully we can have the same performance against Luxembourg so it shouldn’t be up and down performances.

“We should be consistent in what we are doing, that’s the main thing if you want to qualify.

“You need to get performances every game and play a similar way in every game and develop a style of play.

“This World Cup campaign comes and goes really quickly so we have to have everything spot on once it comes to September. I think it’s good preparation for us.

“It’s always important to win. For every team, it’s always important to win.

“Just to get that winning feeling and make it a habit to do everything correct – to win the matches. 

“It is important to win the game even though we would say in a friendly, I would pick performance above winning. 

“If we have a good performance, continue to improve in what we are doing, even though we are unlucky and lose the game, I would probably take that more than a win…

“It was the wrong way of saying that, don’t make that a headline!”

While Hallgrímsson looks for consistency, he confirmed that he will make changes to his starting XI. 

Stoke City’s Bosun Lawal was called up on Sunday with Jack Taylor and Josh Honohan both carrying slight knocks.

But both took part in training this morning in the Stade de Luxembourg. 

Hallgrímsson continued: “The purpose of this camp was to look at new faces and we will make some changes even though we were really happy with the performance. 

“Hopefully everyone will have their time to shine, but we’d like to keep some consistency too and build on what we’ve been doing well. 

“I think we probably played one of our best games as a team and we don’t want to miss that in the game against Luxembourg.”

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BOBBY GEORGE has opened up on the passing of his great rival Eric Bristow – and admits he warned the darts great to slow down.

Bristow died suddenly of a heart attack in 2018 aged just 60.

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George, 79, and The Crafty Cockney faced off on the oche throughout the 1980s.

Bristow was the face of darts in that era, winning five BDO World Championship titles.

He was also known for his hell-raising antics away from the sport – and was rarely seen without a pint in his hand.

George, who met Bristow as a teenager, remembers: “He could be a pain in the a***,

“We had some right ding-dongs over the years.

“But for most of the time, he was my mate and we had some great times together.”

Bristow memorably beat George in the 1980 World Championship final.

It was Bristow’s first crown, with the Hackney-born star going on to repeat the trick in 1981, 1984, 1985 and 1986.

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King of Bling was somewhat in Bristow’s shadow, winning two major BDO titles during his career.

And he was left stunned by Bristow’s untimely passing seven years ago.

He wrote in his autobiography: “Eric Bristow’s death hit me hard.

“He was only 60 for f***’s sake. That’s no age these days, is it?

“I had known him since he was a ­teenager – and he never changed.”

George admits Bristow wasn’t one to follow health advice – despite trying to give it to him.

He continued: “Anyone who knew him was aware that he didn’t exactly lead a healthy lifestyle.

When I go, I’ll go like that. Bang.

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“For as long as I’d known him, he was a heavy smoker, always rolling his own.

“And he would think nothing of getting through 15 or 16 pints of Guinness in a day, rounding it all off with a curry.

“Nobody’s body can handle that day in, day out.

“I’d say, ‘You smoke and you drink too much.’

“He said, ‘I know all about that, Bob. But put it this way – no one is going to be pushing me around in a wheelchair. When I go, I’ll go like that. Bang.’

“And he f***ing did as well. Bang.”