This day will forever go down as a dark day in our country’s history.
In the run up to the second Battle of Britain in EURO 2016, we all just wanted one thing… the chance to see Will Grigg on fire.
He’s been in flames for weeks now, if not months, but glimpses of Will Grigg on fire are rare, only a handful of people from Wigan have ever witnessed the natural phenomenom.
And, sadly, it will remain that way. Will Grigg wasn’t brought on as a subsitute for Northern Ireland’s match against Wales, even when they found themselves 1-0 down and in need of a goal to stay in the competition.
Live pictures of Will Grigg warming up..#WAL #NIR pic.twitter.com/WdloEVeSlo
— oddschecker (@oddschecker) June 25, 2016
The public did not react well.
https://twitter.com/PoetsCornerUK/status/746765893737254912
https://twitter.com/Copa90/status/746736809728704512
Will Grigg's extinguished.https://t.co/vlyeh7IJns
— JOE (@JOE_co_uk) June 25, 2016
https://twitter.com/grahamruthven/status/746755995565699074
McGinn comes on for #NIR as Will Grigg's arse continues to smolder an imprint on the bench.
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) June 25, 2016
Will Grigg's #EURO2016 heat map. Extinguished. 😟 pic.twitter.com/Y5BCmnsFF6
— Squawka (@Squawka) June 25, 2016
Tap ❤️ if you would've at least given Will Grigg 10 minutes game time. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/0rL6Je90hf
— bet365 (@bet365) June 25, 2016
#WAL put out #NIR and Will Grigg. 🚒🚫🔥 #Euro2016 pic.twitter.com/lMdgizKLnk
— B/R Football (@brfootball) June 25, 2016
It means Will Grigg had a total of zero performances at EURO 2016, and such was the popularity of his song, that the Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill was even asked by a journalist why he didn’t pick the player.
#NIR Michael O'Neill on CONTROVERSIAL choice to not use Will Grigg at #Euro2016: "I don't pick my team on what the supporters sing at games"
— Joshua Robinson (@JoshRobinson23) June 25, 2016
