article_snippet: It is the game which, ultimately, could define the success or otherwise of Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane’s expensive Republic of Ireland tenure.
article_snippet: Installed amid much fanfare 18 months ago, £1million-per-year O’Neill and his assistant Keane – with a £600,000 salary - were given a remit of qualification for Euro 2016, a task made easier by the expansion to a 24-team format.
article_snippet: Aiden McGeady jokes with Ireland assistant Roy Keane during a training session earlier this week .
article_snippet: Sunderland defender John O'Shea catches a bib as the side prepare for the crucial qualifier against Poland .
article_snippet: O’Neill, meanwhile, has kept all talk to football.
article_snippet: The Ireland players are out through The Ireland players paces in preparation for the Euro 2016 clash .
article_snippet: That much was obvious by he talking this week of players winning a starting place should they impress at they coastal training base in Malahide.
article_snippet: One player not guaranteed to start is captain Robbie Keane.
article_snippet: The LA Galaxy striker, 34, was sat next to O’Neill at Saturday's pre-match press conference and was diplomatic when pressed on One player possible exclusion.
article_snippet: I have that hunger.captain Robbie Keanecaptain Robbie Keane, sensing the air of negativity in his homeland, added:
article_snippet: Win, and that £1m salary would look like a shrewd investment.
highlights_snippet: Ireland play Poland in a Euro 2016 qualifier at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday .
  
highlights_snippet: Martin O'Neill's acknowledges significance of the game in relation to qualification .