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\nThe Parrott family are in Prague to support Troy<\/p>\n
Parrott paraphernalia is everywhere in Prague with Irish fans getting creative in the Czech capital.<\/p>\n
Ronan Fitzmaurice, Andrew Mithen and Shane Weston from Dunboyne in Co Meath, are wearing their ‘Parrott Hat Tricks’ as they’re calling them, with other Ireland fans even offering to buy their homemade merchandise\/<\/p>\n
“It was actually a DIY job,” says Andrew.<\/p>\n
“We had to go into a toy store and just grabbed these and then there was sticky tape here,” he says, pointing to the cuddly toy parrot attached to his bucket hat.<\/p>\n
“Everyone’s loving them. We’ve been offered good money for them.”<\/p>\n
“We were offered 18 quid for it, it wasn’t great,” interjects Shane.<\/p>\n
“We wouldn’t sell them, they’re priceless,” adds Ronan.<\/p>\n
He’s predicting a Troy Parrott hat trick tonight and said they felt confident about the team’s prospects.<\/p>\n
“There’s such momentum around the team at the moment, probably ten years since we were at the Euros there was this kind of momentum, so I’m very confident.”<\/p>\n
As the interview ends a group passes by with an elaborate flag, showing Troy Parrott with his arms aloft and two hawk-headed parrots perched on either side, with the banner ‘You’ve just been pecked by the Parrott’ written across it.<\/p>\n
\nThe Parrott family are in Prague to support Troy<\/p>\n
The Parrott family from Portland row arrived into Prague last night to support their boy Troy, at a time when it feels like there has never been so much pressure on one player to perform.<\/p>\n
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