Ireland might have lost 5 - 2 to Cyprus in October 2006 but the manager at the time still believes that "we still achieved our goals set by the board".
Steve Staunton was on BT Sport's Life's A Pitch and defended his record as Ireland manager, recalled Saipan and touched on Roy Keane's appointment as Ireland assistant manager.
Watch the highlights below:
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(YouTube credit: Life's A Pitch)