Ireland U-21 1, Serbia U-21 3: Ireland’s U21 Euro campaign ended on a losing note last night, despite Noel King’s troops taking the lead at the Waterford RSC against a classy Serbian outfit.

Everton’s Courtney Duffus is interested in solving Ireland’s long-term striker shortage.

BOHEMIAN Rhapsody was a flamboyant piece to begin with but give it to a character called Macartacus pining “I’m a poor manager, nobody loves me” to competing choruses of “Let him go”, “No, no, do not let him go,” and not even Freddie Mercury in a space shuttle could go further over the top.