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As the reverberations from the debacle that was the joint bid

Hindsight can, obviously, be enlightening , but tunnel vision was essentially the driving force of those who should have known better that, in trying to play a role in the Euro 2008 championship, Ireland was out of its league.

Given that, in the aftermath of the UEFA decision in Geneva, the expected criticism from our would-be Scottish partners has not materialised, it would be appropriate that we put it in perspective ourselves.