John Fallon: Strikeforce history a salutary lesson for Evan Ferguson hype

The giddiness that had accompanied Kenny's U21s - with Aaron Connolly, Adam Idah, Michael Obafemi and Troy Parrott as the attacking options - quickly faded

HYPE MACHINE: Evan Ferguson of Brighton & Hove Albion shoots during the Premier League match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Arsenal. Pic: Steve Bardens/Getty Images

Any Fab Four – especially a youthful quartet – is a surefire way of creating a frenzy.

Football is no different to the music industry for clinging onto the next big thing so when a squadron of strikers dazzled for Ireland's U21s during 2019, talk grew of that great problem besetting our international team being eased.