John Fallon: Portents for women's Euro failure visible from start

Elsewhere a slow transfer window is set to ramp up with Shels eyeing recruits.

NO EUROS: Republic of Ireland head coach Eileen Gleeson, with players from second from left, Anna Patten, Denise O'Sullivan and Niamh Fahey. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Even by his standards, Roy Keane's precedence of failure above success in his memory bank stopped the masses in their tracks.

"You don't look back and think of wins," he reflected after moving from playing into management.