John Fallon: In identifying a way forward, Irish football should look to Denmark

Denmark are one of only four of the last 52 European countries to qualify for a men’s World Cup that were ranked lower than 25.

John Egan of the Republic of Ireland in action against Andreas Cornelius, left, and Christian Eriksen of Denmark during the UEFA EURO 2020 Qualifier. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

It’s almost 18 months since an audience at the Aviva Stadium had to endure Ireland being compared to England in gauging international success.

Granted, the background of the speaker, Marc Canham, was ingrained in the FA and Premier League structure but the entire pretence was flawed by mixing apples with oranges.