Is it a west of Ireland thing, this lack of killer instinct?

Olive Esler, who handles the social media promotion for The Sunday Game was manic busy throughout yesterday afternoon.

Is it a west of Ireland thing, this lack of killer instinct?

As well as posting clips of scores, interviews, talking points and footage of studio analysis, Olive was also sporadically taking pictures of the four of us – Jackie Tyrrell, Anne-Marie Hayes, Rory O’Neill (the producer) and I - gathered in the production room in Montrose.

It was a good job Olive didn’t post some of the images, or the content of the debate. When Tony Kelly set up David Reidy for his goal, I jumped so high I nearly hit the roof.

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