Larry Ryan: Did Liverpool prove losing isn't the end of the world?

Or did Clones remind us that fear of defeat is everything?

Home are the heroes: Ireland's Megan Campbell (front row, third from left, sunglasses) among the Liverpool women celebrating with the Barclays FA Championship trophy during the parade in Liverpool. Picture: Martin Rickett/PA

Last Sunday brought one of those afternoons when perfect cosmic balance was achieved. In Liverpool they gathered in hundreds of thousands to convince us there is more to life than winning. At the same time in Clones they handpassed around in circles to prove that winning is still the only thing that matters.

That is the kind of healthy sporting diet we need to keep us on an even keel.