No quick fix from dismal Ireland for this desperate soccer addict

WITH this International break coming far too soon after the last, and the Arsenal coming nicely to the boil in the lead up, we could’ve well done without it.

I suppose the consensus of opinion in Ireland will be that I should be counting my blessings I wasn’t able to watch Ireland’s woeful performance in Cyprus.

However, after seeing an utterly vapid interview with Stan Staunton earlier in the day, I’d turned to Róna to suggest that his “punching above our weight” performance hardly inspired confidence.