Ireland cycle of helplessness no laughing matter

We are the rats, the Aviva Stadium is our lab, and we’re going to get our arses electrocuted no matter what happens, writes Tommy Martin

Idon’t know about you, but on nights like Tuesday I’m feeling bad enough about the Republic of Ireland’s lurch down the Euro divisions without having to read bantery tweets from that popular bookmaker (you know the one).

“A member of Uefa’s committee has warned that Ireland may be forced to play games behind closed doors if they continue to be this shite,” went one tweet.