January loan move could be invaluable to Troy Parrott — and Ireland

Having saved their best till last, what a shame it was that Ireland’s hugely impressive performance in the 1-1 draw with Denmark just wasn’t quite good enough to qualify us directly for Euro 2020.

Not only was this by some distance their best display of the campaign, in my opinion, it was one the best we’ve seen from an Irish side in years. The players didn’t leave anything behind and, one costly error and the final result apart, there can really be no regrets.