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ANYONE else getting a very vivid sense of déjà vu before tonight’s clash with Israel?

It's just over two months now since Ireland travelled to Tel Aviv looking for the three points that would finally blow this tightest of World Cup qualifying groups open at the hinges once and for all.

When Abbas Suan's last-minute strike pilfered a share of the points for the hosts it was impossible to escape the feeling that a gaping window of opportunity had slammed shut on Brian Kerr's fingers.