Liam chips in for mercy but Ireland on the road to nowhere

“They are enthusiasmus,” protested Giovanni Trapattoni before the start, falling back on his favourite word, one more time.

But there wasn’t much of that about.

So unenthusiasmus were the RTÉ panel in advance of last night’s match, they skipped the build-up in favour of another debate on the Trap era; perhaps the one thing more predictable than Ireland’s football.