How to make Lansdowne roar again

So now we know that there’ll be some proper viva in the Aviva come the summer of 2020, when Dublin will, for the first time in its history, play host to international tournament football at the highest level.

And it will be even more of an event should the Irish team qualify for those finals, guaranteeing they will play two of their games on home soil. In such circumstances, it’s not hard to imagine how electric the atmosphere should be at the new old ground in Ballsbridge.

And not before time. Because, let’s be honest, it hasn’t really happened so far.