Ireland v Greece comment: This was better, in parts, but the hits keep on coming

But that’s three straight defeats to the Greeks now. A second 2-0 this week. A third loss in four games. One win in 12 against nations not named Gibraltar. Zero points in two Nations League Group B ties.

SAME OLD, SAME OLD: An Ireland fan looks dejected during the game. Pic: ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne

It was ten-past eight. Almost 20 minutes played in Dublin. That point in the evening when the armchair punter has the tea drank and the biscuit reduced to whatever crumbs escaped down the jumper and the side of the couch.

This is around the point where the Boys In Green might have started to lose their audience in recent years, the evidence before them pointing to another evening of disappointment and self-recrimination. And not even an Eamo or a Gilesey to spark something during the break.