Only time will tell what damage Debrecen debacle does to FAI and Irish team

This was territory none of the players, even the most experienced, had inhabited

PRESSING MATTERS: FAI CEO David Courell and manager Heimir Hallgrimsson at Saturday's disastrous press conference. Pic: INPHO/Ryan Byrne

Debrecen is known for its variety of religions and we can hope the diversity of opinion in one of its conference rooms doesn’t fracture the Irish football team.

Emotions were high, voices raised and sometimes insults hurled inside the Mercure Hotel as the momentum among players swung towards a potential boycott of a senior international fixture.