Ole, ole, ole, oh look, it's over. Well, for us anyway. Can't say the boys didn't give it their all … oh, wait, you can. Pretty poor performance all round, must be our worst ever in Europe. Still, at least the fans did us proud: best in the world! This is for them, who maintained Irish pride even in the face of what has to be admitted a substandard team and a total lack of effort. Our last and enduring memory, besides four nil to Spain, and Torres bearing down on Given, will be the strains of “The fields of Athenry” being belted out across the stadium as strong and enthusiastically as if we were winning the match. Well, done, ye
supporters of the boys in green!