Hello...

Back once again... and not a reference in sight or in site to my Blogsessive friend...

What a terribly depressing evening that turned out to be... In fact it was even worse than I thought... I'm talking about the dismal failure of the irish soccer team to score a simple goal and get to the World Cup Finals...

It was one of those games where you can tell from the second minute that we're not going to win... and then you stay watching and waiting and shouting and screaming and cursing and groaning - but nothing changes...

We were shit

All except Shay Given who once again made an entirely impossible save to keep Ireland in the game...

Alexander Frei has the ball, he's clear on goal... No defense in sight and Given actually stumbled as he was coming towards him.

The urge to turn away in depair was pretty strong...

But Given recovered, steps forward - arms out and more or less beckons Frei on - daring him to take the shot

He shoots

Given palms it away

Shouldn't happen - but it did... And you think - we might do it... That's the bit of luck...

But it wasn't

And we didn't

Ah well... Sack Brian Kerr please