Ireland clung to the quiet respectability of League B status but only after suffering another near-death experience when Armenia came back from 2-0 down in the space of two minutes.

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We talk through what happened and point a few fingers of blame.

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Paul Rowan – Sunday Times correspondent and Champagne Football co-author – joins us to analyse things further. How does he rate Ireland’s campaign overall – and why can’t this team get a sponsor?

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Plus we’ve got some good news for you, news so good it needs Murph on the bodhran.

©INPHO/James Crombie

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