Madam, - Immediately after the "boys in green" left the field last Wednesday after their very fortunate victory against possibly the worst international side in the entire universe, I bet myself a pint that within a matter of minutes I'd get to hear someone utter those two jaded soccer clichés: "There's no such thing as an easy game at international level", and "It's the result that counts".
Needless to say, I won the bet. - Yours, etc,
PAUL DELANEY, Beacon Hill, Dalkey.