Brian Ainscough was asked at opening presser last Dec about how Dundalk takeover came about It reads like a rush job. Everything that’s happened since is a terrible look for Statsports, for Ainscough and any process that green lighted it. Plenty more legs in this story sadly.

It’s our 300th show tomorrow! That’s a lot of interrupted sentences. Our specially themed anniversary mailbag is open (The same as the normal mailbag with optional nostalgia)

Big-match preview: Ireland must show they can take control to build trust in new regime independent.ie/sport/soccer/i…

Caoimhín Kelleher: We need more time to prepare under new boss Heimir Hallgrimsson independent.ie/sport/soccer/i…

Three changes to Ireland team with Omobamidele, Knight and Browne coming in. Assume latter at wing back if it's same formation - Szmodics moving central. Kelleher, Omobamidele, Collins, O'Shea; Browne, Knight, Molumby, Smallbone, Brady; Ogbene, Szmodics

Lacks the fanfare of Saturday but this is a really important game (I thought I saw Heimir trying to sing along to the anthem there in that two second shot but could be losing my mind)

It does look like Ireland are operating in a back four here - Omobamidele right back, Brady left back. More of a 4-5-1 with Ogbene right, Knight on the left and Smallbone closer to Szmodics

Decent Irish spell there but can see why Greece have a rep for being such a good counter attacking side - O'Shea loses ball stepping out and they quickly turn it over to win a free that results in decent shot on goal. Even game but they are more efficient going forward.

Ah man. Brilliant strike from Ogbene after a superb diagonal ball to pick him out...but he's offside. Would have been perfect - especially following on from a stoppage where Heimir was very much owning the technical area, a different picture to Saturday.

Conceding a shot from distance in the first five minutes after half-time. This is our new 1-1 draw.

Ferguson for Molumby a necessary change - was always going to him or Browne coming off. Makes sense to keep Smallbone on but counters going to be a bigger issue now. No other option but to go for it, though.

Boos as Will Smallbone is announced as man of the match - although a fair portion of the crowd are on the way home already

An international window that started with boos for the opposition ended with boos for the hosts. Declaring the only way is up assumes that rock bottom has definitely been reached - a hard road lies ahead. Piece from tonight. independent.ie/sport/soccer/i…

Another upbeat post match video - reflections on another deflating window