So long as you permit us to define 'abroad' as Lansdowne Road this week's 'Players of the Week' award choice was easy enough. Ready? Shay Given, Gary Kelly, Steve Staunton, Richard Dunne, Ian Harte, Jason McAteer, Roy Keane, Matt Holland, Kevin Kilbane, Damien Duff, Robbie Keane (Steve Finnan, Niall Quinn and Andy O'Brien).

Granted, some had better games than others but damn it, we don't care.

Planet Football is still weeping emotionally into its alcohol-free lager and won't have a word said against any lad who donned a green jersey on that pitch last Saturday afternoon. Oman, China, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Thailand, Iran, Bahrain or Uzbekistan - here we come, here we come, here we come (repeat to fade).