Munster outhalf has the dash and derring-do to plug even the most plodding fixture into the grid in a split-second.

Why, in these days of on-demand entertainment, would a Fulham fan wait the guts of an hour for three minutes of their goalless draw with Brentford?

The Ireland manager has come across like a mechanic shaking his head ruefully at a hissing engine, before saying he might be able to fix it, but it’s going to cost ya.