Twitter found Ireland vs England just as hard going as the rest of us

It's Ireland! England! At bizarre o'clock in the afternoon! Of course, even if the players weren't fully alive yet, Twitter never disappoints.

There was a huge cheer before the game kicked off, as 80-year-old Jack Charlton emerged from the tunnel to rapturous applause from both sets of supporters. https://twitter.com/IrishtownHseD4/status/607527367871995904 Unfortunately there was a feeling that that might be as loud as the Aviva would get. At least the English are in fine voice. https://twitter.com/JohnOBrennan2/status/607518396050227200 https://twitter.com/br_uk/status/607532902872576000 6mins: It's clear there isn't much of a crowd at Lansdowne Road this afternoon https://twitter.com/jburns834/status/607519697689526272 9mins: Rooney is a big lad, see... #moralvictories https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/607519963381768193 14mins: Is Robbie Brady a Liverpool fan? https://twitter.com/ConanDoherty/status/607520608814039040 17mins: Oh yeah, there's a game on https://twitter.com/StanCollymore/status/607522535090094080 23mins: Contract rebel Raheem Sterling is still getting booed by the pro-Liverpool elements of the Aviva crowd https://twitter.com/mattnashmetro/status/607522490835968000 https://twitter.com/JohnBrewinESPN/status/607523230124015616

@kenearlys neutral viewers abroad are probably thinking 'wow Ireland's kinda racist'

— Andy Mc (@andy_mcnally) June 7, 2015

26mins: This is a great laugh altogether https://twitter.com/kenearlys/status/607524579070906368 27mins: Daryl Murphy flashes a shot across goal to interrupt the day's main chanting/booing activities. https://twitter.com/noriordan/status/607524587614687232 28mins: France's finest is given a big hand by the England support https://twitter.com/henrywinter/status/607524600734482432 37mins: Things are getting desperate in the press box https://twitter.com/CaulkinTheTimes/status/607527154218344448 40mins: It really is that bad https://twitter.com/OllieHolt22/status/607528061895065601 45mins: It's been a good news, bad news type of first half. The good news is that it's half-time. Bad news is there's a second half. https://twitter.com/F365/status/607531378163466240 https://twitter.com/JohnBennettBBC/status/607532293314494464 https://twitter.com/henrywinter/status/607529553406398466 Oh, by the way Henry, WE DO NOT JOKE ABOUT JACK GREALISH https://twitter.com/henrywinter/status/607530792865165313 Meanwhile, English viewers are being treated to another classic performance from Andy Townsend. https://twitter.com/Capt_Fishpaste/status/607518444519628800 https://twitter.com/liamandrewsmk/status/607525789848903680 49mins: Brutal first touch from Rooney when clean through earns a decent cheer, maybe half a Jack Charlton. https://twitter.com/arseblog/status/607534323101782016 53mins: Sterling fires wide after brief sight of goal. Fans forget to boo. 56mins: Jon Walters is sprung from the bench. With added hair! https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/607536884453998593 59mins: The gravity of what we'll have to pay for this later begins to sink in https://twitter.com/TonyBarretTimes/status/607537551843459074 61mins: SHOT! Hairy Jon Walters hits a rasping drive straight at Joe Hart. 65mins: Sterling is replaced. More boos. The young lad mustn't know if he's coming or going. https://twitter.com/SimonPeach/status/607538488377024512 70mins: Thoughts turn to how big a cheque Fifa will have to write to ensure this match is never mentioned again https://twitter.com/McDonnellDan/status/607539890469793792 74mins: We've reached the point where delirium is setting in https://twitter.com/jennings_182/status/607540522387959808 77mins: #PrayforMedia https://twitter.com/ncustisTheSun/status/607541039424020480 79mins: Finally, a positive to take from this - the best description we've ever read of Phil Jones https://twitter.com/MichaelAHann/status/607541679567077376 82mins: Ireland v England - football's aspirin washed down with a Lucozade. https://twitter.com/tariqpanja/status/607542335623340032 84mins: There's a serious point in here that should concern the FAI... https://twitter.com/ncustisTheSun/status/607542503936544769 87mins: The Guards are the real winners https://twitter.com/andymcgeady/status/607543679310548993 90mins: Why??? https://twitter.com/BigGrantHolt/status/607544802381561856 92mins: The crowd get into the game for the first time as Hairy Jon Walters is very harshly judged to have fouled the collapsing deckchair that is Phil Jagielka on the edge of the English penalty area. https://twitter.com/OtpChris/status/607545372337152000 93mins: It's over. Thank God. On to more important things... https://twitter.com/fitzmaidan/status/607545307103166465 Finally, some in-depth analysis: https://twitter.com/liamhappe/status/607546744314806273