| Four goals down with 20 minutes to go, Jock Nugent's side looked to be fighting a lost cause. |
| He suggests that in some respects, traditionalists might be fighting for a lost cause. |
| At a time when the continent is still considered a lost cause, they had every reason to welcome the president's messianic message of hope. |
| No area can be taken for granted or written off as a lost cause, and there are incentives to build further support to win more seats. |
| So it is not all a lost cause although, given its length, the season may yet harbour a number of very unpleasant surprises. |
| Cork made four substitutions at half time and that resulted in an improvement, but they were still fighting a lost cause. |
