Ireland U21 Squad Named (v Denmark 28th May & Italy 4th Jun)

[SkStu]

If they finish 2nd in group .... do they go into a playoff?

as edited by Real Ale Madrid above...


Best 4 second placed teams from 8 groups get into playoffs for the finals

[swinfordfc]

as edited by Real Ale Madrid above...

Sorry .... i miss that .... thanks

[swinfordfc]

Out of the 10 groups ..... we are tied 4th second best team (on 10pts after 5 games) but we have to finish 2nd first ..... that Turkey game is huge ...... must win but at least they in there fighting unlike under Don Given!!!!

[tetsujin1979]

Italy with a late red for a shocking kick from behind as well. On first glance it looked he was just pulled back, but the replay showed the Italian kicked out at him

Pretty disappointing we had to watch an Ireland team playing in Sligo on Italian TV, and they had a full TV crew at the Showgrounds

[elroy]

Italy with a late red for a shocking kick from behind as well. On first glance it looked he was just pulled back, but the replay showed the Italian kicked out at him

Pretty disappointing we had to watch an Ireland team playing in Sligo on Italian TV, and they had a full TV crew at the Showgrounds

Couldnt agree more. What sort of crowd was at this?

Like TG4 in particular show any sort of GAA and rugby match these days (and fair play to them for doing so), surely our U21 home games could be screened by them also, particularly those in Silgo.

Anyways, good result and great fightback by all accounts. About time the U21 team started having some success, after years in the wilderness under Givens. Turkey home game will be massive for them.

Remaining fixtures:

Ireland v Turkey 14/08/12 HOME TBC
Hungary v Ireland 06/09/12 AWAY TBC
Italy v Ireland 10/09/12 AWAY TBC

[1st time post]

Couldnt agree more. What sort of crowd was at this?

Like TG4 in particular show any sort of GAA and rugby match these days (and fair play to them for doing so), surely our U21 home games could be screened by them also, particularly those in Silgo.

Anyways, good result and great fightback by all accounts. About time the U21 team started having some success, after years in the wilderness under Givens. Turkey home game will be massive for them.

Remaining fixtures:

Ireland v Turkey 14/08/12 HOME TBC
Hungary v Ireland 06/09/12 AWAY TBC
Italy v Ireland 10/09/12 AWAY TBC

The match sold out this morning and at the minute i think theres over 2700 seats in the showgrounds so a decent crowd. Hopefully when we put in the extra seats they will keep coming back to Sligo because most will be back after todays game and for the 10 ,minutes in and around Irelands goals the place was buzzing,Have to agree on the tv aspect, today was a great advertisement for this group of players.
On the game itself i must say i was very impressed with Ireland and how technically proficient they are. After the goal in the 1st half i taught they played all the football but creating very little in the way of goalscoring chances and the italians looking dangerous on the break. 2nd half after italy went 2 up i assumed the match would just fizzle out but fair play to Ireland they kept in their and got their reward with a draw. Was very impressed with cunningham and white on the left side and Brady on the other side is just special, everytime he gets the ball you think something might happen and although he was in and out of the game today some of his touches are worth the admission alone. If he keeps his head right he has to be a certain future international and if hes getting regular club time in the epl or championship he should be in the squad for the next qualifiers. Murphy up front worked really hard and hendrick impressed too but it was a great team performance and great entertainment for a tenner.
Just on Noel King, it has to be said what a great job he is doing with this team and the progress they have made under him compared to Givens. For whatever reason i was never too fond of him in his league days but as said earlier these lads play great football and i would advise anyone if they play anywhere near to them to go out and watch this team as its great value.

[SkStu]

Sorry .... i miss that .... thanks

no worries - i figured you'd missed it as it was edited the same time you posted your question. :)

[Closed Account]

Highlights here:
http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/ireland-2-italy-2-euro-u21-qualifier/

[Stuttgart88]

Great stuff Joe. What a beautiful looking pitch. Never realised The Showgrounds was set in such a scenic backdrop. Our equaliser didn't quite do the surroundings justice.

[tetsujin1979]

Just looking at the lineup, that bench is really strong. Any one of them would be starters in previous u21 sides.

Going on United's policy with youth players, I'd expect Brady to follow the example of Wellbeck (Preston/Sunderland) and Cleverly (Leicester/Watford/Wigan) and go on loan to a Premier League side this season
Wigan would be an ideal place for him IMO

[Dodge]

Pretty disappointing we had to watch an Ireland team playing in Sligo on Italian TV, and they had a full TV crew at the Showgrounds

I don't think I've ever seen an U21 game on Irish TV (unlike tons of rugby underage and A games...). Sky showed a few but we haven't featured in maybe 2/3 campaigns? pretty much since Setanta and ESPN took the rights to the England u21s from Sky I'd imagine

[tetsujin1979]

you'd think someone like TG4 or 3e would snap up the rights, or even Newstalk to give radio coverage, but no.

[liam1289]

Anyone know when ground will be confirmed for game versus turkey...hopefully stays in Showgies

[Predator]

Noel King has said that he hopes it'll be in Sligo and that the association are aware of his and the team's wishes. It just hasn't been confirmed yet.