Ireland V Germany 12th October & Faroe Islands 16th October 2012 - World Cup 2014 Q

[dancinpants]

Criminal miss from Andrews.

[tricky_colour]

Nice clearance from Andrews there, nearly put it into the back of his own net!! :p

[Charlie Darwin]

Brady is the kind of cut inside and have a pop winger we haven't had since Mark Kennedy. He looks so much more comfortable shooting than Duff or McGeady ever have.

[Charlie Darwin]

Wilson caught napping there and McGeady nowhere in sight - bit of a let off.

[SwanVsDalton]

Good scramble from Westwood there. Wilson hasn't made the most auspicious start, gave the ball away then caught out of position then made very little attempt to close down the cross/shot. No cover from McGeady but still poor.

Loved that overlap earlier from Coleman though, Faroes or not, not very often to see an Irish FB do that in the last four years.

[Charlie Darwin]

The tempo of this game is breakneck slow.

[Colbert Report]

The goals will come, we're pressing them now.

[tricky_colour]

I really can't believe we are taking corners of 'end product Brady' and giving them to 'no end product McGeady'. Unbelievable,

[Manblue]

Coleman has been very wasteful in possession and is showing signs of petulance

[Charlie Darwin]

I think if we score it will be a shot from outside the box. I don't know why we persist on shunting balls into the box - it just encourages them to stick more bodies in there.

[Manblue]

I really can't believe we are taking corners of 'end product Brady' and giving them to 'no end product McGeady'. Unbelievable,

McGeady has put in two great balls and beaten the full back also, dont see the problem.

[shakermaker1982]

Need 1 of our central midfielders to get hold of this game. FAST.

[tricky_colour]

it's looking grim

[fionnsci]

They're better than us. I don't know what's wrong or what we can do. The worrying thing is that I feel that that could be the feeling on the sideline too.

[Charlie Darwin]

It's a touch confusing that the Faroes have a player called Faroe. It's almost a pity we don't have Stephen Ireland to mark him.

[Colbert Report]

Keith Andrews is not having his best game.

[shakermaker1982]

That pass by Andrews....shudder

If you were that crap on a Thursday evening at our 9 a side game I'd belt you!

[SwanVsDalton]

The sight of Coleman beating a man deep at RB, taking the ball out and motioning players to come to him to receive possession - then having to beat another man because he had no options - was very telling. Good to see him lambasting his teammates for it too.

[SwanVsDalton]

That pass by Andrews....shudder

If you were that crap on a Thursday evening at our 9 a side game I'd belt you!

Christian Brothers 5-a-side?

[Charlie Darwin]

Ronnie Whelan criticising Andrews for not crossing the ball when both Keane and Walters were a mile offside.

[fionnsci]

That was a dour lump of mush. Long on. Needs a change in midfield though I'd think also, first.

[Colbert Report]

Ronnie Whelan criticising Andrews for not crossing the ball when both Keane and Walters were a mile offside.

I noticed that too. Very strange. He had no option but to shoot there.

[SwanVsDalton]

Andrews is having one of his games, but he's getting on the ball on decent positions at least - driving forward. McCarthy is doing a fairly good impression of Glenn Whelan/Darron Gibson on an off day, although Whelan did mention he might have an injury.

Robbie's used the ball well both times he got on it.

[graham_d]

Germany looking dominant in the other game, 1-0 Klose after 8mins.

[Charlie Darwin]

Germany 1-0 up on Sweden. Our boy Klose after 8 minutes.

Dear God, he's bringing on Cox for Robbie Brady.

[shakermaker1982]

Yep yes bring on Cox instead of Long.

[tricky_colour]

OMG!!

[Charlie Darwin]

WOW! Marc Wilson! That is a lovely shimmy to make himself the space too. Trapattoni will put it down as another personal masterstroke, leaving him on the bench until he was just ready.

[shakermaker1982]

Well done Wilson

[Colbert Report]

Who says Trap doesn't give half time talks? Take that KK

[graham_d]

Germany 1-0 up on Sweden. Our boy Klose after 8 minutes.

Dear God, he's bringing on Cox for Robbie Brady.

2-0, 14mins... Klose again

[fionnsci]

Jaysus, went over the watch the England debacle for ht, was two mins late! Missed the goal. Thank Christ. Hilarious what's going on in Warsaw by the way, no idea if the match is going ahead.

[SwanVsDalton]

6 on the cards for Germany? That'd be interesting.

Screamer from Wilson - he imagined the ball was Trap saying 'we fall out, he must say sorry!'

[Charlie Darwin]

Jaysus, went over the watch the England debacle for ht, was two mins late! Missed the goal. Thank Christ. Hilarious what's going on in Warsaw by the way, no idea if the match is going ahead.
What's happening?

edit: Austria leading Kazakhstan in Vienna.

[Metrostars]

Maybe we'll be in second on GD by the end of the day if we get one or two more and Germany knock a few more past Sweden. Trap will be saying "What's the problem? We second only to the number 1 team in the world right now".

[fionnsci]

Woopie!!!! goal by....?

[dancinpants]

Did Keane even touch that? Didn't look like it.

[nigel-harps1954]

Walters. All day. Robbie Keane just has to claim absolutely everything.

[graham_d]

6 on the cards for Germany? That'd be interesting.


Might happen, Sweden are doing nothing. A bit like a less ****e version of us on Friday.

[Colbert Report]

Walters. Keane claimed it but he didn't actually touch it at all.

Poland/England delayed by rain.

[shakermaker1982]

What the hell was Keane doing?!!

[fionnsci]

Noel Hunt revisited.

[graham_d]

bbc website given it to Walters ;)

[Charlie Darwin]

Might happen, Sweden are doing nothing. A bit like a less ****e version of us on Friday.
Less? At least we showed up for 15 minutes.

[Colbert Report]

That Faroe left-back looks very dodgy.

[graham_d]

Less? At least we showed up for 15 minutes.
:D:D:D

[Colbert Report]

The Germans are destroying the Swedes, if that makes anyone feel any better about Friday.

[nigel-harps1954]

The Germans are destroying the Swedes, if that makes anyone feel any better about Friday.

What's on Friday?



McGeady is one frustrating f**king eejit.

[Colbert Report]

"There's nothing worse than when that sticks to the bed covers".

Great quote from Ronnie Whelan!

[Charlie Darwin]

We'll be a much more solid outfit now that Walters has changed his shorts.