Under-21 Squad

[Razors left peg]

Stream for the game against Scotland here...

https://www.youtube.com/live/2pO61UV7nB8?si=UQqq43l13OVtCg7d

[tetsujin1979]

Stream for the game against Scotland here...

https://www.youtube.com/live/2pO61UV7nB8?si=UQqq43l13OVtCg7d
Not being made available to Ireland

[SkStu]

Thanks for the link. Working here.

Lineup: Maguire, Murphy, O'Brien, Grehan, Umeh, O'Mahony, Mullins, Moorhouse, Slater, Hakiki, O'Brien-Whitmarsh

[Razors left peg]

Not being made available to Ireland

Working for me too... a VPN might work?

[tetsujin1979]

Working for me too... a VPN might work?
Works with a VPN, thanks

[Razors left peg]

As soon as I said it it started freezing on me

[SkStu]

Yeah, same here. (though just closed the tab and relaunched it from here and it is back!)

[Razors left peg]

Yeah, same here. (though just closed the tab and relaunched it from here and it is back!)

Yeah I got it going too. Its actually a decent starting 11... who just conceeded stupid goal

[tetsujin1979]

I'm only getting a few seconds before it freezes

[Razors left peg]

I'm only getting a few seconds before it freezes

That was happening to me when I was casting to TV, working OK once I stopped

[Razors left peg]

Tets you are better of not getting it working. It makes the 2nd half last night look fantastic by comparison

[CraftyToePoke]

Lads, just had a look there and England V Albania is on Virgin, Rugby on RTE and I saw TG4 announce a TV deal for WLOI during the week, in this era of a plethora of spare digital channels full of the worst kind of sh it usually and the forementioned, I think you should be able to watch our 21s somewhere without the carry on you are all going through above this post, this wasn't what the men in the GPO fought for like, this isn't right, England, rugby and ladies, good gracious.

[Eirambler]

I suspect the upcoming Under 21 campaign might be easier to endure if it's not televised unfortunately. A weak squad and a **** manager.

[Razors left peg]

I suspect the upcoming Under 21 campaign might be easier to endure if it's not televised unfortunately. A weak squad and a **** manager.

They looked so badly coached today

[SkStu]

Any updates from the Hungary friendly? Starting line-ups etc?

[SkStu]

Just seen we are leading 1-0 with a penalty from Melia.

[Razors left peg]

Just seen we are leading 1-0 with a penalty from Melia.

Apparently that makes Melia the U21s youngest ever goalscorer

8 changes from the line up against Scotland.... https://x.com/IrelandFootball/status/1904231747526562013

[SkStu]

Finished 3-1...

[Razors left peg]

Finished 3-1...

10 year contract for Crawford so!

[tetsujin1979]

Zefi's call up for the Albanian U21s confirmed
https://fshf.org/sq/miqesoret-ndaj-greqise-luksemburgut-trajneri-bushi-publikon-listen/

Zefi picked up an injury, and didn't play for the Albanian U21s in their friendlies in March. So, technically, he's still with us.

[Razors left peg]

Did he pick up an injury or did they realize they can't just pick a lad who is tied to another country without doing paperwork

[tetsujin1979]

Friendlies against Croatia U21s and Qatar U23s announced for June
https://www.fai.ie/latest/under-21s-face-croatia-and-qatar-june/

[elatedscum]

https://www.fai.ie/latest/jim-crawford-names-under-21-squad-friendlies-croatia/

Squad announced. 5 new players: Corey and Cathal O’Sullivan, Warren Davis, Killian Barrett and Jacob Devaney. Very hard to judge, given their June friendlies and a last opportunity to experiment before competitive games. 16 LOI players included.

Big names like Abankwah, Vata missing.

Separately would have liked to see more 2006 kids who are no longer u19s eligible: Romeo, Trent Kone Doherty, Freddie Turley to name a few off the top of my head.

[pixiehead]

https://x.com/IrelandFootball/status/1930988613807796525

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gsw_6EcXQAA1p6X?format=jpg&name=900x900
(https://x.com/IrelandFootball/status/1930988613807796525)

[Razors left peg]

http://www.fawanews.com/Croatia%20U21%20vs%20Ireland%20U21.html

Stream for the game here

Edit: it was working, now just keeps bringing me to betting site

[pixiehead]

https://tv247365.link/wd_1

[elatedscum]

Saw the second half of the game against Croatia. Thought we were so awful. A classic Crawford 5-3-2. We stayed in the game, we were ultra defensive and didn't give up many chances - but we were so so poor on the ball, just gave it away constantly and weren't particularly energetic in pressing to win it back. Warren Davis and Cian Dillon looked a long way off what Armstrong and Emakhu offered us, or even Kenny for that matter. Thought the keeper should have saved the goal (it did take a deflection). Other caveat is it was pretty hot and maybe not the easiest to press - but we need to be better on the ball.

Anyone have a stream for the Qatar game?

https://x.com/IrelandFootball/status/1932452777567109455?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcam p%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[Eirambler]

Scoreless against Qatar. I think, without a generational Under 21 squad behind him this time around, Crawford is going to get found out fairly quickly.

[zero]

Scoreless against Qatar. I think, without a generational Under 21 squad behind him this time around, Crawford is going to get found out fairly quickly.

for me he had already been found out. just not up to it at all, i don't think he'd cut it in the league of Ireland even the first division.

[Eirambler]

I agree, but I'm meaning more to the point that it will be impossible for him to continue beyond this campaign. He has survived up to now due to the quality of players he has had previously relative to that level.