Wales v. Republic of Ireland - Monday, 9th October 2017 - World Cup 2018 Qualifier

[backstothewall]

Decent 1st half. Full blooded stuff from both sides.

I might backtrack on my hope for Hoolahan to start. O'Neill has picked a big physical team and frankly we've needed it.

[TonyD]

This game is crying out for Hoolahan. Hendrick has done nothing for 45 minutes. Bring on Wes in his stead, and Murphy's first touch is poor.
Wes in for Hendrick and Hogan/Maguire for Murphy. If you're to be taken seriously Martin give your team a chance of winning this game.

Hopefully he gives something like that a go for at least the last 25 minutes if it stays goalless until then. No point in leaving it too late.

[jbyrne]

typical irish away performance that we have always seen for many a year. not sure how anyone ever expects anything else. weve weathered the early storm now need to become a bit braver and take the game to wales

[shakermaker1982]

Welsh moaning at ref is driving me nuts.

We need to take a chance at some stage. Maguire and Hoolahan need to come on soon. Has Hendrick done anything?

[KrisLetang]

Brutal reviews of games quality on twitter right now. What an amazing ability to unite the whole world in complaints, has Twitty.

[tricky_colour]

Are we drawing our way to oblivion.

[tricky_colour]

Randolf and Hopkirk.

[osarusan]

Well now, James McClean has just smashed the ball into the back of the net, in case anybody missed it.

[passinginterest]

Too early... next half hour is going to be torturous!!!

[tricky_colour]

Oh my word!!

[NeverFeltBetter]

Just need Georgia to score now! Heart attack time.

[tricky_colour]

On a knife edge, now Wales need to score to put us out. Don't ya just know it is all gonna go horribly wrong?

I had Christie for the first goal so mixed feelings, I will never see that 25p again though.

[tricky_colour]

Just need Georgia to score now! Heart attack time.


Lol yes I forgot about that, it is still on 0-0 there.

[nigel-harps1954]

That dummy by Arter was something of pure beauty. Took out the entire Wales defence with one step.

[tricky_colour]

Oh know, not Ben!

[backstothewall]

Scared the ****e out of the baby when he scored there. Not literally thankfully.

This next half hour will not be fun

[TonyD]

Well now, James McClean has just smashed the ball into the back of the net, in case anybody missed it.

Well now indeed. Vindication for not bothering with this whole passing the ball business ?

[shakermaker1982]

God almighty this is tense.

[nigel-harps1954]

I really wish we'd push on for a second now instead of defending a 1-0 lead...

[samhaydenjr]

Now's the time for Shane Long to run at the Welsh defence and put them on the back foot a little - sounds on the radio like Murphy is tiring.

[nigel-harps1954]

Now's the time for Shane Long to run at the Welsh defence and put them on the back foot a little - sounds on the radio like Murphy is tiring.

Um...

[samhaydenjr]

Just need Georgia to score now! Heart attack time.

Or if we score four more...:D

[BonnieShels]

17min of hell ahead

[backstothewall]

Um...

Lacking one crucial bit of information but the right sentiment

Hogan though...

[tricky_colour]

So tense, and 20 mins to go.

[samhaydenjr]

Or if we score four more...:D

Oh well, so much for that - 1-0 to Serbia now

[backstothewall]

Duffy has been a rock

[shakermaker1982]

Can we make some subs? Not Whelan.

[tricky_colour]

Yes!! Whelan is coming on!

[samhaydenjr]

Um...

Whoops, tuned in five minutes into the game and when I went to check the line-ups on the BBC I didn't realise the Long mentioned on the subs bench was Kevin.:doh: Ok so, time for Maguire/Hogan/O'Dowda/McGeady to come on and run at the Welsh defence and put them on the back foot a little - sounds on the radio like Murphy is tiring

[tricky_colour]

Serbia 1-0.

[tricky_colour]

Danger here.

[tricky_colour]

Nice one Ramsey!

[backstothewall]

Someone needs to head for the corner flag and summon up their inner Jon Walters here

[samhaydenjr]

5 Minutes of added time!!!! You're kidding me!!!

[tricky_colour]

Im 30 seconds behind on the Welsh channel!

[samhaydenjr]

My computer clock was on 4:35pm for about three minutes!!!

[nigel-harps1954]

Think I'm having a heart attack here...

[samhaydenjr]

You can't qualify Wales, let us win please!!!

[samhaydenjr]

Yyyeess!!!!

[nigel-harps1954]

Jesus f*cking christ..I need a drink.

[BonnieShels]

Yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaasssssssss

[tricky_colour]

Yes! Yes! Yes!

[passinginterest]

Who needs beautiful football. Just kick lumps out of them!! Had to mute George Hamilton because he was doing everything to add to his commentators curse repertoire.

[tricky_colour]

Great for James, I knew he was never gonna miss.

[tricky_colour]

Who needs beautiful football. Just kick lumps out of them!! Had to mute George Hamilton because he was doing everything to add to his commentators curse repertoire.


I have been watching the Welsh channel, you get all the emotion but I could not understand a word of it, it is a pretty good way to watch!

[osarusan]

Well now indeed. Vindication for not bothering with this whole passing the ball business ?

Not sure I'd go that far.

Defensively we were superb, Duffy in particular. We had their number at the back and Wales ran out of ideas long before the final whistle.

I didn't think we looked like scoring at all until we did, but then Wales never looked like getting back into it.

[backstothewall]

I think the story of this campaign is that we got the playoff on the road, and blew the chance to win the group at Lansdowne Road.

[TonyD]

Not sure I'd go that far.

Defensively we were superb, Duffy in particular. We had their number at the back and Wales ran out of ideas long before the final whistle.

I didn't think we looked like scoring at all until we did, but the Wales never looked like getting back into it.

Was tongue in cheek. From a footballing point of view we were atrocious. Most people won't care though. Even the RTÉ panel backtracking furiously. Turns out Eamonns footballing principles aren't so pure after all.

[tricky_colour]

Defence was solid.