Republic of Ireland v Hungary - Saturday, 6 September 2025 - 2026 World Cup Qualifier

[passinginterest]

Nightmare stuff. Unless we get the next goal this could be 4 or 5 nil.

Jake O'Brien taking pointless long throws is winding me up too.

[Eirambler]

7:45pm: Ireland are the last team in the world to enter World Cup qualifying.

8:00pm: Ireland's World Cup qualification campaign draws to a conclusion.

[shakermaker1982]

Our World Cup campaign is over after 15 minutes.

[rebelmusic]

Yeah looks like another world cup supporting whoever's playing against England. I'd be seriously worried if I was Keith Andrews watching this display between his keeper and captain

[Eirambler]

I don't think this team was picked to chase a deficit either. Subs could be needed this side of half time.

[backstothewall]

HH should be considering subs already. This is diabolical.

[Eirambler]

I'd get Johnston or Ogbene out there straight away just to try something different. Probably just take Doherty off before he does any more damage and drop Manning back. Nothing to lose at this point.

It feels like our traditional identity of being hard to beat has just been completely stripped away over the last five years and we can't get it back. Without that we have nothing.

[brine3]

7:45pm: Ireland are the last team in the world to enter World Cup qualifying.

8:00pm: Ireland's World Cup qualification campaign draws to a conclusion.

:D gallows humour, love it

[pineapple stu]

HH should be considering subs already. This is diabolical.
Not to necessarily disagree, but who do we have on the bench that can turn this around?

The way we're unable to hold on to the ball here hints at more fundamental problems tbh

Armenia will be enjoying watching this

(As a side note, the ref is giving them literally everything here)

[Colbert Report]

I think we can come back here once the nerves settle and if we can set Manning up for more crosses.

[brine3]

I watched Armenia against Turkey in the last qualifiers. Good side, arguably better than Hungary. Given, they were playing Turkey and were very motivated.

[placid casual]

If you open a restaurant and have lots of waiting staff,KP'S, front of house, but crucially NO CHEF's, what do you expect.
The LOI doesn't deserve to be aligned to an association that has this rubbish as it's flag bearers.

[passinginterest]

Ferguson is being made to look like a small child playing against a men's team. Hasn't been allowed a touch.

[Colbert Report]

We're growing into the game here, one mistake and we'll have a one goal game.

[Eirambler]

Jake O'Brien is about our most potent attacking threat so far.

[Eirambler]

We're growing into the game here, one mistake and we'll have a one goal game.

...or a three goal game.

[brine3]

We're growing into the game here, one mistake and we'll have a one goal game.

I don't see much football being played, just long throws and hopeful balls into the box.

If I was Hungarian I wouldn't be too worried.

[rebelmusic]

This is so disappointing...argh

[Eirambler]

This could be Doherty's last cap. I know he maybe sees the world a bit differently, but how can you have as little urgency as he's showing in this situation?

[SkStu]

Not a call for HH to be sacked but it’s difficult to see the progress tonight. The players with 4 at the back doesn’t make sense, there’s a natural 3 at the back that makes sense. But wtf do I know. Collins and Doherty should be ashamed of that first half.

[pineapple stu]

This could be Doherty's last cap. I know he maybe sees the world a bit differently, but how can you have as little urgency as he's showing in this situation?

Was thinking the same as he slipped there and gave them the chance that Kelleher stopped

But it's who comes in that's any better than worries me

[SkStu]

His colleague, Stu. Manning. Doherty as a LWB or left of a back three is disastrous.

[SkStu]

Ah ref. Fck off.

[backstothewall]

Not to necessarily disagree, but who do we have on the bench that can turn this around?



Nobody. But we could maybe stop it getting embarrassing. There is no way back here. The game is gone, and by extension the World Cup has gone with it.

[Eirambler]

So half time changes to try and make something out of this?

Doherty off. Manning back to left back. Johnston onto the wing.

Szmodics off, Ogbene or McAteer onto the other wing.

I'd get Molumby into the centre of midfield to add a bit of fight if he had even been picked in the squad.

We're missing Parrott hugely in terms of the bit of trickery he'd give us up top.

[brine3]

The whole logic of sacking Kenny was that his team was leaking goals like sieve, and that we needed a realist in charge. Well, look now...

[texidub]

Jake O'Brien is about our most potent attacking threat so far.

he has great touch for a tall fella... skillful.

[SkStu]

Manning and Azaz the pick of the bunch. Nice work from Ev there to give himself a shot on goal but services to him is awful. Heads weren’t right going onto the pitch and we didn’t even give ourselves a fair shot. That opening 20/25 mins was about as bad as we’ve seen.

[Insidetherock]

They've actually played well for the last 15-20 mins.. but the two goal start was a disaster

For some reason, for a really good player, Collins always looks crap for Ireland

And while hes playing well, Jake O Brien is no winger

[brine3]

They've actually played well for the last 15-20 mins.. but the two goal start was a disaster

For some reason, for a really good player, Collins always looks crap for Ireland

And while hes playing well, Jake O Brien is no winger

Jake O'Brien should be centreback, for Ireland and for Everton. Ideally he should have stayed on the continent.

[pineapple stu]

His colleague, Stu. Manning. Doherty as a LWB or left of a back three is disastrous.
Yeah, maybe so.

Lot of boos at halftime. Understandable given the performance, yet very early in a manager's reign for that all the same. Bit of it earlier in the half too

Looking at Callum Styles swinging in the corner for the second - Molumby's teammate at WBA. I get it they've two Liverpool players, and one or two other decent players, but they've an awful lot of mundane players too. I can take losing the game but we're being outclassed here. That's a real worry.

Hungary have let up since the second obviously but they've had five big chances. We've had what - Ferguson's shot late in the half?

[backstothewall]

The whole logic of sacking Kenny was that his team was leaking goals like sieve, and that we needed a realist in charge. Well, look now...

Abraham Lincoln has to go through a lot of generals before he got to Ulysses S. Grant. The idea that this fiasco is any sort of vindication of Stephen Kenny is nothing short of delusional.

[pineapple stu]

**** me, the last thing the ground needs now is a Temple Bar session...

[zero]

hugely deflating. what are we going to do now, throw on idah? szmodics doesn't look right. everything has gone wrong in general. manning looking ok.

[texidub]

really ponderous build up play too. There was a moment where the commentator goes: "Knight wants to take this free kick quickly..." And what he wanted to do was pass it backwards. Hard to see us winning the World Cup at this moment, tbh.

[Fixer82]

Get Ogbene and Johnston on the pitch!

[pineapple stu]

Hard to see us winning the World Cup at this moment, tbh.
Ha!

I needed that laugh! 🤣

[backstothewall]

**** me, the last thing the ground needs now is a Temple Bar session...

This entire evening has been an exercise in trying to be something we're not. Some ballbag singing English songs, and 11 ballbags trying to play Spanish football.

We'd be much better served get the rebs on (the very loud rebs) and getting the ball up to Ferguson in the way St Jack taught us to do it.

[brine3]

Abraham Lincoln has to go through a lot of generals before he got to Ulysses S. Grant. The idea that this fiasco is any sort of vindication of Stephen Kenny is nothing short of delusional.

Your interpretation of my post is delusional, sir. I was not defending Kenny.

[Colbert Report]

These guys are no great shakes. We can win this.

[SkStu]

Get fcking get in.

[pineapple stu]

Get fcking get in.

Shocking stuff from their keeper. Shows you they're not that great

[Eirambler]

Put em under pressure. It's all we have, it's all we ever had (apart from Duff and the two Keanes). Stick it in the mixer and get a limb on it. Ridiculous that Molumby isn't on the bench for a bit of drive.

[pineapple stu]

Hello!

This has gotten interesting out of nowhere!

[SkStu]

Hello!

[brine3]

Hungary down to 10

[SkStu]

Hello!

This has gotten interesting out of nowhere!

Haha! Snap!

[Colbert Report]

We just have to get Ferguson the ball, I can see a hat trick coming here.

[Eirambler]

Fcukin hell. Mad **** going on here.

[pineapple stu]

Fcukin hell. Mad **** going on here.

Are we including Cullen getting booked for starting a fight with a guy who had just been sent off?

Idiot