Next Ireland Game

[Irish_Praha]

March 1st against Sweden - away i think

and also a home game against Holland sometime in August

[finlma]

March 1st against Sweden - away i think


Its at home.

[Irish_Praha]

Its at home.

OK, at home then :)

[pineapple stu]

Do we plan on having a manager by then?

[thejollyrodger]

Roddy Collins is free :D

[Irish_Praha]

Roddy Collins is free :D

That's the right price for the FAI then :p

[Dublin12]

Its at home.

Where will home be?

[pineapple stu]

Lansdowne Road, at this rate.

[eirebhoy]

I'd be suprised if anyone other than Don Givens will be in charge for the match against Sweden. Why they want to play us I don't know. :)

[geysir]

I hope the Swedes remembered to get Delaney's signature on the contract.

[Qwerty]

I've no real appetite for friendlies - Maybe Kerr's highlight was the 1-0 win over Holland in a friendly when Holland were more concerned about avoiding injuries? Neither the result or performance means a god damn, would like to see new faces though.

[eirebhoy]

I've no real appetite for friendlies - Maybe Kerr's highlight was the 1-0 win over Holland in a friendly when Holland were more concerned about avoiding injuries? Neither the result or performance means a god damn, would like to see new faces though.
Irish like to play down our friendly wins but Holland were all out for the win against us. It was more like a competitive match than a friendly and they were booed off the park in the end. The players were playing for their places as it was the last game before the European Champs and a lot of the team that started against us were dropped. Our win against Holland was a lot bigger than England's against Argentina, that's for sure.

[Roo69]

The Swedes will visit Lansdowne Road on Wednesday, 1 March with Holland due in Dublin on 16 August.

[Hither green]

Our win against Holland was a lot bigger than England's against Argentina, that's for sure.

Couldn't agree more. And what a performance. One of the best I've seen us put in.

[sligoman]

Heard on the radio that the Dutch friendly will be scraped if we draw Holland in the Euro qualifiers group or if either team has a competitive fixture set for that day.

[Qwerty]

Irish like to play down our friendly wins but Holland were all out for the win against us. It was more like a competitive match than a friendly and they were booed off the park in the end. The players were playing for their places as it was the last game before the European Champs and a lot of the team that started against us were dropped. Our win against Holland was a lot bigger than England's against Argentina, that's for sure.

And the defending for Keane's goal? They just watched him and let him shoot! Holland are never 'all out' to win a friendly except if they are playing Belgium or Germany.

[sligoman]

What's the chances of getting tickets for both of these? Will it sell-out?:confused:.

[onenilgameover]

What's the chances of getting tickets for both of these? Will it sell-out?:confused:.


depending on where we play it and if we have a manager ...my guess is you'ill be able to get tickets...no fupping world cup no problem with tickets

[eirebhoy]

And the defending for Keane's goal? They just watched him and let him shoot! Holland are never 'all out' to win a friendly except if they are playing Belgium or Germany.
Every player wants to play in the European Championships and if Reiziger, Sneijder and Kluivert had've played well against us they would have started the opening match against Germany. They knew if they didn't perform there was a big chance of someone taking their place on the big stage so every Dutch player was up for it. Their reaction after the match said it all.

There's no point in playing down these results. We got some excellent results in friendlies and not every team was just worried about injuries. The Czech's are no different to us when it comes to friendlies. They were over 20 games unbeaten before we beat them and Baros didn't shy away from celebrating his goal.

[Rory H]

god forbid we would actually play some away friendlies...we struggle away from home every campaign....its always home friendlies..i take it the fai just want the money..

[tetsujin1979]

god forbid we would actually play some away friendlies...we struggle away from home every campaign....its always home friendlies..i take it the fai just want the money..
Seeing as how we're probably only going to have away friendlies while Lansdowne is being redeveloped, and the home competitive games (hopefully) are all going to Croke Park, it is understandable why the FAI would try to have as many home games as possible before then