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Stuttgart88
11/05/2006, 3:38 PM
Quigley sent off near the end. Must have been handball outside the box or something like that.
thegit
11/05/2006, 4:00 PM
Did anyone hear if there was any changes made during the game?
FarBeag
11/05/2006, 4:09 PM
But why is Givens still allowed to stay? There has to be someone out there who is even slightly better. There are some excellent players here with great potential, he will fcuking ruin them.Surely this result even though they won is further evidence that the bloke just is not up to the job.They need to get this pleb out sooner than later.
pete
11/05/2006, 5:26 PM
Lads, Given has just been learning his trade for the last 5-6 years. Now hes turned the corner & ready to make qualification challenge!
Forever Dreamin
11/05/2006, 5:37 PM
Lads, Given has just been learning his trade for the last 5-6 years. Now hes turned the corner & ready to make qualification challenge!
Now that the U21s are not playing competitively after this year!!
pineapple stu
12/05/2006, 12:55 PM
Did anyone hear if there was any changes made during the game?
Shane Long came on for Roy O'Donovan with eight minutes to go. Curiously, the FAI website (http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=504) doesn't mention any other changes even though Quigley was sent off!

Edit - I see Givens is off writing the match reports now! Mentioned a "superb" victory from an "understrength" Irish team. I can't see how a last-gasp goal against a team who's only won four U-21 matches in 30-odd Euro games (and only scored 15 goals to boot) can possibly be termed superb. Aertel and the FAI make a big deal about how we're now favourites to get through this stage and face Belgium and Greece in the next phase - ignoring the fact that we shouldn't've been in it in the first place. I remember the same happened in Cyprus last October - utterly dire performance with us lucky to sneak a point and the papers the next day basically quoted Givens saying how unlucky we were and how great the performance was. Unbelievable really.
geysir
12/05/2006, 1:33 PM
Aertel and the FAI make a big deal about how we're now favourites to get through this stage and face Belgium and Greece in the next phase - ignoring the fact that we shouldn't've been in it in the first place. I remember the same happened in Cyprus last October - utterly dire performance with us lucky to sneak a point and the papers the next day basically quoted Givens saying how unlucky we were and how great the performance was. Unbelievable really.
The spin is first class though.
As long as I can remember the u21's have been on another tangent compared to the seniors. We couldn't be much lower. One factor in their (u21 management) immunity was that the lack of results did not affect seeding. Now they do.
eirebhoy
18/05/2006, 7:45 PM
Roy O’Donovan of Cork City shot Ireland into the lead in the 37th minute of their UEFA U21 qualifying tie against Azerbaijan at Buckley Park, Kilkenny.

O’Donovan’s goal put Ireland into a 3-1 aggregate lead. They had won the first leg last week in Baku, Azerbaijan 2-1.

The Republic of Ireland team was:
Rene Gilmartin Walsall
Kevin Foley Luton Town
Richard Keogh Bristol City
Alex Bruce Birmingham City
Marcos Painter Birmingham City
Paul Keegan Drogheda United
Willo Flood Manchester City
Michael Timlin Fulham
Roy O'Donovan Cork City
Andy Keogh S****horpe
Aiden McGeady Celtic


www.fai.ie
eirebhoy
18/05/2006, 8:37 PM
3-0 atm, Foley and Keogh with the 2nd and 3rd.
Student Mullet
19/05/2006, 12:22 AM
Just back from it now. It was an easy win, Azerjgbywhatever weren't up to much. O'Donovann was probably the best player and the pitch was absolutely drenched, there was no bounce on the ball at all.
DmanDmythDledge
19/05/2006, 6:22 PM
Does anybody now why the Dublin City-UCD was put back to Monday due to this match and other matches weren't?
pineapple stu
19/05/2006, 6:38 PM
I suppose because we asked. Cork aren't playing tonight; maybe Drogheda couldn't move their match because they only had one player involved?
adamcarr
19/05/2006, 10:48 PM
I suppose because we asked. Cork aren't playing tonight; maybe Drogheda couldn't move their match because they only had one player involved?
Our match was moved by Setanta not because of call ups.:ball: