Ireland U21's -v- Belgium

[gufct]

Latest news on the game here http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1019 . Anyone intending going to the game should get up to Terryland and buy their ticket early as there is only just over 1,000 tickets on sale to the general public.

[galwaygirl]

Is it just Terryland they're on sale?? or is there anywhere in town to buy them??

[GalwayFrancis]

Is it just Terryland they're on sale?? or is there anywhere in town to buy them??

can nearly deff say there only on sale in terryland. thats the only place they said over the PA on friday last. shud be a good game.

[gufct]

Only in Terryland should be a sell out.

[Tribesman]

Will it be seating only at this game, if this is the case there will be a poor atmosphere with just one side of the ground occupied.

[JC_GUFC]

Should this thread not be locked because it has nothing to do with Galway United?!? :p

[gufct]

about 400 standing tickets as far as i know which makes it over 2100 capacity. The reason this is on the Galway United thread is that we get a chance to show the fantastic surface that is Terryland and also from Skys coverage the last time it looked very well if it was only the stand that was full.

[thescoringgoals]

doubt it will be a sellout coz my numbered tics are in the twenties,which means theres a LOAD left,i know ppl will prob show up on the night but i thought there would be alot more sold already.

[gufct]

there taking a big chance leaving it till on the night as there are only 1300 tickets on sale and once they are gone they will be turning people away and remember its nothing to do with GUFC.

[GUISAUltra]

dont know how many have been sold already but just got my ticket yesterday and it was only 102 so i dont think there is that many sold but i could be wrong

[GUISAUltra]

i hope anthony stokes gets to play as i saw him play a few years ago and he looked like he was goona be a very good player, so i'd like to see how he has progressed with arsenal

[cheifo]

If one of you gents would stick up a match report later, it would be appreciated.But of course it will be Friday night after all...

[GalwayFrancis]

very dissapointed after the match tonight, Ireland had a 15 mins of good football at the start of the second half and that was it, the rest was backs to the wall and belgium attacking. The amount of times the Irish lads passed the ball back or 3yards to a player in a worse position would sicken you. Good crowd of maybe 2000-2200 in Terryland, place looked great. Groundskeeper deserves a round of applause, pitch was in imaculate condition and he promised me it would be of the same standard come sunday's game. Will post up some photos I took of the game/ground tomorrow. Pity about the result!

[cheifo]

Thanks for that.Hows Conor Gethins getting on with you lads?

[GalwayFrancis]

Thanks for that.Hows Conor Gethins getting on with you lads?

well, he scored against cork city in our recently friendly with them - ill tell you more after tomorrow's game with athlone, if he plays.

match reports on last night's game:
http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1051
http://www.elevenaside.com/boysingreen/irish_soccer_detail.asp?newsid=24278

[gloryglorygufc]

Posted a bit on the Ireland forum: Best for Ireland were 2 eircom league players Deery and Ward.
Keegan (drogheda) and Whelan (sheff wed) were so poor, yet finished game.
Our formation 4-1-3-1-1 handed the initiative to the Belgians and they gladly seized it. When we settled played some good football.
But with one man up front it was always going to be difficult to score. Why play 1 man up front at home? Rubbish Givens.
And still persisted with it after going 1 down, only changed in last 15 mins or so. Their keeper hadn't a whole lot to do in the game.
I left feeling that we had the players to win the game but we were let down by the tactics and systems.
But it was a pleasure to watch an outstanding display of wing play by their no7, De Mul. Watch out for his name in the future. O'Brien were you watching? That is how you beat a player, and put in a cross!

Very impressed with Deery, great engine, great touch and composure and excellent passer. Why was he taken off , and the waste of space Keegan left on?

[GalwayFrancis]

O'Brien were you watching? That is how you beat a player, and put in a cross!He was at the game, so hopefully he'll pick up a thing or two.


Very impressed with Deery, great engine, great touch and composure and excellent passer. Why was he taken off , and the waste of space Keegan left on?ya, I agree, It was the management that lost the game for us, took off the wrong players, leaving on lads who were playing rubish!