Republic of Ireland V Latvia - Friday, November 15th 2013 - Friendly

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31/10/2013, 12:38 PM
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Republic of Ireland V Latvia - Friday, November 15th 2013 - Friendly

Errmmmmm.......

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/inter...firmed-by-fai/
31/10/2013, 1:40 PM
Grafter

Is it really 18 years since we played them last... there was a time when we couldn't avoid them. I recall the George Hamilton line "The Latvians should build a statue of John Aldridge in the centre of Riga just so they can throw things at it!" For the kids out there, Uncle Aldo was of course the scourge of Latvian football in the 90's....
31/10/2013, 1:49 PM
Paddy Garcia

A new high .........
31/10/2013, 2:20 PM
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A new high .........

it sure is ....think the Latvian supporters will be a bit dissappointed though
31/10/2013, 3:30 PM
Yard of Pace

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Originally Posted by Grafter

Is it really 18 years since we played them last... there was a time when we couldn't avoid them. I recall the George Hamilton line "The Latvians should build a statue of John Aldridge in the centre of Riga just so they can throw things at it!" For the kids out there, Uncle Aldo was of course the scourge of Latvian football in the 90's....

Classic George ;) He's a marvel.

I presume they'll do an FAI Cup Final job on this and make tickets a tenner and a fiver for kids.
31/10/2013, 3:47 PM
Stuttgart88

Is this a precursor the the glamorous UEFA international league thingy?
31/10/2013, 3:53 PM
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Is this a precursor the the glamorous UEFA international league thingy?

in the sense that we will be playing more lower seeded teams and thus lower attendances?
31/10/2013, 3:56 PM
geysir

Did Slovenia turn us down in favour of a game with Canada?
31/10/2013, 4:15 PM
Stuttgart88

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Originally Posted by back of the net

in the sense that we will be playing more lower seeded teams and thus lower attendances?

Yep..
31/10/2013, 5:09 PM
DannyInvincible

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Did Slovenia turn us down in favour of a game with Canada?

Wasn't there talk of a friendly against Hungary being organised for this date?
31/10/2013, 9:15 PM
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Wasn't there talk of a friendly against Hungary being organised for this date?

Never heard hungary mentioned but it seemed there was a Slovenia friendly nailed on for this date
01/11/2013, 8:56 AM
OwlsFan

Catch 22 for the FAI. They can't risk agreeing to the large amounts of money bigger countries demand because they don't know what sort of attendance will turn up no matter who we are playing (except perhaps England). We used to have a full house every game once upon a time and there was a large waiting list to become a block booker (imagine that) so we could afford to meet the bigger teams' demands.

Now it's little old Latvia but like the Poles (but not quite as many) there are many Latvians in this country so there should be a sizable attendance at the game - not sure how many will be Irish though.
01/11/2013, 10:05 AM
Stuttgart88

Why don't we just play Poland again? Home and away, like a WC playoff. Get Carling to donate a cup.
01/11/2013, 10:06 AM
ArdeeBhoy

Even Hungary and Slovenia aren't desperate enough to play us...

Seriously, Lithuania might have made more sense. Aren't they the second highest minority after the Poles on the island?
01/11/2013, 10:08 AM
ArdeeBhoy

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Why don't we just play Poland again? Home and away, like a WC playoff. Get Carling to donate a cup.

Tyskie, surely....
01/11/2013, 10:11 AM
Stuttgart88

I couldn't remember what it was called!
01/11/2013, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by OwlsFan

Catch 22 for the FAI. They can't risk agreeing to the large amounts of money bigger countries demand because they don't know what sort of attendance will turn up no matter who we are playing (except perhaps England). We used to have a full house every game once upon a time and there was a large waiting list to become a block booker (imagine that) so we could afford to meet the bigger teams' demands.

Now it's little old Latvia but like the Poles (but not quite as many) there are many Latvians in this country so there should be a sizable attendance at the game - not sure how many will be Irish though.

Anybody have a figure on the latvian population in Ireland? Checked and saw that it has risen considerably but couldnt find a figure?

Presuming the game will be played in lansdowne Road - but cant see anymore than 20k turning up , even with a new manager in place.

Whats the cost of running a stadium on a match night? How financially viable is this game though nevermind anything else
01/11/2013, 10:40 AM
Serb

Remember Steve Staunton's first game in charge vs Sweden? 48,000 people turned up to see him that day. Then we lost the next four games in a row including 5-2 to Cyprus, but let's not talk about that. It's likely to be Mick McCarthy in charge in two weeks time. Maybe the nostalgia will bring the crowds flooding back?
01/11/2013, 10:44 AM
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Remember Steve Staunton's first game in charge vs Sweden? 48,000 people turned up to see him that day. Then we lost the next four games in a row including 5-2 to Cyprus, but let's not talk about that.

Serb - what does that have to do with anything?
01/11/2013, 10:53 AM
DeLorean

Serb, you really need to check out the headlines if you think it's going to be McCarthy in charge.

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