Good quality opponents in Italy and Turkey with more to come in the U.S hopefully
http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/socc...tour-1.1680803
Good quality opponents in Italy and Turkey with more to come in the U.S hopefully
http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/socc...tour-1.1680803
Decent games alright. We could be missing a few for the Turkey game as the Championship Playoff final is the day before (as is the Champions League final but no need to worry about that!).
and the Heineken Cup final, although that's not going to have much impact on the squad either!
I'll be in Prague for a stag made up predominantly of Derby County supporters, could be mayhem if they make the final. Worse still if they're playing Nottingham Forest.
Great day of sport alright and the times are perfect, no clashes. Although I remember getting excited about the Heineken Super Saturday a couple of years back and it turned out to be two French teams in the Rugby and a pretty dull Champions League final between Inter and Bayern. The Championship playoff was decent though... Blackpool v Cardiff I think.
was in Liverpool for that day, for a stag as well actually, and you're right the play off final was the best of the three games.Quote:
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Took a while to find a bar showing the Heineken Cup final too.
Outside of that any indication of the date of the US game(s)?
Is there any mention of the KO time on 25th May? I may take my little fella over for his home debut and if an afternoon game it might make sense to fly home that night.
I heard 5pm...
The FAI Junior Cup Final is scheduled for Sunday, May 25, in the Aviva Stadium prior to the Republic of Ireland-Turkey Senior international. So 5pm would make sense.
Thanks. Someone else said 4pm. I'll keep an eye out.
Given the Turkey game is on May 25 and Italy on May 31, we're probably looking at June 3-4 at the earliest. Which is a bit strange because World Cup teams would be heading down to Brazil by then anyway. I know the US is playing either Sweden/Serbia on May 27 in CA, Nigeria on June 7 in FL with a game at Red Bull Arena in NJ sandwiched between those 2, so maybe the US?Quote:
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Cheers. Hopefully it's in NYNJ then I'll take a spin down.
You living in America Bring back my bonnie?
Moving to Ottawa in 2 weeks bucko.
http://thescore.thejournal.ie/irelad...16257-Feb2014/
Playing Portugal in June.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/s...ut-258861.html
Blame Garth Brooks for only one home friendly; John Delaney is looking forward to his free vacation in America.
Hope it isn't as boring as last summer. Which players do you chaps think will pull out with mysterious groin injuries, no pun intended?
Hard not to get excited at the prospect of being a host city for Euro 2020, and indeed staging the Rugby WC. I take it Monte Carlo is out of the running for the Italian game so.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
I like it when we play at craven cottage - enjoyed the nigeria and columbia friendlies there a few yrs backQuote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
On a seperate but plus note - for boxing fans on the forum , isnt the Froch Groves fight on in wembley the same night - might try make that after the game!
Yes...
I think that TBA team is Costa Rica who we (or maybe it's our neighbours to the north) are playing on June 7 at Foxboro. Funny story:
http://www.ticotimes.net/2014/03/13/...-the-world-cupQuote:
The Costa Rican Football Federal (Fedefut) has some geography issues. The organization clarified today that Costa Rica’s final match before the World Cup will be against Ireland — and not against Northern Ireland as the association announced Tuesday (although Fedefut’s Facebook page still hasn’t addressed the bewilderment). The national team will play Ireland just southwest of Boston on June 7....
An official for Fedefut simply told Al Día, “for some reason, there was confusion” about the opponent.
In addition to the Northern Ireland match, Costa Rica will play one more June friendly. La Sele takes on Japan on June 2 in a yet-to-be-determined city in Florida. Costa Rica’s national team will train in Denver for a few weeks, beginning on May 20.
Ireland will clash with Costa Rica at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. The site was chosen partially due to the large Irish population in the region. The stadium, home to the NFL’s New England Patriots, seats almost 70,000 and should make for a hostile visit for the Ticos. Federfut was searching for an opponent like one of the Irelands, since officials believe the Irish teams would better prepare Costa Rica for Group D rival England.
See, the FAI are not so bad after all...
You'll be hard pushed to get across to Wembley for the fight though won't you. Full Time not until 21:30 and then exit and walk to tube........get across town etc...not sure what time the main fight will be but I presume 10'ish??Quote:
Originally Posted by back of the net
You will do well to get tickets for it botnet!!
Colombia friendly was good.just upset didn't know where they were drinking after ;)
Ask my post. There could be a direct bus.Quote:
Originally Posted by Junior
Can't wait to play Puerto Rico.Quote:
Originally Posted by Metrostars
I get the joke you were trying to make stutts.
But Costa Rica is not part of the us.
Ah Jaysus Paul.
Neither is Puerto Rico. Technically.
But just let jokes go.
Objection: relevance?Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
2nd June Costa Pico play Japan in Florida
9th June against us in Boston
14th june against Uruguay WC in Brazil
I suppose that's one way to prepare for the World cup
Well the joke was like oh they are all the same, the way they mixed up the north and the republic as though PR and CR are the same thing. Technically as BS says though its not part of the US it is however an unincorporated territory of the United States, but also they have no relationship, whereas Northern Ireland and the Republic have. If you had said like Nicaragua then i would have thought it was a good joke.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
And you tell me to get a life?
Fair point Stutts! I just over analyse certain things like this on technicalities when someone its trying to make an intelligent joke.
Btw if you like your geography download quizup, its a great game and challenge friends!
Yep, I've played it. Good fun.
30 mins is too little time. If you left 5 mins before full time and made it to Putney Bridge, you could be at West Brompton at 21:40, if you got a good connection on the overground you would be at Wembley Central around 22:05, but you have a good 10 min walk after that (depending on where you are sitting in the stadium). You would do well to get there in an hour.Quote:
Originally Posted by Junior
http://images.static-bluray.com/reviews/3792_2.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
I wish!...
If only I was of sound mind tho...
I like to think of myself as being quite mathematical, but game theory always got the better of me. Devilishly hard to get on top of, at least with my mental capabilities.
Marty in today's star talking about another friendly just before the Georgia game
Is there an international date in the calendar before then? The August friendly has been scrapped, and rightly so.