Im sorry but if i thought there was underhandedness in the way we didnt qualify, and it was pretty clear cut, I dont think I could support the team again, its not the teams fault i know but it would be brick wall stuff.
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Im sorry but if i thought there was underhandedness in the way we didnt qualify, and it was pretty clear cut, I dont think I could support the team again, its not the teams fault i know but it would be brick wall stuff.
Jaysus, Paul!!! That's not the attitude!!Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
If that was the case nobody who was around in the 70's would bother with us!!!
This is exactly what will happen:D. Plus out of the 4 unseeded teams, i think FIFA will know we will bring a lot more fans to South Africa than Bosnia, Ukraine and Slovenia. 92nd minute Paul McShane handball on the line will be missed by the ref while we score the winning goal in the 97th minute. Bound to happenQuote:
Originally Posted by wexfordman
That won't bother FIFA, it's TV audiences they're interested in. In Japan/Kores Spain only had about 50 fans.
Ireland is a small market.
cant think of a good analogy here, ok i dont mean that but it would feel like supporting the mafia, fifa that is. Corrupt to the core and nothing can be done about it as all competitions are run by them, like playing in a casino where ye know ye cant win any money as you are being cheated cos its mafia run. Obviouslly on a far bigger scale.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfie
I know what you're saying, but I honestly think the seedings thing is the worst they will do.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Call me naive, but I think refs have an interest in making the correct calls.
In addition, with the Euro tournament expanding in future years, this is not the time to jump off the Ireland bandwagon, as we will be playing in many more tournaments in the years to come.
That was the procedure used. They happened to come out in that order. Only Ukraine failed to qualify.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeside Swagger
This is shamelessly robbed from another forum, but its from a portuguesse tabloid and asks a few people who they want in the playoffs
I guess they are judging Bosnia simply on the home defeat they had to Spain. Other than that they have been very impressiveQuote:
Octávio Machado a former Portuguese football player and coach picked Bosnia cause he reckoned they were the weakest and also Ireland because he reckoned their style of football suited Portugal. He wanted to avoid Ukraine as 'they have a fearsome selection'.
Manuel Fernandes - some other old foggie - wanted Bosnia or Slovenia - he reckons Ireland are very dangerous at home and also Ukraine are good.
Àlvaro Magalhães - wanted to avoid Ireland first because of Trappatoni and supposedly cause of the high level of our players. Bosnia he reckoned would be the one to get.
Toni - also wanted Bosnia. He wanted to avoid us and the Ukraine.
Poll from a French paper saying who the fans wanted in the playoffs
http://www.lefigaro.fr/sport/2009/10...n-barrage-.phpQuote:
L'Irlande - 22.68%.
La Bosnie - 22.43%.
L'Ukraine - 14.24%.
La Slovénie - 40.65%
What time is the draw at?
2pm local time for Zurich, so i think thats 1 pm here
Had a dream we got Portugal last night....
is the sequence of who plays at home/away first also determined by the seeding? or is this decided by the draw?
i.e. will the seeded team play us away or at home first?
sorry if this question has been asked already
a quick search answered my own question:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...pean-play-offs
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"The draw will pair the teams into four ties and then a separate draw will decide which team will host the first leg. Therefore, the seeded team will not necessarily enjoy home advantage in the crucial second leg"
In the playoffs for world cup 98, euro 2000 and world cup 2002, we played at home in every game first so hopefully this time we get a bit of luck.
Dunphy made a good point on Wednesday about this though. If we lost 0-2 away could you really see us overturning that in Croke Park? As you could see from Italy we're nervy holding a lead and very often concede it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bungle
thats spooky manQuote:
Originally Posted by dr_peepee
:D
It took me a few seconds to get proper focus, when I read it first, I was sure I saw the word wet in there.
lol lol....brilliantQuote:
Originally Posted by geysir
Gut feeling? I think we'll get Portugal.
I'm hoping for Greece. PLEASE. Even then we'd probably be classed as underdogs.
Hoping for anybody but Russia, and a home draw on the Wednesday.
If that happens, then I'm off to the away leg!
I still think we're nailed on for Russia who are weaker than France + Portugal.
My cynical draw prediction -
I'll go for Portugal v Ukraine, France v Bosnia or vice versa leaving us either Russia or Greece so that FIFA are playing it safe by numbers so to speak i.e The 2 big guns go thru & the 4 other teams will all bring relatively the same income from TV & fans attending the matches although for this reason they may pair Eire with Greece & Russia with Slovenia - some russian billionaire will offer a bit of spare cash for this no doubt:D:D.