Watched it back myself. Leg breaks badly and the moment he hits the ground he's signalling for helpQuote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
Watched it back myself. Leg breaks badly and the moment he hits the ground he's signalling for helpQuote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
That happened because ref bottled sending Bale off 10 seconds earlier.
Cracking game and atmosphere since the red.
Until thevband start up of course..m
Now break Bales legs.
I'd bring on Hourihane now.
Not funny, TC
This is the break be warned it is horrible.
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Dear God. That is awful to see.
That's what it looked like on the big screen here.
Unnecessary by the twitter person. Won't watch it.
We're still strongly in control of our destiny. Although we could and should have won that and had Serbia play catch up. Wales may have lost too much in that game with Bale (should've seen red) and Taylor suspended for Serbia and beyond.
That said, we've likely lost Coleman for the campaign. Tragic and unacceptable. Gutted for him, such a great fella.
That was 2 points dropped. Wales were woejus. Though I'm more ****ed off at that tackle. Absolute thuggery.
whelan was superb tonight, i would have given him MOTM over mcclean. he will be overlooked though more likely than not.
It's terrible to see the leg is just dangling. He'll be out until 2018 I'd say.
I think we respected Wales too much tonight. As I mentioned earlier it's not often we'd get a top seed coming to Dublin under that much pressure.
We missed Hoolahan and Brady (more for set pieces). Back 4 coped well with Bale. After all the build up you'd be wondering what all the fuss was about.
If we beat Serbia at home we'll be going to Russia. After watching how bad their defence today was vs Georgia we just need to get our best players on the pitch.
The last time I saw an injury that bad in an Ireland shirt was Marty Rowlands in 2009 where his knee completely gave way, he never played for us again, I just hope Coleman recovers and plays again.
Just be thankful it wasn't the knee from the pictures i saw. I'm so gutted here. It feels like we lost.
I would've brought on McGeady earlier and I think Doyle could've been an asset as they're defence was buckling under the high ball.
Keogh and O'Shea were competent and untroubled, apart from one instance where Keogh gave the ball away under no pressure.
Ward was a step above, apart from one instance, where again, he gave away the ball haphazardly late on.
Thought Long and Walters were toothless, again Doyle could've added a different dimension.
One of Hendrick's worst performances. Thought Whelan began terribly, but grew into the game. Meyler was alright.
McClean one of our best players but doesn't say much.
I think we could've won the game with Brady And/or Hoolahan available.
Deeply saddened about Coleman's injury and that could affect us later in the campaign.
A debut in that cauldron ? There is a question mark over his chap as he played poorly for Barnsley on at least one occasion when RK watched him. I'm all for integrating him, but not there, not tonight, can't agree there at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
I think it's been alluded to in several articles that Hourihane has been unfortunate to be scouted in games where he wasn't up to his usual standards.
I think there is an argument that he could've been brought on given we had two of Whelan, Hendrick and Meyler.
For 90 minutes we didn't have anyone who looked able or willing to thread a pass through the eye of the needle.
And he could've added composure to our set pieces.
As someone on Twitter had said,if you want yo share a picture around, share this one
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7tw0pPWkAEm3tZ.jpg
Warms a cold cold heart
Coleman is a lovely lad.
Saddened for him and his family.
I hope he's able to come back soon.
Judge is still out 11 months after his injury, so I'll be saying a prayer tonight.
That's such a sad photo. F*ckin hell. I'm still just gutted here about it.
In the car heading back North so I've not seen anything back on telly but I have a few thoughts.
1. The referee was awful. Didn't have the balls to send off Bale for no other reason than because he plays for Real Madrid and he'd seem him on telly.
2. The challenge on Coleman was shocking. But I don't think there was any malice in it. Still a clear red but I'm sure he will feel awful about it.
3. I hope Martin O'Neill gave the ref both barrels after the match.
4. Wales are probably out of it now.
At least the break isn't at the joint.
That's the only solace to take from it.
The yellow card ban for Bale could end up hurting us. We really want a draw when Wales play Serbia but it's hard to see anything other than a Serbia win without Bale.
I was just thinking about the ref and wondering if Seamus' injury isn't his fault. Not so much for not sending off Bale but for the way he let the game go. In some ways it was admirable that he let the game be a physical one and let some strange calls go (both sides) but it may have caused players to move closer and step beyond the edge of what is acceptable.Quote:
Originally Posted by backstothewall
Nah, it's all about Ramsey. PfffQuote:
Originally Posted by cfdh_edmundo
Definitely agree! Whelan was a lion.Quote:
Originally Posted by zero
Was the trumpet as annoying inside the ground as it was watching on tv?
Or did it add to the atmosphere?
If Bale nicks it, its a goal, the area of the pitch it happened in is his only saving grace in it, he kind of has to go for that ball.Quote:
Originally Posted by backstothewall
I think the Coleman challenge was sickening.
A million times worseQuote:
Originally Posted by Fixer82
It could be argued, yes, that it was the next domino in a series of unsavoury incidents. But whatever has gone before, it had no place out there, or on any pitch, ever.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
You don't test the waters for such things on these occasions.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
Shocking injury, wondered why there was no replay and then the reality hit me.I wonder if Koeman will turn on O'Neill again and whinge about international football? I hope he shows more class than he has over the last while. Quite an empty feeling presently.
I don't want to sound ridiculous but leg breaks are one of the things they have come a long way with. It look terrible but it's better than the knee. My Penguins had a key D Man break a leg in January and he is expected back next month. Again, I know it looks horrible but the idea that Seamus is out until 2018 is WAY premature. Micro knee surgery for a fracture......that's a year thing. part of it is how quick they can treat it with the air cast. Skiers for example. Lindsey Vonn breaks her leg all the time and is always back right quick. Im not saying it's easy.
But its not like it was in the 1990s for example. just saying.
Pretty poor game overall I thought.
I remember Bale firing a tame free kick straight at Randolph, but apart from that, I'm not sure either keeper had any save to make. Both defenses handled opposition attacks comfortably.
McLean said afterwards that Wales were better, but I didn't think so. They passed the ball nicely alright, but only in areas where they were doing no damage. They never got through us or broke us down at all.
Horrible horrible injury for Coleman. Really could be costly for us over the rest of the campaign.
Gutted for Coleman. Poor game, we were well organised defensively but so route one and clueless going forward that it was hard to fathom. Bale and Ramsey were so ineffective for Wales it was hard to believe. And if I ever hear another trumpet it'll be too soon. Ground was as loud as I've ever heard it at the anthems but the combination of the poor game and the drum/trumpet created a really strange/forced atmosphere at times.
Gutted for Coleman. Wish him the best and thankfully he'll have the summer to recouperate. If it's a clean break then all the better for recovery.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
Opportunity for Doherty, one would think. I would say Christie will not look back on his cameo performance with any degree of satisfaction. He really struggled.
Agree completely about McGeady. Only given 11 minutes and produced three crosses which could have been converted. He was a real threat to them. Shot wildly over the top however when he should have hit the target.
Neither were the asaults by the Welsh players.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eminence Grise
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I sincerely hope that isn't what it looks like.