Ward played in attacking positions when with Bohs, either as a striker or on the wing. Doubtful that he doesn't have the confidence to get forward but rather is instructed not to.
Ward played in attacking positions when with Bohs, either as a striker or on the wing. Doubtful that he doesn't have the confidence to get forward but rather is instructed not to.
Let's just assume for a moment that we lose to Russia and Slovakia beat Armenia on Tuesday. Where does this leave us? Win our last two games and hope for the best?
It would have been very long, regurgitating all the points you made :)Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
Btw, spatial awareness in Iceland may be a little easier than New York or London, and there aren't any pubs near to craven cottage - that said I did take the scenic route to get there that time :) Still though It definitely wasn't/isn't as long as stutts says if you walk....fast :)
I think slovakias game kicking off after us, gives them a serious advantage.
Ya, I also posted pretty much after the game that we looked too concerned about conceding which inhibited us going forward, we shouldn't automatically use that tactic when only losing. Sometimes winning is just as important as not losing. When you look at the two games now and the injuries that occurred, I think winning against slovakia and losing to Russia would be a far more ideal situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
I thought Ward looked unsure when he got to the halfway line, I don't actually think it was necessarily nerves all the time, I actually think he was fighting himself(internal struggle, almost instinctively thinking of venturing forward but was unsure, and therefore looked awkward) not to go forward or help out a lot of the time and just get it to mcgeady and go back. Neither full back really ventured past the halfway line. That said Kilbane did look to get forward a bit more often when he played so you could be right.
With two games to go for everyone, that would put Russia on 19 points on Tuesday night compared to our 14 and would mean we could only achieve a maximum of 20 points by beating Andorra and Armenia. Russia will beat Andorra, so they would tally 22 at least under your scenario. Our only hope then would be in finishing second and qualifying for the play-offs. If Slovakia are to beat Armenia, that will put them on 17 points on Tuesday night compared to our 14, if we lose to Russia. Slovakia may well also beat Macedonia in their last game meaning we'd have to count on Russia beating Slovakia in Slovakia. If that were to occur, both ourselves and Slovakia would finish level on 20 points but we'd go through with a superior head-to-head over them alone. Of course, two draws in Slovakia's final two fixtures could leave them with an inferior total of 19. It's not beyond the realms of possibility but I wouldn't like to be putting our hopes of finishing second on that.Quote:
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As of today:Quote:
Originally Posted by Colbert Report
1 Russia 7 5 1 1 10 4 6 16
2 Ireland 7 4 2 1 11 6 5 14
3 Slovakia 7 4 2 1 6 4 2 14
On your assumption assuming we lose 1-0 and Slovakia win 1-0:
1 Russia 8 6 1 1 11 4 7 19
2 Slovakia 8 5 2 1 7 4 3 17
3 Ireland 8 4 2 2 11 7 4 14
We can end up with a maximum of 20 points in that case meaning that Slovakia would have to get at least 4 points to guarantee finishing second.
By the time we have to play Andorra the second-half of SVK-RUS should be in or around the 60min mark.
I really think we need to win on Tuesday as I have a fear of a stitch-up in Zilina.
Bonnie offering competition for places with DI....
After reading your post DI...I'm thinking we really need to ensure we don't lose to Russia. :(
I would hate to have a draw being good enough for Slovakia to finish second and Russia to finish first going into their head-to-head encounter.
I think we're done. There's absolutely no chance we beat Russia on Tuesday and I can't see us finishing second without a major favour from Armenia and/or Macedonia against Slovakia. This is assuming that we beat Armenia at home. We were dead lucky to beat them away, let's not forget that. They're a very good side and well capable of taking points of ourselves and (hopefully) Slovakia.
It's no competition Paul. Danny works in stats. I work with a foreboding doubt of Slavic honesty.Quote:
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In other words if we lose on Tuesday, we're f***ed.
Aye, unfortunately, I fear we're being naïve if we don't think Russia and Slovakia will settle for a draw in their game. It's probably the safest approach for both of them, even if it does effectively resign one to a play-off, but who's going to leave themselves vulnerable at the back when they've the cushion of the play-offs to risk? It would be highly stupid. I don't think we would do it, so why would we assume Russia or Slovakia would?
Edit: That's assuming we don't win in Moscow first.
I'd say the full backs are discouraged from venturing past the half way line. (drilled into them more like) I imagine the Trap is big on team structure when an attack breaks down. Roy Hodgson is supposed to be very anal about this as well and stops practice games all the time if players are not 'set' when a team lose the ball. Consequently we only have 4 attacking players when in possession which obviously restricts our attacking prowess. It asks a lot from our wingers, maybe too much. Like PO'S points out this style of play has on the whole done wonders for our defensive record but we are now blunt when with the ball. Under this system it's imperative we take the few chances that fall our way.....unfortunately Keane & Dunne did not take theirs.
I'm not a fully signed up member/disciple of the Trap regime but if he gets us to a play off then this is the way to go because the end justified the means. Failure and the knives are out. You need to see success when persisting with such a rigid and negative formation.
Always expect the worst when Ireland are relying on other results to go their way in the group. I was too young when Scotland did us a massive favour.....
Beat Russia and we never have to worry that Slovakia-Russia ends up as a cosy 0-0 draw.
****, didn't realize the match was at 10:00 AM my time :(
NO classes for you then worm.
Is there a legal way to watch the match in Canada? I have to be at work as the match kicks off at 9am my time, but is there somewhere I can legally watch the game after work, ie. a recorded video service or something? I don't care how much it costs but it must be legal, for reasons I won't put on here I have to be very careful about downloading illegal stuff.
Some of the betting sites show games legally if you're registered with them and have a tenner or something similar in your account.Quote:
Originally Posted by Colbert Report
Edit: bwin.com and bet365 will have streams, according to this.
Edit 2: Sorry, just seeing you meant after work. Hmm, not sure there. Maybe it'll be on RTÉ Player at some point. The Slovakia game is there, for example: http://www.rte.ie/player/#!v=1110545
Thanks, you're right and I really do appreciate your reply. The problem is, I can't watch the match live - I need some way to watch it when I get home, which is not until about 11pm Irish time.Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
maybe you have come up with a great concept there.
A recorded sports site for fans the world over. Buy rights cheap after the games have been played and offer them to fans on a yearly subscription fee.
I just need someone to implement this idea before Tuesday's match.
Didn't Mark Cuban get rich with an idea like this?
Classes start Wednesday, it just means I'll have to go to the gym at like 7:30 rather than 9:30 :(Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Can you get ESPN3 online? They will have a repeat of the game about 10 mins after it offically ends. And you have a 48 hour window to get to watch it. I have often watched the games again especially when I have gone to the boozer to watch the match and either can't remember the entire match or want to relive an Ireland win or draw.Quote:
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ESPN3 is not available in Canada as far as I'm aware.Quote:
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Would this work for you? RTÉ are bound to have it uploaded by 11PM our time. That'll be 5 hours after full-time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Colbert Report
I'm not sure. It comes up as "the content you are trying to access is not currently available for viewing, as it has expired, been removed, or is restricted to another territory."Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
I should be able to watch the Slovakia match from Friday on RTE player right? If it works then surely the Russia one will too? I can't seem to find the Slovakia game on there, can anyone help me out? Many, many thanks.
There's are ways around the geoblock. I'm not sure of the legality of that though.
I'm applying to become a police officer so I can't access any stuff illegally. However, if the content is not made commercially available in my country then surely they can't hold downloading it after the fact off a torrent site against me? The problem is, the match is available over a Setanta pub channel but I'd have to pay $20 (which isn't a big deal), and take the morning off work (which is a big deal), in order to see the match live. I'd gladly pay $100 to be able to watch it after the fact via video recording. So frustrating...
I don't think circumventing a geoblock is illegal for personal use.
I'll have a look into it then. Good idea. I don't see how what I'm trying to do is really immoral, for Christ's sake I'm just trying to watch a football match and not miss work at the same time. I'm sure they'll understand if questioned on it. I've downloaded torrents of the matches after the fact for years, I only stopped doing it recently due to this application.Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
I know Pirate Bay is blocked by Eircom in Ireland, for example. But it's all a bit pointless as I'm pretty sure someone intent on downloading a pirated copy of a movie or whatever wouldn't be too bothered about circumventing such a block by using a foreign proxy if they're OK with downloading a movie in the first place. And that's assuming they don't just access another of the multitude of torrent sites around the web in order to download whatever it is they're looking for. Anyway, I've digressed from a digression; in countries that have signed up to the 1996 WIPO Copyright Treaty (Canada and most, if not all, EU members are signatories), it is illegal to circumvent geoblocks, except for personal use, and apparently it is also illegal to publicise the existence of circumvention tools, so, seeing as you watching a game would be for personal rather than commercial use, I'm afraid I'll have to leave you to search for a way around RTÉ's geoblock on Google yourself... :p
Have a read of this: http://etcjournal.com/2010/03/04/you...locks_proxies/
Irish Torrents had the Irl Slovak game available about 24 hours after the game finished.
I don't think you would get any faster on a torrent site and definitely not from Pirate Bay.
It is easy to access stuff on RTE player if you know how...whether or not its legal, I don't know. I know you're on MaXxed and by the time you get home (11 Irish time as you say) the match will undoubtedly be up (you'll probably have multiple options), especially as it is the only match on in the slot it is. There is also a Russian site similar to MaXxed called RGFootball that will probably have it. I've heard ESPN3 can be accessed if you have an XBOX Online or whatever its called account (maybe not in Canada, I don't know), so maybe look in to that. Theres also a service called Fox Soccer TV available online where you can pay to get games on demand, but I don't know if they'd have it.Quote:
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How do you register?Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
ESPN3 is widely available in Canada and a host of other countries. Every university in North America has it. And if you get your cable from any of these companies then you can get espn3 http://espn.go.com/espn3/affList
Are you sure? I don't believe it is available here in Alberta. I have Shaw as my internet provider if that helps. I don't see it on the list.Quote:
Originally Posted by Noelys Guitar
territory blocks are very easy to get past with a VPN. A decent enough one for watching video would only cost a few quid a month.
Never mind, it is available here, I just signed up and I'm watching the Slovakia match now. Great stuff, thanks to everybody here for helping me out. I just hope they have the Russia match up there by the time I get home from work, about four or five hours after full time.
Are you going to resist checking the score CR?Quote:
Originally Posted by Colbert Report
Avoiding the results of football matches is a full-time job here in Canada. I can't tell you the number of times I've received text messages from well-meaning friends and colleagues after they see the Ireland result. Thankfully, I work in construction so have no access to a computer throughout the workday. I simply turn the phone off and avoid any and all websites until after I've watched the match.Quote:
Originally Posted by Noelys Guitar
I can't get Irish torrents to work if you meanQuote:
Originally Posted by geysir
http://www.irishtorrents.com/index.php
Grey text on a grey background - nice!!!
Maybe it only works in Ireland or maybe not not at all.
I'm sure it works everywhere, but registrations are closed to the public, invite only right nowQuote:
Originally Posted by tricky_colour
http://www.irishtorrents.com/register.php
I have 2 invites for it, if people want to PM me their email.
I'd be interested if there were any Classic Irish matches on there, if not, no worriesQuote:
Originally Posted by AlaskaFox