Well it's genuine confusion on my part.
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Well it's genuine confusion on my part.
Part of the context which won't have been obvious from tv pictures is where the game was played. Lurgan was one corner of the "murder triangle" during the troubles and my observation of the area the stadium is in is that while not being the Shankhil Road, It's still in the sort of neighbourhood where some people wouldn't appreciate hearing Amhrán na bhFiann being played over loudspeakers as they sit down to watch Game of Thrones.
Mourneview Park sits in among the houses and Glenavon FC have neighbours. It only takes 1 or 2 idiots among those neighbours to cause a scene unfortunately.
The usual approach for this sort of thing would be to ask the police for an assessment. They in turn might ask local "community representatives" if there would be any bother from this approach or that. I'm sure what happened was whatever was deemed to be the least likely to cause bother and let the focus be on the football rather than the flagpole.
This made me chuckle. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by backstothewall
Speaking of ladies' national teams, crazy stuff going on at the FA. What a shambles of an organisation.
The world really is gone mad - http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-41337127Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
hard earned 0-0 tonight against the Netherlands, who were denied a certain penalty
Was very lucky to go see Australia versus China at the weekend. If you get a chance have a look at a player called Sam Kerr. She is a phenomenal talent, the women's version of Messi and just as exciting.
Who does she play for? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by gastric
I saw some of it and it was backs to the wall stuff for sure. They looked out on their feet even approaching half time so it really was a massive effort. It would have been cruel to have lost to a last minute penalty but blessed to get away with it for sure, as handball decisions go it's usually one that would be given, even though she didn't know too much about it. They have the 'whipping girls' Slovakia next, followed by Netherlands and then Norway, all three games at home.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
https://twitter.com/eirSport/status/935610980674846721
Only one away game left to play, against Norway in June: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_F...3_UEFA_Group_3
Megan Campbell is out for the rest of the qualifiers after tearing her cruciate a few weeks ago
Great to see such a young player get a chance. Possibly our youngest international ever. Incredible effort to travel so far and balance sport with living in the arse end of Ireland! That's for you - Nigel and Danny.
http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/socc...t-16-1.3301540
All hotting up in qualifying- NI got their first win in the series 3-1 in Slovakia.
Schoolgirl and even under 16 full caps are quite comon in our set up. Probably reflects lack of money, as most players are either students or IFA employees
All credit to them for attending university and holding down jobs in the IFA at age 15 though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gather round
Wild scenes as The WNT kept their World Cup qualification on track with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Slovakia. Decent crowd of more than 3500 - let's hope they get a full house and a victory against The Netherlands, to make automatic qualification a realistic possibility:
https://twitter.com/FAIreland/status/982356244915634176
Was there really 3,500 at the game, didnt look like it on the box tbf
Quoted as 3521 on the FAI site: http://www.fai.ie/ireland/match/39/2019/999943743 Main stand looks pretty full in the picture there, while the other stand looked at least half full in the highlights, so 3500 seems pretty plausible.Quote:
Originally Posted by bennocelt
They wont beat the Dutch but if they can hold out for a draw would be a serious achievement!
No doubt. They still have Norway to play twice as well, who knocked ten past NI & Slovakia in their first two games and only lost in injury time to the Dutch.Quote:
Originally Posted by swinfordfc
The first of a group defining double header against Norway this evening in Tallaght, k/o 17:30. The match isn't televised, surprisingly.
Down 1-0 at half time.
Lost 2-0. Even a victory in Norway won't keep it in their own hands now.
Just back from the game now. Colin Bell had the team well-organised but very defensively with three (Toland, Fahey and, for the most part, Duggan) holding in front of the back four. As a result, Ireland didn’t test the Norwegian keeper in the first half and only a great run by a very courageous Leanne Kiernan at the start of the second half and a volley over while under pressure by Karen Duggan late on were all the Irish team could muster in the second period. Well done also to Claire O’Riordan, an attacker for Wexford, who had to come on as a centre-half when Louise Quinn went off injured after half an hour and had a stirring game. Otherwise, I thought Sophie Perry, Diane Caldwell and particularly Denise O’Sullivan played well. However, Ireland had six domestic players on the pitch at the end – none of whom presumably earn a bean from the game – and you can’t really expect, in this day and age, for such an XI to progress against what looks like a fully professional team and that gap is only going to get wider. So, if the FAI is really serious about developing the women’s game in this country, it needs to get its act together.
The game today (away to Norway) is live on RTÉ 2. Coverage begins at 16:35, k/o 17:00.
Remember Caoimhin Fowler? He's been discussed on the forum a few times. Born in Australia to an Irish father, and has played underage for Ireland. His sister Mary is being courted by both Ireland and Australia, despite being only 15: https://www.foxsports.com.au/footbal...d803912e825862
Just saw the score coming up on sky sports news as Italy 2 : Republic of Women 1 !!
Roberto Mancini was in attendance to be fair!Quote:
Originally Posted by liamoo11
Think we need to thank the great leader for this, because of their hard work our women’s team get to actually play a game this year! Splendid!
Beat Greece 1-0 in Tallaght tonight. Deserved the win, could have been more. Greece never really looked like scoring.
On ten points now, six points clear of the Greeks, and facing Montenegro, who have zero points and a goal difference of -16, on Tuesday
As things stand, the team are the second ranked second placed team, but have played a game more than a lot of the other sides, and still have to face Germany twice
Table of second placed sides: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_W...d-placed_teams
Decent crowd again. Need a win on Wednesday and a draw in Ukraine to secure a play-off spot and hopefully get a full house for the visit of Germany at the end when an automatic spot might still be within reach, if they pull off a shock.
I didn't realise three of the second placed teams qualify automatically. That injury time equaliser in the first match might prove very costly.
Goal difference isn't great either, second worst of the second placed sides, and the worst side are bottom of that table.
A draw in the Ukraine is far from certain. That is the key game. You would assume Ukraine will beat Greece twice and Montenegro twice.Quote:
Originally Posted by samhaydenjr
Gutted to hear that Chloe Mustaki, a smashing player, suffered an ACL injury prior to the match. Having overcome serious illness, I'm sure she can overcome this as well. Best of luck to her.
The qualifier against Montenegro just kicked off and is available internationally on the RTE player: https://www.rte.ie/player/onnow/66546216064
Full time: Montenegro 0-3 Rep of Ireland (Caldwell, McCabe, O'Sullivan)
Top the group ahead of the last three games, albeit with a game more played than Germany in second. We'll take whatever we can get from Germany in a few weeks, but realistically we're looking at the game against Ukraine in June to confirm second placed.
euro 2021 moved to 2022: https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news...-to-july-2022/
Was just about to post this. Huge game for them. They had a nightmare in Ukraine and they'd need a fantasy performance to get the win they need tonight. In terms of the history of women's football in Ireland a result and qualification would be huge.