Bernd Schneider smoked like a chimney and he was a fantastic player in his day for Bayer Leverkusen and Germany.
Bernd Schneider smoked like a chimney and he was a fantastic player in his day for Bayer Leverkusen and Germany.
starting XI announced: https://twitter.com/FAIreland/status...50772717355008Quote:
The starting XI for today's game is: Forde, Meyler, O'Shea, Wilson, Ward, Hendrick, Gibson, Hoolahan, McGeady, Keane, McClean #COYBIG
Keane is unlikely to start two games in four days, right? Please, someone, reassure me.
Hopefully McClean forces O'Neill to select him over Walters on Tuesday with a strong performance.
Interesting that Quinn isn't selected.
Hopefully Stokes or Murphy get a shot up front instead of Walters off the bench as I assume Long & Quinn will be the other subs in.
Not only is our midfield being rotated for Tuesday, but so is the RTE panel.
The Star of the County Down - nice inclusive opening!
Thought that was Cascarino for a moment!!Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
That Hoolahan is ****e. Said no-one. ever!
Pitch looks greasy, and some of the players don't look prepared for it.
This is a shocker. The game v Germany for them will be a farce.
Hoolahan involved in all three goals. Would have been a nice gesture for Robbie to let Wes take the penalty seeing as he has 80 minutes to complete a hat-trick. C'est la vie. Minor gripe.
Hopefully Stokes, Murphy and Long come on to bag a few later.
Hoolahan & McGeady could lay off half a dozen more at this rate.
Was thinking the same... Isn't that 13-0 v San Marino a record? Could be under serious threat. Slightly encouraging that it took Poland so long to finish them off i.e. the second half.Quote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
Gibralta seem to be play and attacking 6-3-1, maynbe we could try that v Germany?
Cant see him giving up a hat trick chance, were it the 4th maybe.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
But all goals go to his stats, takes him to joint 14th highest of all time,
need another 3 to be joint 12th, another 15 for top 10.
Hoolahan will have a goal by game's end.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
Instead of being professional you mean? I haven't heard of 'makers takers' since I was about ten.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
A hat-trick is a formality for him. 3 points are in the bag. I'm just saying it would have been a magnanimous gesture to allow Wes to take the penalty seeing as he had a significant part in all 3 goals. It's not like Wes hasn't taken a penalty before.
Like Tricky said, it's probably foolish to expect such a gesture, regardless of the circumstances, when someone is on course for a hat-trick. Maybe if it was for 4-0.
Marc Wilson is an incredibly frustrating player to watch. I'd nearly go as far to say he's lazy.
Remember the time the Man Utd players wanted Forlan to take a penalty but Roy Keane insisted on Van Nistelrooy? Well Roy is present again. It's more important for Robbie to keep knocking them in than Hoolahan anyway. You're really scraping the bottom of the barrel with this kind of nonsense.
Centre midfield has been poor. Meyler has offered little going forward; O'Shea's use of the ball has been good.
McGeady and Ward have had fleeting good moments. McClean and Hoolahan have been very good.
Well they seem to have figured us out, id predict 3-3 final score.
When Gibraltar got in to UEFA, I did wonder if they might have been able to rise to the level of 5th seeds maybe, just because of the connection to England and the chance to grab players from the Championship and such. But after the Faeroe friendly defeat, it was clear what kind of team they were likely to be. Very, very poor. Bad at stringing passes together, making plenty of mistakes, very nervy keeper, no kind of forward momentum.
Hard to judge Ireland too much. Keane's taken his goals well, McClean has been decent down the left. Ward and O'Shea have been munching any Gibratarian (?) they come across.
Edit: https://twitter.com/paulohehir/statu...78008359059456
Calm down. I said it was a minor gripe. It's a farce of a match. He's going to get a hat-trick anyway. It's just as important for other players on the pitch to get goals any way they come, seeing as there is a big issue being made about the spread of goals being at a premium. It's not like either will be playing against Germany (assuming logic) so I don't see why it's hugely important whether Robbie nets 2 goals.. 4 goals.. 6 goals.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
Agree Hoolahan and McClean excellent. Hopefully one of them get the goal they deserve by FT.
They seem to be worse than Andorra and San Marino. Their first touch is possibly worse than mine, and are totally naive tactically. Ireland is whether playing terribly or not giving a **** anymore, otherwise would easily have been 10+
I suppose that's just because they haven't had proper competitive football before. Nice easy target though, getting to the same level as Andorra.
I heard commentary team bust out the "Lowest seeds should have another competition" idea, which is practically an old chestnut by now. I don't even know how you could make that work within UEFA qualifying, although maybe the Nations League idea will basically do for that.
Jeez, you'd think they could have held their shape for more than 40 seconds.
Unselfish by Robbie, it's all about doing the right thing at the right time.
This is comical stuff altogether.
Ha ha the keeper is more effective than 3 of our strikers combined.:chuncky:
I would never dream of suggesting Ireland should let up, but this is getting very sad.
McClean on a hatrick will be his best chance ever of getting one
We need 7 at least. Then let up.
Come on bring Stokes & Murphy off the bench. They'll never have a better chance to open their Intl. accounts.
There's Hoolahans goal TOWK.
Let up my arse, I've never seen us score more than five so I've no morals whatsoever... More, more, more.
The killer third quarter seems to be the Gibraltarian's Achilles' heel
Nice goal pick of the bunch
Gibraltar keeper just cannot take a ball first time.
Nice goal pick of the bunch
We could be on for double figurers, if Mcgeady sharpens up.
Great reactions by Forde in fairness, especially considering he had literally nothing else to prepare him for it over the course of the match.
David Forde saves with his face to spare Irish defence some blushes.
This....Quote:
Originally Posted by tricky_colour
35'123 in attendance say FAI. Way more than I thought.