FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualification - UEFA Play-Offs (9-11th and 12-14th November 2017)

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16/10/2017, 9:25 PM
BonnieShels

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Originally Posted by IsMiseSean

I use three names. I'm not a serial killer, but I guess I would say that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57mBdRyeB94

I'm onto you JG!
17/10/2017, 11:52 AM
BonnieShels

Draw starting at 1.08pm according to RT�
17/10/2017, 11:56 AM
DannyInvincible

When will dates and the (home and away) order of the two legs be decided/announced?
17/10/2017, 12:01 PM
DannyInvincible

Draw live here now: https://www.rte.ie/player/gb/live/7/
17/10/2017, 12:03 PM
BonnieShels

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Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

Draw live here now: https://www.rte.ie/player/gb/live/7/

Balls being pulled at 1.08

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Dates etc confirmed later today.
17/10/2017, 12:05 PM
Real ale Madrid

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Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

Draw live here now: https://www.rte.ie/player/gb/live/7/

Loving the Tuaisceart Eireann bit!
17/10/2017, 12:09 PM
DannyInvincible

Denmark. Amazing. Away game first.
17/10/2017, 12:09 PM
Eminence Grise

Denmark

Could be worser!!
17/10/2017, 12:12 PM
Eminence Grise

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Originally Posted by BonnieShels

Balls being pulled at 1.08

Is that anything like getting a tooth pulled, Bonnie? You might find you talk funny for a while afterwards.:cool:
17/10/2017, 12:12 PM
DannyInvincible

I think it's the best draw we could have gotten.
17/10/2017, 12:13 PM
thischarmingman

I'll take that.
17/10/2017, 12:18 PM
DannyInvincible

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Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid

Loving the Tuaisceart Eireann bit!

Ha, that certainly made me smile.

Had to get a screenshot.

http://i68.tinypic.com/xgi3gy.png

I wonder did the IFA approve of that.
17/10/2017, 12:18 PM
Ol� Ol�

Lovely. Best we could have asked for. It gives us every chance.
17/10/2017, 12:23 PM
DannyInvincible

Serious chance of making the World Cup now.
17/10/2017, 12:28 PM
ifk101

As above, good draw for us. Danish coach believes we'll look to play on the counter in Copenhagen. Says they'll need to go all out to break us down, and they'll have to win the 50:50 battles and take chances.
17/10/2017, 12:30 PM
tetsujin1979

I had a slight preference for Switzerland, but wanted to avoid Italy and Croatia. I'll take Denmark, with the home leg second.
They had a good qualifying campaign, beating eventual group winners Poland 4-0 in Copenhagen, but also lost at home to Montenegro
17/10/2017, 12:31 PM
koneinc

Well that could have been worse!
17/10/2017, 12:37 PM
Stuttgart88

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Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

I had a slight preference for Switzerland, but wanted to avoid Italy and Croatia. I'll take Denmark, with the home leg second.
They had a good qualifying campaign, beating eventual group winners Poland 4-0 in Copenhagen, but also lost at home to Montenegro

I think the Swiss are underrated. Some weak spots but a tidy enough team with some good attacking players too. I think we got the best available draw.
17/10/2017, 12:48 PM
backstothewall

Perfect draw for the Irish sides
17/10/2017, 12:52 PM
NeverFeltBetter

Quote:

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

I had a slight preference for Switzerland, but wanted to avoid Italy and Croatia. I'll take Denmark, with the home leg second.
They had a good qualifying campaign, beating eventual group winners Poland 4-0 in Copenhagen, but also lost at home to Montenegro

Those are the two games to focus on, for sure. In one of them Denmark did everything right, in the other it was all wrong. Both are probably fluky in their own way, but show how dangerous and how vulnerable the Danes can be. If we could take Eriksen out of the tie somehow we could really neuter them.
17/10/2017, 1:06 PM
liamoo11

The pitch will be in bits after the rugby I assume they will try to play it the Tuesday to give pitch some recovery time. Be great to move it to croke park cause that rugby nonsense will have the pitch in an awful way unplayable really for such a huge game
17/10/2017, 1:21 PM
ifk101

A pitch in bits suits us more than Danes. They'll no doubt have the intention of passing the ball. Folly.

See us securing a resounding 1-1 victory in Denmark and a merciless 0-0 hammering in Dublin.
17/10/2017, 1:27 PM
Mr A

Is there anything to be said for playing the home leg in Clontarf?
17/10/2017, 1:34 PM
DannyInvincible

Away leg confirmed for 7:45PM (Irish time) on the 11th of November, which is the Saturday night, and the home leg will be on the following Tuesday: https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2017...cup-play-offs/
17/10/2017, 1:36 PM
tricky_colour

Nothing will be easy, we have had some good results v the better teams, sometimes being the underdog helps.
17/10/2017, 1:40 PM
tetsujin1979

Started a match thread in the Ireland folder, I'll leave this open if people want to discuss the other play off games
17/10/2017, 2:07 PM
backstothewall

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Originally Posted by Mr A

Is there anything to be said for playing the home leg in Clontarf?

Tullamore would suit us better.
17/10/2017, 3:03 PM
BonnieShels

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Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

Ha, that certainly made me smile.

Had to get a screenshot.

http://i68.tinypic.com/xgi3gy.png

I wonder did the IFA approve of that.

Any chance you could head over to OWC and see the bleating?
17/10/2017, 4:23 PM
tricky_colour

Denmark only beat Poland 4-0 suggesting we have every chance. :p
17/10/2017, 4:28 PM
tetsujin1979

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Originally Posted by tricky_colour

Denmark only beat Poland 4-0 suggesting we have every chance. :p

Poland were more or less qualified at that stage, so I don't think they gave their all in that game
17/10/2017, 4:41 PM
Colbert Report

What's the injury situation like? Specifically will Duffy, McCarthy, Walters, and Long be available? Am I missing anyone?
17/10/2017, 5:45 PM
DannyInvincible

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Originally Posted by BonnieShels

Any chance you could head over to OWC and see the bleating?

Ha, unfortunately not. I haven't had access to there for quite a while and their paranoia levels mean it's an absolute ball-ache to try get signed up again. They always manage to sniff me out. Maybe I smell of tarmac or a sewer or something?...
17/10/2017, 8:16 PM
Diggs246

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Originally Posted by Colbert Report

What's the injury situation like? Specifically will Duffy, McCarthy, Walters, and Long be available? Am I missing anyone?

Duffy has ruled himself in anyway. Long was fine for Southampton at the weekend. For me with meylar suspended, its vital McCarthy gets fit. He is far better then Whelo and that could be the difference
18/10/2017, 11:03 AM
Gather round

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Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

Ha, unfortunately not. I haven't had access to there for quite a while and their paranoia levels mean it's an absolute ball-ache to try get signed up again. They always manage to sniff me out. Maybe I smell of tarmac or a sewer or something?...

Fear not, OWC stalwart here. We*/they are too busy gurning about the crazy ticketing system to worry about T-shirt Eireann (talking of which, I prefer this classic design from the Euros):

http://i.imgur.com/KcHH731.jpg

* I'll be watching on TV as a) skint and b) too far down the pecking order. One, two, one, one and three away qualifiers respectively in the last five tournaments
18/10/2017, 11:22 AM
seanfhear

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Originally Posted by Gather round

Fear not, OWC stalwart here. We*/they are too busy gurning about the crazy ticketing system to worry about T-shirt Eireann (talking of which, I prefer this classic design from the Euros):

http://i.imgur.com/KcHH731.jpg

* I'll be watching on TV as a) skint and b) too far down the pecking order. One, two, one, one and three away qualifiers respectively in the last five tournaments

Its good to see ye becoming a bit more inclusive and using an indigenous language ; Tuaisceart Eireann .

How would God Save the Queen sound in Gaelic .
18/10/2017, 11:30 AM
Gather round

Sorry Sean. My Irish knowledge isn't up to songs or conversation. Just like 98% of Ireland once they leave primary school and don't go on holiday to Donegal any more ;)
18/10/2017, 2:51 PM
DannyInvincible

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Originally Posted by Gather round

Fear not, OWC stalwart here. We*/they are too busy gurning about the crazy ticketing system to worry about T-shirt Eireann

It seems someone must have raised issue with it to FIFA: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/ne...-36236073.html

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Originally Posted by Belfast Telegraph

A [FIFA] spokesman told the Belfast Telegraph: "We have taken note of the inclusion of Irish also for Northern Ireland in the video produced for the 2018 FIFA World Cup European play-off draw.

"It was simply a mistake in the graphics production with no certain intention. The error is being corrected for the version available on FIFA’s YouTube channel."

I was wondering were FIFA going to replace "Tuaisceart �ireann" with something else and was eager to see what that was going to be, but it seems they have just deleted the entire introductory section from their Youtube video of the draw:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcrLYlIEN1k

In spite of the above and FIFA's statement yesterday, an unnamed unionist politician (who, it transpires, does have a c�pla focail, after all) was to feature on the Nolan Show this morning to complain and demand an apology from FIFA. I don't think he ever got round to speaking though, as developments at Stormont whilst the show was on air forced a change of schedule. Clearly, it was a very slow news-day up until then, but it was gonna be Gregory they wheeled out, wasn't it?... :rolleyes:

And I'll assume Jamie Bryson was engaging in some bizarrely-contrived historical denialism here rather than taking issue with the appearance of the non-indigenous tongue of English:

http://i64.tinypic.com/2zz5i06.jpg
18/10/2017, 3:13 PM
Lionel Ritchie

Shouldn't it be Tuaisceart na hEireann?

I'm no scholar of irish OR Latin but Tuaisceart Eireann reminds me of People Called Romans They Go The House
18/10/2017, 4:13 PM
seanfhear

Quote:

Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

It seems someone must have raised issue with it to FIFA: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/ne...-36236073.html

I was wondering were FIFA going to replace "Tuaisceart �ireann" with something else and was eager to see what that was going to be, but it seems they have just deleted the entire introductory section from their Youtube video of the draw:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcrLYlIEN1k

In spite of the above and FIFA's statement yesterday, an unnamed unionist politician (who, it transpires, does have a c�pla focail, after all) was to feature on the Nolan Show this morning to complain and demand an apology from FIFA. I don't think he ever got round to speaking though, as developments at Stormont whilst the show was on air forced a change of schedule. Clearly, it was a very slow news-day up until then, but it was gonna be Gregory, wasn't it?... :rolleyes:

And I'll assume Jamie Bryson was engaging in some bizarrely-contrived historical denialism here rather than taking issue with the appearance of the non-indigenous tongue of English:

http://i64.tinypic.com/2zz5i06.jpg

Jamie Bryson is his usual confused self here .
18/10/2017, 4:14 PM
Ol� Ol�

I wonder who they pinned it on? There was obviously someone involved in creating the graphic who did a quick Google translate for 'Northern Ireland' in Irish. But let's not let that get in the way of a little outrage.

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