Lawrence starts - team for Italy game named

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Originally Posted by SkStu

yeah, i knew you were talking competitive, i was just generating some discussion -

Denmark (with the Laudrups) won in Dublin 4-2 in qualifying for 86 i think - i think thats a fact i learnt off as a young lad back in the day. We also got smashed 3-0 away in Portugal a while back (cant remember the year). And there was the 4-2 in Moscow under Mick Mack. We dont generally get hammered though.

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Was it not 4-1 against Denmark?

You've just cited 2 away games as evidence against Razor's claim that we rarely get thrashed at home. Or maybe that's just for discussion.

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Originally Posted by SkStu

We also got smashed 3-0 away in Portugal a while back (cant remember the year).

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Yep, I was at that one. 1995 I think. Wet and windy. Big crush getting in to the stadium. No cover from the elements. No transport worth talking about after the game. A feeling that the end of Jack's era was near. Haven't been back to Portugal since. Horrible.

Down through the years, the FAI have been cute enough to get a decent proportion of the (pressure) end games of the group at home.

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Originally Posted by irishfan86

Pretty hard to get hammered when you've got Given between the sticks.

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Damn right my man


tonight we get to see the worlds 2 greatest keepers go head to head

Short of getting Dunne sent off in the first five minutes, we're not losing 0-4. I'm expecting 1-1.

Any idea of the subs anyone?

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Originally Posted by John83

Short of getting Dunne sent off in the first five minutes, we're not losing 0-4. I'm expecting 1-1.

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it would take Dunne and Given for that to happen