Play Off Predictions?

It's the final leg, first leg 0-0, second leg France are 1-0 up, it's the final minute of extra time, Given gives it a long punt forward, Robbie and the French keeper rush for the ball, the keeper slips and Robbie taps the ball towards the back of the net just as a giant green inflatable leprechaun trundles across the face of the goal, deflecting Robbies tap-in wide :D
Game over.

(AGG Predictions)

Ireland 1-1 France
(Ireland on away goals)

Portugal 3-1 Bosnia

Greece 1-2 Ukraine

Russia 3-2 Slovenia

New Zealand 1-0 Bahrain

Costa Rica 2-3 Uruguay

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Originally Posted by tricky_colour

It's the final leg, first leg 0-0, second leg France are 1-0 up, it's the final minute of extra time, Given gives it a long punt forward, Robbie and the French keeper rush for the ball, the keeper slips and Robbie taps the ball towards the back of the net just as a giant green inflatable leprechaun trundles across the face of the goal, deflecting Robbies tap-in wide :D
Game over.

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The ref, knowing the furore of the liverpool game, restarts play correctly with a drop ball on the six yard line, whereupon richard dunne goes for it and kicks it so hard the ball, two french players, the referee and the inflatable leprechaun end up bursting through the net.

France have scored in every game, but only kept 2 clean sheets away from home (VS Faroes and Lithuania), so I'd definitely fancy us to score in Croke Park
Same situation at home, only 2 clean sheets, oddly enough against the same 2 teams.

Under Trapattoni, we've never conceded more than two goals in a competitive game, and was against Italy. We've kept 2 clean sheets at home (Cyprus and Montenegro) and the Montenengrins are the only team to keep us scoreless, failing to score against them twice.

going on that, I'd say beat the French 2-1 at home, draw 1-1 away?

Head: 4-2 aggregate win for France
Heart: Ireland win on away goals.

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Originally Posted by weldoninhio

The only way any of the Irish squad will be in South Africa next summer is on holidays.

2-0 to France in Dublin and 1-1 in Paris.

I really don't understand the blind, blinkered bs from some of the posters here, e.g. Henry is past it, french have a dodgy midfield etc. Have you watched an Ireland game recently. If Whelan, Andrews, or S reid get injured/don't make it back, we have Liam Miller next in line.

Get a grip, the only teams we beat were Cyprus and Georgia, we have no chance!!

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don't you tip us to lose every game though? :D

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Originally Posted by weldoninhio

The only way any of the Irish squad will be in South Africa next summer is on holidays.

2-0 to France in Dublin and 1-1 in Paris.

I really don't understand the blind, blinkered bs from some of the posters here, e.g. Henry is past it, french have a dodgy midfield etc. Have you watched an Ireland game recently. If Whelan, Andrews, or S reid get injured/don't make it back, we have Liam Miller next in line.

Get a grip, the only teams we beat were Cyprus and Georgia, we have no chance!!

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You had us to lose 3-0 to Italy, 3-0 to Bulgaria and 2-0 to Cyprus. Hope you're not a gambler!

One, if not two dodgy reffing decisions.

France qualify. And we, rightly, blame Platini.

OK..

Croke Park. 2-0 Home win. Doyle with a deflected shot from distance (attempting another Slovakia type goal) and Dunne from a set peice. France retain alot of posession without ever threatening. France's level of confidence that they can easily turn it around on the return leg only disipates after Dunne heads in from a corner between the 70th and 80th minute.

Stade de France. France go 2 up before fifty minutes. Sublime first half goal from Henry, followed by a tap in after being punnished for a Kilbane slip early in the second half. Then a half hour of French pressure prior to a scrappy Robbie Keane effort in the area, against the run of play in the 81st...

Aggregate Score 3-2 to England B....

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Originally Posted by stiffler

I dont think my heart could stick this!! 89th min will do ok! :D

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My pants would well and truly be spoiled if that happened. Henry would probably just go up a minute later and score though!

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Originally Posted by Torn-Ado

My pants would well and truly be spoiled if that happened. Henry would probably just go up a minute later and score though!

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yeh spot on...this Ireland team is now famous for conceding soft goals soon after they have scored themselves.

I honestly think if we could solve that problem of conceding soft goals we'd have beaten Italy twice and do well at the world cup, maybe even semi-finals.

It's our Achilles heal really.

In fact our 3 goals conceded against Italy were very soft.

Just occurred to me, does anyone know any medium or person good at predicting the future? Might be worth seeing what they say.

Despite the presence of Dunne, I don't think we are very good at the back, defending set pieces.
Over the balance of play from set pieces, is there more panic caused in our box defending them than we can create at the other end through our own set pieces?

Hard for me to tell, for obvious reasons.

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Originally Posted by blobbyblob

Id say you are wrong about Stade De France straight off

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No, it will definitely be in a French Stadium! ;)

If it's like '06, we'll have nearly half the support in Paris, and not score many, but this time we'll stay unbeaten.

0-0 Paris
1-1 Croke Park

Surprised no one has come out yet with a prediction of us getting beaten 4-0 in Croke Park like in the build up to the Italy game.

Personally Im changing my view on the playoff every 5 minutes. I fully believe we can win it. At times in the last 24 hours I was 100% certain we will win it.

But Im also getting times where I can see a scenario where France get an early goal in Croker leaving us with a massive uphill struggle where we will fight to the last minute of the 2nd leg and just not do enough and we will be looking back on another what if.... with 3 weeks or so to the games I'll prob only change my mind another few thousand times!

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Originally Posted by Razors left peg

Surprised no one has come out yet with a prediction of us getting beaten 4-0 in Croke Park like in the build up to the Italy game.

Personally Im changing my view on the playoff every 5 minutes. I fully believe we can win it. At times in the last 24 hours I was 100% certain we will win it.

But Im also getting times where I can see a scenario where France get an early goal in Croker leaving us with a massive uphill struggle where we will fight to the last minute of the 2nd leg and just not do enough and we will be looking back on another what if.... with 3 weeks or so to the games I'll prob only change my mind another few thousand times!

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Well that’s better than us getting an early goal in Croker!

2-1 to Ireland in Dublin
2-1 to France in Paris

Robbie extra time winner

What if:

0-0 Croke Park.

We are wining 1-0 with 2 minutes to go in Paree, Malouda is released midfield and we are outnumbered, McGeady says “och, fceking away wit ye” dives in from behind two-footed, wrecks Malouda’s heel, McGeady is sent off, we win 1-0 and qualify………………….Would McGeady miss any of the World Cup games ?!!

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Originally Posted by Scram

What if:

0-0 Croke Park.

We are wining 1-0 with 2 minutes to go in Paree, Malouda is released midfield and we are outnumbered, McGeady says “och, fceking away wit ye” dives in from behind two-footed, wrecks Malouda’s heel, McGeady is sent off, we win 1-0 and qualify………………….Would McGeady miss any of the World Cup games ?!!

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think all yellow cards are wiped out before the start of the competition?

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Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

think all yellow cards are wiped out before the start of the competition?

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I think a red card ban is carried over to the finals though.