Tiocfaidh Armani, I sense you're sick next Tuesday?
Tiocfaidh Armani, I sense you're sick next Tuesday?
I have a feeling of a sore throat kicking in on Wednesday.
Its good ye can plan yer sickness ahead like that.
BonnieShels, just make sure that you know which match, which day and what time it is you need to be sick for.
You don't want to get sick unnecessarily. Don't go wasting your sick days like that.
Well, Paul, check your little black book...
Tuesday 6th of September, Russia v Ireland, 4pm BST, is that right?
Is it UTC, BST or GMT?
I asked you! What sort of secretary are you!
****e I have to start drinking at 11 AM on a Tuesday? Awful.
Don't know if mentioned already but Sloakia captain Marek Hamšík (Napoli) is out of Fridays game now through injury
No nerves yet ahead of the double header.
Beat Slovakia and 2nd place is surely in the bag. MASSIVE game. Catching up on the Trap press conference and just got to the bit about Hunty.....
PMS setting in here....
That is absolutely massive for us. He was their big threat. I'm 100% confident we'll win now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibs4Ever
Is he out of their game with Armenia the following Tuesday?
I'm tempting fate to grant his unheralded replacement the game of his life here...but that's great news.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibs4Ever
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Originally Posted by Kingdom
Tehy are hopeful he'll play against Armenia. Found this article
http://www.thescore.ie/slovak-blow-a...13524-Aug2011/
Excellent, if true. Any source?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibs4Ever
seems it my not be definate yet though, whats the bets we see him line up Fri night..hope not though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Murfinator
I dunno if anyone here has seen much of him, but Hamsik is a little genius, and I'm surprised none of the big boys of Germany, England or either of the Milans haven't sounded him out yet. I'd imagine his fee would be prohibitive to the Italians in fairness.
Not sure how influential he's been for Slovakia, but considering they've had Karhan and Vittek as the main men in the recent past, the burden was definitely to fall to Weiss and Hamsik. If he's out, it's only good for us.
I did some research, and it's not definite:Quote:
Originally Posted by Murfinator
http://greenscene.me/2011/08/slovaki...-ireland-game/
They're assessing him as they get closer to the game.
Kingdom how have you seen so much of him? Ive not noticed him against us in the last few years(given his age) or any other games, i gather you must have been watching quite a bit of napoli?
Unfortunately not, but two hour holiday is no harm :)Quote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
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Originally Posted by Kingdom
This, but a headache might not go amiss :DQuote:
You don't want to get sick unnecessarily. Don't go wasting your sick days like that.
To be fair when you see him play well once, you don't forget him. It's like taking one of Blink 182 and making him a pro footballer.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
That Napoli team are one of the best to watch offensively, and at times are brilliant.
As I said earlier, he's only becoming the star for Slovakia in the lead up to the World Cup, due to Karhan's prominence more than anything else. He's just gone 24 and nearly 50 caps up already. That said, I'm not sure he controlled things much in Zilina, but I'm nearly sure he forced Given into a save in the first half.
Agree. Hamsik's absence would be a big plus for us. He's a more robust version of a Stephen Ireland that wants to play for his country. Good technique and passing range. He captains Slovakia btw.
Seems like a relatively clean bill of health so far, with Kilbane only current concern.*
*Touch wood when reading.
Have we called up any more central midfield players yet?
PMS?? Premenstrual Syndrome?Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Hate to be around you friday nite
Pre Match Stress AKA PMT - Pre Match Tension.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommy_c12000
I'm the worst person to be around for the few days before a game kicks off
What are you like after a heroic loss?Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
I sink into a depression for 48 hours! Spain 02 was a bad one, Slovakia away in 07 when we threw the game away also made an impression even though it wasn't that critical.
Kilbane injured for an Ireland match? Did he get hit by a bus?Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
The worst I've ever been was after the 2-0 loss to Switzerland in 2003. I was on holidays in Tenerife at the time, and my mates who were there with me had to talk me into going back to the hotel to chill out after the game in case I did something stupid. They were right too, I was furious and would have done anything without thinking.Quote:
Originally Posted by shakermaker1982
I had the displeasure of being in Temple Bar after that game and saw some Swiss and really wanted to deck them.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Croatia after they equalised I started to hit the arms of the sofa really hard and proceeded to bruise my hand. And of course we all have our Stade de France stories. The wall over were the toilets in Whelans venue used to be got the full wrath of my right hook. The pain the next day on top of the broken heart was something alright.
Sorry I thought an article I read said he was 26.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingdom
In fairness, that just happens in general - when one sees swiss.Quote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
I wouldn't believe it, if he is first choice Kilbane will play if he can stand.Quote:
Originally Posted by SwanVsDalton
That is very true. That match almost made it more reasonable.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Don't forget that Napoli are in the Cl this year so they were not wanting to sell anyway. In that group of deather with Bayern, Man City and Villareal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingdom
Croatia? Was that the one when Suker scored to win it in the last min of stoppage time!!! That followed by the last min equaliser by Macedonia a few days later followed by a play off defeat to Turkey..................Christ how did we survive those few weeks.Quote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
Yes the very one. Supporting Ireland is not a healthy endeavour. Or good for you memory evidently.Quote:
Originally Posted by elroy
Just a few flesh wounds apparently,Quote:
Originally Posted by SwanVsDalton
but the bus is write off.
http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/...dean_crash.jpg
That was my first and only Irish Away game I was at. Was absolutely devastated after the game. I remember being in McDonalds shortly after and there were numerous Irish fans drunkenly singing and happy out, oblivious to the fact that our Euro 2004 dreams were just flushed down the toilet. They all tried their best to cheer me up making it out as if it wasn't really a big deal. To me this was incomprehensible. Fair enuf it's important to have the craic and banter during the away trips, but to go around in the immediate aftermath of such a crucial defeat playing the stereotypical happy drunken Irish fan without even a tinge of sadness was something I couldn't fathom. Frankly, I felt embarrassed as the bemused Swiss looked on.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Has Trap introduced some new training equipment this week....?
http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/sta...?ts=1314740767