According to OTB, McCarthy insisted the Astro turf pitch be watered.
According to OTB, McCarthy insisted the Astro turf pitch be watered.
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Originally Posted by backstothewall
When it was really Robbie he should have hooked, as he was having a stinker. Felt for Connolly that day
How dare you? You can’t say something like that - consider this a warning.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fixer82
But you’re right.
Was Robbie ever substituted?
Switzerland home by Kerr. When we needed a goal.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
No matter how desperate the need for a goal was, you can't just recklessly throw all caution into the wind and discard the like for like substitution. And besides, a draw didn't look too bad on Brian's CV.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingdom
I hope there's an early goal or two, the time honoured panacea for playing against the minnows. Otherwise the minnow military strategy grinds the game into a sufferance, they'll be slowing down the game, whining to the ref non stop, diving and rolling around like Kilnsmann.
https://twitter.com/FAIreland/status...398631936?s=20
Randolph; Coleman, Keogh, Duffy, Stevens; Doherty, Hendrick, Hourihane, McClean; Maguire McGoldrick
Predictions? A straightforward 3-0 for me.
5-0 Maguire hat trick
Yeah... seems about right. Marginal calls would be Keogh over Egan - both have been having decent seasons - Keogh has the international experience and has played alongside Duffy more, although Egan statistically is a bigger goalscoring threat; McClean over Brady - probably down to Brady's recent return from injury and McClean's all-action style will be useful for breaking down a packed Gibraltar defence.Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
I really hope both McGoldrick and Maguire get on the scoresheet to set themselves up for the rest of the campaign.
Egan over Keogh and Arter over Hendrick for me but it's not the worst and we get a good luck at Sean, McGoldrick and Doherty gets time at right mid.
On RTE, Stephen Kelly is dressed like Oscar Wilde which interesting !
Looks like some wind out there. Got to keep it on the deck.
Look nervous. Need to calm down.
Too much ball over the top stuff from Duffy. Far easier to play on the deck in windy conditions.
It's time we had a goal
They're wojus. We just need to calm down here.
Are we playing with or into the wind?
Where is our CM?
Think Hamilton said the wind was coming from the direction of the Rock, so must be against first half.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Gibraltar are poor, but the weather is obviously a huge impediment. The crosses from the flanks seem a bit ill-considered in the circumstances.
Their letters are falling off now.
Two great chances there though. Shame half-time's coming up
Quite worried about this game now. Should be in front but Gibraltan packing the defence means everything is a frustrating crapshoot in the box. Wind and pitch making things difficult, McClean losing his cool. Would take a 1-0 now!
McClean should be taken off here. Offering nothing and then caps it off by getting himself booked against a bunch of postmen and brickies.
We've been here before and eked out wins. It's Georgia I'm getting more concerned about, although conditions will be better at home
We have zero presence at CM, still we're getting closer. Gibraltar are set up well, a good minnow team considering the club standard of their players.
They're technically decent in our half, and inept in their own. We need to pressure them more; win possession back higher up the pitch. And keep the ball better!
If we get a goal it's all over as they'll never score, but we are really struggling to break down 10/11 men. Wind seems to be more swirling than going in one direction, so I'm not sure how different it will be in the second half.
Surely we can find a way through.
Playing with the wind in the second half? Bring on Travers!
https://youtu.be/pUh9ucFoYv4
I think they are still traumatised about Roy shouting at them last year. They will turn into fantastic footballers as soon as they get the cuddle treatment.
Let's leave Randolph on after that save!Quote:
Originally Posted by samhaydenjr
He is at best a mascot. Should never play againQuote:
Originally Posted by backstothewall
Randolph seriously saving our bacon there, and Hendrick probably wins the game at the other end a minute later. This game turns quick.
Nice goal. First of many hopefully!
Hah! Lulled them into a false sense of security! 1-0! OK, if you want to play dinosaur football, expecting goalkeepers to make saves and stuff, then I guess Randolph can stay on. But if he doesn't score in the second half, then we should rethink his place.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Harsh!Quote:
Originally Posted by third policeman
I see we're using our patented donut formation again.
At least Mick looks worried. This would be all according to plan for O'Neill. Give them the ball = good
This is atrocious
Think the under 19’s would have done better against this lot. We should stop picking players who are not good enough and start rebuilding with players who might be good enough.
They'll fancy an equaliser here
Stepped off big time since the goal, which is dumb. Get the feeling the team wants out of this overseas territory as fast as possible, and their heads are already on the plane.