you rang?Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Was actually working!
you rang?Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Was actually working!
Yep see that now completely missed it...i hope im better for getting over tomorrow as the energy levels are completely goneQuote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
I hate the rag, but I can't help going to the usual Irish news sites in match week. Osarusan is being far too charitable!
It's true enough, there's no feckin' right back in Indo man's football vision.
You can understand their confusion, though, what with everyone going around wearing no. 3.
http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/sta...03337812_1.jpg
Full strength team, great run of form, weakened opposition. We're fcuked. If there's one thing the Irish can't handle it's confidence. That and new-found wealth. The last time we were on such a high going into a match we got taken apart by Russia. Or am I wrong this time?
I don't think you can really compare the situations. There is a steeliness about this team that I haven't seen since the World Cup in 02. Confidence is only bad when it's misplaced but this team is so well-drilled and works so hard that I think it's a positive.
Hhmm. Kinda know what you mean. It's less and less squeaky bottom time when we go 1 up and we do seem to be able to see out games better. But still.... as an Ireland fan you get used to a diet of disappointment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Not sure if it has been discussed already but how different will the artificial pitch at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow to normal grass pitches? Could it affect our chances? I think when Chelsea played United there in 2008, there was a temporary grass pitch installed
You must not have read the news that Kilbane i not fit for the matchQuote:
Originally Posted by OwenGoal
This was mentioned in the examiner the last dayQuote:
Originally Posted by tommy_c12000
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With a new artificial pitch being laid at Ireland’s Gannon Park training base, we learned that the manager had asked for the work to be accelerated so that the squad can train on it before stepping out onto a similar surface in Moscow next Tuesday.
They could just take a trip to Oriel pk, same type of pitch.
Jesus Owengoal! That was funny tho.
Incidentally I heard Hamsik is out after eating some bad pork.
Lads, any chance of a "Get Well Soon" banner for George Hamilton?
Come on Ireland. I know we were probably overly confident going into the Russia game but we are cautiously confident here. Some many of our players are playing well and in form, we have good options on the bench. Our defence has been rock solid of late and has its main man back to control things - Richie Dunne. If we want to qualify automatically, we need to win tonight. We need to take things into our own hands for a change. I think we will keep a clean sheet and I sense a goal for Andrews. As always with Ireland, it will be very nervy, we wont keep the ball as much as we'd like, we wont boss the play but I do think we will win.
Stomach is in bits. If I couldn't do any work yesterday then there's no chance today.
My dog has sensed that it is a match day, she gets a bit more insecure. Every time I shift, she's all ears, other times she hides under the table.
Similar to when there's some earthquake activity, gets jumpy, going hither and thither, high pitch whining.
New baby in the house and massively wound up for the game = a very strange combination of great excitement and total exhaustion.
The journey to Dublin will likely alternate between listening to 50000 people singing 'Come On You Boys in Green' in my head and lapsing into deep unconsciousness.
Can't wait.
Well congratulations on the new arrival.
I've played this match 5 or six times over in my head already.
Sick with worry.
leaving work in 15. london bridge, gatwick then the aviva.
i need those 3 points. i need them bad.
Enjoy the trip.
I have work and cannot get anyone to cover me as I am off tomorrow as well, being off both nights was a non runner, so I will be trying to stream it from a place where I am not sure I will be able to get online yet even ...
Absolute complete nightmare scenario, I had this covered until an hour ago but have been let down badly.
Leaving work in 20 mins - drive to Eindhoven, Mickey Leary's finest to Dublin. Then prawn sandwiches galore!
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Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
Ah that's cat.
Leaving Donegal in a minute for the capital. Got a shrewd student budget made out for the wkend.
- Return petrol = E40 (to stick to this will require me averaging 50m/hr plus a tow from Omagh to Letterkenny, might have to keep a sneaky fiver in reserve just in case)
- Match ticket = E45 (Southstand, upper tier. Best seats in the house . . . . .)
- Pocket tissues = E0.50 (for the inevitable nosebleeds I will get at that altitude)
- 6 cans of Bavaria = E7.50
- 1 token pre-match pint to blend in with my more affluent working friends = E4.90
- Entry to nite club = E10
- McDonalds Double Quarter w/cheese meal (Diet Coke) = E7.50
TOTAL COST = E115.40
Ultimate cost of the trip = Living off Aldi pizzas for the next 9 days until I get more money monday wk.
Excitement and buzz of being in the Aviva cheering on the Boys in Green in a crucial Euro Qualifier = Priceless
Best of luck to the lads! COME ON YOU BOYS IN GREEN!!!!!!!!!
Where are all the other pints in between after your cans of bavaria?
My friends are very supportive but didn't want to jinx it by taking it for granted and factoring it into my wkend budget!Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
whatever course of action/retaliation you take, rest assured no jury would convict youQuote:
Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
Argh, I wish it kicked off earlier
A jury composed solely of denizens of here.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
actually, finding 12 men, honest and true, here would be some achievement!Quote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
Phew , only asked for the afternoon off at 12.50, the day after getting a warning for being late on Mondays.
On the train now and meeting the lads in Dublin. Biggest problem is that I've a relegation death match tomorrow so can't drink tonight. Hopefully the euphoria of a win tonight will make the inevitable night out bearable.
Shane Long out of tonights game.
EDIT: Looks like I heard about 4 hours after every one else.
Isn't that why Adam's the sole overlord?Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Škrtel targets Dublin draw for Slovakia - http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro2012/new...d=1671407.html
Was that Cascarino on the radio there a few mins ago? Just caught the end of it. Was suggesting that Doyle was always going to start and that Trap is playing mind games. Long to be on the bench. Not beyond the bounds.
I was thinking this, depends if Long is well enough for the bench or not I suppose, do we know the bench yet? Oh happy days to actually have strikers enough to contemplate mind games, remember when we headed off to a world cup with Tommy Coyne and a knackered Aldridge.Quote:
Originally Posted by Noelys Guitar
One quick point I want to make before I jump in my car (I'm not as technologically advanced as Joe_D or BonnieS who bang in comments via their mobile phones willy-nilly. Dial up serves me grand . . . . ): For the first time since the last time Roy Keane played I am not overly concerned with our midfield being especially vulnerable. I've actually watched Glenn Whelan in two full Premier League games this season, and he actually impressed me greatly. His tackling and breaking up the play was spot on, and his range of passing was brilliant. He's in great form coming into this match. I wouldn't be one bit surprised if Whelan grabs the man of the match accolade. Even though Ipswich's start to the season has been nothing short of tragic, Andrews has managed to grab himself a couple of goals and has been their one leading light by all accounts.
Glad I got that off my chest. Off now to dublin. Good luck
I don't do Willy Nilly. That's Paul's job.
I'm calculating and considered.
With you on that Tommy re confidence.
1hr 17min to go...
Agree about Whelan's start to the season. His passing seems to have improved. Played one cross field ball against Chelsea that was top drawer. Hope it continues tonight and on Tuesday.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommy_c12000