kind of like us then...
kind of like us then...
They should take off a winger and put on the Austrian Paul Green.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
good man hoolohan in fromt of trap and everything
yep, i'd have given hoolahan man of the match.
I think first 30 mins deserved more goals. We went a bit flat after that but I think a team with no ambition just drags you down too. Better finishing, 5-0 and we'd be much happier. Decent enough showing. There's little upside to these games.
Sweden lose. Austria win. Ireland i dtrioblaid?
Happy enough with that, fairly comfortable win no apparent injuries and no suspensions. In an ideal world we would have won by a few more and the players would have looked a bit sharper, but the result is key and it was enough
Will reserve judgement til I see the game but would generally agree with the sentiments here. It's usually only the true powerhouses of the game that rack up the cricket scores.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Well yes 50p at 22-1 then when I lost that I had another 10p on at 25-1, got screwed by Robbie again!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Robbie is always short odds so I don't bother with him. Coleman was optimistic I must admit, he doesn't tend to shoot at all these days.
what height is hoolahan he is tiny!!!
well at the end of the day we have it back in our own hands. but imagine if we had beaten austria.we could have afforded drawing away.we still need to beat them.
Seeing him beside JOSH made him look like a 1st year against a 6th year!Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Jesus, people say players have the touch of a rapist. McGeady has the shot of a rapist!
Yeah, you're right. Hold out for the mega jackpot.Quote:
Originally Posted by tricky_colour
Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Where does a rapist aim?
Anywhere will do! :D
Yes, Trap is often seen at Ireland matches.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Trap: "In the first half there was the sun in the eyes."
Most teams counter this by not booting the ball straight up in the air at every available opportunity.
Well I looked at the correct scores odds and they were pretty abysmal at lest I would get a good return on Coleman in the unlikely event he scored next.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Yeah, it was adequate. No need to be getting worked up about any game vs the likes of the Faroes once you win it comfortably, which we did. I had to switch of my rte stream at half time and go looking for a sky one such was the irritating whinging coming out of the gobs of Whelan and Hamilton.
I'm getting really tired of the mainstream accepted opinion of this Irish side and our manager, where every comment or analysis has to be based on a massive whinge. Hamilton, after about 30 mins came out with something like "a familiar pattern developing here, Ireland ahead, but failing to build on it" in the same tone as you would say "a familiar pattern developing here, Ireland 1-0 down inside the first ten minutes" or the like! Joyless ****es himself and Ronnie.
What an awful game of football. Hoofing it long against a team of fishermen. Keane, Hoolahan and McGeady to an extent did OK, nearly everyone else was fairly mediocre, considering the opposition. All goals came from simple, passing football, when the team broke away from this awful, ineffective system of long ball, and take your time with everything. Cox not up to anything on the right, Wilson poor, Sammon on for Walters. A decent assist, but that is literally the only thing I've ever seen him offer in an Irish shirt. A four yard assist against a wrecked Faroe Island defence.
I don't rate Keane too highly (he won't get that room against Austria) but he really knows how to glide into the empty space when it opens up. Hoolahan was great, but its easy to be great when you're playing sixth seeds. I just wish the rest of the team had realised that.
The commentary team and the post-match panel was the most anti-Trapattoni I've ever seen.