An away friendly against Poland has been confirmed for the 19th of November: http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/inter...and-in-poznan/
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An away friendly against Poland has been confirmed for the 19th of November: http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/inter...and-in-poznan/
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I see this match is live on Premier Sports. Is it on any other channel?
doesn't look like it - http://www.live-footballontv.com/
Its on Setanta Ireland I think
http://www.setanta.com/ie/setanta-to...land-friendly/Quote:
Originally Posted by Razors left peg
That's no good to me! My son's new school has an event for parents on that night. I'll try and wriggle out of it.
With your bad back you shouldn't be wriggling out of anything.
Andy Reid has withdrawn from the squad due to a hamstring injury: http://www.independent.ie/sport/andy...-29760057.html
Premier Sports, Setanta Ireland and Polsat Sport appear to be the only channels broadcasting the game: http://liveonsat.com/los__FT_friend_intl_ALL.phpQuote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
Just as I had Polstat sport added to my cable package! Usually its just cow tipping.
Excellent. I have Premier Sport.
I use to be able to get some Polsat channel on satellite in the mid 1990's. You could just about watch an English speaking film and hear the English being spoken in the background, whilst one Polish male, a leftover from the iron curtain days in a job for life, would speak all the lines in monotone Polish. Apparently this mono dub technique had its charm for Poles.
File under - useless barely connected ramblings.
You know what that makes me think of? That scene in "Airplane!" where the different broadcasts in the different languages are talking about it and the one guy has a gun to his head?
The media are saying that MON will be changing both personnel and tactics for Poland. Do people here think this will be subtle or more obvious?
Hoolahan looked a class act on Friday and was deployed in a role that suited him. I think this role can be just as vital in an away game with less possession. The wide guys did well and should be retained. My inclination would be to pick a similar XI, tell them to express themselves and be quick to press the abll, but to be cogniscent that the opposition is technically good so there'll be more time spent without the ball and to be mindful of counter-attacks. We'll probably be more geared towards counter-attacking ourselves, but I don't necessarily see personnel changes from Friday being necessary to achieve that.
I'll be very interested to see what MON does tomorrow. Part of me fears round pegs in square holes again tomorrow, as we have grown used to in the last ten years or so.
Yeah, but that's what friendlies are for...
He has to experiment given it's probably 10 months until the next meaningful game. Hoping for a result, even a bore draw tomorrow and a few more along the way before next autumn. Against first and second seeds, it's our only way of getting a result away from home?
Not convinced he'll change it that much (to start off with anyways). Forde we know will start. Possible other changes would be in the backline as 3 defenders still in the squad weren't used Friday night. Ward's starting position in the team is most at risk imo.
Is there somebody in the squad any better than Ward at LB?
Maybe Kelly?
Left backs doesn't grow overnight in a laboratory :)
Would O'Brien have got a run if he'd been fit? Ward is pitiful. Surely we can do better than that?
Was thinking Robbie Keane could do a job at LB. Otherwise Wilson might be an option.
Wilson is not any better at LB, though he is a useful option.
Good to know.
You can howl at the moon, it looked full last night. Unless somebody new is promoted and makes the grade, it's a choice between Ward, Wilson and Kelly. There is little chance we can depend upon O'Brien, it's a waste of squad space calling him up, he needs that time to rest and recover.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
I didn't notice how Kelly did against Germany, that's maybe a good sign.
Wilson's liability factor at LB is not any less than Ward's.
Inclined to agree with Geysir. Wilson is likely technically superior but he has an irritating tendency towards over-elaborating when the simpler course of action would serve himself and his team better.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
Wilson is in no sense of the word technically superior to Ward. It's not even a contest. Ward's not a great player but the best of a limited lot at left full for us.
I agree with you Ward is a better option at left full Charlie -and perhaps my "technically superior" should read "superior technically" :-) ...as in Wilson, in my view, has superior technique -that is close control, passing, keep-ee -up-ees even. But he then offsets all that by fannying around with the thing when he needs to use it earlier to avoid painting himself into a corner.
By the by, according to ITV Roy the boy is commentating on Englands encounter with Germany tonight.
Really? Surely a mistake on their part?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie
FFS, that doesn't exactly fit with his image as someone focused on the job at hand to the exclusion of all else. Is he not being paid enough?
Must be a mistake
Maybe he was originally scheduled to do it before he got the Ireland job
He has in no way, cost us to the same extent as Ward. Neither have been great, but Wilson gets it hands down. Ward is awful and his positioning and missing the runs and his mis timings are awful. I can't believe its still being debated in any shape or form.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie
In the earlier games he seemed to offer more going forward but not recently. Maybe under mon he will again. Ward currently offers a little more going forward but its marginal. It is by no means marginal in defensive frailities.
Apart from the Kazakh game, I can't think of any goals you could say were caused by Ward.
He caused a goal against Estonia and Norn Iron's C team, both at home. By scoring.
But you're right, he's not an effective attacking full back.
Of course ye wouldnt remember Spain, or against Croatia?
Wilson has a tissue of defensive frailties exposed ever since he lined up for the game against the Faroes.
He's like Santa Claus, bearing gifts to the opposition in most every game. The Faroes could only capatilise one of the two he offered them, how Sweden missed another of his, God only knows. But I suppose because Sweden missed the barn door from 2 paces with the resulting header, the mistake doesn't count.
Wasn't it CD and you who said Coleman is a lucky player for not conceding perhaps this is a case also. Not that i believe any of that silly stuff as backup to a flawed argument like its been used in the past.
Wilson, is a far better option than Ward. And neither are great.
Forde Kelly St Ledger Wilson Ward Walters McCarthy Green McGeady Long Stokes
Walters is captain according to Q102 on Twitter
The old striker on the wing lads .... or is it.
Well I said he was lucky not to concede penalties considering he was constantly pulling his opponent's shirt in the box. Fouling somebody and making it look like you did nothing is probably as much skill as luck though. I think Ward, for most of his Ireland career, was a disciplined defender who did his job and nothing more.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
I'm getting lost here. Wison is supposedly far better option than Ward. Both are supposedly poor but Wilson is a bit luckier, therefore we can tolerate his defensive frailties which have only led directly to one goal conceded in 4 or 5 qualifiers games?
Its easily done geysir, its happening more often, probably related to age actually.