Only a little thing but we crept back above Northern Ireland in the latest FIFA ranking.
We're 46th they are 49th. Now to catch Tunisia, Mali and Slovakia.
http://www.fifa.com/en/mens/statisti...ticleid=131847
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Only a little thing but we crept back above Northern Ireland in the latest FIFA ranking.
We're 46th they are 49th. Now to catch Tunisia, Mali and Slovakia.
http://www.fifa.com/en/mens/statisti...ticleid=131847
I can start gloating again to the missus. When she found out her nation had overtaken us she couldn't stop laughing! At least the world champions are number 1 - makes sense. Cannot see how ING GER LAND are above Portugal. A team thats beaten them twice in major competitions quite recently.
on penalties though so they dont technically count as victories.
Couldn't give a rat's arse what position we are to the North TBH
Exactly. Minnows like that get excited when their non country overtakes us. The rankings are a crock anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by liaml
KOH
have they started dragging the river for Ealing Green yet?
Not a sign of him.;)
haven't heard from him but by his logic now there will be absolutely no talk about an All Island Team.
we deserve it after our epic victory last week.
As Jackie Fullerton, BBC NI has often said - "The glory days are back!!".Quote:
Originally Posted by as_i_say
we're not brazil , we're the republic of ireland. :)
Well, I take my hat off to "Duh Gaffur" - he took a chance on playing San Marino in February and it's paid off handsomely! No doubt, last weeks triumph will not only herald the rise and rise of the ROI up the rankings, but I confidently expect they'll have San Marino close on their heels, since they are bound to prove a handful as the Qualifiers go on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie
Anyway, must go now... ...can't keep head above water... ....struggling to breathe... glug, glug...............;)
Message from Northern Ireland fans:
"In Stan, We Trust".
:D
www.oneteaminireland.bravehost.comQuote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
KOH
ye are very much in a minority on that one and welcome to approach him :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
on a more serious note how many points do ye expect from yer fixtures in march:
Liechtenstein away &
Sweden at home
i think yer record against minnows is bad enough too (eg. v iceland last year) but i'm sure ye will beat the liechtensteiners but how will the sweden match go?
We drew 0-0 last time we visted Vaduz...albeit in a friendly, under the guidance of "the special one" - Sammy Mac.Quote:
Originally Posted by galwayhoop
We had 27 fans at that game - as compared to the 2,500 who are making the trip this time. It'll be like a home game.
I think we'll win in Vaduz and draw against the Swedes in Belfast.
If we do get the win in Vaduz, Windsor Park will be electric for the Sweden game.
Our team is capable of winning both these games - it is equally capable of losing them both.
looks like we are in the same boat next month soQuote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
Don't discount the possibility of our losing in Vaduz and then beating the Swedes!Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
Seriously.
:cool:
I know, EG.Quote:
Originally Posted by EalingGreen
Nothing, but nothing, surprises me when it comes to our lot.
Tell you what tho - two wins, and it's going to be one hell of an autumn.;)
Aye, but two wins would make it a run of six unbeaten, five of them competitive and only two draws (one of those a friendly). Frankly, that might only be setting us up for a fall in the autumn (pun intended), since we're not that good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
Tbh, I'd bite your hand off for a win and a draw (either order). In fact, I'd even accept a good win in Vaduz and a fighting defeat v Sweden, since I think they're going to run away with the Group (i.e. we'd still have plenty to play for against the others)
forgive my pesimism but is this the calm before the storm ............ hope not. everyone seems very civil today
in fairness i'm always surprised when the north win any game.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_WarQuote:
Originally Posted by as_i_say
I think you'll find "the North" (aka The Union) won the ones that counted, despite the claims of their Rebel adversaries - www.south-will-rise-again.com
;)
You'll have to get over it some time. :) You're from the north of Ireland to most of us. ;)
We are back on the up :D
:confused:
Tell it to Donegal*. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by eirebhoy
(* - Well, it is the most northerly part of the Free State, isn't it?)
Ealing Green Says NO!
JEZEBEL!
U L S T E R is the name!
No wait - only six of the nine counties are in Ulster.
Erm
N O R T H E R N I R E L A N D is the name!
Erm
No wait - the Northern most part of Ireland is Donegal
Um,
The erm - S I X C O U N T I E S!
Erm
Sounds too republican. Hmmm.
The - S I X M O S T N O R T H - E A S T E R L Y C O U N T I E S O F U L S T E R!
Too long winded.
Ahhh hell, the North it is .:p
Quote:
Originally Posted by gspain
No this is a big thing getting back above Northern Ireland:rolleyes: , according to ourfakecountry they are our main rival:rolleyes: . They seem to get us confused with Mexico as well on that comic also.:confused:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfie
Jackie Fullerton is an arse all right and his son Darren is a bigger arse.
Not sure what his day job is, but writes an article for the 'Northern version' of the Daily Mirror on a Tuesday. Darren thinks Darron Gibson and the other Northern lads playing for Ireland are all a version of the Anti-Christ.
He’s a bit like Ealing green, obsessed with us rather than his own team. (Don’t take it to heart Ealing, just a bit of Belfast banter!)
From yesterday’s contribution “ When your holding out on Stephen Ireland, Anthony Stokes, Paul McShane, Stephen Quinn, Stephen Hunt & Shane Long as some form of golden generation, you truly are clutching at shillelaghs”
Personally, I think most of those named above (and others) have potentially, a great future (once Stan goes) and with most of them playing regular premiership football I would be a hell of a lot more confident than Darren Fullerton's teams' future success, most of whom play in the lower divisions and with the few premiership players in the squad, like Davis & Hughes lucky to make the Villa Subs bench on a weekly basis, I think they will be lucky to see to many more seasons of top flight football.
Leaving aside the shillelagh remark, Darren & Jackie need to be retired and a less partisan attitude adopted by (some) within the media in the north who realise that a big proportion of ‘us’ support Ireland.
Finally, Just to update Darren’s quote from his article yesterday “Today? Ireland are ranked 49th – lower than Uzbekistan, Ghana, Tunisia, Mali Cuba & Iran.
Well, Darren O’ Fullerton, begorrah, just to update you on today’s rankings –
All of us Belfast/Derry/Newry/Lurgan/Enniskillen/Omagh/Downpatrick/Portadown/Armagh/Coleraine boys are ranked 46th & the North are ranked 49th, so while we are both still ranked below, Ghana, Tunisia, Mali, Chile & Iran, at least we have both moved above Cuba & Uzbekistan.
What a success for football in Ireland !!!!
Perhaps we could have a 68 page discussion over on 'Are We A Country' about the pro's and con's of the potential of Uzbekistasn.
Well, I suppose you got there in the end! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by liaml
P.S. In case of future difficulty, remember, "We're not Brazil, we're Northern Ireland (though it's all the same to me)" :cool:
No big thing getting back above NI - if you were allowed to play San Marino every match, that is!Quote:
Originally Posted by sylvo
And as for our "confusion" over Mexico, I think you'll find this is a reference to "South of the Border", a song written by Ulsterman Jimmy Kennedy. Although ostensibly a love song about an American who enjoys a brief flirtation with a Senorita down South, in reality, it is an Allegory of the dangers which can follow for a World Superpower should it get embroiled in the affairs of a Third World neighbour... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_o...der_(1939_song)
South of the border, down Mexico way
That's where they fell in love
When stars above
Came out to play
And now as they wander, their thoughts ever stray
South of the border, down Mexico way
She was a picture in old Spanish lace
Just for a tender while
He kissed the smile
Upon her face
For it was "Fiesta" and they were so gay
South of the border, down Mexico way
Then she sighed as she whispered "mañana"
Never dreaming that they were parting
And he lied as he whispered "mañana"
For that tomorrow never came
South of the border, he rode back one day
There in a veil of white
By candlelight
She knelt to pray
The mission bells told him that he mustn't stay
South of the border, down Mexico way
Ay-ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay-ay
Ay-ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay-ay
"He lied as he whispered Manana" - What a Bast ard, eh? :D
was ulsterman jimmy kenneddy from northern ireland or donegal monaghan or cavan now? NI fans are fond of chanting "ulster" at games in barbara windsor park. they must be confused as to the actual identity of ulster which is a province in ireland and not some invented non-state.
identity crisis bombs away.
All six counties of Northern Ireland are within the Province of Ulster - therefore it is wholly appropriate to chant "Ulster" at Northern Ireland games -our Donegal born supporters like it too.Quote:
Originally Posted by as_i_say
"Northern Ireland" can be a bit of a mouthful for some chants - you'll understand that point, given that ROI fans like to shorten things to "Ireland" -incidently, a not uncommon chant amongst Northern Ireland fans right up to the 1970's.
Jimmy Kennedy O.B.E. was from the Red Hand County, Co.Tyrone (or Co. Londontyrone, if you prefer ;) )Quote:
Originally Posted by as_i_say
Didn't he write the teddys bear picnic also. What a genius, better than Van Morrison and bobo put together.
We're not Brazil, we're Stan Stefano.
Why have Southern Ireland had delayed starts recently? Because no-one starts playing until five-to.
Lawrie Sanchez for Mexico!!!!!
You might get a late entry for post of the year with that. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Jamjar
In fairness now you don't have many of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Not Brazil
It's a measure of how far we have fallen that instead of losing FIFA points for only winning 2-1 against SM, we were already low enough to actually gain some co-efficients.Quote:
Originally Posted by EalingGreen
Don't forget, keep us informed of any good young prospects born in the North. The declaration door is always open.
Unless you replace Stan ASAP, you might as well replace "have fallen" with "continue to fall".Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
As for the rest, people can "declare" all they like, but until FIFA determines, neither you nor I knows who's eligible and who's not.
(Anyhow, why only the "good" young prospects? If your present state of play is anything to go by, you should be glad of any of our cast-offs! ;) )