It's the final leg, first leg 0-0, second leg France are 1-0 up, it's the final minute of extra time, Given gives it a long punt forward, Robbie and the French keeper rush for the ball, the keeper slips and Robbie taps the ball towards the back of the net just as a giant green inflatable leprechaun trundles across the face of the goal, deflecting Robbies tap-in wide
Game over.
(AGG Predictions)
Ireland 1-1 France
(Ireland on away goals)
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The ref, knowing the furore of the liverpool game, restarts play correctly with a drop ball on the six yard line, whereupon richard dunne goes for it and kicks it so hard the ball, two french players, the referee and the inflatable leprechaun end up bursting through the net.Originally Posted by tricky_colour
It's the final leg, first leg 0-0, second leg France are 1-0 up, it's the final minute of extra time, Given gives it a long punt forward, Robbie and the French keeper rush for the ball, the keeper slips and Robbie taps the ball towards the back of the net just as a giant green inflatable leprechaun trundles across the face of the goal, deflecting Robbies tap-in wide
Game over.
France have scored in every game, but only kept 2 clean sheets away from home (VS Faroes and Lithuania), so I'd definitely fancy us to score in Croke Park
Same situation at home, only 2 clean sheets, oddly enough against the same 2 teams.
Under Trapattoni, we've never conceded more than two goals in a competitive game, and was against Italy. We've kept 2 clean sheets at home (Cyprus and Montenegro) and the Montenengrins are the only team to keep us scoreless, failing to score against them twice.
going on that, I'd say beat the French 2-1 at home, draw 1-1 away?
Head: 4-2 aggregate win for France
Heart: Ireland win on away goals.
don't you tip us to lose every game though?
You had us to lose 3-0 to Italy, 3-0 to Bulgaria and 2-0 to Cyprus. Hope you're not a gambler!
One, if not two dodgy reffing decisions.
France qualify. And we, rightly, blame Platini.
OK..
Croke Park. 2-0 Home win. Doyle with a deflected shot from distance (attempting another Slovakia type goal) and Dunne from a set peice. France retain alot of posession without ever threatening. France's level of confidence that they can easily turn it around on the return leg only disipates after Dunne heads in from a corner between the 70th and 80th minute.
Stade de France. France go 2 up before fifty minutes. Sublime first half goal from Henry, followed by a tap in after being punnished for a Kilbane slip early in the second half. Then a half hour of French pressure prior to a scrappy Robbie Keane effort in the area, against the run of play in the 81st...
Aggregate Score 3-2 to England B....
My pants would well and truly be spoiled if that happened. Henry would probably just go up a minute later and score though!I dont think my heart could stick this!! 89th min will do ok!
I think I should the parachute, because I'm great.
In fact, I think I should get both parachutes, in case one doesn't work.
yeh spot on...this Ireland team is now famous for conceding soft goals soon after they have scored themselves.
I honestly think if we could solve that problem of conceding soft goals we'd have beaten Italy twice and do well at the world cup, maybe even semi-finals.
It's our Achilles heal really.
In fact our 3 goals conceded against Italy were very soft.
Just occurred to me, does anyone know any medium or person good at predicting the future? Might be worth seeing what they say.
Despite the presence of Dunne, I don't think we are very good at the back, defending set pieces.
Over the balance of play from set pieces, is there more panic caused in our box defending them than we can create at the other end through our own set pieces?
Hard for me to tell, for obvious reasons.
No, it will definitely be in a French Stadium!
If it's like '06, we'll have nearly half the support in Paris, and not score many, but this time we'll stay unbeaten.
0-0 Paris
1-1 Croke Park
Last edited by culloty82; 20/10/2009 at 5:09 PM. Reason: We lost in '06.
Surprised no one has come out yet with a prediction of us getting beaten 4-0 in Croke Park like in the build up to the Italy game.
Personally Im changing my view on the playoff every 5 minutes. I fully believe we can win it. At times in the last 24 hours I was 100% certain we will win it.
But Im also getting times where I can see a scenario where France get an early goal in Croker leaving us with a massive uphill struggle where we will fight to the last minute of the 2nd leg and just not do enough and we will be looking back on another what if.... with 3 weeks or so to the games I'll prob only change my mind another few thousand times!
Its really not that complicated!!!
Well that’s better than us getting an early goal in Croker!
2-1 to Ireland in Dublin
2-1 to France in Paris
Robbie extra time winner
What if:
0-0 Croke Park.
We are wining 1-0 with 2 minutes to go in Paree, Malouda is released midfield and we are outnumbered, McGeady says “och, fceking away wit ye” dives in from behind two-footed, wrecks Malouda’s heel, McGeady is sent off, we win 1-0 and qualify………………….Would McGeady miss any of the World Cup games ?!!
I think a red card ban is carried over to the finals though.
"Jacques Santini...will be greeted in every dugout of the country by "one-nil, one-nil" - Clive Tyldsley, 89th minute of France-England June 13, 2004.
"Ooooohhhh Nooooooo" Bobby Robson 91st minute.
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