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    Republic of Ireland V Latvia - Friday, November 15th 2013 - Friendly

    My Country is My Club.

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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um_ZvP2cUdo

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    Is it really 18 years since we played them last... there was a time when we couldn't avoid them. I recall the George Hamilton line "The Latvians should build a statue of John Aldridge in the centre of Riga just so they can throw things at it!" For the kids out there, Uncle Aldo was of course the scourge of Latvian football in the 90's....

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    A new high .........

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paddy Garcia View Post
    A new high .........
    it sure is ....think the Latvian supporters will be a bit dissappointed though
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    Quote Originally Posted by Grafter View Post
    Is it really 18 years since we played them last... there was a time when we couldn't avoid them. I recall the George Hamilton line "The Latvians should build a statue of John Aldridge in the centre of Riga just so they can throw things at it!" For the kids out there, Uncle Aldo was of course the scourge of Latvian football in the 90's....
    Classic George He's a marvel.

    I presume they'll do an FAI Cup Final job on this and make tickets a tenner and a fiver for kids.

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    Is this a precursor the the glamorous UEFA international league thingy?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stuttgart88 View Post
    Is this a precursor the the glamorous UEFA international league thingy?
    in the sense that we will be playing more lower seeded teams and thus lower attendances?
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    Did Slovenia turn us down in favour of a game with Canada?

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    Quote Originally Posted by back of the net View Post
    in the sense that we will be playing more lower seeded teams and thus lower attendances?
    Yep..

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    Quote Originally Posted by geysir View Post
    Did Slovenia turn us down in favour of a game with Canada?
    Wasn't there talk of a friendly against Hungary being organised for this date?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DannyInvincible View Post
    Wasn't there talk of a friendly against Hungary being organised for this date?
    Never heard hungary mentioned but it seemed there was a Slovenia friendly nailed on for this date

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    Catch 22 for the FAI. They can't risk agreeing to the large amounts of money bigger countries demand because they don't know what sort of attendance will turn up no matter who we are playing (except perhaps England). We used to have a full house every game once upon a time and there was a large waiting list to become a block booker (imagine that) so we could afford to meet the bigger teams' demands.

    Now it's little old Latvia but like the Poles (but not quite as many) there are many Latvians in this country so there should be a sizable attendance at the game - not sure how many will be Irish though.
    Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.

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    Why don't we just play Poland again? Home and away, like a WC playoff. Get Carling to donate a cup.

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    Even Hungary and Slovenia aren't desperate enough to play us...

    Seriously, Lithuania might have made more sense. Aren't they the second highest minority after the Poles on the island?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stuttgart88 View Post
    Why don't we just play Poland again? Home and away, like a WC playoff. Get Carling to donate a cup.
    Tyskie, surely....

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    Quote Originally Posted by OwlsFan View Post
    Catch 22 for the FAI. They can't risk agreeing to the large amounts of money bigger countries demand because they don't know what sort of attendance will turn up no matter who we are playing (except perhaps England). We used to have a full house every game once upon a time and there was a large waiting list to become a block booker (imagine that) so we could afford to meet the bigger teams' demands.

    Now it's little old Latvia but like the Poles (but not quite as many) there are many Latvians in this country so there should be a sizable attendance at the game - not sure how many will be Irish though.


    Anybody have a figure on the latvian population in Ireland? Checked and saw that it has risen considerably but couldnt find a figure?

    Presuming the game will be played in lansdowne Road - but cant see anymore than 20k turning up , even with a new manager in place.

    Whats the cost of running a stadium on a match night? How financially viable is this game though nevermind anything else
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    Remember Steve Staunton's first game in charge vs Sweden? 48,000 people turned up to see him that day. Then we lost the next four games in a row including 5-2 to Cyprus, but let's not talk about that. It's likely to be Mick McCarthy in charge in two weeks time. Maybe the nostalgia will bring the crowds flooding back?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Serb View Post
    Remember Steve Staunton's first game in charge vs Sweden? 48,000 people turned up to see him that day. Then we lost the next four games in a row including 5-2 to Cyprus, but let's not talk about that.
    Serb - what does that have to do with anything?
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    Serb, you really need to check out the headlines if you think it's going to be McCarthy in charge.

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