Quote1-1 lafferty. NI have missed some unbelievable chances. Chris Brunt is possibly one of the worst footballers I have ever seen.
The Faroes won't want to drop 2 points here.
1-1 lafferty. NI have missed some unbelievable chances. Chris Brunt is possibly one of the worst footballers I have ever seen.
I know that having an close-season isn't a bad thing for starters. The Faroese underage set-up in particular is very impressive; I was at an U-14 league final (I think; was on before a league game) which technically was the match of the LoI. So they're clearly not that inhibited by their current set-up. What probably hits them more than training in wind is not being used to playing on grass.Originally Posted by geysir
So with all that vast experience and a probable notion, you presume to know more than the Faroese FA, what they have come to believe to be their way forward.
Really? I think he's quite good. I don't watch him much but he makes some fantastic deliveries with his left.
looks like he caught him? He nearly took the guys head clean off with that elbow!!!
Gutted for Norn Iron and all their posters on here. I know they'll all be wishing us the best for tonight.
"If God had meant football to be played in the air, he'd have put grass in the sky." Brian Clough.
You'll NEVER beat the Irish.......you'll just draw with us instead!!!
Kerr looked so delighted after that, fist-pumping and everything.
Hilarious. They will be on suicide watch over at the Wee Chaps. Kerr was delighted.
12-1 i think
Despite the handshakes/hugs/high fives, the Faroes will surely be well p'issed dropping those 2 points
well done to the British manager.
I'm pleased for Brian Kerr, who is undergoing something of a Steve McClaren - lite career resurrection up in the cold bleak north of the Faroes, but after drawing with Italy and more importantly winning in Slovenia it is impossible not to be disappointed with that. Still, it beats drawing in Slovenia and winning in the Faroes, given the net difference over the Slovenes.
The Faroe Islands were ranked 166th in the world when Kerr took over in April 2009. They were up to 117th in Dec 2009 and were back up to that position in July of this year. This is the highest they've been in 8 years (The highest they have ever been is 104th). Admittedly they have dropped back down to 138th at the moment but they have been really unlucky in recent games. This excellent result against Northern Ireland will do no harm at all to their ranking. Credit is certainly due to Kerr who appears to be doing an impressive job with the Islanders.
http://www.fifa.com/associations/ass...r=m/index.html
I'm confused................
I think Kerr will for sure want to win one, NI slithered way with a draw,
Estonia perhaps?
Brian looked happy enough on SSN. His troops need to quit giving away leads though.Despite the handshakes/hugs/high fives, the Faroes will surely be well p'issed dropping those 2 points
Poor result for Nige and the British empire.
It was fun watching Jim Magilton and Sammy McIllroy after the match, lauding Lafferty for his fantastical skill and endeavour for NI's goal (he did very well to be fair) and then refusing to credit the Faroese striker for doing exactly the same thing on his goal.
But you might have said the theatre or cinema, or in Sligo/galway the beach and bringing home the turf
Excuses, excuses, excuses - we are just not a football nation
(not having a dig at you, its the gah i hate)
well done Kerr, watched the last 2o minutes or so, hoof ball, but well done
Last edited by bennocelt; 12/10/2010 at 5:46 PM.
well, if they drew with slovenia and they both beat the faroes they would have 4 points, slovenia would have 4 and the faroes 0. However, if they beat slovenia and drew with the faroes and slovenia beat the faroes, norn would have 4, slovenia would have 3 and the faroes 1.
In short, doing it the other way around would have left slovenia with a point more, the faroes with a point less and norn with the same. So Northern Ireland's result in Slovenia isn't all wasted, assuming of course Norn Iron want to finish above both Slovenia and the Faroes.
One important thing about games against direct rivals is that it isn't necessarily about taking points, it's about preventing them taking points. Much like if we win or draw tonight, the fact we have prevented Slovakia from taking two or three points is important.
I wasn't really serious.
'We were always going to be under pressure, with some of the class players they have,' Kerr told Sky Sports.
'It was a brave performance, I think we at least deserved a point.
'It's a very, very good day. I had a couple of good days last year, when we beat Lithuania it was a great day.
'Being from Ireland and having so many relations in Ireland - my parents are from Belfast, it was a good day. Many people in Ireland will have watched the game.'
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