Paul, what happened there? first you were serious then all of a sudden there was an edit to make it a bit lighter.Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Pity you can't do that with your life, go back and throw in a few edits
Yeah I agree but. Fahey is much neater in possession and doesn't give the ball away cheaply very often. But I thought Andrews was better than Whelan on Saturday and has been in last few games he's played.
Folding my way into the big money!!!
Paul, what happened there? first you were serious then all of a sudden there was an edit to make it a bit lighter.
Pity you can't do that with your life, go back and throw in a few edits
The original one? I never edited the above one. The original one cos I spelt pedestal wrong and i didn't want to get caught out
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
im not really a fan of whelans at all. i would go with fahey and andrews for slovakia
Srsly? That's like Brian Cowen telling critics of his economic policy to come back when Ireland's the richest country in the world. Teams don't have to be champs to grind out the occasional result, particularly at international level.
It's easy to say the team is rubbish when it goes wrong, but there's not question when things go right - all luck. But there's been too much luck for it to be simply that.
I agree with you about what Trap will ultimately be judged by, as loads of people surely do, but I don't know why you see that as incompatible with giving the team an occasional bit of credit.
Ou-est le Centre George Pompidou?
Ah come on, credit where credit is due. The team we put out tonight consisted of a hell of a lot less experienced and accomplished players than our Italian counterparts, yet through sheer endevour and enthusiasm we managed to beat them 2-0. It was clear to me that the Italians were already on their holidays but what you will always get with Trap's teams is honesty of effort and 100% commitment (I'm referring to the players, when they are on the field). It's well publicised that our players do not feature regularly with their clubs, yet we lie joint top of our group. What more can the naysayers ask for?
To be outright top?
As a result of Ireland's win over Macedonia on Saturday, the team has equaled the Irish record for most games unbeaten away from home. They are equal with the team of 14th October 1992 - 3rd June 1995. (Ended 6th September 1995 when losing to Austria 3-1)
Last away defeat was 1-0 loss to Czech Republic on the 12th September 2007. So if they avoid defeat against Russia in September a new record would be set.
It's the hooped socks.
Ever since the team have had the hooped socks, the jinx has been lifted.
I remember some Umbro spiel about the hooped socks when the new kits were being unveiled. They were claiming that they'd have the effect of dazzling opponents and would make it more difficult for them to read the movements of our players' feet. Sounded like a load of bull**** at the time, of course, but maybe it is something rooted in the psychology of perception, after all.
When was our first win in white? Cyprus 2001?
Did the infamous orange jersey only ever have one run out (ie the 3-2 defeat to Macedonia in 1997)?
Malta 99? Nearly lost that one too
I'm pretty sure we wore green in that one.
Surely did wear green in the Malta 99 game. It's one of the photos I used in the Keane goals article.
yep, we were in green
there's some photos on sportsfile, here's Staunton in that game: http://www.sportsfile.com/id/029162/
I did, yep. Typo.
Nope; what was said was "in fairness the keeper and defenders heard the whistle and stopped playing a good 3 or 4 seconds before the ball hit the back of the net." Big difference. And, I think, correct.
Actually, I was looking for highlights to do just that, and all the ones I found left it out entirely! Bit strange.Watch the match and use your stopwatch
My dad was telling me he read in one of the papers today about a scuffle in the camp prior to the Macedonia game where one player confronted another and pushed them to the ground, the grounded player being a "well known long time player".
All sounds very vague, anyone know anymore on that?
Last edited by Murfinator; 12/06/2011 at 4:45 PM.
Surely, that would have been all over the papers at the time, no?
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