Macedonia V Republic of Ireland - Saturday, 4th June 2011 - Euro 2012 Qualifier

[Yard of Pace]

Was it really necessary to put this bit in at the end?


High emotions between players and staff have been a feature of Irish football in recent years.

During the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, Roy Keane famously walked out following a spat with manager Mick McCarthy in Saipan over training conditions.

Thought the same myself! Silly stuff altogether.

[Kingdom]

Yeah, that comment clearly wasn't to be read in seriousness. 'The GerK' - not sure who he is as I just skim through YBIG from time to time, but he appears to be with the media or in the know - claims that it wasn't two players but that "the two involved makes it an even better story".


He then goes on to claim that "a senior player was decked", so I think we are to assume it was a dispute between a player and a member of the back-room staff. Although later: "Two players were involved, one who is single"; "a member of staff punched a senior player full force in the face, sending him to the ground, another player jumping in and a fight ensuing"; " if people knew who threw the dig, attitudes would change - fact". Maybe Trap would be a dark horse in the boxing ring?

Who knows? I'm sure arguments occur within squads all the time. That's what you'll get when you've a group of 20 or more testosterone-fuelled footballers together for two weeks. Is this really a big deal?

what's annoying them is that the article is misleading. When I flicked through it in the shops myself, first thought that went through my head was "they're on the p*ss again and they're giving the media enough fuel to turn on them".
However when you hear what has happened and who kicked off, then it does change atitude. Someone seriously lost the run of themself. Wouldn't be surprised if there is a change of job for someone over the summer.

Plus they hate the bloke on YBIG, with an absolute passion. That's the reference to attitudes changing.

There is enough on that thread to work out who at least two of the three involved are. I'd go so far as you'd have to be a bit special not to figure out one.

[jbyrne]

Someone seriously lost the run of themself. Wouldn't be surprised if there is a change of job for someone over the summer.

There is enough on that thread to work out who at least two of the three involved are.

pretty sure i can work out who the staff member is. If its true then something like this has been coming for a while

[SkStu]

i think i have worked out the senior player...

[DannyInvincible]

Which night was this though? I can't believe they would be in a bar drinking the night before a crucial game like that. Am I stupid and nieve?

I don't think it was on the eve of a match? Not sure where you picked that up, unless it's me who's mistaken, but it occurred in Dublin. I've just heard it was "prior to the Macedonia game" and the team were still in Dublin on the Wednesday night, weren't they? So, it would have been between the Sunday night of the Scotland game and the following Wednesday night, presumably.

Was it really necessary to put this bit in at the end?


High emotions between players and staff have been a feature of Irish football in recent years.

During the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, Roy Keane famously walked out following a spat with manager Mick McCarthy in Saipan over training conditions.

It was those two lines in particular that got me.

[BonnieShels]

I haven't. And I'm starting to think I don't really care but then I think to myself that I do care but then I rationalise and then I don't care again.

What was the question?

[DannyInvincible]

what's annoying them is that the article is misleading. When I flicked through it in the shops myself, first thought that went through my head was "they're on the p*ss again and they're giving the media enough fuel to turn on them".
However when you hear what has happened and who kicked off, then it does change atitude. Someone seriously lost the run of themself. Wouldn't be surprised if there is a change of job for someone over the summer.

Plus they hate the bloke on YBIG, with an absolute passion. That's the reference to attitudes changing.

There is enough on that thread to work out who at least two of the three involved are. I'd go so far as you'd have to be a bit special not to figure out one.

I see it's fast become an 18-pager. Any juicy highlights for me to save me the bother?

[Stuttgart88]

Kingdom & Danny. FYI, it appears your PM boxes are full and I can't get in touch...

[Kingdom]

Indeed Stutts. clear your own while you're at it.

[DeLorean]

Bumping thread.

[DeLorean]

Closed thread.