2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship

**DannyInvincible** · 20/07/2011, 10:22 PM

Sean McDermott, the sub goalie, was born in Norway to a Donegal father. The whole country is well represented with players from Monaghan, Dublin, Waterford, Kerry, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Westmeath all included. That's pretty good going considering the FAI have that Dublin bias Roy Keane and Stephen Ireland always go on about...

**geysir** · 20/07/2011, 11:28 PM

None from Roscommon? Is there ever?

**elroy** · 21/07/2011, 8:24 AM

Great result and sets them up nicely for the rest of the group. Avoid defeat on Sat and they would almost be go through. Good to see the result getting some press on the sports bulletins. Of course no chance RTE will show any of the tournament unless they get to the final.

**Kingdom** · 21/07/2011, 8:28 AM

Sat is the big one. Avoid defeat there and you'd fancy them to beat Romania and qualify. Did anyone back them?

**paul_oshea** · 21/07/2011, 9:28 AM

Originally Posted by geysir

None from Roscommon? Is there ever?

If there was ever a scout in Roscommon, I'd be humbly surprised.

Having said that we don't need to mention the mighty Jonathan Douglas do we

**paul_oshea** · 21/07/2011, 9:36 AM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

It's especially great when a GAA legend's son is a contributor

Ya was thinking the same myself!

**Kingdom** · 21/07/2011, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

If there was ever a scout in Roscommon, I'd be humbly surprised.

Having said that we don't need to mention the mighty Jonathan Douglas do we

He's Monaghan no? Or Cavan? Nah it's Monaghan I'm sure!

**paul_oshea** · 21/07/2011, 11:15 AM

Yes he is monaghan so is Geysir thats the point....

**geysir** · 21/07/2011, 12:53 PM

You have a point? I thought you were just meandering like a berry picker.

It's already a recorded stat on this thread that underpinning the starting lineup is a young lad from Monaghan. What do they say Paul? get with it? keep the focus?

**DannyInvincible** · 21/07/2011, 1:26 PM

Goals from the Romania-Czech Republic game and the Spain-Belgium one that was postponed: http://www.101greatgoals.com/euro-u1...romania/99507/

Can't see the goals from our game online anywhere. Has anyone seen them?

Originally Posted by Kingdom

Sat is the big one. Avoid defeat there and you'd fancy them to beat Romania and qualify. Did anyone back them?

A victory over the Czechs would secure qualification for the semi-finals, although not necessarily top-spot if Romania were to beat both ourselves and Greece. If Romania slip up in either game though, we'd finish top. I'd consider it unlikely that Romania will do much though. You'll see how poor they are at the back from the goals they conceded last night. Plenty of weakness to exploit from set-pieces, which we've obviously worked on. Their goal against the Czechs was also a bit of a fluke.

**Yard of Pace** · 21/07/2011, 1:41 PM

Romania looked shocking at the back. Czechs played some really lovely passing football and look very dangerous.

Ridiculous we can't see the goals from last night anywhere. Didn't show them on Eurosport news. Maybe the 6.01 on RTE? I mean, they practically had round the clock reports from the U-17 girls tournament in Trinidad. Not that I'm saying they shouldn't have but an U-19 team in a major tournament should be a big deal. Considering most of us are gasping for live soccer at this time of year, I'm surprised it wasn't worth their while showing the games live really...

**DannyInvincible** · 21/07/2011, 1:51 PM

I watched the 9 o'clock news last night expecting some highlights, or at least a report, but they didn't even have a sports round-up. Do they drop the sports round-up for the Summer or do they just not bother with a sports round-up any longer?

**paul_oshea** · 21/07/2011, 1:52 PM

Originally Posted by geysir

You have a point? I thought you were just meandering like a berry picker.

It's already a recorded stat on this thread that underpinning the starting lineup is a young lad from Monaghan. What do they say Paul? get with it? keep the focus?

I saw that, the point as I should have realised you wouldn't get is, does he turn into another Jonathan Douglas.....

Get with it, keep the focus, I won't put a question mark beside the "get with it" either to confuse the situation further

**IsMiseSean** · 21/07/2011, 2:13 PM

I reckon we should wear all green more often. We seem to always get good results in all green, maybe its just me that thinks that...

**DannyInvincible** · 21/07/2011, 2:28 PM

Hmm...

**IsMiseSean** · 21/07/2011, 2:35 PM

Its just me then....

**Kingdom** · 21/07/2011, 2:43 PM

vs the Saudis?

**DannyInvincible** · 21/07/2011, 2:52 PM

When else have we worn all-green? Iran away in 2001? We actually lost that game 1-0, even though we qualified for the World Cup finals on aggregate. And Slovakia away last year? I was disappointed we hadn't taken all three points after that game. I don't think I share the same fondness for the all-green.