Republic of Ireland V Armenia - Tuesday, 11th October 2011 - Euro 2012 Qualifier

[pineapple stu]

That said, a draw would have done so I still think we'd have made the play offs...

Would we have been unseeded with a draw though? The win could be vital yet, in that case.

I agree with Noely that we would have won the match regardless of the red card though.

[BonnieShels]

Defo with Stu and Noely on this one.

[SwanVsDalton]

Yup. It wouldn't have been pretty but I'm certain we'd have ground it out. Irrelevant speculation anyway but a lot of people I've spoken to are convinced we'd have been beaten or drawn if it wern't for the sending off. Can't see it.

[BonnieShels]

We were so comfortable before the sending off. They were reduced to pot shots from outside the box. Nothing happened of note in our box.

[SwanVsDalton]

We were so comfortable before the sending off. They were reduced to pot shots from outside the box. Nothing happened of note in our box.

Bang on. We were creating the best chances with none of the ball. We would've started asserting ourselves before half-time, grabbed a goal or two and then hung on for the last 20 like we always do.

[Sullivinho]

Armenia file protest over keeper's red card.

[pineapple stu]

Seems all they want is the suspension rescinded? Though given the keeper's 37 years old, he's probably going to be retiring ahead of the next campaign. Maybe they just want to hear they were robbed.

[Charlie Darwin]

I don't see how they can say it clearly hit his chest. Fair enough if they rescind the card having seen the evidence but it would be a very close one.

[geysir]

At least they are not sinking so low as to ask for a replay,
who on earth would do a thing like that?

[pineapple stu]

We should have them as the 17th team in the Euros.

[ifk101]

Judging by the positioning of the Armenian goalkeeper's arms when the ball strikes him, there is a clear and deliberate attempt to stop an eventual lob over his head by raising his arms. He can't have any compliants imo.

[punkrocket]

It just came back to me now. What was that eejit of a PA man doing on the pitch at half time? and when he tried to a Come on ye going?

[Yard of Pace]

It just came back to me now. What was that eejit of a PA man doing on the pitch at half time? and when he tried to a Come on ye going?

That was Tom Dunne and it was one of the worst performances in the history of Lansdowne Road.

[Charlie Darwin]

I have vague memories of Brush Shiels singing Whiskey in the Jar or another Thin Lizzy song before a game a few years back. It might have been that awful night Cyprus came within minutes of doing the double over us. Suffice to say it put the dour quality of the football in perspective.

[nigel-harps1954]

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Petit...399828?sk=wall

What an absolute legend.

[tricky_colour]

OccupyLansdowneRoad

Armenian's Occupy Lansdowne Road

http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/soc...305728396.html

[gormacha]

Judging by the positioning of the Armenian goalkeeper's arms when the ball strikes him, there is a clear and deliberate attempt to stop an eventual lob over his head by raising his arms. He can't have any compliants imo.

This is the second time this argument has been made on this thread. It is not relevant if he intended to handle the ball unless he handles the ball.

Personally I still can't be sure if he did or not. The video evidence is inconclusive. I'm baffled by all the posts that say he definitely did handle it and equally baffled by those posts that say he definitely did not handle it.

[jbyrne]

I think Ireland have gone backwards under trap

from stan???

[SwanVsDalton]

This is the second time this argument has been made on this thread. It is not relevant if he intended to handle the ball unless he handles the ball.

Personally I still can't be sure if he did or not. The video evidence is inconclusive. I'm baffled by all the posts that say he definitely did handle it and equally baffled by those posts that say he definitely did not handle it.

Given the replays are fairly inconclusive, is it not fair to say it's relevant that he raised his hands? To the letter of the law it makes no difference, but realistically keeper's hands stay down (as they should've), there's no argument. It was silly and I've little sympathy for him.

[gormacha]

Given the replays are fairly inconclusive, is it not fair to say it's relevant that he raised his hands? To the letter of the law it makes no difference, but realistically keeper's hands stay down (as they should've), there's no argument. It was silly and I've little sympathy for him.

Then we agree, no?