Greetings Estonia. I think both sets of fans are pleased with the draw at the moment.
Do you have mini-buses in Estonia?
Hi Toolik, good to have you on board. Just a few questions for you about Friday night. Are we right to think you guys will play a 4-4-1-1 formation and try to keep things very tight in the first leg? Also with Vassiljev getting very little game time at club level, do you think he is lacking match fitness and will he start or come off the bench in the second half. Also what is the status of Joel Lindpere, is he officially back in the squad yet? A predicted first 11 would be great. I can tell you ours but as you probably know yourself, it picks itself really. Expect the exact same team as lined out against Armenia, with Keane replacing Doyle and Ward in for O'Shea.
Really, was there actual street parties "into the early hours of the morning" to celebrate Estonia drawing Ireland in the playoffs? I thought John Delaney (head of our Football Association) laughing when the draw was made was rather foolish, but this story seems to take arrogance to a whole new level.
I don't think that news article about street parties in Talinn is entirely serious, judging by some of the other articles on the site.
Read the bloody url.
Final Squad Watch
Worryingly only 3 of our defenders saw game time, and our 1st defensive sub(McShane) hasn't seen gametime all season.Code:Shay Given Started 90min Keiren Westwood Started 90min David Forde Started 90min Stephen Ward Started 90min Goal Richard Dunne Started 90min Stephen Kelly Sub 45min Paul McShane Unused Sub Sean St Ledger Unused Sub John O'Shea Injured Darren O'Dea Injured Aiden McGeady Started 90min Goal Seamus Coleman Started 90min Keith Andrews Started 90min Stephen Hunt Started 90min Keith Fahey Started 90min Andy Keogh Started 76min Damien Duff Started 71min Glenn Whelan Started 69min James McCarthy Unused Sub Liam Lawrence Injured Darron Gibson Injured Kevin Doyle Started 90min JonathanWalters Started 90min Leon Best Started 73min Simon Cox Started 71min Shane Long Injured Robbie Keane RSL 7th 02:00
With other recent callups Foley and Delaney also injured, surely Kilbane, Clark or Wilson will be called up.
Last edited by Closed Account; 06/11/2011 at 4:44 PM.
Also currently injured.Originally Posted by joe_denilson
Anyone have Alex Bruce's phone number?
McShane's inclusion ahead of Clark and Wilson (missed today) is one of the great mysteries.
Last edited by Paddy Garcia; 06/11/2011 at 5:50 PM.
I agree with Joe.
I'm struggling to see how McShane won't be starting this Friday's game in Talinn.
Ward is suspended, KK not selected, JO'S injured. That probably means Kelly at LB with McShane playing RB. If DO'D is fit maybe he'll play LB, or a total wild card like Stephen Hunt. Will Trap be bold and pick Coleman at RB?
Put another way:
CBs pick themselves - Dunne & SSL.
RB options: Kelly, Coleman & McShane
LB options: Kelly, O'Dea
Trap likes Kelly, O'Dea and McShane. He trusts them. I'm not sure he trusts Coleman yet.
You sure Ward is suspended? Didn't he serve it vs Armenia?
Ah, that's where I've been getting muddled up. Thanks.
I suspect you're kidding Joe but in any event Alex Bruce hasn't been anywhere near a Leeds team that managed a very, very rare clean sheet today.
Welcome aboard Toolik. Good to have the input and banter with some Estonian supporters on here.
" I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"
Talk about giving me a heart attack Stutts. I thought I had missed something when you were so sure McShane was gonna get the nod. Phew.
"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!!!
Not Brazil? Nigel Worthington?
It just proves Trap is as idiotic as some of his predecessors...
He did.
We could pick a team where the bulk of the players come from the glitter football teams of Stoke and Wolves. Times sure are hard.
I for one, am content that Wilson is not near the team, he's a good country mile (ability wise) behind Ward for that LB position.
Is there any any chance of getting tickets over there?
Ken Early saying Liam Lawrence is out of both games with an ankle injury
http://twitter.com/#!/kenearlys
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