QuoteGermany got to the final that year, and the only team they didn't beat on the way was us.Originally Posted by osarusan
We'll be playing Germany next year anyway. We rarely concede a goal, let alone lose a game.
Group of death a cert? Or can the Trap fluke Poland, England and Greece?
I cannot wait for the draw.
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You'll NEVER beat the Irish.......you'll just draw with us instead!!!
Germany got to the final that year, and the only team they didn't beat on the way was us.
We'll be playing Germany next year anyway. We rarely concede a goal, let alone lose a game.
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Indeed. Some people also want to draw England over a less talented Italy on the assumption they will 'bottle it'.
I dont know what to think!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The difference between the irish and english papers from newsnow
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Fabio Capello keen that England avoid Republic of Ireland at Euro 2012.I dont know what to think!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Only 5 hours until the inevitable 'Capello's joy at drawing Irish' headline.
The Germany team of 2002 does not have a patch on the current squad. In the build up to WC 2002, that team was being touted as the weakest German side in a generation. Remember the draw was made? The Irish media were delighted with Germany, as opposed to drawing France, Brazil, Argentina, Portugal etc. It was an ageing side with little attacking flair. They started with that donkey Jancker up front for crying out loud.
They had a reletively easy path to the final, but don't let that fool you into thinking they were anywhere near as good as the current 11. If Ireland don't win Euro 2012, ironically it'll be our two group opponents for the WC, Germany and Sweden that will have my support.
We're going out in the first round, narrowly, so who we draw is almost irrelevant.
Think would rather draw the shower though in a tournament and get our game/defeat due v.them out of the way.
Reckon we'll get 2 points overall, 2 draws and lose by 1-2 goals to them, Germany/Spain/Holland.
Trap doesn't want England. The other Irish media sources have been saying that since we qualified. I don't want them either. Imagine the difficulty in securing tickets? That said, we would be able to deal with England's style of play, a lot easier than the technically gifted sides like Russia.I dont know what to think!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The only game where it'd be difficult to get tickets is if it's Polska in the first game.
Speak for yourself. Lets see who we get first before making sweeping, uninformed statements like that.
The real issue for those who plan to travel is not really who we draw, it's what group and thus what country we are going to be based in. Have ye looked at the logistics of being based in the Ukraine? It's an absolute fcuking nightmare. Just pray that we're in Group A or C and Poland based
We'll eventually play them again at some point and if it's not in the finals it'll be in a friendly before then apparently.
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When straightstory was swarming and mypost’s howling at the moon
With Rosary beads and sandwiches for Warsaw we began,
Strutts packed his Polish phrasebook and Jump leads for the (camper) Van
Oh some of the lads had never been away from home before
Twas the first time SwanVsDalton set his foot outside of Bogside road
So before we left for Europe we knew we’d need a plan,
So we all agreed that that osarusan was the man to drive the Van…..#
Best get back to work now........
Even if we get the weakest possible draw, 4 points will be a miracle...
Have you not being watching us in competitive games recently??
Yes. And I've only seen us beaten twice in 24 games. Your point is?
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Never really heard that one before. Richard Dunne is quicker than he looks. Besides, we're not the type of side to be caught for pace at the back as space is so limited with 7 or 8 men behind the ball.No-one will relish an early meeting with the Irish, although tired, ageing legs may count against them as the tournament goes on - and a lack of pace at the back could be a worry at this level.
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Regardless of who we're drawn against I'd probably take 4 points right now.
We haven't beaten a higher seeded team under Trap. We'd need to do that once here. Both our defeats have been in Dublin though - so that's at least one disadvantage we won't be bringing!
It hurts to say this but let's face it - we wouldn't be able to deal with England man, anyone who thinks they wouldn't beat us 9 times out of 10 is being blindly patriotic. If the England squad was a club team they would be in the Champions League spots and we would be around 15th. A heavy defeat to them would be harder to take than anyone else so it's a big no no for me.
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Surely if they draw Spain and Holland then the draw has started. Ergo they are not starting with Pot 4. God Im being pedantic.
Probably want to be drawn in Poland, more fans will travel which will probably mean less accomodation but their transportation network is vastly superior.
Without Rooney they may not be the same force. Wales did a fine job against them in Wembley.
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