QuoteMay 2012? Yes! A chance to go back in time and prepare for the Euros all over again. Isn't that what Trap asked for? The man's ability to pull strings with those that count is a huge asset to us.
At least Duff and Given will be still available.
Just "reported" rather than confirmed but seems to be credible.
God dont fancy playing them in Wembley in the state we are at the moment.
http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/soc...ay-566489.html
It has been reported that the Republic of Ireland will play England in a friendly at Wembley next year.
It will form part of the English FA’s 150-year anniversary celebrations next May.
The two nations have not played each other since their February 1995 clash in Lansdowne Road which was postponed after 27 minutes when England fans started rioting.
It is a coup for the FAI who had tried to arrange a meeting with England prior to the European Championships, but was shelved when the draw for the competition brought the possibility of the two facing each other in the quarter-finals.
With the game being played in Wembley, it means that the FA will owe the FAI a return game at the Aviva.
May 2012? Yes! A chance to go back in time and prepare for the Euros all over again. Isn't that what Trap asked for? The man's ability to pull strings with those that count is a huge asset to us.
At least Duff and Given will be still available.
Trapattoni: "Clark, Hoolahan, Reid - we follow them...THROUGH TIME!!" *Wiggles hands in a mystical fashion*
Ou-est le Centre George Pompidou?
The possibility of the two meeting in the quarter finals... Seems a bit laughable now!
HG Wells Promotions.
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I shudder in horror at the very thought of these two dreadful teams playing each other. 90 minutes of long balls and misplaced passes.
Not to mention the need for 'tin hats' doing so...
After today's results I say bring it on, it may not be the disaster I feared.
Ye lads dont miss a thing, May 2013 obviously. Ah sure all the years roll into one these days. The breakingnews source may not be all that credible after all, doesnt seem to a report of the game anywhere else. Although the indo has the below today. Also I think the breakingnews logic that if we play there, then they have to play here is flawed. Otherwise we'd have about 20 away friendlies to play.
From the indo:
THE timing of England's planned Brazilian tour will determine if the FAI secure a money-spinning friendly at Wembley next summer.
Negotiations have been ongoing with the FA for some time, and the original plan was a visit from England to Dublin to make up for the controversy of their last trip in 1995, which was abandoned due to crowd trouble.
However, the FAI have struggled to find a date, with plans for the game before Euro 2012 scuppered by UEFA's insistence that competing teams could not face each other in friendly action beforehand.
And 2013 discussions have been complicated because the FA are celebrating their 150th anniversary and are keen to play a number of games at home. They are scheduled to play Scotland in August.
Therefore, talks with the FAI revolve around a Wembley date next May or June, and a return clash in Dublin sometime in 2014. The window is relatively tight due to the venue's hosting of the Champions League final on May 25.
Ireland face a World Cup qualifier with Faroe Islands on June 7.
England want to embark on a fact-finding mission in Brazil ahead of the World Cup and have pencilled in games with the locals and Uruguay ahead of the start of the Confederations Cup on June 15.
The FA need to clarify the dates of that adventure before agreeing any Irish fixture. The weekend of June 2 is the most logical solution.
- Daniel McDonnell
game confirmed for 29th May 2013: http://www.thefa.com/England/News/20...-fixtures.aspx
Glad it's midweek.
I would have preferred the following weekend - looking at nearly two weeks holidays now to get that game in London and the Faroes game in Dublin on the 7th. The FAI can fit another friendly in on the Saturday or Sunday now as well.Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
One question. When I bought my season ticket this year it was for 3 WCQ, 3 Friendlies & FAI cup final.
Since we don't have a any friendlies planned at home will the season ticket count towards this game?
Cant see it to be honest. It was three Friendlies tbc
Friendly* on November 2012
Friendly* on February or May 2013 .
.Friendly* on May or June 2013
I thought you were off the drink Ronnie?
"No, I drink to help me mind my own business....can I get you one? (c) Ronnie Drew
There's no way the FAI aren't going to cash in on this one. You might get priority for being a season ticket holder though.
Probably the best I can hope for.
This should be an interesting game. By the time it rolls around, we won't have played England in 18 years (and we won't have completed a game against them in 21 years). England also haven't beaten us in the five meetings, not that that's really relevant considering time that has passed since our last meeting.
It's kind of an amazing that we've avoided England for so long really, considering we've never been seeded in the same tier of a draw as them, and managed to avoid them in 10 qualifying groups. In fact, I think they may be the only team we haven't played recently out of the 15 UEFA teams ahead of us in the World Ranking (bar maybe Greece, I don't recall playing them recently).
We played Greece in a friendly after Mick left. Don Givens took charge of a really boring 0-0 if I recall correctly...
If you are a season ticket holder you will be guaranteed a ticket.
Lets talk about six baby
I wonder how many tickets we will get for the Wembley game? I am a season ticket holder so expect the FAI to sort me seen as there's so few of us in Landsdowne at the games! LOL
There will be some amount of bandwagoners looking to go to Wembley!
Lets talk about six baby
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