Ireland v Belarus - Tue May 31st, Turners Cross

**nigel-harps1954** · 29/03/2016, 5:57 PM

This is great to see. A packed Turners Cross will host a great atmosphere and will be great to see another international played outside Dublin.

Originally Posted by FAI

The Republic of Ireland will take on Belarus in their final UEFA EURO 2016 warm-up game in a Three International Friendly at Turner's Cross on Tuesday, May 31.

Martin O'Neill's team recently played Switzerland, while they will host Slovakia on Tuesday, March 29 and Netherlands on Friday, May 27 - both at Aviva Stadium.

Following the match against Netherlands, the team will travel to Fota Island Resort in Cork for a pre-EURO 2016 training camp, from Monday, May 30 through to Friday, June 3.

The game against Belarus will take place on Day 2 of training camp.

The match with Belarus will be the first meeting between the teams. Alyaksandr Khatskevich's side are currently ranked 64th in the world and will be in action against Montenegro on Tuesday, March 29.

Ticket details for this Three International Friendly will be announced in due course.

**brendy_�ire** · 31/03/2016, 1:07 PM

Good to see matches being moved outside of the capital. Realistically though, only Cork and Limerick are in a position to host games, unless the GAA changes their rules.

**backstothewall** · 31/03/2016, 10:40 PM

Belfast...

**NeverFeltBetter** · 31/03/2016, 11:44 PM

I remember going to the Australia friendly in Thomond. Terrible atmosphere. Might have had something to do with the score though.

**BonnieShels** · 01/04/2016, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter

I remember going to the Australia friendly in Thomond. Terrible atmosphere. Might have had something to do with the score though.

Or the opposition. Australian matches always ted to be grim. I remember being bored stupid playing them at Lansdowne years ago. Clinton scored a ridiculous goal in that game too iirc.
I still can't take Oz seriously at soccer.
I'm all for provincial grounded games.

Walsall, I'd think in that hairy scenario Derry is getting first dibs on that game.

**CraftyToePoke** · 01/04/2016, 12:50 AM

Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter

I remember going to the Australia friendly in Thomond. Terrible atmosphere. Might have had something to do with the score though.

Yeah, was at that too and was so excited to see Ireland in Limerick and ended up very anticlimactic, it never lifted at all, dragged my father along, he wasn't converted.

**CraftyToePoke** · 01/04/2016, 12:51 AM

Originally Posted by backstothewall

Belfast...

A fine concept. Where would you play it ?

**backstothewall** · 01/04/2016, 9:43 AM

Windsor wouldn't be likely to be available but Ravenhill has held football matches before and the facilities are more than adequate

**Real ale Madrid** · 01/04/2016, 9:52 AM

Originally Posted by BonnieShels

Walsall, I'd think in that hairy scenario Derry is getting first dibs on that game.

Great how the forum just refuses to recognize backtowalsall becoming backstothewall. It's like Dingle v An Daingean.

**nigel-harps1954** · 01/04/2016, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid

Great how the forum just refuses to recognize backtowalsall becoming backstothewall. It's like Dingle v An Daingean.

In fairness, can't say he wasn't warned

**backstothewall** · 01/04/2016, 10:03 AM

I've become a human form of Lansdowne Road.

I have to admit it makes me smile every time

**DeLorean** · 01/04/2016, 10:08 AM

You were always known as Backs-To-The-Wall to me.

**backstothewall** · 01/04/2016, 10:08 PM

I've been thinking about this today. There's no reason at all why a game couldn't happen in the North. We have played in London many times with no difficulties.

The usual suspects will have a problem, but they are easily ignored. We have a lot of fans in Limerick so we have taken games there. We have a lot of fans in London so we have taken games there. We have a lot of fans in Belfast so why not take a game there. Those usual suspects will have a hard time explaining why Belfast is different from London.

I would suggest Belfast first instead of Derry simply because if you have done it in Belfast, going to a League of Ireland ground in Derry wouldn't be remotely controversial. If you start in Derry though you have to go through the nonsense twice.

In the long term I think the nonsense would be worth going through though.

**nigel-harps1954** · 02/04/2016, 12:40 PM

Could always just play Northern Ireland in Windsor Park?

**BonnieShels** · 05/04/2016, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by backstothewall

I've been thinking about this today. There's no reason at all why a game couldn't happen in the North. We have played in London many times with no difficulties.

The usual suspects will have a problem, but they are easily ignored. We have a lot of fans in Limerick so we have taken games there. We have a lot of fans in London so we have taken games there. We have a lot of fans in Belfast so why not take a game there. Those usual suspects will have a hard time explaining why Belfast is different from London.

I would suggest Belfast first instead of Derry simply because if you have done it in Belfast, going to a League of Ireland ground in Derry wouldn't be remotely controversial. If you start in Derry though you have to go through the nonsense twice.

In the long term I think the nonsense would be worth going through though.

That's actually compelling logic. And don't forget we've played other teams in the States and Italy in Belgium!

I suggest we get ourselves nominated as the away side to really rub it in!!!

**osarusan** · 05/04/2016, 12:42 PM

If the IFA have to sign off on it (I believe they do, as it's their jurisdiction, but I might be wrong), I can't imagine it ever happening.

**CraftyToePoke** · 05/04/2016, 2:55 PM

Originally Posted by osarusan

If the IFA have to sign off on it (I believe they do, as it's their jurisdiction, but I might be wrong), I can't imagine it ever happening.

I suppose they would have some say on who plays in the place alright, now you mention it

there must be some clause or sub paragraph in the rules of it.

Danny ? You are up I believe

**SwanVsDalton** · 05/04/2016, 3:01 PM

First they came for our players, then they came for our fans etc ad infinitum forever.

It won't happen, and us up here would be the ones who'd have to listen to it over and over again.

**BonnieShels** · 06/04/2016, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by DeLorean

You were always known as Backs-To-The-Wall to me.

Lick.

Originally Posted by SwanVsDalton

First they came for our players, then they came for our fans etc ad infinitum forever.

It won't happen, and us up here would be the ones who'd have to listen to it over and over again.

But they done do that anyway.