Poland V Republic of Ireland - Saturday, 11th October 2015 - Euro 2016 Qualifier

[jbyrne]

I also thought he was fairly unsighted for the second. **** poor marking for both goals to be honest. Slow getting out to the first goal scorer and leaving the highly unlikeable but extremely excellent Lewandowski with so much room is unforgivable.

for the 2nd goal I thought the centre mids were at fault for not seeing the danger sooner and picking up lewandowski. I think the replay showed mccarthy getting back to help out but far too slowly

[pineapple stu]

Very harsh on Randolph. Nobody would have stopped the 2nd goal. 1st goal wasn't really his fault either. Went through bodies and was very well struck.

I think the first goal took a deflection too. Didn't show clearly on either replay - just an inclination I got from the way the ball bounced. You can also see one of the Polish players in the box celebrate the goal almost as if it was his (by virtue of a nick)

Could be wrong on that, and Randolph wasn't moving anyway - maybe because he was unsighted, as you say.

[jbyrne]

I think the first goal took a deflection too. Didn't show clearly on either replay - just an inclination I got from the way the ball bounced. You can also see one of the Polish players in the box celebrate the goal almost as if it was his (by virtue of a nick)

Could be wrong on that, and Randolph wasn't moving anyway - maybe because he was unsighted, as you say.

the RTE commentary team also said it took a deflection from memory

[Kingdom]

Glik.

[backstothewall]

Regarding those who got Gary Breen going, I'd rather hear that and our other older songs get back in circulation instead of the 2 poxy Celtic songs on repeat and an odd chorus of Fields of Athenry that comprises our desperately poor songbook these days.

We were discussing this in the car on the way home from the Germany game. Our songs are crap. Some new stuff badly needed.

[jbyrne]

We were discussing this in the car on the way home from the Germany game. Our songs are crap. Some new stuff badly needed.

its almost impossible to get new songs for a crowd that gets together maybe 4 or 5 times a year. sure its hard enough getting the crowd to join in at all most of the time. the stadium also lacks the colour of the old ground where effectively every possible spot had a flag hanging from it.

last week my section in the east upper was full of facebookers who hardly lifted their eyes from their phones to watch the match until the last 20 mins when they started filming it!

[MeathDrog]

Glik.

A nick off Glik?

[backstothewall]

its almost impossible to get new songs for a crowd that gets together maybe 4 or 5 times a year. sure its hard enough getting the crowd to join in at all most of the time. the stadium also lacks the colour of the old ground where effectively every possible spot had a flag hanging from it.

last week my section in the east upper was full of facebookers who hardly lifted their eyes from their phones to watch the match until the last 20 mins when they started filming it!

I know. I know. It wouldn't be easy. But we come from a country famous the world over for music and song. In that journey back to Belfast we came to the conclusion that there are songs out there that are uniquely Irish, and known by most. The singing section do a great job but i would love them to introduce something new. There are a lot of songs that don't lend themselves to football, or aren't suitable politically, but suggestions we came up with were Dirty Old Town, Báidín Fheilimí or Danny Boy.

[geysir]

I know. I know. It wouldn't be easy. But we come from a country famous the world over for music and song. In that journey back to Belfast we came to the conclusion that there are songs out there that are uniquely Irish, and known by most. The singing section do a great job but i would love them to introduce something new. There are a lot of songs that don't lend themselves to football, or aren't suitable politically, but suggestions we came up with were Dirty Old Town, Báidín Fheilimí or Danny Boy.

Just in case you had other ideas, Dirty Old Town is uniquely Ewan McColl.

[backstothewall]

Yeah, but possession is nine tenths of the law, and we stole it decades ago now



Sure the next thing you'll be telling me the words to Danny Boy were written by an Englishman called Frederic Weatherly or that Shane MacGowan was born in Kent

[colonelwest]

We were discussing this in the car on the way home from the Germany game. Our songs are crap. Some new stuff badly needed.

The last spot we were in before heading to the ground in Warsaw there was a great singsong going on in there with all the old classics getting an airing, two young fellas leading it and fair play to them, knew the lot. After the first verse of Joxer they were on their own with most in there though!

If we could even adapt some of the old ones for the current players we'd be doing well or come up with some new ones. Jaysus even "oohhh ahhh Hoolahan" would be a start. We used to have a good varied selection and some gas ones too. With the new Landsdowne not having the vibe and atmosphere of the old and the new age bandwagon jumping, selfie generation; the old vociferous, ardent supports really not there anymore unfortunately. IF we get to France we'll have another 30k on their jollies and I'd say not even a tenth of them will have been to more than 1 of the qualifiers either home or away.

[Drumcondra 69er]

Blog on Poland game finally done for those interested, shame there wasn't a happier ending!

http://afalsefirstxi.blogspot.ie/201...n-to-type.html

[backstothewall]

If we could even adapt some of the old ones for the current players we'd be doing well or come up with some new ones. Jaysus even "oohhh ahhh Hoolahan" would be a start. We used to have a good varied selection and some gas ones too.

He drives when he wants
He drives when he wants
Darron Gibson, He drives when he wants!

[OwlsFan]

its almost impossible to get new songs for a crowd that gets together maybe 4 or 5 times a year. sure its hard enough getting the crowd to join in at all most of the time. the stadium also lacks the colour of the old ground where effectively every possible spot had a flag hanging from it.

last week my section in the east upper was full of facebookers who hardly lifted their eyes from their phones to watch the match until the last 20 mins when they started filming it!

I suspect most crowds rely on two or three favourites. The Poles had one to the music of "Quantanda Mera" (to which most fans in England sing "You're going to be sacked in the morning") and a couple more only. I am happy with "Ireland, Ireland etc", "Fields of Athenry", "Come on you Boys in Green" and "Stand up for the Boys in Green". Not sure about "Ole Ole ole". The thing is to get the whole ground to join in.

[Fixer82]

Just in case you had other ideas, Dirty Old Town is uniquely Ewan McColl.

true, and is actually about the town of Salford, but alas the nature of all folk music is to borrow and adapt

[OwlsFan]

I suspect most crowds rely on two or three favourites. The Poles had one to the music of "Quantanda Mera" (to which most fans in England sing "You're going to be sacked in the morning") and a couple more only. I am happy with "Ireland, Ireland etc", "Fields of Athenry", "Come on you Boys in Green" and "Stand up for the Boys in Green". Not sure about "Ole Ole ole". The thing is to get the whole ground to join in.

Actually, one I miss is "Cockles and Mussels" which was the mainstay of the fans in Euro 88. I remember when I got back home and watched the BBC video of the game, the fans were singing that song in the Dutch game and after the Dutch scored, John Motson said "it looks like all the cockles and mussels are sold out" Perhaps the Ireland fan base was mostly people from Dublin at that time and Euro 88 and Italia 90 spread the interest in the international team (as opposed to at club level) further afield and that's why that song died out. Not sure why else unless Ole Ole Ole replaced it.

[tetsujin1979]

it was sung at Wembley for the 1-1 draw in the euro 92 qualifiers as well

[DeLorean]

The melody, at least, made a return in the streets and pubs of Poznan and Gdansk during the Euros

Alive alive oh
Alive alive ohh
Stephen Ireland's... grandmother's...
Alive alive ohhh

[DeLorean]

Bump.

[DeLorean]