Euro 2016 - now we've qualified

[backstothewall]

We'd be sanguine. We went four years without any home games in the 70s.

Alternatively, could go with the suggestion by British Labour MP Tessa Jowell (she was minister in charge of the 2012 Olympics). For security reasons cut the number of venues, and by association teams taking part. Say just France and the group winners, no also-rans.

I guess it would get you out of wearing that kit. That would be something*

* Ours could be every bit as bad

[DannyInvincible]

Right now I’d agree with Gibson over Quinn too, but a lot can change in the next 7 months.

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* other things being equal, having good guys in the squad when away from home in a hotel for several weeks is really important. Equally important to have no moaners.

Would a Gibson inclusion be compatible with a no-moaners policy, ha?

[DannyInvincible]

Roy growing as he learns from MOL, asserts the Telegraph.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...ive-it-up.html

Martin O'Neill ≠ Michael O'Leary

[geysir]

I came across this on a mixed ethnic (Irish Scottish) discussion board.

[Yard of Pace]

The problem with using senior friendlies to experiment is ranking points though, no?

Never mind that. The real issue here is that there are football anoraks on foot.ie who don't care about the glorious and rare B-International. The novelty of them!

Shocking.

[tetsujin1979]

I'm surprised nobody has asked the obvious question - who do we want to sing the team's song?

[Closed Account]

I'm surprised nobody has asked the obvious question - who do we want to sing the team's song?

I think that question answers itself #whatdoyoumean
https://twitter.com/justinbieber/sta...32330464489472

[Grafter]

I'm surprised nobody has asked the obvious question - who do we want to sing the team's song?

Doesn't some media org like Today FM or RTE get knee deep in the squad song? I can see it now.... "Rockabilly Republic" with Imelda May!

[tetsujin1979]

Rocky Road To Poland was mentioned on balls.ie the other day. I'd forgotten that the Ray D'arcy Show was involved with it, but it got me thinking. The Ray D'arcy Show was on Today FM, which is part of independent media, owned by Dennis O'Brien, who was paying Trapattoni's wages (or at least part of them) and is doing the same for O'Neill and Keane at the moment. Maybe it's not so surprising.

For the record, I'd love to see the FAI approach The Rubberbandits, or failing that, Noel Gallagher said before he'd write a football song for the FAI

[DeLorean]

Noel Gallagher is always a good back up plan if you can't get the Rubberbandits.

[DeLorean]

Look no further...



It's that damn Wee Daniel... He's so hot right now

[Lionel Ritchie]

Before the match the other night I reminded myself that if it all went tits up at least we wouldn't have to put up with the songs. It got right vulgar last time round. A glorified dick-measuring competition between two commercial radio stations -and that was just the Rocky Road to Poland V the Jedward one. Then there was the avalanche of have-a-go part-timers who reckoned they'd a Joxer in them ...all in aid of charity of course. People aren't going to buy these dirges unless morally arm-wrenched by the dubious philanthropy of the event led charity single.

"It was the least I could do", said yer man from The Coronas of his involvment in the last one ...during his sit-down interview ...on the late late show. How often do musicians (who aren't Sinead O'Connor) get sit down interviews on the late late? That's normally reserved for former soap actors who tried to move on to other things but are now on to plug their appearance in an up-coming panto.

[Crosby87]

If Ireland didn't qualify would you guys be rooting for Northern Ireland, be ambivalent, or be rooting against them? Someone asked me that yesterday and I said I had no idea.

[backstothewall]

If Ireland didn't qualify would you guys be rooting for Northern Ireland, be ambivalent, or be rooting against them? Someone asked me that yesterday and I said I had no idea.

I think I'd probably adopt Wales

[tricky_colour]

Roy growing as he learns from MOL, asserts the Telegraph.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...ive-it-up.html

Could be the new Brian Clough and Peter Taylor.

[DeLorean]

If Ireland didn't qualify would you guys be rooting for Northern Ireland, be ambivalent, or be rooting against them? Someone asked me that yesterday and I said I had no idea.

There are definitely some on here that would be rooting against them. Personally I have massive respect for what they're achieving and would wish them well. The fact that I know many (the majority?) of them despise us probably does linger in the back of my mind, but I try not to dwell on that. It's easy for me though because I'm a long way from the border. It's great that we're both in attendance at a major tournament for the first time ever.

[Gather round]

Good man DL, returned with thanks.

Plenty of us near and inside the border are just as relaxed as you are.

[shakermaker1982]

I'm married to a Nordie so if we didn't qualify I'd have been rooting for em. However I'd draw the line at the little one being kitted out in a Norn Iron top!!!

[Crosby87]

[QUOTE=DeLorean;1849734] I know many (the majority?) of them despise us probably does linger in the back of my mind, but I try not to dwell on that./QUOTE]

Thanks for responding a bit chaps, I realize questions like that are annoying, I was curious too though. Delorean, sorry if this is a dumb follow up, but when you say them, do you mean the players on NI or the populace at large?

[DeLorean]

I meant the NI football supporters.