Republic of Ireland V Switzerland 25th March & Slovakia 29th March 2016 - Friendlies

**tetsujin1979** · 24/03/2016, 11:06 AM

there was a mention of it in the Independent yesterday: http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-34564530.html

The FAI are set to arrange another friendly in Cork to coincide with their training camp in Fota Island and it's understood they have permission from Aviva to play a game in Turner's Cross if that match is a full international.

**geysir** · 24/03/2016, 11:11 AM

The ignominy of having to ask your sponsor master for permission to play an intl game outside Dublin.

**tetsujin1979** · 24/03/2016, 12:02 PM

the rugby team had the same problem when they played Fiji in Limerick, the game was designated an "A" international, so caps were not awarded

**TheOneWhoKnocks** · 24/03/2016, 1:09 PM

Can't understand why we are entertaining the idea of starting Keane in either of these games. He needs to be familiarised with the unfamiliar role of being a substitute. Because that is the role he is likely to be playing in France. Allow him to grow accustomed to it. For everyone's sake.

Am I right in understanding Arter's absence is related to the injury he returned from four months ago? If so, disappointing he couldn't do 45 minutes in one of the games. I don't think it would have damaged his chances of remaining fit for the duration of the season. Big ask now to put him in the team on the basis of one friendly v Holland. Especially when you consider we need to give Hendrick game time.

Ah well. Big opportunity for Gleeson, Quinn and Judge.

**DeLorean** · 24/03/2016, 1:31 PM

Irish Times- Robbie Keane and Anthony Pilkington out of Ireland friendly

**DeLorean** · 24/03/2016, 1:35 PM

Originally Posted by DeLorean

It was mentioned on Cork's RedFM that there could be a final warm up game played in Turner's Cross, with Estonia named as possible opponents.

Edit- Tuesday, 31st May the date mentioned (four days after Dutch game).

It says Belarus in the article above. Don't think we've ever played them?

Originally Posted by Irish Times

Belarus look set to provide the opposition for Ireland when they play in Cork on May 31st. The FAI declined to comment on questions about the identity of the opponents at the press conference but did not deny that it would be Belarus who are playing Northern Ireland in Belfast the previous Friday evening.

His comment about the WAG's is outstanding.

Originally Posted by Martin O'Neill

Well, I think it depends on how good looking the girls are. If they are really attractive, they are very, very welcome. The uglier ones, I’m afraid not.

**TheOneWhoKnocks** · 24/03/2016, 1:39 PM

Bit light on forward options now...

Pity about Pilkington. Thought he could have been tried in a more attacking role, where he has impressed for Cardiff.

**paul_oshea** · 24/03/2016, 3:16 PM

I think he might get in a bit of trouble about that. I found it funny, but certainly if things werent going well and all in love with MON and Keane then he would be getting stick over that comment. It's a pretty obvious rhetoric, but i like the obvious rhetoric.

**Fixer82** · 24/03/2016, 4:28 PM

Ok lads, where can I watch the match if I don't get a ticket?
Also, if I don't have sky sports, can I buy in the match anyone know?

**tetsujin1979** · 24/03/2016, 4:32 PM

Originally Posted by Fixer82

Ok lads, where can I watch the match if I don't get a ticket?
Also, if I don't have sky sports, can I buy in the match anyone know?

it's on Setanta

**paul_oshea** · 24/03/2016, 4:56 PM

Has the sky contracted ended?

**geysir** · 24/03/2016, 5:19 PM

Originally Posted by DeLorean

His comment about the WAG's is outstanding.

Outstanding, but only in the context of our sporting hacks so stuck for an intelligent question to ask MON that they follow a banal lead from their English counterparts.
And that's after construing some non story out of some non comments from Keane of Cork yesterday.
It's MON trumping their banality but they're probably too dumb to get it.

**Razors left peg** · 24/03/2016, 9:06 PM

Don't suppose if anyone knows a way to see the game in the US? I usually get them on the ESPN website but they don't seem to be showing this one.

**geysir** · 24/03/2016, 9:21 PM

It doesn't matter where you are in the globe as long as you have access to the internet, just watch it on a stream.
eg Setanta Ireland on http://nowwatchtvlive.me

**Razors left peg** · 24/03/2016, 11:32 PM

Originally Posted by geysir

It doesn't matter where you are in the globe as long as you have access to the internet, just watch it on a stream.
eg Setanta Ireland on http://nowwatchtvlive.me

Problem is that Im gonna be at work when its on so I need to record it and watch later. Some of the websites over here have a watch later option .... but not the dodgy streaming sites obviously.

**Fixer82** · 25/03/2016, 12:03 AM

Originally Posted by geysir

It doesn't matter where you are in the globe as long as you have access to the internet, just watch it on a stream.
eg Setanta Ireland on http://nowwatchtvlive.me

Oooh not too sure about giving credit card details. Anywhere to get a stream that doesn't require sign-up/credit card etc?

**geysir** · 25/03/2016, 1:59 AM

Originally Posted by Fixer82

Oooh not too sure about giving credit card details. Anywhere to get a stream that doesn't require sign-up/credit card etc?

Never had to give up any details at any time to watch any stream, and thats going back to 1999.
What planet do you do your internet browsing on?

**Fixer82** · 25/03/2016, 9:34 AM

Originally Posted by geysir

Never had to give up any details at any time to watch any stream, and thats going back to 1999.
What planet do you do your internet browsing on?

The one that appears to have sent you back to 4th class

**DeLorean** · 25/03/2016, 9:46 AM

Originally Posted by Razors left peg

The greatest trick that Trapattoni ever pulled was convincing the Irish players and fans that it was OK to accept that smaller teams can't compete with big ones

Strange signature. The one thing he did was got us competitive, against everybody, for the first four years anyway.

**geysir** · 25/03/2016, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by Fixer82

The one that appears to have sent you back to 4th class

I'm not the guy who thinks that you have buy free items with a credit card.
But I won't rule out the possibility that something creeps out from the that setanta channel, comes into your computer, somehow picks your pockets and slithers away.