Even Dunphy was purringOriginally Posted by shakermaker1982
MOTM James McClean reckons David Meyler deserved MOTM.
Even Dunphy was purring
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I'd rather not Serbia win they might come and beat us at home.
Serbia have not dropped points in a bad way, Wales drew with Georgia.
Serbia campaign is good so far. They dropped points against us but then we are a bit better than Georgia.
Pity O'Neill bottled the McClean substitution at the end and brought on McGeady rather than the form player Horgan. Apart from that a great win.
Comment from a Lilywhite tinted view.
McGeady did very well when he came on though.
Sorry just reading back, but half time ratings. Would you ever go and do one FFS.
You've got no fans.
Which one/s would you disagree with and explain why.
That was terrific. Always expected them to come back based on prior experience but they didn't and it's a huge win.
Serbia-Wales draw would be the best result for us. Let them both drop points.
There is no such thing as a miracle cure, a free lunch or a humble opinion.
We were a bit lucky Janko was so rubbish but I think we were worth that win. Bad miss by Walters for what would have been a peach of a goal. Wes erratic, Meyler did really well. I wanted more from Arter and got it in the second half. McClean growing as a player and a man, charming and articulate in his Sky interview.
Armenia, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Georgia etc were all important away wins but this is probably our biggest ever away scalp in a competitive game, and certainly best since Scotland.
Great night.
Any links to the goal? Had to be content with listening to it.
There is no such thing as a miracle cure, a free lunch or a humble opinion.
Highlights here (great site btw)
http://www.fullmatchesandshows.com/2...nd-highlights/
I admired the way we played after going in front. The polar opposite to the way we played after taking the lead in Serbia.
I wonder what Trapattoni thinks after seeing us dispatch teams like Germany, Italy and Austria by simply playing the right personnel, making the right tactical changes and being a bit more positive overall?
MON has left him in the dust.
he was very good great composure nice passing great sub for us to have to impact games especially at home when we might need some guile
I feel like a kid again. I'm absolutely in love with this bunch of lads and our management team. Having spent years watching us fail to put teams away, poor teams, where we never showed quality and the manager thought we were crap, these lads and MON and Roy have completely knocked that on the head. And rightly so.
The players will run through walls for the team. There is zero moaning, no ill feelings anywhere. Walters was said to have lost his legs and was finished. He was haring around the pitch all the way through, he was simply magnificent. The commitment is a joy to see. McGeady appears to have shed a stone and suddenly we've got a wealth of options and players who expect to go out and win.
Long may it last.
I feel sorry for the Dundalk lads. Just when a domestic side gets to the level where they have to be considered, the bar is raised again.
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Get in. Smashing header.
I still think that the oldest squad in Europe can't last all that long, but fair dues to O'Neill and Keane; they're really getting the most out of this squad.
Yes, it's a decent group and the other teams are tripping over themselves to screw up, but we suddenly have a chance here.
The only downside at the moment is Brady's daft suspension for the Wales game.
Wales 1-1 Serbia FT
Delightful. Here's hoping Martin and Roy have a Merry Christmas. They've earned it in 2016
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That game showed the value of Wes, he paid a key part in the goal and also in creating the chance that
Walters put over the bar (so easy to do in such a situation).
Also great that McClean seems to have transformed himself into a clinical goal scorer, I can remember the days when he couldn't hit a barn never mind the door.
Also that shocking miss by Austria in injury time. Imagine the stick we would have given one of our players for that header?
I'd second the thoughts on Horgan, thought for sure he was coming on at the end. His time will come, I know it, but he might have to be playing outside of Ireland before he's given it.
Things do seem to be unusually well set-up in the Ireland team, and I mean that from a perspective of their being no inter-squad drama or incessant "Will X declare?/Will Y be asked back?" type stuff all the time. MON and Keane have found a squad that just works.
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