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Thread: Wales v. Republic of Ireland - Monday, 9th October 2017 - World Cup 2018 Qualifier

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    Quote Originally Posted by paul_oshea View Post
    ...and I also had a bet which I lost,
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    Quote Originally Posted by cfdh_edmundo View Post
    I think it was telling that we played big chunks of the Wales and Serbia games against 10 men, but we never looked like creating anything. Maybe there is/was a case for saying 0-0 at home to Wales wasn't a bad result at that stage of the qualifiers as, but the Serbia game was particularly galling as it seemed as though we were trying to preserve a 1-0 defeat.

    I don't mind negative football if the goal is to edge to draw against vastly superior opposition, but I think against 10-man Serbia and Wales we could have tried a little harder to score when we had the man advantage. If we'd drawn that home game vs Serbia we would have ended up topping the group.
    That's a strange universe you inhabit. You go back in time, alter one outcome and expect exactly the same outcomes in subsequent games. That Serbia would perform exactly the same v Austria, that their performance would be completely unaffected by their position in the table or results elsewhere.

    Had Ireland drawn with Serbia, who the féck knows what would have happened next, except perhaps that Wales (in all probability) would have bottled it, with or without Allen for the 90 mins, in the face of a teak tough, in tune, O’Neill team.

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    geysir rolling out the butterfly effect theory, what a time to be alive.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin View Post
    geysir rolling out the butterfly effect theory, what a time to be alive.
    I suppose if you stripped that theory of all its import you might be left with that interpretation.
    The butterfly effect theory is something else Charlie, no matter how many times you watch that entertaining Simpson family episode.

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    CD when did you acquire a sense of humour? IS there some poor unfortunate out looking for his, after you mugged and stole it from him?
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    I've been studying for it at nights instead of going to away matches.

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    I disagree about the synopsis given here on the Austria game. We conceded a very well worked goal. For most of the rest of the game we dominated and created far more chances. Another ref may have allowed Duffy’s goal to stand.

    Against Georgia home and away we were awful. Against Moldova at home we didn’t shut up shop, we just kept laying it on for Long who couldn’t hit a barn door that day.
    And also, players were not going to kill themselves
    with the Wales game approaching.

    My biggest concern by far in the group was how disorganised we were against Georgia away. Maybe the attitude of the players just wasn’t right? But Georgia dominated our midfield that day with considerable ease

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fixer82 View Post
    I disagree about the synopsis given here on the Austria game. We conceded a very well worked goal. For most of the rest of the game we dominated and created far more chances. Another ref may have allowed Duffy’s goal to stand.
    to be fair we were very poor in the first half and they could have caught us on the break about 3 times in the 2nd part of the 2nd half.
    we just about deserved a draw

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    Seriously Fixer? The first 45 mins against Austria was as bad a first half as I've ever seen at home. Ok, some standout shockers (Russia under Trap, Denmark 1985, Austria under Jack, Spain 0-3 before Sheridan scored...) but against an out of form Austria we were brutal. It was as if O'Neill had sedated them, not motivated them. Awful awful stuff. As jbyrne said, they missed at least 2 great chances to go 2 up. A very tidy Randolph save and a ball that flashed across the 6 yard box just eluding a touch spring to mind. Both were in last 10-15 mins too.
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    Four Burnley players finished the on the pitch for Ireland - Kevin Long, Stephen Ward, Jeff Hendrick and Robbie Brady. This was the first time one club had four players on the pitch at the same time since Wolves provided four players for the starting XI vs Italy in June 2011
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