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When's the draw, Friday?Originally Posted by jbyrne
Seeded:
- Portugal/Switzerland
- Italy
- Croatia
- Denmark (or France if they drop into play-offs)
Unseeded:
- Sweden (or Denmark if France drop into play-offs, or Netherlands if they beat Sweden by at least 7)
- Northern Ireland
- Republic of Ireland
- Greece unless they don't beat Gibraltar and Bosnia and Herzegovina win, then it will be Slovakia
I'd fancy us against any of Denmark, Sweden or Switzerland
Bring Back Belfast Celtic F.C.
Brilliant night. I feel for Wales, seeing those wee boys bawling in the crowd. We've had manys the good day since Irish soccer arrived under Jack. When you look at it objectively we are a serious consistent overachiever in the last 30 years. Was said in commentary we have only twice in that time not been in the mix on the final day of qualifying.
The dude abides....
Thank you. So will it be the north Switzerland Italy and Croatia seeded?
What would have happened if the result had been a draw?
Would Wales have qualified?
I think we had a certain advantage knowing it was win or bust.
i think croatias win against ukraine meant a draw was no good to wales
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think our home play off will have to be thurs or fri as the rugby team are at home on the sat
So we could get the North?
Maybe against Denmark, not against the free scoring Swedes or Swiss.
I also feel Wales would have stood a better chance of qualifying.
Our 'invite them on us and bar the door for 90 minutes' approach has had its nine lives.
Feel for the Welsh too. Would have liked to see them qualify along with us at the expense of Serbia.
At the end of the day we can learn lessons from them in how to possess the football.
evidently not.
yes. particularly from the build up to our goal
Shane Duffy. No more words needed.
Have you considered that if you can't find happiness tonight, then maybe this whole football thing isn't for you? There are all sorts of other sports and activities out there. Why not have a go at your local Archery Club or a try your hand at a Bridge society? Or even a bit of gardening or something!
Perhaps with your quest for ideological purity you would fit in with one of the revolutionary socialist political parties.
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Bring Back Belfast Celtic F.C.
What an effort. So good. The defending was brilliant. The football was woeful, but we got the result, so credit where it's due. We got one chance and we took it. My nerves were wrecked.
Shane was a colossus for us at the back. Heroic defending. Meyler gave it his all too.
The goal was superb. Fantastic tenacity from Hendrick, great dummy from Arter (he knew James was waiting for it as he had taken a glance back as Hendrick raced down the line before crossing it) and a sublime finish by James on his weaker foot. Delighted for him. Fair play to Murphy too for managing to get out of the way!
I thought Randolph was very composed in goals too and pulled off an amazing save from Robson-Kanu's header.
I was nearly tearing my hair out when O'Neill brought Whelan on as I thought we needed someone on who could relieve pressure in our half by taking play into their half (i.e. Wes). The introduction of Whelan was only going to invite further Welsh pressure upon us. Still, we managed to cling on.
There were 58 aerial battles in the game, according to the BBC. That's the highest number in any UEFA qualifying game for this World Cup. I guess it emphasises just how awful the football was for a neutral, ha.
Joe Allen was a big loss for Wales.
The ref was abysmal - for both teams - and where on earth over five minutes of stoppage time came from, I don't know.
Anyway, what a night! Bring on the play-offs!
He threw a pre-written obituary for O'Neill in the bin: http://www.the42.ie/dunphy-martin-on...37948-Oct2017/
The build up to our goal was excellent, no doubt about it. But it was one of only two strikes on target all night.
You just can't keep playing football that way and hope to get away with it. At the very least Murphy should have been replaced by McGeady or Maguire/Hogan for the last half hour to give the lads at the back an outlet pass.
Look, I don't diagree with your sentiment about not being able to find hapiness on a night like tonight. You are 100 per cent correct, I should be happier than I am.
I am in fact happy for the lads. Great night and great memory. It's just that we seem to come across these results by chance rather than design. The lack of attacking ideas is a big concern.
I am, I suppose, thinking ahead to the playoffis when we meet the likes of Italy or Croatia. But for the moment we (I) should it enjoy the party.
But
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