Having thought about it, it's more likely that Cullen and Byrne are going to be in U21 squad for the game against Azerbaijan on March 27th
byrne hasn't been involved lately for the 21s so he would be good addition you would fear the 21s campaign could go off the rails very easily. Dunne at accrington seems to have made the step up to league football well since he came up from the conference at Christmas maybe he might be involved with shaughnessy injured
Will this match be on RTÉ or just sky?
Hadnt realised that regarding Dunne moving up to League Two. Only turned 20 in October.
When we played Turkey in the Euro 2000 playoff, was the away leg on TV?
I have a vague memory of a big match not being shown, but I could be mixing up the games.
I do remember a game years ago not being shown, after some company got the broadcasting rights and then tried to get RTE to pay some extortionate amount, which they wouldn't pay. I would have guess it was longer ago than that though.
EDIT: Seems like you are right.
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/no-...ndoff-1.250383
The "negotiations" between RTE, the BBC and Turkey's Star TV over the coverage of the second leg of the Republic of Ireland's play-off in Bursa on Wednesday were continuing but were far from resolved yesterday.
Having missed Friday's 3.00 p.m. deadline for payment of $2 million to Star TV for the television rights to the game, the price absurdly shot up to $3 million, an amount RTE are unwilling to pay. The process is further complicated by the fact that RTE have not been able to renew contact with Star TV despite strenuous efforts via phone and fax. In what is unravelling into a high-stakes poker-type bluff, it is assumed that $3 million is now the price tag.
Last edited by osarusan; 15/03/2018 at 11:42 AM.
Surprised TV3 aren't mentioned in the negotiations. It was around the time they were showing Ireland away games. They had live coverage of the game in Croatia with Suker's 93rd/94th minute winner.
I listened to that on RTÉ Radio 1.
Turks were trying to extort RTÉ and I admired RTÉ for not paying up.
If only Carsley hadn’t handled the ball on the first leg
Turkey and France games will be on RTE
https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2018...e-live-on-rte/
Yeah, I remember listening on the radio with my father in the kitchen. He took it a lot harder than I did, and the lack of visual coverage didn't help. RTE were right not to play ball though.
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My local definitely had it, they were pretty good for getting these strange Norwegian & Turkish channels for EPL games as well. I can't remember much about the game bar the ruckus at the end with Cascarino. I'm not sure we even created a single chance? There's something in my head about a set piece fairly late on from out the right wing - it was overhit and the Turkish keeper ended up touching it over. I think that's a close as we might have come to a goal!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd8NYwe2ris
We were fairly up against it. Turks had a good side. They were dirty though and terrible cheaters I remember (not quite up there with the Israeli keeper though). But good footballers and a good team.
Folding my way into the big money!!!
http://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/irela...urkey-friendly
Squad trimmed to 25.
Republic of Ireland Squad
Goalkeepers: Colin Doyle (Bradford City), Kieran O'Hara (Manchester United), Aaron McCarey (Ross County)
Defenders: Seamus Coleman (Everton), Cyrus Christie (Fulham), Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Declan Rice (West Ham United), Shane Duffy (Brighton & Hove Albion), Ciaran Clark (Newcastle United), Kevin Long (Burnley), Alex Pearce (Derby County), Darragh Lenihan, Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers), Enda Stevens (Sheffield United)
Midfielders: Alan Judge (Brentford), Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa), Jeff Hendrick (Burnley), David Meyler (Hull City), Eunan O'Kane (Leeds United), Alan Browne, Daryl Horgan (Preston North End), James McClean (West Bromwich Albion)
Forwards: Shane Long (Southampton), Scott Hogan (Aston Villa), Sean Maguire (Preston North End)
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