2-2 against NI is shocking with more or less 1st choice minus say 3 players.
NI had a guy playing with Gretna (Scottish 2nd division).
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I'll second thatOriginally Posted by Éanna
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2-2 against NI is shocking with more or less 1st choice minus say 3 players.
NI had a guy playing with Gretna (Scottish 2nd division).
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Just back from Lurgan and the less said the better. Stephen Kelly at centre half didn't work out.Originally Posted by pete
Only got into game when two down and that was thanks to Jay Tabb winning both spot kicks. Doyle and Murphy seem to have had their natural skills coached out of them already.
NI were as poor but then so was their player base. Mc Court flattered to deceive, lots of flair but final product poor.
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"It's time for the FAI to grow up." John O'Donoghue, Minister for Sport, RTE , Sunday 7 Nov 2004
Gretna aren't far off top SD1 standard though - they're being bankrolled, are looking like steamrolling Division 2 and are offering bigger wages than some of the smaller SPL sides. Think we had a player with Ross County a couple of years ago (was it Gethins?)Originally Posted by pete
Doesn't make up for the fact that it's another poor result, with all respect to NI.
I think it was a particularly poor result for ROI, considering a good number of the U21s playing in England/Scotland had been left out to give some Irish League talent a chance.
Given called up Kearney at 1 day notice after he'd played a tough game & didn't even have him on the bench.
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ayed should have been in the squad from the startOriginally Posted by pete
well lads they cant be that bad cos they have a rovers reserve on the bench for them![]()
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