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    Quote Originally Posted by TonyD View Post
    Nah, I saw the winner on Facebook. "The Late Late Troy Show"
    Ah, that's brilliant in fairness. The early kickoff gives the headline writers plenty of time to steal their ideas from social media!

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    Poor old Slobbysly wasn't in much form in the post game interview.

    https://x.com/HunFootballXtra/status...o7-jrEPmA&s=19

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    Up there with the indelible nights in Irish Football......right up there with the ones that are celebrated years later.

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    Fell in love with Scales as a footballer this window. He was great on Thursday, far from perfect today but he did big things where and when it mattered. That header at the end was monumental, like it was intentionally placed into the zone it landed. So smart. Azaz I fell out of and then back in love with him today. But he’s different class when he is in the middle. One assist and almost 2 or 3 more. Festy too I fell in and out of love with. He was equal crap and class but is so unpredictable that he brings something in those types of games that’s hard to describe but is valuable. We saw it against Finland. Kenny made an impression with me on his debut, not just in the oppo half but his work tracking back and down the channels. I like the look of him. Keeper pulled off a wonder save from him - Kenny did everything right. Speaking of which Kells was class again. Our back three was a bit of a mess but did what they needed to in a weirdly dysfunctional way. Cullen and Molumby worked so hard. Manning coming in for Jake was a good call in retrospect and he was solid. Feel so sorry for Ogbene, he was my MOTM up to when he went off - such a good out ball for us - wins frees and penos - and creates havoc with his pace.

    Parrott.

    It was a weird game actually. I feel like we had no right to win it but I’m watching it here again and, even though we didn’t really play that well at all, we had chances, proper chances and lots of half chances, they just had the ball and worked it well when they did. But they were too casual. We matched them more or less for all the big stats.

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    Quote Originally Posted by the 12 th man View Post
    Up there with the indelible nights in Irish Football......right up there with the ones that are celebrated years later.
    Agreed. And it was a pleasure to do it with this little community to share the joy and sorrow and joy with.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SkStu View Post
    Fell in love with Scales as a footballer this window. He was great on Thursday, far from perfect today but he did big things where and when it mattered. That header at the end was monumental, like it was intentionally placed into the zone it landed. So smart. Azaz I fell out of and then back in love with him today. But he’s different class when he is in the middle. One assist and almost 2 or 3 more. Festy too I fell in and out of love with. He was equal crap and class but is so unpredictable that he brings something in those types of games that’s hard to describe but is valuable. We saw it against Finland. Kenny made an impression with me on his debut, not just in the oppo half but his work tracking back and down the channels. I like the look of him. Keeper pulled off a wonder save from him - Kenny did everything right. Speaking of which Kells was class again. Our back three was a bit of a mess but did what they needed to in a weirdly dysfunctional way. Cullen and Molumby worked so hard. Manning coming in for Jake was a good call in retrospect and he was solid. Feel so sorry for Ogbene, he was my MOTM up to when he went off - such a good out ball for us - wins frees and penos - and creates havoc with his pace.

    Parrott.

    It was a weird game actually. I feel like we had no right to win it but I’m watching it here again and, even though we didn’t really play that well at all, we had chances, proper chances and lots of half chances, they just had the ball and worked it well when they did. But they were too casual. We matched them more or less for all the big stats.
    We were awful for long periods. 😂 Azaz was really bad. Until he wasnt.

    Just one of those games. Don't think either rside ever really controlled it. The players stayed in it and Troy wouldn't let us die. Scales has his faults but he will not stop and he's very smart in the box.

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    Azaz has to play centrally or not at all I think. Playing a 5-2-3 makes that hard to accommodate though. It was more a 5-1-1-3 for the last half hour really, a crazy formation in hindsight but it was all or nothing at that stage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SkStu View Post
    Fell in love with Scales as a footballer this window. He was great on Thursday, far from perfect today but he did big things where and when it mattered. That header at the end was monumental, like it was intentionally placed into the zone it landed. So smart. Azaz I fell out of and then back in love with him today. But he’s different class when he is in the middle. One assist and almost 2 or 3 more. Festy too I fell in and out of love with. He was equal crap and class but is so unpredictable that he brings something in those types of games that’s hard to describe but is valuable. We saw it against Finland. Kenny made an impression with me on his debut, not just in the oppo half but his work tracking back and down the channels. I like the look of him. Keeper pulled off a wonder save from him - Kenny did everything right. Speaking of which Kells was class again. Our back three was a bit of a mess but did what they needed to in a weirdly dysfunctional way. Cullen and Molumby worked so hard. Manning coming in for Jake was a good call in retrospect and he was solid. Feel so sorry for Ogbene, he was my MOTM up to when he went off - such a good out ball for us - wins frees and penos - and creates havoc with his pace.

    Parrott.

    It was a weird game actually. I feel like we had no right to win it but I’m watching it here again and, even though we didn’t really play that well at all, we had chances, proper chances and lots of half chances, they just had the ball and worked it well when they did. But they were too casual. We matched them more or less for all the big stats.
    Your love is fickle, stand by your team.

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    My only criticism that's stayed in my head is Idah and the offsides. He barely, barely got onside for the second goal and there were a handful. It's been an issue with him for years and he really needs to clean it out of his game.

    Otherwise, while I was throwing my shoe at the telly at some points, they ground out a result and that's all that matters. Proud of the lot of them!

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    Just watching back the goals there on the iPlayer - couldn't hear in the pub - and it's fantastic to hear Houghton going mental at the winner. Couldn't watch the replay in case it looked offside. How many memorable goals has he scored for us, and now he's reacting like we did in 88 and 94 and even 1997.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TonyD View Post
    Nah, I saw the winner on Facebook. "The Late Late Troy Show"
    "Slick as a Parrott"?

    "Hungary's World Cup hopes des-Troy-ed"?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eirambler View Post
    Poor old Slobbysly wasn't in much form in the post game interview.

    https://x.com/HunFootballXtra/status...o7-jrEPmA&s=19
    Would put you in mind of Steve Davis on another great night for Irish sport 40 years ago.

    It's a tough stand having to speak to the press after something like that happening to you.
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    Still absolutely floating on a cloud after that result. What a game, what a team.

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    Quote Originally Posted by geysir View Post
    Your love is fickle, stand by your team.
    I do Geysir, I do.

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