Gut Feeling?

[Schumi]

I reckon the Swiss - France draw meaning the Swiss are gonna need to win to qualify if Israel and France both win their final games.

Good news for us?

Hard to tell, I'd prefer Swiss to need a win as I think they'd have a good chance of holding us out in Lansdowne if they wanted to. We'd be out of the running to win the group in this situation though.

[Lionel Ritchie]

Were we not very lucky to beat Cyprus a few years ago in a competitive match with a late Steve Staunton goal from a free kick.?

When they look at our record do far this campaign and see the media dissing BK this week I'm sure they fancy their chances.

We would be very foolish to underestimate them. Hopefully BK & the team will not.

This Cyprus team was talked up before we played them in Dublin and they were terrible. We were poor enough and still stuck three past them. If we take it to them they'll collapse in pieces faster than a LIDL garden set. Quote me on this next sunday.

[mjpcc]

This Cyprus team was talked up before we played them in Dublin and they were terrible. We were poor enough and still stuck three past them. If we take it to them they'll collapse in pieces faster than a LIDL garden set. Quote me on this next sunday.

I'll be delighted.

[mjpcc]

Malta

Thanks Stuttgart88.

I searched the net looking for a site showing Rep of Ireland game statistics before I posted but could not find one. Do yoo know of any?

[Stuttgart88]

Thanks Stuttgart88.

I searched the net looking for a site showing Rep of Ireland game statistics before I posted but could not find one. Do yoo know of any?

Try my memory! Or Geysir or eirebhoy and others. Who was it that remembered Phil hardy in Dave O'Leary's friendly? That was impressive! Or maybe get hold of Jimmy Magee's e-mail.

I'm not familiar with any such website but I'm sure there must be one. Sorry I can't help!

[tetsujin1979]

Thanks Stuttgart88.

I searched the net looking for a site showing Rep of Ireland game statistics before I posted but could not find one. Do yoo know of any?

soccerbase.com is the total dog's b*llocks for this kind of stuff
Here's the Ireland page - http://www.soccerbase.com/teams2.sd?teamid=1374
It's not just internationals, it also handles most european leagues, with results going back years

[paul_oshea]

yes it was 3 -2 and it was a ****e enough free kick as well....

[Metrostars]

Thanks Stuttgart88.

I searched the net looking for a site showing Rep of Ireland game statistics before I posted but could not find one. Do yoo know of any?

http://www.fai.ie/staticarticle.asp?hlid=242038

[CollegeTillIDie]

Don't forget as things stand we are 3 points behind both France and Switzerland and 2 points behind the Holy Land.

So we better start praying for good results.

[CollegeTillIDie]

Don't rely on me for a gut feeling these days guys as I am laid low with a dose of the trots.

[Kingdom]

everybody is basing predictions on the Swiss game on current feeling which is deservedly low which is fair enough I suppose considering we could (and perhaps should) be miles ahead.

Anywho, when we beat Cyprus comfortably on Sat the mindset will be changed and everyone will be hyper going into the match next Weds.

With the Swiss perhaps needing a win to get a playoff place or to win the group it means they will not be able to sit back.

I'm fcuking confused with all these poxy permutations. A win on Sat will set us up for the Weds where another win will set us for the play-offs.

[paul_oshea]

kingdom dont be so optimisitic it was only a few weeks ye lot expected to bring the all ireland back with you

i think we will beat cyprus, but i reckon a draw with swiss, gut feeling and i have predicted correct so far all this campaign bar the draw away to swiss, which i thought we would win. QUOTE ME ON THIS.

i reckon we will go 1 up against the moneygrabbers and then they get a poxy goal or goal from a setpiece and will hold out and we wont be able break them down.

I see us beating the cypriots 1 or 2 - 0 in a dodgy enough win.

i will be more than happy to be proven wrong tomorrow week.

[Kingdom]

kingdom dont be so optimisitic it was only a few weeks ye lot expected to bring the all ireland back with you

i think we will beat cyprus, but i reckon a draw with swiss, gut feeling and i have predicted correct so far all this campaign bar the draw away to swiss, which i thought we would win. QUOTE ME ON THIS.

i reckon we will go 1 up against the moneygrabbers and then they get a poxy goal or goal from a setpiece and will hold out and we wont be able break them down.

I see us beating the cypriots 1 or 2 - 0 in a dodgy enough win.

i will be more than happy to be proven wrong tomorrow week.

Go fcuk yerself you poxy Mayo based wankstain! See I'm not bitter about last week at all at all.
I've every right to be optimistic - I'll be drinking in Fitzsimons on Sat and Ireland have got a result everytime they needed to when I've watched a game there. Plus I'll be wearing my lucky underpants on Sat.

[paul_oshea]

Plus I'll be wearing my lucky underpants on Sat.

some lucky bird doesnt know whats going to hit them!! literally!

its not the saturday im worried about though!!

[Kingdom]

some lucky bird doesnt know whats going to hit them!! literally!

its not the saturday im worried about though!!

Not quite. I don't have lucky underpants. So In essence I'll be wearing no undeerpants. The smell of zinger will be rotten.

[concanta]

has anyone heard something about the cypriot team and a fallout and a few of their good players not playing on saturday....saw it on bbc somewhere cannot find it now though

if so that shoudl ease it up a little for us

[concanta]

we need a draw or a french win on saturday - then the swiss will come to dublin and will have to go for a win not unless the israels mess up against the faroes..... i dont want them coming having to play for a draw

[Kingdom]

has anyone heard something about the cypriot team and a fallout and a few of their good players not playing on saturday....saw it on bbc somewhere cannot find it now though

if so that shoudl ease it up a little for us

Yeah read something about that too. Apparently some old gk was recalled after 3 yrs in the wilderness (he is plying his trade in Greece) which led to a Cyprus based keeper being dropped and some of the local players got put out by this. A few of the local based players were dropped also. Deadly.

[Tram_14]

If we take it to them they'll collapse in pieces faster than a LIDL garden set. Quote me on this next sunday.

Thats a classic!!!

[strangeirish]

I'm fcuking confused with all these poxy permutations. A win on Sat will set us up for the Weds where another win will set us for the play-offs.

France (16) would finish top if they beat Switzerland (16)
in Bern on Saturday.

If the Swiss won they could still be pipped for first place
by Ireland (13) who travel to Cyprus (4).

If France beat Switzerland they would finish top by virtue
of having a better head-to-head record against the Swiss and the
Irish, who meet in Dublin next week.

Israel (15) have a mathematical chance of winning the group
but with only one match remaining, against the Faroe Islands
(1), their best hope is probably the runners-up spot.