A thread of near-insane optimism

**shakermaker1982** · 11/10/2005, 3:28 PM

COME ON IRELAND!!!!!

Keane shuts up the critics with a double to get us through.

**Fergie's Son** · 11/10/2005, 3:30 PM

My favourite commentator ever, Bobby McMahon (he's on Fox Sports World in the US and Canada every Monday and Friday night and he's brilliant. Best I've ever seen) had us winning on Wednesday. He thinks Saturday will be a kick in the pants for us and that the Swiss are spoofers who are going to be found out.

Come On The Boys In Green!!!!!

**finlma** · 11/10/2005, 3:31 PM

Given scores a header from a corner in the 4th minute of injury time.

Bosnia draw with Serbia and Spain beat San Marino leaving us as top seeds for the playoff. We get drawn against Norway and beat them 2-0 away and 3-0 at home to qualify for the World Cup.

In the draw for the World Cup in December we get pitted against top seeds Mexico, and first timers Togo and Guatamala. We get through the group with ease. 2nd round is an easy 3-o victory over Japan. In the quaters we're up against hosts Germany and win with a last gasp Robbie Keane goal again. Brian Kerr looks on open mouthed. We then go onto meet suprise semi finalists Tunisia and hammer them 4-1.

Its England in the final which goes to penalties. We're 5-4 ahead and up steps Beckham to face Given. Shay plucks it out of the air to win the World Cup for Ireland.

Ireland are World Champions - job done.

**tetsujin1979** · 11/10/2005, 3:38 PM

Jason McAteer returns from the international wilderness to score the winner against Brazil in the World Cup Final.
Oddly familiar, that....

**Dublin12** · 11/10/2005, 3:45 PM

Originally Posted by finlma

Given scores a header from a corner in the 4th minute of injury time.

Bosnia draw with Serbia and Spain beat San Marino leaving us as top seeds for the playoff. We get drawn against Norway and beat them 2-0 away and 3-0 at home to qualify for the World Cup.

In the draw for the World Cup in December we get pitted against top seeds Mexico, and first timers Togo and Guatamala. We get through the group with ease. 2nd round is an easy 3-o victory over Japan. In the quaters we're up against hosts Germany and win with a last gasp Robbie Keane goal again. Brian Kerr looks on open mouthed. We then go onto meet suprise semi finalists Tunisia and hammer them 4-1.

Its England in the final which goes to penalties. We're 5-4 ahead and up steps Beckham to face Given. Shay plucks it out of the air to win the World Cup for Ireland.

Ireland are World Champions - job done.

As a matter of interest who's in the 3rd/4th place play off

**TheJamaicanP.M.** · 11/10/2005, 3:49 PM

Originally Posted by Dublin12

As a matter of interest who's in the 3rd/4th place play off

Tunisia would be one of the teams.

**concanta** · 11/10/2005, 3:50 PM

with all this over optimisitic stuff i will be so disappointed if we dont do it tomorrow. Just been on the bc website and they have a countdown to the world cup - 240 days....it will be unbearable if we are not there.....i know even if we win tomorrow i know its only the playoffs but being a liverpool fan I know truely believe in football miracles and yes get the win first and foremost tomorrow but you never know what can happen

**gustavo** · 11/10/2005, 3:54 PM

we win 5 - 0 with a morrison hatrick given scores with a pen and doyle comes off the bench to score !

**Dublin12** · 11/10/2005, 3:54 PM

Originally Posted by TheJamaicanP.M.

Tunisia would be one of the teams.

yeah,just wondering who England are gonna beat

btw get voting on this site www.teamtalk.com

as to who's gonna qualify out of our group,they've got a poll going

**Tipp Townie** · 11/10/2005, 4:04 PM

Hmm, thread's picking up a bit of pace now. Quality. Lets keep this thread going all the way to Germany..

I'm probably off line now till next week, so i'll just say

KEEP THE FAITH LADS, COME ON YOU BOYS IN GREEN!!!!!!!!

**Metrostars** · 11/10/2005, 6:01 PM

Originally Posted by Fergie's Son

My favourite commentator ever, Bobby McMahon (he's on Fox Sports World in the US and Canada every Monday and Friday night and he's brilliant. Best I've ever seen) had us winning on Wednesday. He thinks Saturday will be a kick in the pants for us and that the Swiss are spoofers who are going to be found out.

Come On The Boys In Green!!!!!

....and Bobby is usually right!

Bobby is also one of favorites, he knows his stuff and doesnt play favortism unlike those gits on Fox Football Friday also on FSC.

**concanta** · 11/10/2005, 6:08 PM

yep he does seem to know what he is talking about
lets get this straight if we don't do it - then the swiss will get to the finals
or playoffs - they are spoofers and need to be taken down to earth - i hope to god its us that does it.........dunno where its come from or why or how - but i have a feeling we will win - it will be tense and ugly and i wouldnt be surprsied to see a few red cards......but f*ck it we MUST win at all costs - doesnt matter if its a dubious penalty or kilbane knocks it in off his kn*b it simply doesnt matter and tomorrow night the performance does NOT matter - if we play twice as bad as cyprus and still won then feck it - we are in the playoffs

**Closed Account 2** · 11/10/2005, 8:25 PM

The game starts well as Keane and Andy Reid kick off, the first attack of the game sees Andy Reid brought down on the edge of the box by Zuberbuhler, who is sent off. Harte steps up and hits a gem of a free kick, 1-0. As the game goes on the Morrison - Robbie Keane partnership will finally click, we'll play as well as we did in Amsterdam 14 months ago, both players will score 2 goals each and at the end the Doc comes on and dribbles past half the Swiss team before nutmegging their (sub) keeper. FT 6-0, and the Swiss have melted away.