Wouldn't now be a great time...

[pete]

Would make sense to have a few B International every year.

[ColinR]

yeah but will we be able to attract decent national teams to play anyway ? maybe the eL should try and get a game with one of the teams who's qualified like holland.

not as crazy a it seems. anyone remember a 2-2 draw or 2-0 defeat with croatia before euro 96 at united park. was in the middle of my leaving cert at the time, so not sure on the score - but the match certainly took place. boban and co all played

[pineapple stu]

not as crazy a it seems. anyone remember a 2-2 draw or 2-0 defeat with croatia before euro 96 at united park. was in the middle of my leaving cert at the time, so not sure on the score - but the match certainly took place. boban and co all played

There was a 2-2 draw alright - but it was in Lansdowne. Keith O'Neill and Niall Quinn scored, I think. It was McCarthy's first non-defeat as Ireland manager. Suker scored for Croatia and someone else. We equalised in the last minute.

Nothing's really "happened" to B internationals - we hardly ever played any of them anyway. I suppose if you have a low-profile friendly - like the Unity Cup last season - that's the exact same.

[hoops1]

Many moons ago LOI selections used to play as Ireland to qualify
for the olympics whatever happened to that.Who is our Olympic reps now?

[bigmac]

Many moons ago LOI selections used to play as Ireland to qualify
for the olympics whatever happened to that.Who is our Olympic reps now?

Olympics have to be U-23 team now (possibly U-21 - am open to corrections there). They're allowed have 3 overage players though.

[ColinR]

There was a 2-2 draw alright - but it was in Lansdowne. Keith O'Neill and Niall Quinn scored, I think. It was McCarthy's first non-defeat as Ireland manager. Suker scored for Croatia and someone else. We equalised in the last minute.

no, they definately played a loi selection in united park as well at the time. my father has pictures at home of the game, and with a few croat players in the clubhouse.

[TonyD]

The 4-3 a few years back was out in Bray on teh coldest night you could imaine. It was fun slagging off the Irish team, Gareth Whalley didnt enjoy!!!...Tony Cousins had a chance to level in the last minute but it hit a post.

Yeah I remember one of the Irish B player afterwards being totally confused that the crowd were cheering for the League of Ireland side. Plonker. It might have been Matt Holland, but I can't be sure.

There's no way such a game will happen though. One, the FAI hasn't the interest in the league here to arrange it, and nor will their new manager. Two, those overpaid English premier league "stars" wouldn't travel to play a team made up of League of Ireland players. It would be too far beneath them.