Team Vs Nigeria

[Pablo]

IRELAND :

Given (Newcastle);
Finnan (Fulham),
Breen (Coventry),
Staunton (Aston Villa),
Harte (Leeds);
McAteer (Sunderland),
Roy Keane (Man Utd),
Kinsella (Charlton),
Kilbane (Sunderland);
Robbie Keane (Leeds),
Duff (Blackburn).

[Pablo]

please god, with Mick playing what looks like the first XI we will not have any laye injuries.

I would have prefered a few fringe players getting a game, certainly the likes of Keane(s) Duff, Given etc have nothing to prove........fingers crossed

[Neil]

I presume Ken Cunningham would be in the starting XI v Cameroon (instead of Breen)?

[Pablo]

The interview i heard on bbc5 said that he was going to play his best xi tonite


I must admit i'd have Cunningham in the too......and Stan(solid if unspectacular)

[Pablo]

What center-half partnership is best?

Cunningham & O''Brien

Cunningham & Staunton

Cunningham & Breen

Staunton & Breen

O'Brien and Breen

Staunton and O'Brien


Or Dunne with any of the above?

[Xlex]

Post a poll Pablo... Great idea...

[Pablo]

i'm a mere subordinate here Xlex i'll have to wait for my superiors to take up the challenge

[James]

consider it done

[Xlex]

Its the Super mods you want to watch here..... [SIZE=1]ahem Pete[/SIZE]

[pete]

I don't think theres much between Breen & Cunningham. Breen may go a bit awol from time to time but he far from worst option. Cunningham hasn't played much in recent past for Ireland due to injury & Breen will be fired up for the WC as he clearly rejected contract at Coventry in effort to land a club after the WC.

Hopefully Mick won't to awol with the subs. Be good to see Robbie Keane continue his fine form with Ireland as he was looking veery sluggish last year.