3:0 Ireland

**razor** · 01/03/2006, 8:09 PM

Miller headed off the line.
Just turned off the sound Niall Quinn is driving me mad.

**tricky_colour** · 01/03/2006, 8:10 PM

Just seen it on Sky Sports, picked it up on half way, shrugged off a half hearted challange, ran and ran to about 25 yard out and let one fly into
the top left hand corner!!

Brilliant!!

I hope the Staunton/Robson knockers are ordering large slices of humble pie

**razor** · 01/03/2006, 8:12 PM

Originally Posted by tricky_colour

I hope the Staunton/Robson knockers are ordering large slices of humble pie

There is a slight difference between doing the business in a meaningless friendly and doing it in the qualifiers and while this is a great start, lets not be losing the run of ourselves.

**tricky_colour** · 01/03/2006, 8:15 PM

Originally Posted by Dr. Ogba

how did they line up at the start? did keane play behind the front 2? hows steven reid playin in the middle?

Only heard it on the Radio but it sounded like they mixed it up a bit,
Keane may have been playing deeper with either Doyle and Elliot swopping
about on the left (not sure really).

**dancinpants** · 01/03/2006, 8:15 PM

Hows Doyle coping?

**tricky_colour** · 01/03/2006, 8:17 PM

Originally Posted by razor

There is a slight difference between doing the business in a meaningless friendly and doing it in the qualifiers and while this is a great start, lets not be losing the run of ourselves.

Best result we have had in a long long time, we struggled to beat the
Faroes 3:0 FFS!!

Have we had a better result against a *good* side?

**the 12 th man** · 01/03/2006, 8:23 PM

Class performance.
Excellent debuts for the Doyle & O Brien especially O Brien.Ireland did well coming on as a sub.
Cracker from Liam Miller.
What a pity we're not going to Germany.

**Adrianovic** · 01/03/2006, 8:30 PM

Yeah, I didn't get a chance to see the game tonight, but that was Sweden's full team and we just won 3-0.

With better luck/tactics/manager/whatever we should be thinking about Germany.

Hopefully we can build on this result and get the best out of the old guard and the new lads that have come through and make something of it. A result like this can't be a bad thing.

Ade

**FarBeag** · 01/03/2006, 8:32 PM

Excellent result.The boy's really went for it and the togetherness really showed.Duff was back to his outstanding self and what a performance from Richard Dunne. Top class performance also from Reid and a cracker of a goal from Miller. Better thinks to come.

**Karlos** · 01/03/2006, 8:37 PM

great start, delighted.

cue much band wagon jumping and a great deal of backtracking.....some people must be gutted inside tonight

**Soko** · 01/03/2006, 8:37 PM

That made me happy. As I'm sure we could all go on about the positives, just a couple of points that need tweaking.

Wayne Henderson. Not good enough for sub international but probably wont be seen much more.

Andy O' Brien. Was embarrassed next to Dunne. We really need another centre half.

Kilbane. This is actually a positive. Resembled the michilen man when he came on, get him out of here.

All in all a very good night.

**beautifulrock** · 01/03/2006, 8:39 PM

great start, a lot of positive to be taken from this performance, just the tonic we needed to give us a bit of confidence back. Bring on the German, and the Czechs...........whey hey

**tetsujin1979** · 01/03/2006, 8:45 PM

fantastic result, well played lads
miller gave a big two fingers up to ferguson with that goal.
top goal from robbie too
delighted to see duff play like, well duff.
thought we still looked a little weak on the right, would have liked to see lawrence come on
ireland nearly scored with his first touch, would have been a dream start for him

**daithi** · 01/03/2006, 8:50 PM

Can you believe that was Joey O'Brien's first international? He looked like he's played 20+... Dunne, a rock... Steven Reid looked good in midfield, picked up an early booking so he had to watch his step a little.... Duff, played better than anytime in the last two years..... Doyle linked up well and looked comfortable.... Stephen Ireland is gonna be a class act.... Hard to know if that was as good as Sweden can play, hope not for thier sake...

**Hither green** · 01/03/2006, 8:50 PM

Originally Posted by Soko

Wayne Henderson. Not good enough for sub international but probably wont be seen much more.

Sorry is that a general comment, as it would be a bit harsh on his minutes on the pitch tonight.

Cracking performance, I take it all back. I've always wondered what would happen if we took a few chances and really attacked. Nice change to beating teams 1-0. I'd be a bit concerned if we played so far forward against the likes of the Czechs, but it'll do against the Germans. The players looked more than motivated! Cracking start!

**Fergie's Son** · 01/03/2006, 8:55 PM

Good start indeed. Duff was our best player. Sweden just weren't the same once Ibramovich went off. Reid was excellent whereas O'Shea sort of vanished. I didn't think O'Brien (Joey) did that well actually. Caught for pace several times. Dunne was great and Ireland looked well as did Kavanagh. Doyle looked a little lost but otherwise a good start.

**Gaillimh Al** · 01/03/2006, 8:56 PM

Great result. Great performance.
Freedom of expression was very evident. Joey O'Brien looks the business. Well done Damien Duff. Class. Only a friendly but a great result.

On a sour note though, could someone please take the microphone out of Niall Quinn's hand. Quickly. The man just will not shut up for 2 seconds and comes out with some awful rubbish.

**ccfcgirl** · 01/03/2006, 9:02 PM

Stan is a happy man tonight fair play to him ,3 great goals and not a bad game to watch...............

**R�iteoir** · 01/03/2006, 9:06 PM

Originally Posted by KarlosIRL

great start, delighted.

cue much band wagon jumping and a great deal of backtracking.....some people must be gutted inside tonight

There is a slight difference between doing the business in a meaningless friendly and doing it in the qualifiers and while this is a great start, lets not be losing the run of ourselves.

To quote a Swedish friend of mine tonight:

This was a ****ing embarassment. Credit to Ireland who put in a good performance, but Southport could've beaten us tonight... Our defending was awful, our passing even worse, but mainly none of our players even looked like trying.

Haven't played this poorly, except for the January games with just domestic players in the squad, for years.

Although it's just a friendly, I expect a lot more from the competitive games.

**FarBeag** · 01/03/2006, 9:09 PM

Everything about the game was excellent from start to finish.All the boys had smiles on their faces and the old determination and will to win was back.I know it's early days but I am optimistic about the potential of this team.Role on Euro 2008.