Current feelings about the team

**NeilMcD** · 07/09/2006, 11:07 AM

Totally agree on Duff, he should never have been taken off. It all reminds me of the early days of Mc Carthy to be honest. Mc Carthy learned in the job after about 3 years. I am not sure Staunton will be given that time.

**Istabraq** · 07/09/2006, 3:17 PM

Does nobody else think that if Germany hadnt scored that jammy goal, they would have scored nonetheless. They were increasingly on top, and the ease in whch they walzed through Killer and O shea was painful to watch. They would have kept piling on the pressure and broke us down sooner or later.
It was only when they scored that we got a breather and our foot on the ball (for all of 3 passes), as is the way footy generally goes in tight games.
In the end it was us who "dominated" (I say that very loosly) the last 10. You can bet your life we would have had to withstand an absolut onslaught late doors.
Basically what I am saying is I dont buy in to this theory that we were beaten by a pox of a goal. We were beaten by a superior team, both on the night and obviously overall.

**NeilMcD** · 07/09/2006, 3:38 PM

Totally agree with that Istabraq. I did not like the sping coming from the manager and the players that we were beaten by an unlucky goal, it was on the cards and had been coming.

**Packie88** · 07/09/2006, 9:09 PM

Originally Posted by NeilMcD

Totally agree on Duff, he should never have been taken off. It all reminds me of the early days of Mc Carthy to be honest. Mc Carthy learned in the job after about 3 years. I am not sure Staunton will be given that time.

But Duff was feelin' a bit ruff.