Post Cyprus Match Reaction thread

**popmart** · 07/10/2006, 8:24 PM

Worst night in Irish Football history. Staunton must go. Feel sorry for him as its not his fault he was appointed. Well out of his depth, farsical stuff really. Delaney is the big problem. How do you get rid of him? Headline on aertel says it all, "Irish lucky to lose 5-2 to cyprus"

**Qwerty** · 07/10/2006, 8:24 PM

Tonight is the worst result ever for Ireland. And Cyprus' best.

Guardian:

Cyprus crush Ireland for greatest ever success

By Lakis Avraamides
NICOSIA, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Cyprus, so often the whipping boys of international soccer, handed out a hiding of their own on Saturday when they crushed Ireland 5-2 for the greatest international victory in their long history.
It was Cyprus's most emphatic victory since they began playing competitive soccer in 1960, and was achieved after going a goal behind after only eight minutes of this Euro 2008 Group D qualifier.

**billybunter** · 07/10/2006, 8:27 PM

fair play to the worm. he put his thoughts out there prior to the game, and now the bandwagon is rolling. i did not agree with stan getting the job (he's to hard on the oul ears to listen to). get aldo in, or kevin moran, or ray houghton - someone with a pair of balls, and a bit of character. at least we know they'll give it a shot.

**Billy Lord** · 07/10/2006, 8:30 PM

A great night for Irish football because it offers us chance to look at th way we do things. Maybe now the muppets in Merrion Square and the Ole heads in their green wigs and stupid hats will realise that, if we don't build the game up at home, the national squad is doomed unless the Brits do us a favour and develop our players for us.
Holland only began to progress when their domestic game was taken seriously. It's the only way forward, but who really cares enough to make it happen?
Blaming Staunton for what's been coming for years is pathetic scapegoating. Look in the mirror, you fools!

**DeNiro** · 07/10/2006, 8:31 PM

Exactly. I can't understand why they went for Staunton over any other ex-Irish player that had managerial experience. Can anyone remember did they interview anyone else. I remember they bypassed Aldridge and never asked him for interview!

**dfx-** · 07/10/2006, 8:31 PM

Originally Posted by popmart

"Irish lucky to lose 5-2 to cyprus"

If I just woke up and saw that, I'd go to the Errortel thread.......but I am wide awake for hours and it happened

**Noelys Guitar** · 07/10/2006, 8:43 PM

Apologists for the FAI, Hand and now Staunton. Believe me there is nothing new here. I posted 2 weeks ago about Staunton and look at the reaction then. He has proven himself to be the WORST Irish manager of all time. Quite incredible. An absolute disgrace. I am sick. I don't want to hear the apologists go on about the lack of talent in the squad ( they used to state this at the end of the Hand era when we had got beaten 4-1 at home by Denmark). Staunton rsign now (which of course he won't do. Like kerr who else would give him a jo?. Sad state of affairs.

**pete** · 07/10/2006, 8:46 PM

Match Stats:
Goals: Cyprus 5 Ireland 2
Shots: 23 v 11
On target: 14 v 6

**Thunderblaster** · 07/10/2006, 8:49 PM

It was the most humiliating, gutless ninety minutes I ever saw from Ireland. The country is embarrassed and surely is our President who was at the game. The hacks will have a field day and the FAI will have to look very seriously at the direction of the senior game. Sacking Kerr was a grave mistake and as it transpired, a fatal mistake. An overreaction to Ireland finishing fourth in the World Cup qualifiers on the basis on only one defeat to France. Kerr may have his critics but Cyprus never scored five with him in charge. As Liam Brady pointed out on The Star, the real problems lie with our domestic club underage structure.

The Curse of TV3 that haunted us during the Euro 2000 qualifying campaign has come back to haunt us!!

**Stuttgart88** · 07/10/2006, 8:52 PM

Where does one even start? Ultimately it's not Staunton's fault. He didn't appoint hinself. The buck stops with Delaney, at least on an individual level.

But it goes beyond that. Do we as a country even deserve a decent football team? We're the parasites of world football. We send our kinds abroad from a young age, depriving many of a decent education, to play football in an overrated, morally bankrupt from top to bottom league system. Like the Irish BNP councillors popping up in the East End, the moral corruption is speading. Look at the performances our 'stars' put in this evening and tell me that we haven't all been cheated.

Our media is obsessed by English football & despite its perpetual failure to make any impact on the international stage we set it up as the ultimate football showcase.

Those individuals who can afford to invest large amounts in football prefer to do so in some second rate backwater in the UK than at home. It'd probably take only about 20 of the newly rich to sell their 3rd or 4th properties to build an academy that could be the pride of any country in Europe.

This is only the start of what I'd like to say. Those of us who care deply about our team & the thousands who invest their time with **** all resources up and down the country have been cheated by those in whom we invest our faith.

I think anyone upset by tonight's result should look at himself & ask if he's part of the problem, even in only the smallest way.

Worst night I can ever recall as a football fan.

**The Stars** · 07/10/2006, 8:53 PM

Only 1 thing to say.....Would an Eircom League 11 have lost 5-2 to Cyprus?

**John83** · 07/10/2006, 8:57 PM

Originally Posted by The Stars

Only 1 thing to say.....Would an Eircom League 11 have lost 5-2 to Cyprus?

I'm not sure Bray would have lost 5-2 to Cyprus, and I saw them lose 4-0 to UCD last night.

**as_i_say** · 07/10/2006, 9:01 PM

Originally Posted by The Stars

Only 1 thing to say.....Would an Eircom League 11 have lost 5-2 to Cyprus?

chances are they would have won.

**The Stars** · 07/10/2006, 9:05 PM

Originally Posted by as_i_say

chances are they would have won.

Exactly...People of Ireland should demand that these are the players who should play for our country,not League 1 wasters and reserve players.

**Scratchy** · 07/10/2006, 9:05 PM

Originally Posted by Thunderblaster

The Curse of TV3 that haunted us during the Euro 2000 qualifying campaign has come back to haunt us!!

Indeed so Thunderblaster.

That was the worst Irish performance I've seen in over 20 years.We were a disgrace tonight and some of those players should never wear an Ireland shirt again.

Staunton is plain and simply not up to the task and should be removed from his position after the Czech Republic game on Wednesday night.Maybe then we can do a proper rebuilding job with someone at the helm who is capable of doing it.

The FAI chose the cheap option in appointing Staunton and we're now paying the price for it.

**Brooklyn ZMB** · 07/10/2006, 9:06 PM

I got in from work, where I didn't know the result, and looked up the score, my girlfriend said "who died" based on my reaction and not knowing what I was doing.
I think that pretty much says it all.