Predictions for Wales & Slovakia games

**Billsthoughts** · 13/03/2007, 12:49 PM

Ireland 2 Wales 1
Ireland 0 Slovakia 2

Think Slovakia could prove a banana skin for us. Expect some sort of reaction to the san marino disaster against the welsh but as always we will drop our performance levels for the next game and think slovakia might prove too good for us.

**citizenerased** · 13/03/2007, 12:57 PM

Irelnad 3 - 0 Wales
Ireland 2 - 1 Slovakia

Lads nowt to be afraid of, if the atmosphere in croker doesnt lift them to beat wales and slovakia....what can i say...The fact that our second string side should have beaten the czechs at home says how vital the home support is to an irish performance

**Wolfie** · 13/03/2007, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by Billsthoughts

Ireland 2 Wales 1
Ireland 0 Slovakia 2

Think Slovakia could prove a banana skin for us. Expect some sort of reaction to the san marino disaster against the welsh but as always we will drop our performance levels for the next game and think slovakia might prove too good for us.

Ireland 1 Wales 2
Ireland 1 Solvakia 3

I think the Welsh could turn us over - obviously hope I call it completely wrong.

Slovaks will prove too strong for us too..................

**endabob1** · 13/03/2007, 1:03 PM

1-1 with Wales 2 x poor teams
0-2 Slovakia are a much better organised side than us

**bwagner** · 13/03/2007, 1:10 PM

two 1-1 's results

**cavan_fan** · 13/03/2007, 1:12 PM

On a related topic, what results would see Stan go. Hopefully 2 defeats would be the end of him. Also, I think 2 wins would keep him until the end of the campaign. What about a couple of draws or a win and a draw? For what it's worth I think he'll stay if he gets more than one point from the 2 games, though he'll need 4 to be comfortable.

**RogerMilla** · 13/03/2007, 1:43 PM

stan will stay regardless of results , he is bull headed.
to be sacked it would have to be two defeats i'd say
i say we beat a poor wales and slip up to the slovaks

**paul_oshea** · 13/03/2007, 2:48 PM

i dont think we will lose either. but i do think that we could draw 1 or 2 games.hoping for 6 points.

if we get 6 points that keeps staunton on, but does it give us anymore real hope of qualification? probably not, but it still means staunton will be here at the end of the qualys, even if we lose to germany and czech away.

**Billsthoughts** · 13/03/2007, 2:50 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

if we get 6 points that keeps staunton on, but does it give us anymore real hope of qualification? probably not, but it still means staunton will be here at the end of the qualys, even if we lose to germany and cyprus away.

eh...paul........I dont wanna upset you but like....thats already happened.....

**paul_oshea** · 13/03/2007, 2:51 PM

Originally Posted by Billsthoughts

eh...paul........I dont wanna upset you but like....thats already happened.....

hehe, must have been a freudian, its funny i think i was going to write cze and then i changed it to cyp....mad!!!

**billybunter** · 13/03/2007, 2:58 PM

2 wins in Croker, 2 more in the US in May, and life is good again.

im with citizenerased on the score for Croker games.

**liaml** · 13/03/2007, 6:00 PM

1-1 wales
0-1 Slovakia

Stan will be gone in two weeks time.

**jebus** · 13/03/2007, 6:01 PM

1-1 vs Wales
1-3 vs Slovakia

reder · 13/03/2007, 7:40 PM

People need to distinguish between our home and away form. With the games being played in croke park, I have just realised that I dont know what relevance this has to the upcoming games

Anyway, if we were at Lansdowne, I would be 100% confident we'd beat the taffys and fairly surely/hopeful we'd sneak it against the slovaks.

As its CP and the players have never played there before I reckon 2-1 win against wales (defending for our lives in the last 10 mins) and 1-1 against the slovaks (defending for our lives for about 80 of the 90 mins). Basically, I dont expect us to control the slovak game at all, they are a far better side than us, particularly up front and we will have a 50-50 split in possession against the welsh but our slightly stronger side should see us through.

**Rebal Boy** · 13/03/2007, 8:14 PM

Ireland 2-0 Wales
Ireland 1-1 Slovakia

**Qwerty** · 13/03/2007, 9:23 PM

Ire 2 - 1 Wales
Ire 2 - 1 Slovakia

Apart from the obvious Stan concerns and general performances recently from the players also concerned about playing surface at Croke Park and our ability to keep clean sheets.

On the the plus side Given is back and Doyle may be back as well.

Expecting a strong team like the following

Given
Finnan Dunne McShane/O'Shea Harte/O'Shea
McGeady/Duff Ireland/O'Shea Carsley Duff/Kilbane
Keane Doyle/Stokes

**eirebhoy** · 13/03/2007, 9:50 PM

This news may change some of the predicitons:
Rosicky in line to face Ireland

Rosicky has not appeared for the Gunners since the 1-0 loss to PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on February 20th, but the 26-year-old could make his domestic return against Aston Villa tomorrow and should then line up for his country against Germany on March 24th before making the trip to Lansdowne Road on March 28th.