Wales squad for Ireland match

[elroy]

Yes but seeing asthis game is at home, i expect us to just about see it through. I wouldnt rate Toshack all that highly, better than Stan yes, but no Bobby!

Im not particularly confident going into any Irish game at the moment but we should win this, im more worried about slovakia.

[Wolfie]

A team of mostly average Premiership players against a team of mostly average Championship players. Seen it in the FA Cup often enough. The latter raise their game and if the former don't do similarly, then a so-called "shock" happens.

It would be a tough game no matter who was in charge of us. The Stan factor makes it even closer.

The games shape could resemble a gritty FA Cup tie. Space will be at a premium, a lot of professional fouls / stoppages and any chances that fall our way will need to be capitalised upon.

We'll underestimate Wales at our peril. We'll need a committed, gutsy and clinical performance to win this game.

Our set pieces will have to be majorly improved upon from the San Marino game.

Without a traditional beanpole target man in our squad, we'll be relying on strikers runs off the Welsh back 4 or a midfielder weighing in with a goal. We're going to need a big performance from our beleagured midfield in this game.

It aint gonna be easy...............

[eirebhoy]

Slovakia squad:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/...akia-Squad.php

At least they're without their best player.

[cavan_fan]

Slovakia squad:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/...akia-Squad.php

At least they're without their best player.

I dont want to rehash the same old argument but most of these guys would give their left arm to be playing in the Premiership (or even Championship in some cases). I still expect them to win but there is no doubt I'd take our players with a proper manager over theirs.

[Paddy Garcia]

Danny Gabbidon is out

[geysir]

Eirebhoy made a note of that in the first post, he wasn't really in the squad in the first place.
Anyway, I dont know if his exclusion is good news or irrelevant.

[Cymro]

Gabbidon missing out is definitely good news for you.

[Paddy Garcia]

""Craig Bellamy says it will be an honour to be part of football's Croke Park debut when Wales face the Republic of Ireland in Saturday's Euro qualifier.

"I've been over to Croke Park a couple of times, I watched a Gaelic game over there and I watched the (Six Nations) rugby game against England," he said. ""

Interestingly I saw a headline where Stan has said "forget you are playing at Croke Park lads". ... I could not bring myself to read any further though.

Surely any angle you can get to motivate your players after the displays to date.