Predictions for Wales & Slovakia games

[NeilMcD]

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

Thats very unlike you Eirebhoy, very sloppy.

[reder]

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

We are so many people pushing for this Stokes kid to be in the side. He has done absolutely nothing since he went to Sunderland? Has he even scored? Yet Connolly who scores regularly and set up another goal last night isnt good enough.

Oh yeah, before anyone starts to drag up past performances from Connolly or how good Stokes may be in the future, I would just like to add that the Wales game is on saturday week not in 2 years. Given our current situation, I think we should play form players.

[geysir]

Thats very unlike you Eirebhoy, very sloppy.

He did put that he was confused by the article, as in understood that the article was off the radar.
It's quite an embarrassment for the IT.

[eirebhoy]

Thats very unlike you Eirebhoy, very sloppy.

It's not me, it's the Irish Times. I was just making a joke about a confusing error.

[shakermaker1982]

I can see us beating Wales 2 nil and drawing with the Slovaks 1-1. Stan keeps his job and gets a contract extension from Delaney himself.

[Billsthoughts]

I never understood why they only gave him a four year deal at the start,........everyone knows a 6 year deal is the only way to go..

[shakermaker1982]

we need to lock him in tight to a contract or else Walsall might tempt him back with a tea making job!!!

[RogerMilla]

i'd say even maurinho is jealous of the job security stan has in his current deal

[Wolfie]

Maybe just to be sure - given the overwhelming support - we need a referendum to enshrine his contract in the Irish Constitution.

[BaZmO*]

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.

Well maybe it's not a bad thing if he heads to Lansdowne while all his team mates are at Croke Park.

[Dr. Ogba]

Well maybe it's not a bad thing if he heads to Lansdowne while all his team mates are at Croke Park.

Prob not a bad thing that his team-mates will be at croke park either....they can enjoy watching the Slovaks giving us a good spanking...

[Paddy Garcia]

When is he naming the squad?

[NeilMcD]

Well maybe it's not a bad thing if he heads to Lansdowne while all his team mates are at Croke Park.

Eh his team mates will be no where near Croke Park.

[tetsujin1979]

When is he naming the squad?

thursday according to the indo

[Paddy Garcia]

Thanks tets

[Lionel Ritchie]

finding it difficult to see anything other than two defeats unless Wales put in another shocking poor display. They're due a good result. I'm afraid it'll be against us.

Ireland 0-2 Wales
Ireland 0-3 Slovakia

...and will Stan be fired out on his hole after it? Will he fcuk.
Sure we're building for the future.

[zenokelly]

What I can see happening is after we beat Wales the fcukin players will get so cocky and get battered by the Slovakians.

This should be the team

Given
Finnan McShane Dunne Harte
Hunt Carsley Kilbane Duff
Doyle Keane(if fit)Stokes if not

[stojkovic]

I hope I'm wrong but with a Sunday league manager in charge anything is possible.

Jaysus, you've insulted alot of Sunday league managers there, D12.

Lads, have you seen the Welsh squad. Take out Giggs and Bellamy and we're back to the aforementioned Sunday League.

We will trounce Wales 2-1 ( ) and scrape a draw with the Slovakistanis.

But I think only SIX points should be enough to save Stanley from accompanying Pearce down the DHSS.

Now, how do we disguise Berbatov as Irish ?

[Qwerty]

We are so many people pushing for this Stokes kid to be in the side. He has done absolutely nothing since he went to Sunderland? Has he even scored? Yet Connolly who scores regularly and set up another goal last night isnt good enough.

Oh yeah, before anyone starts to drag up past performances from Connolly or how good Stokes may be in the future, I would just like to add that the Wales game is on saturday week not in 2 years. Given our current situation, I think we should play form players.

That list of players is my guess as to who Stan will play, Stokes is a long shot as he hasn't been playing recently but who knows. My team would not contain Kilbane, O'Shea or Stokes for that matter.

[danonion]

I think we need to drop Stephen Ireland. I recognize he has hit 2 goals in 3 games, but I think the midfield is faaar to watery with him in it, his goal counts for nothing since we let 5 in against Cyprus (****ing Cyprus, that;s ). With a strong partner Kilbane is a decent central midfielder and I daresay Carsley is strong enough. I don't think it would be a bad idea to have 2 uncreative central midfielders, especially against Slovakia. I think we will win both games, that Welsh squad is rubbish and well I have no reason for slovakia to lose except optimism. Let the creativity come from the flanks with Hunt and Duffer and hope for the best.

Ireland 4-0 Wales
Ireland 1-0 Slovakia