QuoteMight as well show Spain vs. Denmark for all the impact that game has on Ireland's qualification "hopes"Originally Posted by elroy
is live on RTE 2 at half seven sat evening. Well done RTE.
Ideally, a win for Germany i suppose?
Might as well show Spain vs. Denmark for all the impact that game has on Ireland's qualification "hopes"
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RTE wouldn't have to show our rival's games, if the fai didn't insist on our match having a 3.00 ko, way before the other matches in the group, so that the other sides have an advantage knowing our result.
the other sides have an advantage knowing our result.
The biggest advantages for everyone else in the group are the guy who picks the team and the guy who picks the guy who picks the team.
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the result of the above game is an irrelevance if we dont beat wales. if we do then i would like a draw , no need to let either team pull too far ahead of the pack
Was he crazy!! Yeah , in a very special way , an Irishman.
I slept, and dreamed that life was Beauty;
I woke, and found that life was Duty.
We need the Germans to beat the Czechs twice.
Then if we somehow can get 6 points from the next 2 games, I'd be hoping we can get a draw in the Czech Republic and a draw at home to Gernmany for us to have any chance of getting there.
San Marino are going to be a handful as the group goes on." - Steve Staunton reacts to performance against San Marino.
Above makes sense. The only wafer thin hope we have is if Germany take points off everyone (bar us in Croker) and we undergo a staggering upsurge in form.
Margin for error for us is now non existent.
Quoting years at random since 1975
think it was the Gardai who insisted on a 3pm ko for security reasons. 4,500 welsh coming over and the last thing they need is a stadium full of fans who've been on the beer all dayRTE wouldn't have to show our rival's games, if the fai didn't insist on our match having a 3.00 ko, way before the other matches in the group, so that the other sides have an advantage knowing our result.
The Czechs are the catchable ones in the group IMO. I can see them dropping point such as away to Wales, i would expect Germany to win away to Wales. Im hpoing for a Germany home and Away win against the Czechs.
ya why dont we get lights in croker saturday, i cant wait first time in croker
cum on the blues
it has draw written all over it.
"If God had meant football to be played in the air, he'd have put grass in the sky." Brian Clough.
You'll NEVER beat the Irish.......you'll just draw with us instead!!!
might be something more to do with sky sports schedule
No real need to complete the rest of the sentence.
We're pretty much playing for pride and hopefully keep our 4th seeding for the next time.
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The failures insist we play all Saturday home internationals at 3pm, regardless of the opposition, be it Wales, Cyprus, or Holland.
Isn't the 3PM start due to the lack of lights in Croke Park?
I think so, it's probably why we've all to bring a torch on the following Wednesday evening.
lol @ mullet , i wouldnt give it POTM but am giggling all the same !
vital we keep 4th seed , is there any chance we can get up to third int his campaign if we do not qualify? isnt there another thread on the seedings ?
Was he crazy!! Yeah , in a very special way , an Irishman.
I slept, and dreamed that life was Beauty;
I woke, and found that life was Duty.
It would be better for us if the Czechs beat the Germans twice considering the Germans have already dropped points against Cyprus and the Czech's won't and we still have to play the Germans at home where we could conceivably beat them if the tactical genius that's hiding deep inside Staunton crawls out of his arse in the next few games.
We've no chance of beating the Czech's away and they've already hammerred Slovakia away.
Are you serious.
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I was thinking about this myself. I reckon the only reason people think that it would be better for Germany to win the two head to head games between them and the Czechs is because we assume Germany will qualify. As far as I know they have never failed to qualify for either a WC or EC so history certainly favours them. The fact though that Germany have dropped 2 points away to Cyprus suggests that it would be of greater benefit to us if the Czechs were to win but the fact that we have yet to play Germany at home probably counters that. I think really the most important thing with this game is that there's a winner either way as I don't think a draw is that much use to us. A good argument can be made as to the benefits to us of a win for either team as it's still pretty early on in the qualification process.
By the way I might be wrong here but I think Germany have also beaten Slovakia away.
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