Predictions for the big Games

How does anyone think we will do in these?
Can see us losing in slovakia...maybe a draw in Czech Republic.
Very hard to know which Ireland will turn up.

i will settle for two draws , a win in one of them is too much to ask i reckon.
were we to draw both we could still win the home games and go to wales looking for a win to qualify.

Reckon we'll beat Slovakia (just about) and perhaps scrape a draw in Prague. After the debacle of Cyprus and then San Marino that would unbelivably put us back in the hunt for that 2nd qualifying spot. C'mon lads - the Czechs are an aging squad and we've been on a downward slump for way too long. 4 points if the Gods are smiling on us.

2-2 Slovakia and lose 1-0 to the Czech Republic (with a blatant penalty not being awarded to us).

I think we'll lose both games.

Obviously the win against Denmark was a great result but it doesn't count for anything coming into these matches. We've been very shaky throughout the qualifying campaign and are of tradition a team that's poor away from home.

Originally Posted by Billsthoughts

Very hard to know which Ireland will turn up.

Hopefully not the Northern one

Ever the optomist I'll go with 2 wins


We're better than Slovakia, plain and simple


and Czech's are steadily declining, and missing some important players

I'll think we'll get a win in Bratislava but probably throw away a goal lead in Prague to lose, this will cost us any chance of qualification...

Originally Posted by KoemansCC

I'll think we'll get a win in Bratislava but probably throw away a goal lead in Prague to lose, this will cost us any chance of qualification...

A loss and a draw in that order...

2 wins, Ole Ole Ole.

My heart says a draw against the Slovaks and a win against the Czechs (we are always better when we are up against it).

My head says two draws or possibly even a loss against the Slovaks.

If we lose to Slovakia, then I'd really fear for our morale and confidence in Prague.

With McShane and Finnan in the side, I think we can beat Slovakia and draw with the Czechs (possibly even win).

However, my head says that we'll be atrocious in drawing with Slovakia and we'll be unlucky not to beat the Czechs.

I would love to see the likes of Keogh brought on towards the end of the games. I really think the likes of him could be the difference between us getting to 2008 and not. Still feel Stan might prefer a morale boosting draw than going for the win in places like Prague and ending up losing. I don't think he's adventurous enough and it will rub off on the players.

I agree with the general sentiment on here. Ireland will be out by the end of the Slovakia match. Slovakia to win, easily.

Staunton Out! Delaney Out!

I'm going with 2-1. Doyle and Ireland to score for us. I predicted before the Cyprus away game that we might lose and that Staunton might face the sack (we did but Stan got a reprieve). Everything at the time seemed wrong with the management of our team. San Marino away was just as bad. But somehow things have improved to the point that I really believe we will win on Saturday.

We just don't have the players we used too. Given, Keane, and Finnan are the only players that would have gotten into the 1990-1996 starting lineup.

1-1 draw with Slovakia
2-0 loss to the Czechs

Would love us to go there and pick up some points but am struglling to see it.

Now there's question marks over McShane and Finnan hope is starting to disappear over the horizon.

Star turn from Stan naming 6 defenders. Probably got away with it on his playstation....

2-0 win in Slovakia

Slovakia are seriously overrated. One good win in Wales is pretty much all they have done. They were woeful at home to Germany and the Czechs and were played off the park in germany last time out. The scoreline shows 2-1 but I saw the game and the slovaks managed 1 shot on target from about 25 yards and the goal was an awful og. Also the slovaks have lost their main stirker to injury.

1-1 draw with the Czechs.

After the win in Slovakia I think we can take a "professional away point" in Prague. Again , its an overrated side we are up against. If we can draw 1-1 at home with them when we were in a shambles we can easily take a point here.

Two other things Im looking forward to:

Firstly , I think Wales will get a point of the Germans who have huge injury problems and also have players pulling out.

Secondly, I hope Israel do to England what they did to us. Im looking forward to some of the worst acting performances since my junior school christmas play. Hopefully by the time we kick off I will have managed to have a smug revenge on my friends who wound me up after our Lansdowne shambles in the 2-2 draw.

Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie

Star turn from Stan naming 6 defenders. Probably got away with it on his playstation....

and who else would you have included??????

Originally Posted by jbyrne

and who else would you have included??????

Jason Gavin, Graham Gartland, Barry Ferguson, Colin Hawkins, Alan Bennet.

Hold on a minute, they r Irish....my mistake

Originally Posted by finnpark

Jason Gavin, Graham Gartland, Barry Ferguson, Colin Hawkins, Alan Bennet.

enough said