Harte would've allowed room to shuffle the pack, Paddy McCarthy, Andy O'Brien ...Originally Posted by jbyrne
I certainly WOULDN'T have included 4 goalkeepers and probably not 10 midfielders or 5 strikers either. It's not balanced and now he's getting caught out.
Just heard MCshane will travel though he has a shoulder injury. Fingers X'd.
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Back to predictions for the games...
Slovakia are a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde team, if we catch them on a good night we could be in trouble, but I feel optimistic so going for a 2-0 win.
Czech Republic are not the force they were two years ago, but, a draw would still be a good result. I'm going for 1-1 and a horrific last ten minutes.
EDIT: Just realised Wallis had the same predictions, I wasn't copying teacher I swear.
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heart says 4 points, head says none....I think we may be losing the run of ourselves after the Danish match and I've a bad feeling that we'll be brought tumbling back to earth this week.
Saying that I would love to see us win in Bratislava cause there'll be a cracking atmosphere in Prague for the second game....would be a real downer if we lost the first one...
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I think we will only get a point
Slovakia 1 - 1
Czech Rep 2 - 0
Well my glass is always Half Full....and with the cheap beer, should remain FULL...do I will go for TWO WINS...3-1 against the Slovaks,and 1-0 against the Czechs!
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1-0 win against Slovakia and 1-1 Czech republic after leading for most of the game and playing the better football
harte hasnt played in months, paddy mccarthy hasnt been tested and, although hes had his good moments, obrien just isnt in form
he didnt include an extra keeper at the expense of another outfield player and we've since lost henderson so having 4 keepers named has proved good sense. just cant see any reasonable options for additional defenders at this stage with the possible exception of o'dea who hasnt really featured either for celtic this term
I think we will get 4 points 1 in Slovakia and 3 in Czech Rep
Ireland will win both games.
Czech team is finished with only Rosicky and jankulovski (sp?) playing well in the past 6-8 months. New crop of players don't seem to be anywhere near as good as the nedved etc
Slovakia are rubbish and bar one goalkeeping catasprohe by Wales wouldn't be feared in anyway by Ireland
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Its a sign to lump on large. Get the wheelbarrow out and empty the load of cash on the double !
I have to say , Im suprised at the pessimism on here - its only Slovakia and the Czechs away from home. They are far more fearful of us than you perhaps think.
Last edited by wallis; 04/09/2007 at 1:29 PM.
3-1 win against the slovaks. 2-1 win agains the czech's. 6 points in the bag.
I'd go along with this
Slovakia 2-1 win. Czech rep 0-0.
Hawkins has only played one game this season, at home to Notts County in the League Cup. Hardly ideal preparation for a competitive international.
Bennet hasn't played for Southampton since the 13th August, is he injured?
Can't comment on the eL players,
so fcuking what? The majority of the squad named by Staunton is Irish born.
Based upon 30 years of following Ireland to away competitive game, I predicted 1 point above and would be delighted with 2. A win in either game would amaze me even if both teams were in terminal decline and manned by a load of geriatrics.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
Yeah, there's no doubt that Alan Kernaghan and Phil Babb would have kept Richie Dunne on the bench.
Lose 3-1 v Slovakia
Draw 1-1 v Czech's
I agree. The usual nostalgic, rose tinted, muck. Of course Tony Cascerino and David Connolly are a better Partnership than Doyle and Keane. Gary Kelly is better than Finnan. Terry Phelan was brilliant wasn't he? And Alan Kelly is much better than Shay Given. Oh yeah Mark Kennedy is better than Duff also.
Post 94 World Cup we were muck. Even in 93 and 94 we were average at best. Most of our best players were the wrong side of 30.
our away luck / form has to change at some stage and i predict one win and one loss (not sure which as we rarely put two decent back to back performances these days)
Usual mix of poorly informed snipes and rank garbage.
Cas and Connolly were and are respectively bloody decent lower prem/upper championship strikers. There's nothing at all to choose between Kells and Stevie Finnan. Terry Phelan in full gait was indeed brilliant. Alan Kelly I'll give you because he had the agility of a hippo who dreamt of flying. Kennedy is one of the great disapointments of a generation ...all the talent but a messer.
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