Duff and Keane up front

[Neil]

Republic of Ireland v Holland (probable):

Given;
Kelly, Dunne, Staunton, Harte;
McAteer, Roy Keane, Holland, Kilbane;
Duff, Robbie Keane

[gustavo]

not a bad team at all

with a bit of luck we can do this
but with out that luck we r screwed

i wud have prefered to have seen duff on the left and quinno up front but i suppose duff wont let any1 down up front

[Neil]

yeah, it's hard to know. But, I think Mick has made the right decision again. Quinn is not 100% fit and would be more effective off the bench late in the game if we need him.

Fair play to McCarthy for taking us this far with some of the passengers that he has had to work with. If he just had the luck of Jack Charlton... Thank God that pr!ck is gone though.

**** off Clinton Morrison.

[gustavo]

well sure if quinn isnt fit he had no choice really
shows his lack of faith in connolly though
**** off morrison is right but if he comes off the bench to score the winner i will be a happy man

[Brine]

Surely Finnan should be in there ahead of Macca?

[The Legend]

Good job he wasnt.......

[Brine]

I was at Holland - Ireland in Amsterdam, I was shocked that Mick decided to play McAteer. He then went on to get an assist and a goal.

I should have known better this time around!

[EddieL]

....said before the game that most Irish people preferred Holland to their own team.Don't know where he got that from,personally I've always admired their attractive football but when they're up against us there's only one team I want to win...and it's certainly not the dutch!! Then,after we came back from that torrid opening quarter,he seemed to get rattled.Did he expect us to roll over and let his team win???? I also believe he "apologised" to the Irish team for knocking us out of the World cup before the match even started!! Methinks this guy badly needs a dose of reality.I am not a great fan of Mick McCarthy but he got it right when he said talk is cheap and refusd to respond to Van Gaal's jibes.

[The Legend]

He wont be laughing when he gets his P45 in the post Monday morning!

[Xlex]

Stupid man... took Overmars off and He destroyed us...

P45... in the post

[Pauro 76]

Van Gaal, dug his own grave by apolosing to us for knocking us out day before the day. As for the excuses about the pitch..pathetic. Well done lads! Question though, i remember McCarthy making the comment about showing his arse in Burton's window if McAteer doesnt get a club. He said taht a few years ago when he was with Millwall, what was the reason does anyone know?

[The Legend]

I dont know, but if McCarthy comes out to the bench during the play off in a trench coat, i'd be worried.