Slovakia v Republic of Ireland - 8th October 2020 - Euro 2020 Playoff Semi Final

[elatedscum]

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breaki.../--986750.html

not sure i really believe Mick!

[Diggs246]

this would be terrible for any of us who paid to go ( i was meant to go myself bar a work commitment) but I cant help feel this could work out in our favor

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2020/...d-closed-doors

[D24Saint]

It’s hard to see it going ahead in any other circumstance.

[tetsujin1979]

FAI Statement: Slovakia v Republic of Ireland: https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/fai-...lic-of-ireland

The Football Association of Ireland is in communication with the Slovakian FA and local authorities regarding the UEFA EURO 2020 Play-Off in Bratislava scheduled for March 26th and is also engaged in talks around the fixture with UEFA and the Irish Embassy in Slovakia.

9th Mar 2020

As of today, Monday, the game is scheduled to go ahead as planned but talks will continue involving all parties. The Slovakian FA are in constant communication with their Government and health officials and will inform us immediately of any update.
The FAI will continue to heed the advice of the Irish Government and UEFA in relation to this game and will relay any news around the fixtures to supporters and staff as soon as it becomes available.

[Diggs246]

Its looks almost certain to be behind closed doors I guess the way things are going

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2020/...d-closed-doors

[backstothewall]

Confirmed behind closed doors

https://twitter.com/FAIreland/status...59371178344448

[paul_oshea]

yep slovaks decided without any intervention.

[Diggs246]

Mare for our fans who have booked etc, but defo an advanage for our chances

[paul_oshea]

I booked 4 flights as taking in a trip to Georgia too, so i had flights to kutaisi, vienna, bosnia, london and Dublin all booked. It wasn't cheap when all taken in and now all gone! I might still go to Georgia but then I'd have to get a 6th flight to get back to london.

Should help us but in a way i've a feeling we could play it like a friendly and be a bit lackadaisical.

[geysir]

Mare for our fans who have booked etc, but defo an advanage for our chances

They will miss some amount of impetus from having 20,000 roaring them on to get a winner/equaliser, whereas we'll have Mick.

[backstothewall]

They have a decent chunk of their squad (including their 2 most valuable players according to TransferMarkt) playing in Italy, and Marek Hamsik is in China.

It must be dubious that they will be involved given the restrictions in place there.

[paul_oshea]

we just have to hope that this containment phase can last another two weeks.

[BonnieShels]

It'll be some viewing on RTÉ listening to Mick shouting!!!

[geysir]

Him and Aldo would be a right pair.

[Eirambler]

They have a decent chunk of their squad (including their 2 most valuable players according to TransferMarkt) playing in Italy, and Marek Hamsik is in China.

It must be dubious that they will be involved given the restrictions in place there.

Interesting article on the 42 website this evening with Ryan Nolan talking about the restrictions on players in Italy from today onwards. You'd imagine any international players subject to the same constraints would be in no fit state to be playing in the playoffs in a couple of weeks time.

https://www.the42.ie/ryan-nolan-5040784-Mar2020/

They'd be better off leaving now and getting back to Slovakia today if they can.

[Eirambler]

Some rumours now about the Euros themselves being delayed for a year. Would seem a logical thing to do, especially with the world cup not happening until the end of 2022.

If that's the case they could just cancel the playoffs for now. Would be an interesting situation for us though, would Kenny still come in this summer and manage us for the playoffs or would Mick stay on?

You would have to think delaying the playoffs until the autumn or later might suit us - more time for the younger players to break through at their clubs and realistically none of the oldest lads are ones you'd be too worried about losing if they were gone by the time the games are played.

[Razors left peg]

Are we looking at a situation where the Euros are just going to be cancelled? They are not surely going to go ahead with those games behind closed doors?

[elatedscum]

Interesting article on the 42 website this evening with Ryan Nolan talking about the restrictions on players in Italy from today onwards. You'd imagine any international players subject to the same constraints would be in no fit state to be playing in the playoffs in a couple of weeks time.

https://www.the42.ie/ryan-nolan-5040784-Mar2020/

They'd be better off leaving now and getting back to Slovakia today if they can.

Wales have said Ramsey won't be playing due to restrictions. Would be great if the 7 lads based in Italy can't play for Slovakia. Skriniar is constantly linked with big clubs around the world and I've seen some Italians suggest that he's among the best centre halves in the world and Labotka was bought for €24m or thereabouts... So probably their 2 best players.

[irishfan86]

Suspending the Euros to next summer makes the most sense IMO. In the event we qualify through the playoffs -- whenever those matches are held -- of course Mick should stay on to manage in the tournament.

[D24Saint]

Suspending the Euros to next summer makes the most sense IMO. In the event we qualify through the playoffs -- whenever those matches are held -- of course Mick should stay on to manage in the tournament.

what’s is the contingency cancel the nations league ?