FAI...June 2024 Friendlies v Hungary and Portugal

[From the Bunker]

Good to see Calum Robinson back and score. What do you think of that Joe Duffy?

Don't you mean the  other joe?

No, Joe Duffy to be sure! The B*llocks on €350k a year and our COVID HERO (Remember that farce)!

[AustinPowers]

Good to see Calum Robinson back and score. What do you think of that Joe Duffy?

Don't you mean the  other joe?

No, Joe Duffy to be sure! The B*llocks on €350k a year and our COVID HERO (Remember that farce)!

To quote the  cinema manager in Fr Ted : oh, that gobsh1te!

Never listen  to him , can't stand his voice.  Let me guess though -  he had  an issue with Robinson refusing to get thon jab?

[rodney trotter]

Kasey McAteer of Leicester is declaring for Republic. He scored against Liverpool in the League Cup .

Another option for whoever the new manager will be in 24.

[Captain Obvious]

So can still reach Euro 2024 via a play off just need to lose to the Netherlands



https://talksport.com/football/1603374/republic-of-ireland-need-to-lose-netherlands-euro-2024/

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Wouldn't it be ironic (may not be the right  term ,  Must consult Alanis on that) if  Ireland beat the Dutch and  even though it would be a great result, Kenny  was sacked because it knocked Ireland out?

In reality,  Ireland are better off  being  nowhere near that tournament. It would be a farce if they did get there , but I doubt we'll  need to worry about it

Would be some farce if Ireland reached the Euros via that play off and Greece who beat them twice don't even get the chance to play in any play off.

Damien Delaney on Virgin three tonight during the England v Italy match said we all hope England now go on and win the Euro 2024.

[rodney trotter]

So can still reach Euro 2024 via a play off just need to lose to the Netherlands



https://talksport.com/football/1603374/republic-of-ireland-need-to-lose-netherlands-euro-2024/

There was a possibility of that happening but it's no longer the case after Netherlands beat Greece

[Itchy]

5 Irish players starting in premier league games today. Must be a modern day record.

[weareros]

Leading Albania 2-1 after 27 mins. Both Irish goals by Katie.

[weareros]

Well 5-1 that ended with a hat-trick for Katie McCabe. Albanians were limited apart from a great early goal.

[From the Bunker]

Evan Ferguson: 'Because I'm Irish'

[jcpen]

Some crowd in the Aviva today great to see.
Decent enough game.

[seafoid]

The playoffs section here shows how awful the BIG's current Nations League ranking is in group B after just 2 wins against Gibraltar.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2024_qualifying

[Ed Ricketts]

The playoffs section here shows how awful the BIG's current Nations League ranking is in group B after just 2 wins against Gibraltar.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2024_qualifying

Recent form has had no impact on the Nations League ranking. That was decided last summer.

It's the points dropped in 2022 against Ukraine and Armenia, rather than those recently dropped against Greece, that will see Ireland miss out on a playoff spot.

[seafoid]

The playoffs section here shows how awful the BIG's current Nations League ranking is in group B after just 2 wins against Gibraltar.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2024_qualifying

Recent form has had no impact on the Nations League ranking. That was decided last summer.

It's the points dropped in 2022 against Ukraine and Armenia, rather than those recently dropped against Greece, that will see Ireland miss out on a playoff spot.

Part of it is based on now. Countries that did well move higher up the rankings

[Hound]

The playoffs section here shows how awful the BIG's current Nations League ranking is in group B after just 2 wins against Gibraltar.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2024_qualifying

Recent form has had no impact on the Nations League ranking. That was decided last summer.

It's the points dropped in 2022 against Ukraine and Armenia, rather than those recently dropped against Greece, that will see Ireland miss out on a playoff spot.

Yep, exactly right. The current groups decide who qualifies automatically, but it's the Nations League results that decides which remaining teams make the playoffs. If Greece had lost every single game in this qualifying campaign, they'd still be in the playoffs because they did well in their Nations League group. I hadn't realized how important those games were at the time, especially given the difficulty of the qualifying group.

We need to move up two places to get into the playoffs. So I think we need Israel to pass out Romania and Poland to qualify ahead of Albania in their group. At the moment we are behind Israel and Poland in the playoff rankings, but we would be ahead of Romania and Albania if they failed to qualify automatically.

[Itchy]

I've 4 tickets (2 adult and 2 kids) to the premium section for the New Zealand game. Cant make it. Free to a good home, first come first served. Send me a PM if interested.