FAI...June 2024 Friendlies v Hungary and Portugal

[Main Street]

I have to hand it to this bbc reporter Thomas Kane ( also does the GAA sideline reporting for bbcni) who managed to finish his post match  report on the game
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34838162

I think President Higgins can be seen (just about)  joining in on the  chorus.

[deiseach]

I have to hand it to this bbc reporter Thomas Kane ( also does the GAA sideline reporting for bbcni) who managed to finish his post match  report on the game
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34838162

But where are the dildos?

I think President Higgins can be seen (just about)  joining in on the  chorus.

Ah.

[johnneycool]

Young English team looked very impressive last night without a good few 'stars'.

I think Grealish won't be going to France next year and may end up like a Leon Osman with one cap to his name at the end of his career!

[Jim_Murphy_74]

Young English team looked very impressive last night without a good few 'stars'.

I think Grealish won't be going to France next year and may end up like a Leon Osman with one cap to his name at the end of his career!

Hard to take commentary.  At one stage commentator said that Roy Hodgson wanted to try a pacey counter attacking game with these young players for a long time. However, he couldn't as England had not met a team brave enough to attack them.

/Jim.

[johnneycool]

Young English team looked very impressive last night without a good few 'stars'.

I think Grealish won't be going to France next year and may end up like a Leon Osman with one cap to his name at the end of his career!

Hard to take commentary.  At one stage commentator said that Roy Hodgson wanted to try a pacey counter attacking game with these young players for a long time. However, he couldn't as England had not met a team brave enough to attack them.

/Jim.

Heard that as well, although they were in a pretty easy group, hardly conceding many goals, he may have had a point, but Spain found the net handily enough the other night.

[From the Bunker]

Spain, Italy and Czech Rep. Would be a Nightmare Group for ourselves, Wales or NI

Belguim, Austria and Hungary. Would give us a chance to nab some result(s).

[AZOffaly]

I think if you avoid Italy and  the Czech Republic you'd be happy enough. Get England or Portugal in the first pot, and you'd be elected.

[johnneycool]

I think if you avoid Italy and  the Czech Republic you'd be happy enough. Get England or Portugal in the first pot, and you'd be elected.

Portugal would be the weakest in Pot 1, Austria or Ukraine who needed the qualifier route as well in pot 2, Hungary in pot 3 and you'd be happy enough!

[From the Bunker]

Could we end up in a group with Germany and Poland again?

[general_lee]

Spain, Italy and Czech Rep. Would be a Nightmare Group for ourselves, Wales or NI

Belguim, Austria and Hungary. Would give us a chance to nab some result(s).

Are Belgium not ranked No 1 in the world right now? And Austria are flying! Hungary granted are a beatable side.

If I could pick a group it would be England, Russia and Hungary.

[Billys Boots]

Portugal, Russia and Hungary for me.

[Main Street]

Those pots look to have a reasonable resemblance to current standards.
England's excellent qualifying results earns them a seeding which is higher than their worth in these type of tournaments.
Perhaps NI should be higher ranked than Albania, but I wouldn't go to war over it 

[seafoid]

england, ukraine and slovakia for me

[Milltown Row2]

Seriously??? Lets be happy that Ireland got through the play-offs and are in another major tournament... Anything else is a bonus... In fact better the results from last competition and that's an improvement.

[ashman]

Seriously??? Lets be happy that Ireland got through the play-offs and are in another major tournament... Anything else is a bonus... In fact better the results from last competition and that's an improvement.

Ireland topped their group .  The break away partitionist associations team got through in a play off.