FAI...June 2024 Friendlies v Hungary and Portugal

[laoislad]

Footage from outside the hotel bar yesterday!

Two of them went for him!





(Not mine - Stolen from twitter)

Here's the real footage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIMNnFVi9zk

[gerrykeegan]

Footage from outside the hotel bar yesterday!

Two of them went for him!





(Not mine - Stolen from twitter)

Here's the real footage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIMNnFVi9zk

Feck sake I'm off to Sligo tomorrow for the weekend

[Lamh Dhearg Alba]

Don't recall Glaswegian born Ray Houghton getting any abuse when he played for Ireland against Scotland at Hampden in 1987. Abuse of Mc Geady and Mc Carthy will only add to the atmosphere on Friday and I expect with the Celtic contingent in the stands Ireland's support could well outnumber Scotland's.

Houghton was a different situation as he had tried previously to get into the Scotland squad and it was recognised that going with Ireland allowed him to play international football. Similarly nobody had an issue with Owen Coyle or Tommy Coyne for the same reasons. Guys like James Morrison in the Scotland squad are the same, nobody in England is bothered that he plays for Scotland because they know he was never going to get a cap with England and ultimately is no real loss to them. McGeady and McCarthy would have been key players for Scotland yet decided to play for Ireland. That's why people would give them a hard time and yet had no issue with Houghton, Coyle or Coyne.

Had Michael Owen or Wayne Rooney - who were eligible for Scotland under the grandparent rule - declared for Scotland then the English would have been extremely pissed off. If Seumas Coleman and Robbie Keane had declared for Scotland on these grounds then they would surely have got a rough reception playing against Ireland in Dublin? I don't understand all the fuss to be honest, it's natural enough and it's hardly going to bother McGeady.

I very much doubt that there will be more Ireland supporters in the ground than Scotland but we'll see tomorrow night. It should be a cracking occasion and I think talk of "tension in the air" is a bit ridiculous, more likely just be an excellent piss up.

[Max Payne]

Scotland 1 Rep of Ireland 0

[seafoid]

I like Keano but he has a short fuse very like that of Captain Haddock from the Tintin stories

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghybivMKFRk

[Main Street]

Janey, this will set the cat loose among the pigeon in the English FA.

http://www.espnfc.us/fifa-world-cup/story/2144647/fifa-report-clears-qatar-but-criticises-england-over-2018-world-cup-bid

"Fifa's independent ethics adjudicator was responsible for drawing up the report"....Id say there will not be too many people believe this rubbish. Rotten to the core, and greedy beyond belief.

The English FA have been well and truly widgeried.

[Maroon Manc]

Don't recall Glaswegian born Ray Houghton getting any abuse when he played for Ireland against Scotland at Hampden in 1987. Abuse of Mc Geady and Mc Carthy will only add to the atmosphere on Friday and I expect with the Celtic contingent in the stands Ireland's support could well outnumber Scotland's.

Houghton was a different situation as he had tried previously to get into the Scotland squad and it was recognised that going with Ireland allowed him to play international football. Similarly nobody had an issue with Owen Coyle or Tommy Coyne for the same reasons. Guys like James Morrison in the Scotland squad are the same, nobody in England is bothered that he plays for Scotland because they know he was never going to get a cap with England and ultimately is no real loss to them. McGeady and McCarthy would have been key players for Scotland yet decided to play for Ireland. That's why people would give them a hard time and yet had no issue with Houghton, Coyle or Coyne.

Had Michael Owen or Wayne Rooney - who were eligible for Scotland under the grandparent rule - declared for Scotland then the English would have been extremely pissed off. If Seumas Coleman and Robbie Keane had declared for Scotland on these grounds then they would surely have got a rough reception playing against Ireland in Dublin? I don't understand all the fuss to be honest, it's natural enough and it's hardly going to bother McGeady.

I very much doubt that there will be more Ireland supporters in the ground than Scotland but we'll see tomorrow night. It should be a cracking occasion and I think talk of "tension in the air" is a bit ridiculous, more likely just be an excellent piss up.

Have we given up on Harry Kane? Given he's the son of a man from Connemara I thought there would be a good chance he'd play for Ireland.

[Billys Boots]

Must be an O'Catháin so.   

[JoG2]

Scotland 1-3 Eire

[ludermor]

Eire are not playing

[snoopdog]

Dont want to be a Free state 0-1 Free state

[mouview]

For being a son-in-law of Brendan Grace alone, the man deserved a thump.

A dire 0-0 or 2-0 to Northern England tonight.

[JoG2]

Eire are not playing

yes she is. It's my island

[AZOffaly]

From Cahirciveen, to Valentia Island

[Croí na hÉireann]

Watch it, the lot of ye!!!

http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2014/11/14/4033862-tyrrellspass-native-involved-in-bust-up-with-keano/

"He cannot walk up to one of the best Ireland fans in the last 25 years and treat them like that."  Sounds like a modest, well rounded fellow