FAI...June 2024 Friendlies v Hungary and Portugal

[tommysmith]

See Robbie's out   

Happy days. Good to see Long get a chance. Looking forward to it now, in 114 behind the goal with other season ticket holders so should be a good atmosphere. Can't see anything but a 3-1 Germany or 3-0 win sadly.

I reckon Walters will play.

[ballinaman]

See Robbie's out   

Happy days. Good to see Long get a chance. Looking forward to it now, in 114 behind the goal with other season ticket holders so should be a good atmosphere. Can't see anything but a 3-1 Germany or 3-0 win sadly.

I reckon Walters will play.

wouldn't surprise me.

[rodney trotter]

Would they not just go with Walters and Long... Keane and Doyle are both out. Unless they are going to pack the midfield, and play one up front

[spuds]

See Robbie's out   

Happy days. Good to see Long get a chance. Looking forward to it now, in 114 behind the goal with other season ticket holders so should be a good atmosphere. Can't see anything but a 3-1 Germany or 3-0 win sadly.

Hope Long gets his chance, been playing the best club football and scoring of all the options up front for the last long time. Still hard to see anything but a comfortable win for the Germans. The management are currently a joke, bringing in Conor Clifford over regular premier league players is crazy and unfair on all involved. Tardelli talking about the future when asked of Clifford's inclusion is bizzare when he was on about bringing Duff out of retirement a few weeks ago.
Will it be a sellout or are there tickets available ?

[tommysmith]

Would they not just go with Walters and Long... Keane and Doyle are both out. Unless they are going to pack the midfield, and play one up front

He will stick Cox on the wing and will play Walters up front the man is not near solid.

[thewobbler]

Robbie Keane must feel a little hard done by when he reads rubbish written about him and his ability.

Here's the thing, Ireland's best chance of a result against a big team does not involve having a big guy up front who can hold the ball up. It involves nicking a goal. And the one player in Ireland's history who is most likely to nick a goal is Robbie Keane.

There is some amount of muck being written in the papers and on here about how Long etc would be better as the lone frontman. It's all nonsense. Ireland's midfield will neither have the athleticism or instructions to support the striker. You could play Jesus Christ himself up there and it wouldn't make a difference as the four Germans will routinely dispossess him.

If we make just one chance in a game we will need to take it. That's what Keane does.

[Ash Smoker]

You could play Jesus Christ himself up there and it wouldn't make a difference as the four Germans will routinely dispossess him.

JC doesn't like crosses either.

[rodney trotter]

Robbie Keane must feel a little hard done by when he reads rubbish written about him and his ability.

Here's the thing, Ireland's best chance of a result against a big team does not involve having a big guy up front who can hold the ball up. It involves nicking a goal. And the one player in Ireland's history who is most likely to nick a goal is Robbie Keane.

There is some amount of muck being written in the papers and on here about how Long etc would be better as the lone frontman. It's all nonsense. Ireland's midfield will neither have the athleticism or instructions to support the striker. You could play Jesus Christ himself up there and it wouldn't make a difference as the four Germans will routinely dispossess him.

If we make just one chance in a game we will need to take it. That's what Keane does.

I think we are talking about the other forward options as Robbie Keane is ruled out. And how would having Keane up front as a lone man work, if Long who is younger and faster not be up to the task? Who is to say Long wouldn't score, he is improving and I think he will be a better player then Robbie, just needs a chance, wasn't given a chance in the Euro's, big chance tomorrow night.

Keane was a great goal poacher and still is, but not a top class one. His miss last year against Slovakia in the Aviva proved that.

[spuds]

Robbie Keane must feel a little hard done by when he reads rubbish written about him and his ability.

Here's the thing, Ireland's best chance of a result against a big team does not involve having a big guy up front who can hold the ball up. It involves nicking a goal. And the one player in Ireland's history who is most likely to nick a goal is Robbie Keane.

There is some amount of muck being written in the papers and on here about how Long etc would be better as the lone frontman. It's all nonsense. Ireland's midfield will neither have the athleticism or instructions to support the striker. You could play Jesus Christ himself up there and it wouldn't make a difference as the four Germans will routinely dispossess him.

If we make just one chance in a game we will need to take it. That's what Keane does.

Long has the speed and athleticism to trouble the best of defenders, if selected he will be playing in a system that will require these attributes not to mention the probability of us having so little of the all. Always been a big fan of Robbie but his days of being a startr are rapidly coming to a close, some amount of muck being spouted  by those who cannot see this !!

[ballinaman]

Robbie Keane must feel a little hard done by when he reads rubbish written about him and his ability.

Here's the thing, Ireland's best chance of a result against a big team does not involve having a big guy up front who can hold the ball up. It involves nicking a goal. And the one player in Ireland's history who is most likely to nick a goal is Robbie Keane.

There is some amount of muck being written in the papers and on here about how Long etc would be better as the lone frontman. It's all nonsense. Ireland's midfield will neither have the athleticism or instructions to support the striker. You could play Jesus Christ himself up there and it wouldn't make a difference as the four Germans will routinely dispossess him.

If we make just one chance in a game we will need to take it. That's what Keane does.

Ay ya, sure keep playing him until he's 50 so. It's the here and now thats important, Keane was beyond shite in Poland and has been much the same in the MLS games that I've seen recently. On current form, Long is the better choice.

[tommysmith]

FAI @FAIreland
Confirmed Team: Westwood; McShane, O'Shea, O'Dea, Ward; Keogh, Meyler, Andrews, Fahey, McGeady; Walters

I think its near time this deluded manager got the road.

[rodney trotter]

FAI @FAIreland
Confirmed Team: Westwood; McShane, O'Shea, O'Dea, Ward; Keogh, Meyler, Andrews, Fahey, McGeady; Walters

I think its near time this deluded manager got the road.
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That team is shocking... and that back 4 will be destroyed. Batian Schweinsteiger against Paul McShane, Holy Fck.

[gerrykeegan]

FAI @FAIreland
Confirmed Team: Westwood; McShane, O'Shea, O'Dea, Ward; Keogh, Meyler, Andrews, Fahey, McGeady; Walters

I think its near time this deluded manager got the road.
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That team is shocking... and that back 4 will be destroyed. Batian Schweinsteiger against Paul McShane, Holy Fck.

Are you sure thats not a windup? Team to be named at 3.00pm

[tommysmith]

FAI @FAIreland
Confirmed Team: Westwood; McShane, O'Shea, O'Dea, Ward; Keogh, Meyler, Andrews, Fahey, McGeady; Walters

I think its near time this deluded manager got the road.
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That team is shocking... and that back 4 will be destroyed. Batian Schweinsteiger against Paul McShane, Holy Fck.

Lots of back tracking now it look like someone was talking the piss, its not announced yet 

[tommysmith]

Slightly better but no long

Starting XI v Germany - Westwood, Coleman, O'Shea, O'Dea, Ward, McCarthy, Andrews, Fahey, McGeady, Walters, Cox