FAI...June 2024 Friendlies v Hungary and Portugal

[dublin7]

So predictable.
Much better tonight but it was still headless chicken stuff all too often
Loads of opportunities to relieve the pressure in the second half and we just gave the ball back. Kenny still a tool

Go and support North if that's the only thing you can say after that. Look at the players in each team. Jesus I swear gobshites like you should be deported to uk

Mate the ref being a dick or not Ireland still should have won that match they were causing Portugal all sorts of problems but then sat back for the last 30 mins waiting for the inevitable. Kenny is untouchable as always even though his subs were questionable and too late

Portugal are a better side than Ireland and they were always going to dominate possession in the 2nd half. That's what good teams do. Ireland counter attacked really well in the 2nd half and some really gutsy defending.

Disappointing that you'd use that Irish performance to troll everyone else and slag them off

Who am I trolling? Who am I slagging? I criticized Kenny for the subs. I felt  the team could have shown more composure in the second half when it was clear Portugal were panicking. I'm the one being told to f off and f off to England lol in case you haven't noticed

Headless chicken stuff? Kenny a tool?

My bad that I don't understand your insightful analysis

[gallsman]

"f**k off to England"

Over a soccer match. f**k me, the absolute state of you.

[Boycey]

Connolly should have had a peno. VAR bottled it, they don't want to upset Portugal.

Explain to me why???

The Portuguese defender backed into Connolly as Connolly was about to strike the ball. It was deliberate and it cost us the match.

I've not seen the game but I want to know why you think they don't want to upset the Portuguese??

Because golden balls had the chance to break the world record and he wanted to be sure it happened on his watch. He gave them a peno for nothing. VAR gave him a chance to right the wrong but he ploughed ahead and gave it anyway. He didn't give us a stonewall peno. He didn't give us a decision all night. He gave them everything. He played a minute extra at the end. In the first half he did the same until we got the ball and then he blew it up. The occasion got to him. He should be sent back to the u12s after that

That argument would be worthy of the schoolyard in the morning but are you really putting it out there in an adult conversation...

Football/sport in general is like that, sometimes the decisions go against you but.to wailing ' wah, golden balls, peno, conspiracy' is pathetic... Balls.ie and the like have a lot to answer for....

I'm sure golden balls could have hung on til the weekend or next week or whenever to break the record...

You didn't even watch it so what argument have you even to put forward.

My argument would be that the referee might have got every single decision wrong for all I know, thats how the cookie crumbles sometimes. It's unlikely to be because he didn't want to 'upset the Portuguese' or 'let golden balls get the goals on his watch' because well just because 🤷

Go look at the peno he gave them. Look at what happened in the aftermath. Look at what Ronaldo did. Then look at the peno that Connelly didn't get. Its almost impossible to get some many things wrong in the same game but he managed it

I can't argue with any of what youre saying but I wouldn't watch sport at all if I thought that a high level referee was capable of what you are accusing him of...

Some ya win some ya lose, that's why we love it so much

[JPGJOHNNYG]

"f**k off to England"

Over a soccer match. f**k me, the absolute state of you.

I know but plenty of lads here think it was fair game. I mean criticize the players or manager tonight - no way but sure telling people to f**k away off who you disagree with -no problem. Slightly worried about that level of insight ,ahem

[Itchy]

"f**k off to England"

Over a soccer match. f**k me, the absolute state of you.

I know but plenty of lads here think it was fair game. I mean criticize the players or manager tonight - no way but sure telling people to f**k away off who you disagree with -no problem. Slightly worried about that level of insight ,ahem

No over being a dick

[dublin7]

"f**k off to England"

Over a soccer match. f**k me, the absolute state of you.

I know but plenty of lads here think it was fair game. I mean criticize the players or manager tonight - no way but sure telling people to f**k away off who you disagree with -no problem. Slightly worried about that level of insight ,ahem

Yeah it's headless chicken stuff alright

[highorlow]

He was basically apologizing to Ronaldo when he had to book him at the end, looked very cringe.

Almost as cringe as O'Shea holding his head when boxed on the arm I suppose.

[An Watcher]

Didn't expect anything from tonight so absolutely delighted with that performance.  Pity they couldn't hold on but were totally dead on there feet.  Plenty of positives tonight.  Solid defence, Cullen in the middle and Idah up front.  Big Norwich defender was excellent as well.
Seriously not expecting anything from this campaign other than using it to prepare for the euros.  See how the next few games go but Kenny has them trying to play football and he's bringing young boys through.  Keep in going kenny

[weareros]

He was basically apologizing to Ronaldo when he had to book him at the end, looked very cringe.

Almost as cringe as O'Shea holding his head when boxed on the arm I suppose.

Bit more than a box on the arm. The ref gave Irish players yellow for a lot less:

https://twitter.com/intchampionscup/status/1433153939113975813?s=21

[snoopdog]

He was basically apologizing to Ronaldo when he had to book him at the end, looked very cringe.

Almost as cringe as O'Shea holding his head when boxed on the arm I suppose.

Bit more than a box on the arm. The ref gave Irish players yellow for a lot less:

https://twitter.com/intchampionscup/status/1433153939113975813?s=21

Looked more a flick than a box. Never a red card.

[Man Marker]

Thats embarrassing for O'Shea as well.

[balladmaker]

Shambles of a referee, blatant penalty on Connolly, was pretty obvious that the ref. was in awe of Ronaldo, the cringeworthy smile of the ref to him with the yellow card at the end said it all.  He could and should have blown on the 5 min in injury time, but was intent on one more chance for Portugal ... he was probably queuing up for a photo with the world's top international goalscorer afterwards!

[mouview]

Shambles of a referee, blatant penalty on Connolly, was pretty obvious that the ref. was in awe of Ronaldo, the cringeworthy smile of the ref to him with the yellow card at the end said it all.  He could and should have blown on the 5 min in injury time, but was intent on one more chance for Portugal ... he was probably queuing up for a photo with the world's top international goalscorer afterwards!

He's not under any obligation to blow exactly on time, and most refs usually don't when a team is on the attack, as Portugal were. As we wasted a lot of time in the closing stages with restarts, throw-ins, subs etc., we can scarcely complain.

[gallsman]

"He should have blown on 5 mins of injury time"

Why??? He's under no obligation to. The added time is always referred to as "a minimum of..." They was a VAR check after the 90. If you're crying about 21 seconds you need a long, hard look at yourself.

[JoG2]

I'm gonna start getting angry at the boys getting angry at the boys for giving out about the ref!