FAI...June 2024 Friendlies v Hungary and Portugal

[BennyCake]

patrick bamford lost to the tans now as well 

He was lost to them years ago. Don't understand why people go on about players who don't want to play for Ireland.

Ireland are dire at the minute, but they shouldn't be chasing after anyone.

[JPGJOHNNYG]

I see Northern Ireland with all their world class players and world class manager win again.

[From the Bunker]

patrick bamford lost to the tans now as well 

In fairness he made it clear from way off back when he was playing championship football he had no interest in wearing the Green Jersey. You can only lose what you have and we never had him!

[Itchy]

I see Northern Ireland with all their world class players and world class manager win again.

Johnny English, here is a list of Michael O Neill first results since you admire the North so much.

Norway 0-3
Netherlands 0-6
Finland 3-3
Russia 0-2
Luxembourg 1-1
Portugal 1-1
Azerbaijan 1-1
Malta 0-0
Israel 0-2
Russia 1-0 (1st win)
Portugal 2-4
Luxembourg 2-3
Azerbaijan 0-2
Israel 1-1
Turkey 0-1
Cyprus 0-0
Uruguay 0-1
Chile 0-2

From 29/2/2012 to 5/6/14, more than 2 yrs. He went on to do fairly well but I'd say if Johnny English had anything to do with  it he'd be gone inside 6 months

[JPGJOHNNYG]

I admire your faith in Kenny but at what point do you say enough is enough. Another year, 2 years, 5 years. I can't imagine too many turning up at the Aviva if things keep going as they are

[Mikhail Prokhorov]

I admire your faith in Kenny but at what point do you say enough is enough. Another year, 2 years, 5 years. I can't imagine too many turning up at the Aviva if things keep going as they are

the fact you call it the aviva shows how out of touch you are 

[hoynevalley]

patrick bamford lost to the tans now as well 

Did Bamford play underage for Ireland? Wont get more than 10 caps for the Brits.

[JPGJOHNNYG]

Played once for the under 18s. Has likely played his one and only game for England too now like Redmond before him. Southgate strings them along just enough.

[hoynevalley]

Played once for the under 18s. Has likely played his one and only game for England too now like Redmond before him. Southgate strings them along just enough.

Agree flavour of the month.

[Cobra]

Granted I'm not a big ROI fan but you'd imagine Kenny is on borrowed time. 1 win 15. It's not the LOI anymore.

[lurganblue]

Difficult watch at times there on Saturday.  Everything James McClean touched seemed to turn to sh*t.  He even almost ran the ball over the side-line before the cross for the goal.

I dont think Kenny goes at all.  I suspect he gets the Euro qualifiers too.

[seafoid]

Granted I'm not a big ROI fan but you'd imagine Kenny is on borrowed time. 1 win 15. It's not the LOI anymore.

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/international/ken-early-ireland-supporters-must-be-patient-with-stephen-kenny-s-team-1.4665663

It's the sort of result you can expect when you have won five of your last 31 competitive matches. Wales (without Gareth Bale), Gibraltar (x2), Georgia and Moldova: that's the entire list of teams Ireland have beaten since the start of 2017. On and off the pitch, we'll get nowhere without patience.

Over a 4 year period between 1968 and 1971 the BIG didn't win a single match. Things can get a lot worse before they get worse.
A good result for this group would be a win over Azerbaijan  and revenge over Luxembourg.

[tiempo]

Granted I'm not a big ROI fan but you'd imagine Kenny is on borrowed time. 1 win 15. It's not the LOI anymore.

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/international/ken-early-ireland-supporters-must-be-patient-with-stephen-kenny-s-team-1.4665663

It's the sort of result you can expect when you have won five of your last 31 competitive matches. Wales (without Gareth Bale), Gibraltar (x2), Georgia and Moldova: that's the entire list of teams Ireland have beaten since the start of 2017. On and off the pitch, we'll get nowhere without patience.

Over a 4 year period between 1968 and 1971 the BIG didn't win a single match. Things can get a lot worse before they get worse.
A good result for this group would be a win over Azerbaijan  and revenge over Luxembourg.

Come back Brian Kerr all is forgiven!!
The Luxemburgers are there for the taking lol, I genuinely think the Dubs would beat that lot.
RIP Irish groundball.
Last one out switch off the lights.

[SHEEDY]

Granted I'm not a big ROI fan but you'd imagine Kenny is on borrowed time. 1 win 15. It's not the LOI anymore.

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/international/ken-early-ireland-supporters-must-be-patient-with-stephen-kenny-s-team-1.4665663

It's the sort of result you can expect when you have won five of your last 31 competitive matches. Wales (without Gareth Bale), Gibraltar (x2), Georgia and Moldova: that's the entire list of teams Ireland have beaten since the start of 2017. On and off the pitch, we'll get nowhere without patience.

Over a 4 year period between 1968 and 1971 the BIG didn't win a single match. Things can get a lot worse before they get worse.
A good result for this group would be a win over Azerbaijan  and revenge over Luxembourg.

good to know 'things can get a lot worse before they get worse'. at least we've that to look forward to 

[Captain Scarlet]

So when all this started and Kenny got the job we were all excited about Bazunu, Kelleher, Connolly, Parrott. Idah, Knight and more. That's not even including the likes of Omobamidele and Collins at the back...
Now the system that produced all those lads is shite and the reason we can't play is that we have no players and there is nothing Kenny can do about it...so the FAI need to build an academy system (which they do!)
Our U17s also beat Mexico and there are some good players there, again in the system that is not fit for purpose...

We are playing progressive football but I saw a stat that we swung 30 crosses into the box in the second half alone that last day...a big Shane Duffy header salvages a point.

We did very well v Portugal and then he changes the formation and brings in McClean and drops McGrath. He sticks with three at the back and drops Omobamidele...

I am north anti-Kenny and I do think we are a bad team at the moment but he can't be absolved for some strange calls. If we stuck with 5-3-2 with wing backs and had Hourihane in with McGrath and Cullen we would got more control.
Troy Parrot is always poor when he pushed out wide IMO.

And it doesn't have to be an extreme of going from a progressive manager to Pulis or Big Sam but like surely questions are allowed to be asked. It's either knives out or defend the manager no matter what these days.

If we don't get some performances before the end of the campaign how can he go on?