FAI...New Manager Hunt continues

[Cunny Funt]

Guys the campaign is over so these games are trial runs before the next tournament.  Hopefully they play well.  Losing ferguson is a blow but qualification is gone so it's nit the end if the world.  Try some guys in different positions, give others game time

Not over yet but it will be even more difficult to even produce two decent performances in the next two games without the focal point in attack.  Its competition games against the better teams whereby the most is learnt about the players and management. The French and Dutch will be giving their max into these games and you aren't going to get that in any challenges and game time given to players in those type of games isn't overly useful.

[GTP]

 It was mentioned in the Guardian football weekly podcast that E Ferguson could still switch to England through his Grandmother I think. From Wikipedia "in September 2020, the 70th edition of the FIFA Congress approved a rule change that now allows players to switch if they have played no more than three competitive matches at senior level prior to them turning 21 including no appearances in FIFA World Cup finals matches or continental finals (e.g. the UEFA European Championship). However, appearing in a tournament qualifier would not". He has 3 competitive caps (qualifiers) so could switch.

[weareros]

3rd place still gives a chance of a playoff depending on nations league rankings after top 2 in each group are known. That said: Greece have looked better than us so far.

[weareros]

It was mentioned in the Guardian football weekly podcast that E Ferguson could still switch to England through his Grandmother I think. From Wikipedia "in September 2020, the 70th edition of the FIFA Congress approved a rule change that now allows players to switch if they have played no more than three competitive matches at senior level prior to them turning 21 including no appearances in FIFA World Cup finals matches or continental finals (e.g. the UEFA European Championship). However, appearing in a tournament qualifier would not". He has 3 competitive caps (qualifiers) so could switch.

Not sure where they are getting that. Article 9, Rule 77.4 states official and non-official competitions.
https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/ccab990abf45fcf6/original/ro8mje8vw98yp3rvfbmi-pdf.pdf

[shark]

3rd place still gives a chance of a playoff depending on nations league rankings after top 2 in each group are known. That said: Greece have looked better than us so far.

Nations League playoff route looking highly unlikely given how other groups are panning out. Too many of the team ranked above Ireland are having a poor campaign.

[GTP]

It was mentioned in the Guardian football weekly podcast that E Ferguson could still switch to England through his Grandmother I think. From Wikipedia "in September 2020, the 70th edition of the FIFA Congress approved a rule change that now allows players to switch if they have played no more than three competitive matches at senior level prior to them turning 21 including no appearances in FIFA World Cup finals matches or continental finals (e.g. the UEFA European Championship). However, appearing in a tournament qualifier would not". He has 3 competitive caps (qualifiers) so could switch.

Not sure where they are getting that. Article 9, Rule 77.4 states official and non-official competitions.
https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/ccab990abf45fcf6/original/ro8mje8vw98yp3rvfbmi-pdf.pdf

Wikipedia, clearly not as reliable as FIFA. The second condition regarding non-official competitions seems to have been left out or misunderstood in reports. He did say he wouldn't switch so eligibility irrelevant anyway. Could have done with him making 4th and 5th competitive appearances in the qualifiers. Scoring will remain a significant problem without him.

[Capt Pat]

Lot of paranoid nonsense being posted that he can still switch to England until he wins 4th competitive cap. He's already capped 6 times for Ireland.

I think friendlies are not counted ! So he has 3 full International caps!

That was for Rice. The rules have since changed.

According to rte today friendly matches do count so he can not change now even if he wanted to.

[statto]

Lot of paranoid nonsense being posted that he can still switch to England until he wins 4th competitive cap. He's already capped 6 times for Ireland.

I think friendlies are not counted ! So he has 3 full International caps!

That was for Rice. The rules have since changed.

The rule is a terrible one either way.  When have been capped at senior level that should be that. 

According to rte today friendly matches do count so he can not change now even if he wanted to.

[Itchy]

There is zero chance Evan Ferguson will go to England, the whole story is the biggest load of clickbait shite I've seen in a long time.

You would fear for Ireland tonight

[seafoid]

You really would

[Blowitupref]

Irish line up

Bazunu (Southampton)
Browne, (Preston)
Duffy,  (Norwich)
Egan, (Sheffield United)
Collins (Brentford)
Stevens; (Stoke)
Molumby, (West Brom)
Cullen (Burnley)
Knight (Bristol City)
Ogbene (Luton)
Idah (Norwich)


France

Maignan (AC Milan)
Koundé  (Barcelona)
Upamecano (Bayern Munich)
L Hernández (PSG)
T Hernández  (AC Milan)
Tchouaméni (Real Madrid)
Rabiot  (Juventus )
Dembélé (PSG)
Griezmann (Atlético Madrid)
Mbappé  (PSG)
Giroud  (AC Milan)

[seafoid]

 Mostly championship versus champions League.

[Mourne Red]

That Ireland team is brutal

[Milltown Row2]

Would need to dig up big Jack

[Blowitupref]

France in front, not many keepers would have stopped that Tchouaméni shot. Looking like a long night for the Irish