FAI...June 2024 Friendlies v Hungary and Portugal

[LilySavage]

Great effort tonight. Mcgoldrick makes a huge difference. Gonna be hard now with one from four.

[shark]

Hopefully Wales win tomorrow night and take them out of the playoff equation.

[Milltown Row2]

At least they won't have to score to get through the playoffs, draw and penalties will do

[weareros]

That was a pretty handy group to get out off, I blame O'Neil and Roy

Wouldn't call it handy. Denmark ranked 14, Swiss 20, and we are 42,  on current standings. Don't think we'll come out of our playoff group, however. In that respect, it will be pretty embarrassing not to qualify when we are hosting and 24 teams from Europe qualify.

[Milltown Row2]

That was a pretty handy group to get out off, I blame O'Neil and Roy

Wouldn't call it handy. Denmark ranked 14, Swiss 20, and we are 42,  on current standings. Don't think we'll come out of our playoff group, however. In that respect, it will be pretty embarrassing not to qualify when we are hosting and 24 teams from Europe qualify.

There were harder groups.. Kenny will have his work cut out for him

[Baile Brigín 2]

That was a pretty handy group to get out off, I blame O'Neil and Roy

Wouldn't call it handy. Denmark ranked 14, Swiss 20, and we are 42,  on current standings. Don't think we'll come out of our playoff group, however. In that respect, it will be pretty embarrassing not to qualify when we are hosting and 24 teams from Europe qualify.

There were harder groups.. Kenny will have his work cut out for him

Kenny will be a lot more attack minded.

[Milltown Row2]

That was a pretty handy group to get out off, I blame O'Neil and Roy

Wouldn't call it handy. Denmark ranked 14, Swiss 20, and we are 42,  on current standings. Don't think we'll come out of our playoff group, however. In that respect, it will be pretty embarrassing not to qualify when we are hosting and 24 teams from Europe qualify.

There were harder groups.. Kenny will have his work cut out for him

Kenny will be a lot more attack minded.

You can only play with what you've got..

Can they meet the wee 6?

[rodney trotter]

Ireland will likely be playing Slovakia away in one off play off, if Wales win tomorrow. Then they could be potentially playing the North in the final. Bosnia the other team

[shark]

That was a pretty handy group to get out off, I blame O'Neil and Roy

Wouldn't call it handy. Denmark ranked 14, Swiss 20, and we are 42,  on current standings. Don't think we'll come out of our playoff group, however. In that respect, it will be pretty embarrassing not to qualify when we are hosting and 24 teams from Europe qualify.

There were harder groups.. Kenny will have his work cut out for him

Kenny will be a lot more attack minded.

You can only play with what you've got..

Can they meet the wee 6?

Potentially in the league B final. However if Wales don't beat Hungary then NI could be in league A. If Wales to the business then I think it looks like Bosnia v NI and Slovakia v Ireland in league B semis.

[Baile Brigín 2]

That was a pretty handy group to get out off, I blame O'Neil and Roy

Wouldn't call it handy. Denmark ranked 14, Swiss 20, and we are 42,  on current standings. Don't think we'll come out of our playoff group, however. In that respect, it will be pretty embarrassing not to qualify when we are hosting and 24 teams from Europe qualify.

There were harder groups.. Kenny will have his work cut out for him

Kenny will be a lot more attack minded.

You can only play with what you've got..

Can they meet the wee 6?

Yes, but McCarthy has players like Brady, Byrne, Robinson and Cullen who are much more dynamic. He goes with solid cloggers. I can see why,  but there is a plan b in that squad

[LilySavage]

Brady was shite the other night and not plsying near standard of lads out there tinight. Byrne plays agsinst amateurs every other week. Cullen never played a competitive international. Robinson gets his game. I dunno what you see on the bench thst will make many improvements to how well Ireland played today. Best performance in years.

[From the Bunker]

That was a pretty handy group to get out off, I blame O'Neil and Roy

Yeah, them two chancers stayed a campaign too long we were an embarrassing mess at the end of their tenure. Left Mick with a lot of psychological work to do!

[Itchy]

Ireland have a couple of lads now that can score if they get a chance, problem I'd midfield, lack of creativity and lack of attacking commitment,  always worried about losing the ball and being caught. The strikers arent main issue in my opinion.

[Milltown Row2]

That was a pretty handy group to get out off, I blame O'Neil and Roy

Yeah, them two chancers stayed a campaign too long we were an embarrassing mess at the end of their tenure. Left Mick with a lot of psychological work to do!

They are still not good enough, the players that is. Mick's  had a chance to put his own stamp on the team. He did just that

[From the Bunker]

That was a pretty handy group to get out off, I blame O'Neil and Roy

Yeah, them two chancers stayed a campaign too long we were an embarrassing mess at the end of their tenure. Left Mick with a lot of psychological work to do!

They are still not good enough, the players that is. Mick's  had a chance to put his own stamp on the team. He did just that

We all know that the players are limited and that players like Hendrick, Brady and Coleman are sadly only a shadow of the players they were in 2016.

Hard to believe Mick was only appointed on 25 November 2018. Less than a year ago.