FAI...June 2024 Friendlies v Hungary and Portugal

[Itchy]

Entertaining enough game and I think you can see Kennys vision for the team becoming more solid. We looked relatively comfortable at the back for a change and opened up Portugal a few times. The next qualifying campaign the results will have to follow as the honeymoon period will be over then.

The booing of Ronaldo was a tiresome sideshow. He shut them up showing a little of class at the end giving his jersey to the young girl who ran on the pitch. Why the need to boo a player just because he is world class or for god knows what reason.

There are too many LIverpool fans. The same happened Fernandes when he went off...

MR2 because of results. Far from given we'll beat them.

You think people would identify as Irish fans first and Liverpool/Man Utd fans 2nd. My kids were there and they were looking forward to seeing Ronaldo and while he wasnt at his best they will remember fat arm chair fans roaring at him that he is a sex offender and booing him instead. This is why I can never understand this "we" fascination with English club soccer.

[laoislad]

I've been at games where ex and current Rangers players were booed, no one seemed to care afterwards. Can't see any difference to the booing last night. Not that I agree with booing anyways but if it's wrong to boo Ronaldo then it's wrong to boo any player..
Bit ridiculous also for anyone to suggest it was Liverpool Irish fans doing all the booing...

[Armagh18]

I've been at games where ex and current Rangers players were booed, no one seemed to care afterwards. Can't see any difference to the booing last night. Not that I agree with booing anyways but if it's wrong to boo Ronaldo then it's wrong to boo any player..
Bit ridiculous also for anyone to suggest it was Liverpool Irish fans doing all the booing...

Awk now theres a difference boing a Rangers player and booing a Liverpool/United player...

[Itchy]

I've been at games where ex and current Rangers players were booed, no one seemed to care afterwards. Can't see any difference to the booing last night. Not that I agree with booing anyways but if it's wrong to boo Ronaldo then it's wrong to boo any player..
Bit ridiculous also for anyone to suggest it was Liverpool Irish fans doing all the booing...

I think it is stupid to boo an ex rangers player too.

[laoislad]

I've been at games where ex and current Rangers players were booed, no one seemed to care afterwards. Can't see any difference to the booing last night. Not that I agree with booing anyways but if it's wrong to boo Ronaldo then it's wrong to boo any player..
Bit ridiculous also for anyone to suggest it was Liverpool Irish fans doing all the booing...

I think it is retarded to boo an ex rangers player too.

I think it's disappointing you used the word retarded.

[Itchy]

I've been at games where ex and current Rangers players were booed, no one seemed to care afterwards. Can't see any difference to the booing last night. Not that I agree with booing anyways but if it's wrong to boo Ronaldo then it's wrong to boo any player..
Bit ridiculous also for anyone to suggest it was Liverpool Irish fans doing all the booing...

I think it is retarded to boo an ex rangers player too.

I think it's disappointing you used the word retarded.

Fine, I changed it to stupid. No offence was meant

[Rudi]

The best supporters in the world, didn't cover themselves in glory; with the booing of one of the finest players, the world has produced. Fair play to Ronaldo at the end a nice gesture to give the wee girl his jersey, of course he was a great lad then with the boo boys.
On the game itself, playing well delighted for Kenny. He's a down to earth honest sort of fella, league of Ireland grassroots through & through, shrove your Trappatonis up your arse

[Baile Brigín 2]

I've been at games where ex and current Rangers players were booed, no one seemed to care afterwards. Can't see any difference to the booing last night. Not that I agree with booing anyways but if it's wrong to boo Ronaldo then it's wrong to boo any player..
Bit ridiculous also for anyone to suggest it was Liverpool Irish fans doing all the booing...

Awk now theres a difference boing a Rangers player and booing a Liverpool/United player...

Is there? Is it not the same - importing foreign football 'rivalry' where it isn't needed or wanted?

[weareros]

Thought Okoflex, who is in great form for West Ham u23, would be involved with U21s tonight but not listed as a sub. Still pondering England? Wonder why we are not in home jersey.

[imtommygunn]

There was a fight in the crowd near me.

I wasn't serious about the Liverpool comment. I would say no offense intended but that would be a lie

[Cunny Funt]

Certainly can't fault the effort of the lads in the last couple of games, plenty of potential in this group of players, are improving with each game and to qualify for a major competition in the years ahead has to be a objective.

Egan, Duffy was the best defenders on show last night, Coleman showed his good and bad sides, the good the block on Ronaldos shot 1st half, bad totally switching off to allow Ronaldo in for a free header 2nd half and more often than not he scores those type of chances. Robinson, Doherty, Ogbene put in a serious shift for their side.

[mouview]

Certainly can't fault the effort of the lads in the last couple of games, plenty of potential in this group of players, are improving with each game and to qualify for a major competition in the years ahead has to be a objective.

Egan, Duffy was the best defenders on show last night, Coleman showed his good and bad sides, the good the block on Ronaldos shot 1st half, bad totally switching off to allow Ronaldo in for a free header 2nd half and more often than not he scores those type of chances. Robinson, Doherty, Ogbene put in a serious shift for their side.

Need so many more of them playing at a higher club level though, until then we'll be expecting them to be much greater than the sum of their parts. Particularly need more (creative) attacking options.

[Main Street]

Entertaining enough game and I think you can see Kennys vision for the team becoming more solid. We looked relatively comfortable at the back for a change and opened up Portugal a few times. The next qualifying campaign the results will have to follow as the honeymoon period will be over then.

The booing of Ronaldo was a tiresome sideshow. He shut them up showing a little of class at the end giving his jersey to the young girl who ran on the pitch. Why the need to boo a player just because he is world class or for god knows what reason.

There are too many LIverpool fans. The same happened Fernandes when he went off...

MR2 because of results. Far from given we'll beat them.

You think people would identify as Irish fans first and Liverpool/Man Utd fans 2nd. My kids were there and they were looking forward to seeing Ronaldo and while he wasnt at his best they will remember fat arm chair fans roaring at him that he is a sex offender and booing him instead. This is why I can never understand this "we" fascination with English club soccer.

The booing of Ronaldo was tedious. It reminded me of the booing of Jaap Stam in that 2001 game v Holland, I don't know what Jaap's crime was then, leaving Man u to play elsewhere?
Sometimes Irish football supporters are a national embarrassment.
But as it turned out the booing coincided with some of Jaap's most embarrassing errors in play, it gained some comical element. There was nothing comical about the booing of Ronaldo.
Defense was very good last night and considering we're struggling with quality in every other area the team performed very well. Kenny most definitely has the team with him.

[themac_23]

The fact our main striking threat is a player who can hardly get a kick for WBA says a lot. listen we played well the other night, but its easy to play against a top team when the result is irrelevant and already eliminated the 'go and give it a lash' mentality. for me the big tests for Kenny so far have been failed, im willing to give him the next qualifying campaign but id much rather beat lesser teams when the game means something than draw with 1 of the big teams when it means F all

[seafoid]

Certainly can't fault the effort of the lads in the last couple of games, plenty of potential in this group of players, are improving with each game and to qualify for a major competition in the years ahead has to be a objective.

Egan, Duffy was the best defenders on show last night, Coleman showed his good and bad sides, the good the block on Ronaldos shot 1st half, bad totally switching off to allow Ronaldo in for a free header 2nd half and more often than not he scores those type of chances. Robinson, Doherty, Ogbene put in a serious shift for their side.

Need so many more of them playing at a higher club level though, until then we'll be expecting them to be much greater than the sum of their parts. Particularly need more (creative) attacking options.

The options available to promising Irish teenagers are much more restricted than they used to be. Neither part of the island has a development infrastructure to compare with what England used to offer. Fixing this will take time and money.