FAI...June 2024 Friendlies v Hungary and Portugal

[under the bar]

In that video, why is the interviewer wearing the Ireland top over what looks like a green check country and western shirt. It looks ridiculous.

It's New Balance. Liverpool polo shirts are the same

Liverpool have always been associated with that which is  tasteless but why are Ireland wearing such garbage?

[Syferus]

Jaysus apologies to the presenter.  What a manky design.

Mike Denver would never wear that shîte.

[Boycey]

Jesus lads this is hard work.
There are two groups to consider, the first one includes all the games and second place is determined on goal difference if two teams finish level on points.
The second group relates to the best second place teams.  Results against the bottom teams are taken out and points and goal difference determine where you sit out of 9 teams.

Thanks I genuinely didn't know that, I guess that's what happens if your half paying attention to something. Someone else said different previous and I took them at their word..

[Capt Pat]

So after tonights  results it looks like Ireland still have a chance. I thought after the Serbian defeat we were gone.

[ONeill]

Jaysus get the finger out Argentina. They have to win at the top of a mountain to qualify.

[JPGJOHNNYG]

Will anyone have pointed out to Martin that we need to win tonight or will we have another Georgian performance and be delighted with a draw as we were played off the park by the second string team of the 103rd ranked country. We could just play for the draw and hope Georgia do the hard work for us and beat Wales lol

[Esmarelda]

Two poor performances and obviously a failure to make playoffs won't leave much of an appetite for them to continue. Dunphys head may explode..

I think I heard Brian Kerr say that we've played seven games in 2017. Won one, drawn three and lost three. The one victory was a friendly against Uruguay. With the entertainment level at virtually zero (unless Roy does the press conferences) is this what's worthy of a new contract?

[JPGJOHNNYG]

Of course it wasnt any new contract should have been dependent on qualification or at worst reaching the play-offs. The FAI just making the same mistake they made with Trap but hey its mainly not their money so no worries right?

[An Watcher]

Seriously lads, what's the alternative?
Sam Alderdyce, Dave O'Leary, Moyes!?

The players aren't there but I for one will be happy to see Martin n Roy on the bench when we go to Cardiff.  That's before any of the other names mentioned.  I thought Ireland played very well v Serbia and a similar performance should suffice tonight

[ashman]

Seriously lads, what's the alternative?
Sam Alderdyce, Dave O'Leary, Moyes!?

The players aren't there but I for one will be happy to see Martin n Roy on the bench when we go to Cardiff.  That's before any of the other names mentioned.  I thought Ireland played very well v Serbia and a similar performance should suffice tonight

Hard to argue with that .  Does a certain business man still pay a contribution toward the management costs ?

[Esmarelda]

Seriously lads, what's the alternative?
Sam Alderdyce, Dave O'Leary, Moyes!?

The players aren't there but I for one will be happy to see Martin n Roy on the bench when we go to Cardiff.  That's before any of the other names mentioned.  I thought Ireland played very well v Serbia and a similar performance should suffice tonight

Hard to argue with that .  Does a certain business man still pay a contribution toward the management costs ?

The point is that a contract is being offered before we even make a playoff. Failure to make the playoff would worsen the record I've outlined above.

So I'd say it's not in the slightest bit hard to ague with that.

[JPGJOHNNYG]

Seriously lads, what's the alternative?
Sam Alderdyce, Dave O'Leary, Moyes!?

The players aren't there but I for one will be happy to see Martin n Roy on the bench when we go to Cardiff.  That's before any of the other names mentioned.  I thought Ireland played very well v Serbia and a similar performance should suffice tonight

Thats the problem though we can play ok and we were a bit unlucky against Serbia so why the fook did we play that sh1te against Wales, Austria and Georgia when we were actually lucky to get a point in each of those matches in the end. It doesnt make any sense. The other teams in our group are very very ordinary. O Neill is great for man management making him perfect for a team with little ability such as Ireland unlike Trap however his tactics at times have been desperate especially in some of the must win matches.

[laoislad]

Seriously lads, what's the alternative?
Sam Alderdyce, Dave O'Leary, Moyes!?

Bring back Big Mick or if not him then someone like Chris Hougton.

[magpie seanie]

I think I was wrong earlier when I said head to head was used and not goal difference. Apologies.

Even though Martin and Roy's team selections leave me confused a lot of the time I still think they're doing a decent job. Hard to see anyone doing better with what we have. We were in similar shit with a couple of games to go in the Euro qualifiers and look how that ended up?

[Maroon Manc]

Whats the deal with the play offs if Ireland win tonight and beat Wales, are they seeded or is it an open draw?

The lack of English born players in the premier league has had a knock on affect for Ireland, there's players in that England squad like Cahill, Keane & Redmond who would have played for Ireland 20 years ago but with the lack of English players in the league anyone who has a half decent run gets a chance for England.