FAI...June 2024 Friendlies v Hungary and Portugal

[laoislad]

Winners medal for Robbie in the MLS Cup tonight,scored a peno in the last minute as well.

[AZOffaly]

Anyone heading to d'Aviva tonight?

[rodney trotter]

Anyone heading to d'Aviva tonight?

Might go to it, they are expecting a crowd of around 40,000. If they happens or not. Poland have name a strong squad, fact that a lot of Poles live in Ireland would help the attendance.

[Declan]

Yep heading in for my sins!!
Great results for the U19s and U21s this week as well - maybe the future is bright after all (once we can get Trap out of the way )

[AQMP]

I notice there was a hint/suggestion by Tardelli yesterday that Darron Gibson might be on his way back the squad.

[laoislad]

Have a ticket but not sure if I can make it.
I'd be surprised if there is 40k at it.

[Crete Boom]

   Interesting Team by El Trap. While McShane doesn't really seem up to it at this level and I would like to have seen Holahan starting just off Shane Long to see if he and Ireland are capable of playing a modern 4-4-1-1/4-5-1, there is still could be a lot of positives to be gained out of tonight.
   
I don't really know much about Connor Salmon but friendlies are the time to find out about these players and by all account Trap is going to give Holahan the second half anyway.
 
Good to see Clark and Cunningham getting a start as it's time to see if these lads can offer an alternative to what's there already and see if the are anyway along to delivering on their underage promise. Also nice to see McCarthy getting more and more game time so he can adjust himself to Trap's gameplan and international football with McClean getting a chance to push himself back into the reckoning for a starting place.

  Jeff Hendick is another that interests me and I hope Trap will give him some time on the pitch as I've seen in a couple of Derby Co matches and he's definitely one for the future so a few mins in the green shirt would be a huge confidence boost to him.

[Declan]

On a related point I see the Submarine Bar has closed -another victim of the recession - some craic in the Ole Ole days 

[GalwayBayBoy]

Best of luck to the lads tonight. Been a long time (if ever) since 2 Galway men started a game for Ireland.

Will be interesting to see how Conor Sammon gets on. I saw him play in the LOI a fair few times when he was with UCD and I didn't even think he particularly stood out at LOI level. Must have improved his game significantly after moving across the water. Well I hope so anyway.

[AZOffaly]

I'm staying in the ballsbridge hotel and the place is wedged with poles.
Might stroll on over and see can I get a ticket.

[laoislad]

I'm staying in the ballsbridge hotel and the place is wedged with poles.
Might stroll on over and see can I get a ticket.

Poles are great for support..


I'll get my coat.

[rodney trotter]

I'm staying in the ballsbridge hotel and the place is wedged with poles.
Might stroll on over and see can I get a ticket.

Poles are great for support..


I'll get my coat.

Hence why they are expecting 40k..

[Apparently so]

Connor Sammon is starting 

Dear God

[laoislad]

I'm staying in the ballsbridge hotel and the place is wedged with poles.
Might stroll on over and see can I get a ticket.

Poles are great for support..


I'll get my coat.

Hence why they are expecting 40k..

Oh dear,that went right over your head didn't it...

[rodney trotter]

Best of luck to the lads tonight. Been a long time (if ever) since 2 Galway men started a game for Ireland.

Will be interesting to see how Conor Sammon gets on. I saw him play in the LOI a fair few times when he was with UCD and I didn't even think he particularly stood out at LOI level. Must have improved his game significantly after moving across the water. Well I hope so anyway.

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He is having a decent season at Derby, still that is only the Championship. Useful target man to play alongside Long.

Paul McShane at right back, comedy gold.