FAI...June 2024 Friendlies v Hungary and Portugal

[seafoid]

We are very weak due to the lack of a professional league at home and competition in the EPL. It is very hard to develop players.  The FAI have a lot of work to do. 

[weareros]

Sure could be a 32 county team by then!

 How many automatic spots are there for host teams? Be some embarrassment if we didnt get

Likely 2 for the top two that don't qualify. If it were on this campaign, England and Scotland would have qualified via groups, and Wales and NI would have got the two automatic spots.

Feck sake. Improvement needed so.

Not that it really matters at this stage as to who had the least worst record, but if this had been the Euro '28 qualifying, ROI would have qualified and NI would not (NI's 4-0 defeat v Finland would have clinched qualification for ROI!).

As NI were in a 6 team group, their results against 6th seeds San Marino would not have counted in comparing records in the group (while ROI had a really poor draw in terms of 1st, 2nd and 4th seeds, we did get the worst 5th seed in Gibraltar).

NI lost twice against each of Slovenia, Finland and Kazakstan, so would only have 3 points in a 5 team group, whereas ROI had 6 points.

Thanks for clarification, Hound. Didn't catch that Gibraltar and San Marino were 5th and 6th seeds. That's correct.

[Milltown Row2]

We are very weak due to the lack of a professional league at home and competition in the EPL. It is very hard to develop players.  The FAI have a lot of work to do. 

Maybe if they paid the local players a wage in comparison to the southern high economic growth being more than the western world plus with the neoliberal crap ...........   

[Aaron Boone]

Ireland in All Black against the All Whites.

[thewobbler]

Journeyman footballer gets a retirement ball, with a 100 cap legacy somehow safely tucked away.

It's a sorry state of affairs for Irish soccer. It really is.

[Armagh18]

See if every player put as much effort in as James McClean, we wouldn't be worrying about not qualifying for tournaments. A lad who'd put his head where others wouldn't put their boot for the cause.

Happy retirement James McClean and thanks for the memories.

[imtommygunn]

Exactly. I've been going to the Aviva regularly for close to 15 years and have seen some turgid stuff but if even half the rest of the other players showed the same character as him we would be in a much better place. He should be very proud of what he has achieved.

[Itchy]

See if every player put as much effort in as James McClean, we wouldn't be worrying about not qualifying for tournaments. A lad who'd put his head where others wouldn't put their boot for the cause.

Happy retirement James McClean and thanks for the memories.

100% agree and f**k the pathetic begrudgers. A great servant.
As for the game, well it's all been said before. Has to be Kenny's last game

[thewobbler]

It's meant to elite level sport fellas. McClean had to work harder because he'd below average technique, and a below average first touch; as such he was rarely in control of the ball. He had to charge around at full tilt with sweat beating out of him as he'd below average pace, and almost no ability to read or take charge of the game.

Some of you would be better off watching dog fighting.

[Blowitupref]

Only drew at home to New Zealand tonight that should be the final game with Stephen Kenny in charge.

Next manager odds


2/1 Neil Lennon

4/1 Lee Carsley

5/1 Roy Keane

11/2 Steve Bruce

9/1 Sam Allardyce

12/1 Gus Poyet

20/1 Chris Hughton

[Milltown Row2]

Only drew at home to New Zealand tonight that should be the final game with Stephen Kenny in charge.

Next manager odds


2/1 Neil Lennon

4/1 Lee Carsley

5/1 Roy Keane

11/2 Steve Bruce

9/1 Sam Allardyce

12/1 Gus Poyet

20/1 Chris Hughton

Big Sam .. best record as England manager I think, undefeated

[Itchy]

It's meant to elite level sport fellas. McClean had to work harder because he'd below average technique, and a below average first touch; as such he was rarely in control of the ball. He had to charge around at full tilt with sweat beating out of him as he'd below average pace, and almost no ability to read or take charge of the game.

Some of you would be better off watching dog fighting.

Not getting into another pointless row with you, you haven't a clue.

[AustinPowers]

Only drew at home to New Zealand tonight that should be the final game with Stephen Kenny in charge.

Next manager odds


2/1 Neil Lennon

4/1 Lee Carsley

5/1 Roy Keane

11/2 Steve Bruce

9/1 Sam Allardyce

12/1 Gus Poyet

20/1 Chris Hughton

I can only realistically see  Lennon Hughton  or possibly Poyet out  of  that lot. Although anyone of those  is an improvement on Kenny

No harm to him  , but  Kenny  should never have  been there in the first place.  Totally totally out of his  depth.

[JPGJOHNNYG]

Lennon would be even worse than Kenny FFS. Did we all just forget the absolute shambles when he took over from Brendan at Celtic. Anyone else on that list would be a massive improvement on Kenny who quite clearly was out of his depth after about 2 games yet some 3 yrs later is somehow still here.

[Armagh18]

Big Sam would be the man I reckon. Jack Charlton 2.0