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Time to give up on Casement.

Either expand Armagh or build a new stadium that's handy for all Ulster.

I'm starting to agree with this. I'd scratch the plans for 30k at Casement and redevelop on a much smaller scale, maybe a 10k facility to suit Antrim's needs. I see they are playing their county final in Glenavy they've gone long enough without a decent stadium to cater for club finals and county games. The SF wet dream of a major stadium in west Belfast is costing too much and the longer it goes on the less I want to see it. Even the people in west Belfast don't seem too fussed so pull the plug and give the GAA a lump sum to develop other provincial stadia where they'll be appreciated.

Armagh hosts lots of neutral games, Ulster club, McKenna cup etc. It's handy for a lot of counties, more than Casement would be.

For example, if Tyrone played Monaghan in McKenna final, it would make no sense to take that to Casement. Or if it hosted ulster semis, what's the sense taking the likes of Donegal v Fermanagh there too?

We owe the Yodelling Nazis a beating.

Would be sweet to knock them out.

Err, try to be a little less racist.

We're hardly the ones to throw stones at the Swiss for neutrality in WW2.

Nothing racist about it.

Neutrality was correct. It wasn't Ireland's fight.

We owe the Yodelling Nazis a beating.

Would be sweet to knock them out.

Time to give up on Casement.

Either expand Armagh or build a new stadium that's handy for all Ulster.

Any tips on where to get a small polytunnel for the back garden?

Ireland have knocked out qute a few teams who did well in the tournament prvious:

Knocked out Euro 92 winners Denmark qualifying for USA 94
Knocked out 1998 3rd place Croatia in Euro 2000 qualifying (although failed to qualify themselves)
Knocked out 98/2000 semi finalists Holland qualifying for 2002 Wold Cup

And now knocked out Euro 16 semi finalists Wales

This has 0-0 written all over it.

Guaranteed

Right you two. I'm never listening to anything you say again, ever.

But I explained myself just after that post.

Italy in the playoffs? Who else can we meet?

Playoff seeds: Croatia, Denmark, Italy & Switzerland/Portugal

Non seeds: Northern Ireland, Sweden, Rep Ireland & Greece/Bosnia&Herzegovina

Seeded draw. Them corrupt FIFA backstards!

This has 0-0 written all over it.

I knew that would wake them up.

This has 0-0 written all over it.

Best chance of Ireland winning is nicking a goal with a few minutes left and holding on.

Can't see it happening though. A draw at best.

At the Euros North of Ireland won one out of four games,three of which they failed to score in.Ireland beat a disinterested Italian B team to qualify.

They would both struggle to avoid bottom place in their groups in the World Cup,not that it matters as they will be the weakest teams,and dream draws for the other six,in the qualifier play offs,should they even get there

You do realise the world cup is full of even worse teams and the proposed expansion to 40 will only make it worse. Time for world qualifying tired of the likes of Mexico and USA being gifted qualification because their confederation is horse shit and oh for the crack lets give concacaf even more spots - farce. The irish teams should do an australia and switch confederation lol although martin would probably still park the bus and cough up possesion against the turks and caicos islands

Parking the bus or not, we can all go to the Caicos Islands for a match! Wherever that is. But sounds exotic.

I thought yer woman who lost all the weight spoke a lot of sense. Refreshing to see.

I was fortunate to meet Gooch at Old Trafford a few years ago,and a nicer more humble lad you couldn't wish to meet.

I have read probably at least a hundred sports biographies,and have never once read the word f..k in any of them,until this one.

While I'm not naive to think the lad never swears,I think it is wholly unnecessary in print,and reflects poorly on other wide fascinating narratives

Roy Keanes had an odd one in it.

I've read dozen of sports autobiographies, and theyve all had their fair share of F words.

Have to say I found some of the topics asked and answered to be real Cringe TV. Gooch beginning to look a grabber!

Did he use the old Betty Davis to Wogan line? To be honest, I'd think more of a guest if they did actually say it.