FAI...New Manager is Heimir Hallgrimsson

[trileacman]

We should be sending the u-17s or a select 11 from the Irish 2nd division out to play the Israeli's for both fixtures and the indefinite future.

Typical of the lack of imagination at the FAI that they couldn't think of fudge to barely pacify UEFA whilst still making it clear that the Irish men's team refuse to play Israel whilst the commit genocide and ethnic displacement. Their comments this week about "oh we couldn't do without the money" were particularly disgusting. They're a stain on the Irish nation but that's nothing new.

[weareros]

UEFA will hammer the FAI if they don't play.

It's grand to preach but how many here paying mortgages would give up their livelihoods to make a stand?

I am against playing the game but the FAI have a duty to their staff who will be gone if funds are gone.

Reports on Siptu members at rte wanted a boycott. Rte are obliged to show it, but are scaling back. So will staff resign over it?

The latest Israel FA outburst should help us. But it's going ahead.

Expect some flash points...

While I do not support the game going ahead, i do have to question some of these actors like Liam Cunningham telling everyone to boycott this and boycott that but is he going to stop taking work from big Hollywood studios/streamers like Warner Bros/HBO (look up their owners). At least Irish bands like Beoga gave up big paychecks. You have to admire that.

[johnnycool]

After the outburst from the Israeli FA over the genocide comments made by Heimir Hallgrimsson, I think Ireland should pull out.

This is sports/cultural whitewashing of the highest order and cannot go on.

Ireland are in the firing line from UEFA, but if they don't make a stand and play the games then it won't be a reflection the Irish national mood on this.

I do feel for the players though, the decision isn't there's to make.

[Milltown Row2]

UEFA will hammer the FAI if they don't play.

It's grand to preach but how many here paying mortgages would give up their livelihoods to make a stand?

I am against playing the game but the FAI have a duty to their staff who will be gone if funds are gone.

Reports on Siptu members at rte wanted a boycott. Rte are obliged to show it, but are scaling back. So will staff resign over it?

The latest Israel FA outburst should help us. But it's going ahead.

Expect some flash points...

So Ed has a duty to pay staff and obligations but gets cancelled and the Irish team seemed to be getting a by ball here..

Lets be clear once the heat came on and Ed's back up crew all decided to walk away, he should have done the same, he hasn't and he'll suffer to a large degree for that, this Ireland team have known for a long long time that they were to play this game and have decided to play it.. Will they protest the players FAI or come to the ground and protest during the match?  could get ugly

[trueblue1234]

I said at the start it shouldn't go ahead. If I was a player I would be thinking I don't need this hassle. The country doesn't want it to go ahead, why put yourself out to play a game that neither you nor your country wants to play because the FAI won't make a call. I'm was hopeful that there'd be a U-turn. Unfortunately looking less likely now.

[Armagh18]

I said at the start it shouldn't go ahead. If I was a player I would be thinking I don't need this hassle. The country doesn't want it to go ahead, why put yourself out to play a game that neither you nor your country wants to play because the FAI won't make a call. I'm was hopeful that there'd be a U-turn. Unfortunately looking less likely now.

Surely 14 or 15 mystery hamstring injuries could hit the camp wven if they didn't want to explicitly say they aren't playing it. Pity someone like McClean wasn't still playing