FAI...New Manager is Heimir Hallgrimsson

[Denn Forever]

Another good thing about Qualification.









APRES MATCH

[Hardy]

I keep wondering but never remember to ask - who is the fat bloke in the tie who looks like a bouncer and who's always on camera?

[ludermor]

http://www.sportsfile.com/id/388016/
think its tony hickey the FAI head of security.

[magpie seanie]

Highlight of the night was the 3 panelists on about keepy upies, and Bill asking what are Keepy upies...

I see roy the Irish patriot referring to the ROI qualifying on utv as they this, they that, should it not be WE..

Looking forward to the summer big time now, although being a GAA nut it maybe impossible to go to this based on Sligo and St Molaise Gaels fixtures clashing with Irelands games.

When he walked out on his country in Saipan he forfeited the right to say WE. 

Roy is yesterdays Stephen Ireland.

Was he not sent home though.............

Correct.

[Hardy]

http://www.sportsfile.com/id/388016/
think its tony hickey the FAI head of security.

Thanks. So he is the bouncer.

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Seems a bit unfair that the hosts get seeded into Pot1 without even having to qualify!

Current rankings:

Ireland - 25
Ukraine - 58
Poland - 64

http://www.fifa.com/worldranking/rankingtable/index.html

[imtommygunn]

Well if we get one of these two teams from pool 1 then I'd be more than happy!

(That's not to say we would beat them but they're a lot more beatable than some of the top teams in there)

[tyroneStatto]

Possible group of death (in general)
Spain
Germany
Portugal
France

dont think uefa would allow that to happen though.

from an irish perspective, getting any of the below teams would be ideal:

Poland/Ukraine
England/Italy
Greece/Sweden

[fearglasmor]

Fair auld set of biceps on Given in that pic.
Pity he couldn't use them to keep the fcukin ball out of the net.     

[Geoff Tipps]

http://www.sportsfile.com/id/388016/
think its tony hickey the FAI head of security.

Thanks. So he is the bouncer.

Used to see him a lot around Barrow Street. He comes into the Spar there for a sandwich. You wouldn't like to mess with him!

[thejuice]

Metterli sotto pressione

[ludermor]

http://www.sportsfile.com/id/388016/
think its tony hickey the FAI head of security.

Thanks. So he is the bouncer.

Aye he used to work in the Big Tree in the mid 90's.

[Denn Forever]

From Hoganstand.  Joinned up thinking maybe?

GAA will watch Euro 2012 draw closely
16 November 2011

Provincial council chiefs will be amongst those glued to the Euro 2012 draw on December 2nd.

Depending on when the Republic of Ireland will be in action in Poland and Ukraine next summer, some provincial championship matches may be moved to avoid a fixtures clash.

If Gio's Army are scheduled to play at the same time as a senior intercounty football or hurling match, attendances at the GAA games could suffer as interest in the soccer would be phenomenal - so provincial councils have indicated a willing to re-jig their fixtures.

Both Ulster and Leinster Council have suggested that they will take the Euro 2012 draw into account.

"We're conscious of what's going on next June and we'd be hopeful that we'd be able to avoid a clash," says Ulster Council president Aoghan Farrell.

Leinster chief Michael Delaney added: "I can't speak for other provincial councils, but I know we would certainly be keen to avoid a clash and we'll be as flexible as we have to be."

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

From Hoganstand.  Joinned up thinking maybe?

GAA will watch Euro 2012 draw closely
16 November 2011

Provincial council chiefs will be amongst those glued to the Euro 2012 draw on December 2nd.

Depending on when the Republic of Ireland will be in action in Poland and Ukraine next summer, some provincial championship matches may be moved to avoid a fixtures clash.

If Gio's Army are scheduled to play at the same time as a senior intercounty football or hurling match, attendances at the GAA games could suffer as interest in the soccer would be phenomenal - so provincial councils have indicated a willing to re-jig their fixtures.

Both Ulster and Leinster Council have suggested that they will take the Euro 2012 draw into account.

"We're conscious of what's going on next June and we'd be hopeful that we'd be able to avoid a clash," says Ulster Council president Aoghan Farrell.

Leinster chief Michael Delaney added: "I can't speak for other provincial councils, but I know we would certainly be keen to avoid a clash and we'll be as flexible as we have to be."

Good to see a bit of common sense.

[screenmachine]

Some amount of bitter Norn Iron men about today.  Couldn't bear to watch the game as they were celebrating from the start in the stands, ole this, ole that. Hope they're stuffed, etc...I think the suicide rate would go through the roof in East Belfast if Ireland done a Greece from a few years back...