FAI...New Manager is Heimir Hallgrimsson

[Sheedy]

3 changes from the 1st leg; o'shea in for kelly, hunt for mcgeady and doyle in for walters.

one thing about trap is that he is v loyal to the players who have served him so well. thought walters might have done enough to retain his place. but at least the strikers now know if theyre not doing the business there is someone ready to take their place. there hasnt always been the same competition for places and that can only be a good thing.

everybody ready for a party tomorrow night? altogether now "ole ole ole ole ole ole" 

[Main Street]

I would be disappointed if Walters was to move in ahead of Long or Doyle as the default striker.
Walters played his role very well against Estonia, but it's not as if we have to play long ball all the time.
Doyle is also very good in the air but has a wider range of football skills than Walters.



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[Denn Forever]

everybody ready for a party tomorrow night? altogether now "ole ole ole ole ole ole"   

Is there not another Ole i8n the chorus?

[muppet]

everybody ready for a party tomorrow night? altogether now "ole ole ole ole ole ole"   

Is there not another Ole i8n the chorus?

Ól é.

[Capt Pat]

Would have been a nailed on peno in Netball.

Soft one in soccer.

You would be laughed out of it in Gaa.

He would never get a game again in rugby.

The only thing soft about the peno was the defending that gave it away. He jumped right into Hunts path trying to make it look like he was just standing his ground. Very amateurish.

[Main Street]

A soft (but legal) penalty is where the attacking player accepts the gift of the outstretched leg from the defender and decides to fall over it.

Possibly the hand ball (2nd yellow) was softish, seeing as the Estonian might have been pushed into it.
But by that stage of the game, you could almost believe the Estonian defender capable of the blatant deliberate hand ball in view of the linesman, such was their level of discipline.

[From the Bunker]

The price didn't fluctuate even after the comparatively low points, qualification wasn't the outside shot it may have felt like. Here's how Ireland's qualifying campaign went according to the betting on Paddy Power.

[ONeill]

Would like to see an early goal for Estonia. Just for the craic.

And Michael Dee looks a bit blue in thon coul.

[Jonah]

Great to have the bandwagoners back.
I was at the Macadonia game and I nearly had the whole top deck to myself.

[tyssam5]

Robbie Keane makes a 'hames' of a chance according to Tommy Smith on ESPN. Good to see culchie commentary alive and well in the USA.

[stew]

Robbie Keane makes a 'hames' of a chance according to Tommy Smith on ESPN. Good to see culchie commentary alive and well in the USA.

Tommy smith is an absolute horror show.

He was ket when he commentated on the GAA and he is worse now.

[5 Sams]

The most entertaing thing so far was John O'Shea doing a John Redwood with Amhrán na bhFiann....and then it showed Duffer giving it loads, all emotional with the eyes closed

[tyssam5]

Robbie Keane makes a 'hames' of a chance according to Tommy Smith on ESPN. Good to see culchie commentary alive and well in the USA.

Tommy smith is an absolute horror show.

He was ket when he commentated on the GAA and he is worse now.

Don't remember him doing GAA, but he's that bad he's funny. His latest from 5 minutes ago regarding the inclusion of non-Irish born players in the squad was, and I'm not making this up, 'if you put a kitten in the oven it doesn't make it a scone'! 

[Oraisteach]

Stew, are you watching on ESPN?

[tyroneStatto]

trapp can start closing the sack now