Ireland V Cyprus

monkey9

estebancambias wrote: »

i'll smack you with one of my inflattible hands. if you want a shot at my leprechaun hat, then just tap me on the shoulder and ask.

I can't wait to start singing Ole Ole Ole and You'll Never Beat The Irish. I'll belt out a version just for Des!

Xavi6

monkey9 wrote: »

I can't wait to start singing Ole Ole Ole and You'll Never Beat The Irish. I'll belt out a version just for Des!

'Fields of Athenry' with 'Sinn Féin' and 'IRA' tbh.

estebancambias

i think i'll whip out a celtic jersey as well and tell someone to sit down when they start chanting..

_blank_

Do Cyprus have any Rangers players for me to boo?

That would be the icing on the cake.

ntlbell

Des wrote: »

Do Cyprus have any Rangers players for me to boo?

That would be the icing on the cake.

They might have a few records for you to change tho...

estebancambias

off to the match now...COME ON THE LADS.....SA HERE WE COME.

Nalz

Just popped into internet cafe, waiting for the lads before we head off to the game. Alot of "oleole" guys with the scarfs and the pints of stout hanging around! Only kidding, great to see it will be a decent turn out.

Touch wood Gibson and Whelan will put in the effort Trap hopes for, and that will be enough.

Gonna be a bit optimistic here with a 3-0 scoreline - Keane, Dunne and Gibson to score

CiaranC

Im not going, yay! First home game Ive missed while at home in ~15 years. I feel strangely liberated.

2-0 Ireland for me.

Daysha

:eek::eek: Des predicting an Irish victory?!?

I'll go for 2-0. Keane and Doyle with the goals.

monkey9

Trilla wrote: »

Just popped into internet cafe, waiting for the lads before we head off to the game. Alot of "oleole" guys with the scarfs and the pints of stout hanging around! Only kidding, great to see it will be a decent turn out.

Touch wood Gibson and Whelan will put in the effort Trap hopes for, and that will be enough.

Gonna be a bit optimistic here with a 3-0 scoreline - Keane, Dunne and Gibson to score

Internet cafe. You have to get internet on your phone. You can't beat posting from the match.

BaZmO*

monkey9 wrote: »

Internet cafe. You have to get internet on your phone. You can't beat posting from the match.

Yeah too right! I'm typing this on my phone on the way in on the bus. COME ON IRELAND!
I just hope the rain holds off otherwise my leprechaun suit will get destroyed.

Rockee

estebancambias wrote: »

off to the match now...COME ON THE LADS.....SA HERE WE COME.

Keep it down este, Des doesnt like positive talk about the Irish team! (Sorry Des haha)

eagle eye

A lot of very optimistic posts. I hope it goes well but I'm worried about their attacks down the left(our right).
It looks like O'Shea is gonna play there, its the big concern for me. They looked so dangerous on that side against Italy.

Im_No_Superman

2-0. Doyle and Keane. Hopefully.

RasTa

Teams out? Also are RTE streaming this as I'll hopefully be watching from work

missingtime

Love the graphics at the start

~Rebel~

lol at the intro on RTE - tagline of The worst nightmares are the ones that are real, with a guy screaming while remembering the 5-2 and the draw.

~Rebel~

Team;
CB's
O shea
Dunne

FB's
McShane
Kilbane

MF
Whelan
Gibson
McGeady
Duff

FW
Doyle
Keane

Andy Reid on the bench, would definately like him ahead of Gibson.

missingtime

The Gods are displeased with Irelands midfield.

did dunphy say O Shea was a world class player?:eek:

missingtime

What was the sing song that Dunphy was on about?

John O Shea has a champions league medal = world class

eagle eye

I think everyone would prefer to see Andy Reid in the side. I just hope that this does not go horribly wrong. I'm not a fan of McShane either but who knows, O'Shea has improved tremendously under Trap so maybe McShane will as well.

mike65

Guardian match blog

Ireland: S Given; P McShane, R Dunne, J O'Shea, K Kilbane; A McGeady, D Gibson, G Whelan, D Duff; R Keane, K Doyle.

Cyprus: (probable) A Bogeymen, A Nother Bogeyman, A Nother Bogeyman, Y Another Bogeyman, A Tricky Customer, A Nother Tricky Customer, A Slippery Sort, F Uckmehe'sbetterthanIthoughthe'dbe, C Hristthisguy'sfast, O Pleasenotagain, O Noooooooooooothisishumiliating.

Mike

besty

TBH, I'm excited about the prospect of seeing Darron Gibson play a full 90 for us. Whenever I've seen him play he's looked quality. Granted, it's a step up to come straight in for a WC qualifier but I think he has a good enough pedigree not to look out of his depth. He's training with some of the best players in the world week in week out, a fact that I believe will stand to him tonight.

Pighead

Good start to the evening for Ireland. Georgia and Bulgaria game finishes 0-0.

~Rebel~

Pighead wrote: »

Good start to the evening for Ireland. Georgia and Bulgaria game finishes 0-0.

excellent. Fingers crossed for a draw or an italy loss in the later game now too.

eagle eye

besty wrote: »

TBH, I'm excited about the prospect of seeing Darron Gibson play a full 90 for us. Whenever I've seen him play he's looked quality. Granted, it's a step up to come straight in for a WC qualifier but I think he has a good enough pedigree not to look out of his depth. He's training with some of the best players in the world week in week out, a fact that I believe will stand to him tonight.

Are you a United fan?
How many times have you seen him play?
Do you not think that Andy Reid would be better option?

I hope it goes well but I'm worried. Whelan has done well but to put a novice in beside him does not seem like a great idea. I have great respect for Trap and I hope he is right yet again here.

Boggles

Star man injured in warm up, Trap is God.

~Rebel~

woo! Aloneftis (sp) is out.

Im still wary of Constantinou (the striker, not defender) though, quality player.

The1337_Stephen

Did they just say their number 2 keeper may play outfield

Trap is the luckiest Mofo ever.

eagle eye

Thats a huge loss for Cyprus. I'd expect a win now. Aloneftis is so dangerous. Great news with the draw and it got much better with this injury.

~Rebel~

Gibson looks like he's bricking it!

Smegball

Looking forward to seeing Gibson tonight, always impressed me when he's played for United

Raskolnikov

No disrespect to Cyprus, but we shouldn't lose now.

eagle eye

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Gibson looks like he's bricking it!

From my own personal experience and that of others that I have witnessed, I like to see guys nervous before a match. Usually they settle in quickly and play very well.
Its the guy that denies that he is nervous that worries me.

The1337_Stephen

Keep Contanantinou and Ohkas under control... and we should be fine.

Gwon ireland!

Ruu_Old

G'wan Ireland. Going to be an internet stream for mise.

FatherTed

Ruu wrote: »

G'wan Ireland. Going to be an internet stream for mise.

Got a link?

The1337_Stephen

WHAT A CLASSY GOAL!!!

GWON THE DUFFER, BACK ON FORM!!!

~Rebel~

Ruu wrote: »

G'wan Ireland. Going to be an internet stream for mise.

evening ruu, dont see you round these parts too often!

Oh Yeah, Goal! Keane!

eagle eye

Duff is just class. Fantastic play.

Ruu_Old

1-0 Ireland, Keane. Nice one, Duff! Easy peasy.

missingtime

His names Robbie Keane!!!!

KevIRL

Great stuff from Duff

String

good run by duff! cmon IRELAND!

missingtime

Shay Given...he is something else

Pigman II

Kilbane is playing like a donkeys arse. I love the guy but Trap needs to take him off asap.

glenjamin

McShane is such a liability

Fozzie Bear

missingtime wrote: »

Shay Given...he is something else

More luck for that one.

He is still something else though;)

Ireland should have drove on after that early goal. Let them back into it when we could be another goal up

eagle eye

Duff is a delight to watch. I think we could see quite a few goals here with the form Duff is showing. We'll forgive him for the header.