Republic of Ireland -v- Bulgaria (WCQ) Group 8- 28/3/09 MATCH THREAD

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Kinetic^ wrote: »

NIce shot doyle :rolleyes:

you can say that again

Thanx 4 The Fish

Jesus, Doyle should have stuck that.

Aidric

Sherifu wrote: »

lol, substituting now...

Like whats the bloody point in a 90th minute substitution.

amacachi

A ****ing sitter. ¬_¬

daithijjj

kleefarr wrote: »

Shocking internet connections as well.

yup, that too, some isp's throttle the $hit out of it.

redout

Rubbish

Fukin Rubbish from Doyle

Anywhere but at the keeper and that was a goal

MIN2511

Yeah i thought the same too... like seriously... substituting when the match is nearly over, wtf is Trap expecting?:rolleyes:

SlickRic

ugh.

my heart jumped. f***in' hell.

by the way, petrov not getting man of the match is pretty funny imo.

MementoMori

This is torture.

MementoMori

SlickRic wrote: »

ugh.

my heart jumped. f***in' hell.

by the way, petrov not getting man of the match is pretty funny imo.

I don't think Beglin knows he's allowed consider the oppostion :rolleyes:

Aidric

I would have fancied Doyle to stick that great chance, very poor attempt.

Kinetic^

For **** sake, ****ing mong making a sub so late.

ziggy

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MementoMori wrote: »

This is torture.

the torture is finished now

how the hell does trap not see the problems in midfield

Bobalicious93

Tbh I would have taken a draw before the match.

We won't win the group, this just keeps Bulgaria off of us fairly comfortably.

It's just the performance which is so depressing

Kinetic^

Stephen Ireland.........centre midfield is calling!!!!!!!!

noodler

We are in seriosu trouble now.

SlickRic

not good enough.

fix the problem Trap. we all see it. nobody willing to get their foot on the ball. the effort's good but that's not enough for ffs.

dunphy actually has it spot on. ugh, i feel a bit ill.

redout

Jesus Bulgaria have four home games left !

This group is going to get much tighter.

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Kinetic^ wrote: »

Stephen Ireland.........centre midfield is calling!!!!!!!!

hear hear

Podge2k7

Load of sh1te tbh we need Stephen Ireland.!

redout

Giles going on about Whelan and Andrews

Is trapp the only one who thinks these two are actually good ?

juvenal

ziggy wrote: »

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The supporters did? My stream died just after the Bulgarian free kick in the 93rd minute.

Anyone who goes to a match and "supports" a team, and subsequently boos their performance should get a lifetime ban from the game.

Yes it was poor fare, yes, it appeared that the limited ability of some players hindered the team's performance, but to boo "your team" off the field under any circumstances if disgraceful.

They so called fans can f*ck off to be honest, the team would be better off playing behind closed doors in that case. Only a gobshite could fail to see that Bulgaria probably deserved a point out of that game, and that either team could've snatched a win late on.

If any of the Irish team or management are please with a draw on home turf they should take a good look at themselves and consider their position. There's no doubt the team is limited, but there's enough Irish talents to build a team that should target at least winning at home against any side. Despite the performance tonight, booing the side off is a disgrace.

Some muppets in the crowd as usual.:mad::mad:

redout

juvenal wrote: »

The supporters did? My stream died just after the Bulgarian free kick in the 93rd minute.

Anyone who goes to a match and "supports" a team, and subsequently boos their performance should get a lifetime ban from the game.

Yes it was poor fare, yes, it appeared that the limited ability of some player's hindered the performance, but to boo "your team" off the field under any circumstances if disgraceful.

They so called fans can f*ck-off to be honest, the team would be better off playing behind closed doors in that case. Only a gobsh1te could fail to see that Bulgaria probably deserved a point out of that game, and that either team could've snatched a win late on.

Some muppets in the crowd as usual.:mad::mad:

Well there is this little thing called a recession going on in this country at the moment and if people are paying their hard earned money (€50, €70 and higher) to watch that crap that was on show tonight then they are well within their rights to make themselves heard in my opinion.

MIN2511

Why is everyone talking about Stephen Ireland????

The dude doesn't want to play, i beleive Trap has approached him a few times...

"You can force a horse to the well but not to drink water"

SlickRic

this could kick off with the lads. RE: Stephen Ireland.

noodler

They have the right too boo after the game for 50-70e a pop.

Paying that kind of money to watch Trap blatantly NOT play our best team is a bit of a farce.


We could all see it coming in the previous two home games.

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MIN2511 wrote: »

Why is everyone talking about Stephen Ireland????

The dude doesn't want to play, i beleive Trap has approached him a few times...

"You can force a horse to the well but not to drink water"

sorry your wrong MIN

Stephen Ireland has said he wants to come back to Ireland

Sherifu

MIN2511 wrote: »

Why is everyone talking about Stephen Ireland????

The dude doesn't want to play, i beleive Trap has approached him a few times...

"You can force a horse to the well but not to drink water"

The panel are bangin' on about him too.

Kinetic^

MIN2511 wrote: »

Why is everyone talking about Stephen Ireland????

The dude doesn't want to play, i beleive Trap has approached him a few times...

"You can force a horse to the well but not to drink water"

Just put his ****ing name in the squad sheet. He'll either turn up or he won't. Force his hand. Ireland needs Ireland, fact.

SlickRic

Headshot wrote: »

sorry your wrong MIN

Stephen Ireland has said he wants to come back to Ireland

absolutely.

it's up to the management to be the mature ones at this stage and just do what needs to be done ffs.

redout

Dunphy on Venables

LoL

Eamo is a legend

MIN2511

What is our best team?


To everyone thinking we can get better(i.e. players) can you specify what players were missing bar Andy Reid and Stephen Ireland?
Andy Reid-injured...
Stephen Ireland-doesn't want to play....


Watching the lads on rte, discussion is interesting....

K4t

Andy Reid and Stephen Ireland back in that team and we're the best team in the group.

We have very good players and Italy are nowhere near the team they were when they won the world cup. FFS, we only lost to Bulgaria tonight because of an own goal and that was without a player in mid-field who could get the ball down and make a pass.

juvenal

redout wrote: »

Well there is this little thing called a recession going on in this country at the moment and if people are paying their hard earned money (€50, €70 and higher) to watch that crap that was on show tonight then they are well within their rights to make themselves heard in my opinion.

There's a worldwide economic recession at the moment, it's not just concentrated on our little green isle, despite what Joe Duffy and his listeners would like you to believe.

I agree that filling the stadium should be more important than revenue to the FAI, and that ticket prices are steep, but tbh if someone is financially struggling and they decided to drop €50+ on a ticket for a sports event they need to reassess their priorities.

The match was very poor, but if Ireland had held on and won 1-0, would they have booed? Or would they applaud the teams performance because they were lucky to get away with a win? The performance was poor, the result was fair, so my issue is with the supporters who appear to boo because we didn't win, rather than having an opinion on the teams performance.

If you'd berate the team's performance irrespective of the result the OK, but if you're only going to boo when they don't win, then that is another matter entirely.

Mgoraf

@ MIN2511
Carsley who was also mentioned on RTE in the midfield.
A RB - Foley should be ahead of McShane.

noodler

When did he say he wants to come back?

God what a tonic him and Reid would be.

I would be more disappointed if it hadn't been coming in the last 3 games.

We still have the hardest part of the campaign to come, Italy twice, Sofia, Nicosia, Montenagro at home. We should be worried.

SlickRic

MIN2511 wrote: »

To everyone thinking we can get better(i.e. players) can you specify what players were missing bar Andy Reid and Stephen Ireland?
Andy Reid-injured...
Stephen Ireland-doesn't want to play....

this, coupled with Trap's lack of confidence in letting the players get on the ball, is the problem.

but in terms of players, Carsley for one.

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Mgoraf wrote: »

@ MIN2511
Carsley who was also mentioned on RTE in the midfield.
A RB - Foley should be ahead of McShane.

Steven Reid too but he's injured

redout

K4t wrote: »

Andy Reid and Stephen Ireland back in that team and we're the best team in the group.

We have very good players and Italy are nowhere near the team they were when they won the world cup. FFS, we only lost to Bulgaria tonight because of an own goal and that was without a player in mid-field who could get the ball down and make a pass.

Jesus I only drank a couple but I thought it was a draw.

Beer Goggles off.

MIN2511

Headshot wrote: »

sorry your wrong MIN

Stephen Ireland has said he wants to come back to Ireland

My apologies... I didn't know that

Sherifu wrote: »

The panel are bangin' on about him too.

Yeah, just noticed! tbh, i turned off the TV after the match...
Depressing perfomance!

Kinetic^ wrote: »

Just put his ****ing name in the squad sheet. He'll either turn up or he won't. Force his hand. Ireland needs Ireland, fact.

Erm... how exactly does that work.... He may not show...

redout wrote: »

Dunphy on Venables

LoL

Eamo is a legend

Dunphy-clown! Dude can be on point sometimes and others he's way off



Anyways, my verdict is we are not a top class team... How many of the players are in PL?

SlickRic

Doyle gets a glass bowl. nice :rolleyes:

Mgoraf

Headshot wrote: »

Steven Reid too but he's injured

Do you think he'd start? Maybe out wide but not in the middle for me. I think Carsley and Ireland would be a very good CM partnership, great balance. Carsley would give Ireland alot of freedom. Obviously none of this is going to happen though <_<

Mezcita

Headshot wrote: »

sorry your wrong MIN

Stephen Ireland has said he wants to come back to Ireland

Is this what you are referring too? Not exactly a plea to be picked by Trap:

"Even the hate mail from football fans in Ireland has ceased, even if he is still reluctant to consider a return for his country.

'When I first got in to the Irish squad when I was 17 I was so proud,’ he reflected. 'It’s not that I am not patriotic and I know much of this is my fault. But it’s sad the way some people still want to criticise me. I know the Irish thing will take longer to fix. I just think I am quite happy as I am right now.

'I read in the press that (Giovanni) Trapattoni and Liam Brady have said they have contacted me. Well, they haven’t. That’s all I can say. Never say never, though.’"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1161824/STEPHEN-IRELAND-EXCLUSIVE-Dead-grandmothers-Daddy-Dick-pink-wheels--A-stories-look-ridiculous-Ive-change-that.html

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just have to give some credit to Petrov,he was superb tonight really top class performance

Kinetic^

MIN2511 wrote: »

Erm... how exactly does that work.... He may not show...

Didn't I say that in my original post? :rolleyes:

daithijjj

Jade goody's wedding is on the living channel if anyones interested:cool:

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daithijjj wrote: »

Jade goody's wedding is on the living channel if anyones interested:cool:

I rather listen to Eamo

got to love Eamo


he doesnt watch alot of utd matches involving jos

noodler

Wow Cannavaro was lucky not to see red for that. Couldn't have been more blatant.