Internationals this week [may contain scores]

thebaz

The Premiership kicks off this week, after a long summer rest - love it or hate it it certainly is popular and where most of best players play -Why oh why have a round of Internationals been scheduled the week before they go back , it is crazy , every year it seams to be creeping up closer to the season start date - surely players should be given a month back with their clubs before playing Internationals - I am wearily losing interest in International football , thanks to the pettiness of the likes of Misters Platini and Blatter

Quint

Jasus, a game a week before! How will the professional footballers manage that! They'll all be bolloxed by the time the premiership kicks off

PCros

At the end of the day it shouldn't bother the Irish players, like for tomorrow its only a 45 min flight back and its just like a training match anyway.

I can understand some friendlies where players from big leagues have to travel half way around the world.

That_Guy

It is absolutely crazy and some players do have to travel great distances around the world but for Ireland.... in particular Duff for us, only has to travel about an hour over and back. I'd rather have them play a full match than have a normal training session.

flahavaj

Heaven forbid that these professional millionaiure atheletes be asked to play a game of soccer for their country after a Summer's break.:rolleyes:

SK1979

Whatever about the strains that are being put on professional footballers, the thing that strikes me the most about this round of International matches is why on earth are Scotland playing a world cup qualifier this early in the season.

Their season has not begun and they are playing a country (Norway), away, who are in the middle of their domestic season. Any idiot can see the benefit that playing summer football has given the league of Ireland clubs against playing european teams still in pre-season, so the same will surely be the case with the Norwegian national team. If Scotland were to drop points, which I think they might, someone's head should roll over playing this game.

Mossy Monk

SK1979 wrote: »

Whatever about the strains that are being put on professional footballers, the thing that strikes me the most about this round of International matches is why on earth are Scotland playing a world cup qualifier this early in the season.

Their season has not begun and they are playing a country (Norway), away, who are in the middle of their domestic season. Any idiot can see the benefit that playing summer football has given the league of Ireland clubs against playing european teams still in pre-season, so the same will surely be the case with the Norwegian national team. If Scotland were to drop points, which I think they might, someone's head should roll over playing this game.

I think it is a case of tough **** for Scotland. It is not the Norwegians fault that Scotland play through the winter.

How many of the Norwegian side play their football in Norway?

Benedict XVI

SK1979 wrote: »

Whatever about the strains that are being put on professional footballers, the thing that strikes me the most about this round of International matches is why on earth are Scotland playing a world cup qualifier this early in the season.

Their season has not begun and they are playing a country (Norway), away, who are in the middle of their domestic season. Any idiot can see the benefit that playing summer football has given the league of Ireland clubs against playing european teams still in pre-season, so the same will surely be the case with the Norwegian national team. If Scotland were to drop points, which I think they might, someone's head should roll over playing this game.

After each group is drawn for a tournament the temas involved sit down and hammer out a schedule.
Usually the top seed as the most power at these meetings

This fixture was part of this horse trading process

Scotland may have sacrificed this game for a better fixture somewhere else on the schedule

Vokes

Armenia v Moldova, 16:00
Austria v Cameroon, 19:30
Bulgaria v Latvia, 18:45
Colombia v Venezuela, 23:30
Czech Republic v Belgium, 16:20
Denmark v Chile, 19:15
England OFF Netherlands
Estonia v Brazil, 18:15
FYR Macedonia v Spain, 20:30
Hungary v Romania, 19:00
Iceland v Slovakia, 20:00
Liechtenstein v Portugal, 19:30
Luxembourg v Lithuania, 19:00
Malta v Georgia, 19:00
Montenegro v Wales, 19:30
Netherlands v England, 19:45
Northern Ireland v Israel, 19:45
Oman v Saudi Arabia, 19:00
Poland v Greece, 19:30
Rep of Ireland v Australia, 19:30
Russia v Argentina, 16:00
South Africa v Serbia, 18:00
Sweden v Finland, 19:00
Switzerland v Italy, 19:45
Tunisia v Ivory Coast, 19:10
Ukraine v Turkey, 19:00

Russia v Argentina on now.

Aguero and Arshavin are playing. No Messi.

Russia's jersey is rather spiffing!

kinaldo

More football FTW!!!

Headshot

Argentina match

what a goal by Kun

bloody hell the goal post must be bent after that

Seaneh

Agueros goal was a screamer.

Vokes

Argentina were pretty bad for most of that half. I reckon Brazil are gonna steamroller them next month.

Sweet goal though.

Redzer7

Arshavin Playing Well?

Seaneh

yeah, hes putting himself about.

Redzer7

Seaneh wrote: »

yeah, hes putting himself about.

Does he look fit enough for the new season?

Headshot

Vokes wrote: »

Argentina were pretty bad for most of that half. I reckon Brazil are gonna steamroller them next month.

.

brazil are going to destroy them

Argentina haven't been the same team since maradona took over


4th spot in the WC standings with Ecuador breathing down their necks,shambles of a wc qualifying

Vokes

Damn, spoke too soon.

kinaldo

Vokes wrote: »

I reckon Brazil are gonna steamroller them next month.

In Buenos Aires? I think not. Argentina almost never lose at home.

Headshot

kinaldo wrote: »

In Buenos Aires? I think not. Argentina almost never lose at home.

oh i thought it was a away

my mistake

argentina havent lost at home just drawn i think

imagine if a proper manager was in charge of argentina id put them as favourites for the WC without any doubt

Seaneh

datalo was on the pitch about 5 seconds!

The players obviously all love Diego judging by the reaction to the goal.

griffdaddy

The girlfriend (Dutch) is telling me that things are heating up in Amsterdam between the fans and the cops are chasing people around, could be a long night....

Headshot

Arshavin playing the full 90mins

wenger wont like that

also

masch playing 90mins too

Seaneh

Just realised Jonas is playing?!?! He's crap!

Headshot

Seaneh wrote: »

Just realised Jonas is playing?!?! He's crap!

spiderman

wouldnt call him crap at all

i think he's a good auld player

Seaneh

He can go players for fun but he has no end product, reminds me of Jasper Gronkjaer.

FatherTed

Big World Cup qualifer starts in 3 hours, Mexico vs USA at the Azteca. Should be a cracker.

Headshot

Seaneh wrote: »

He can go players for fun but he has no end product, reminds me of Jasper Gronkjaer.

good comparison alright

but he's a good player none the less

a pl side should pick him up from newcastle

just heard on the norway v scotland match that a Norwegian newspaper will be running with hangleland will be an arsenal player

Headshot

FatherTed wrote: »

Big World Cup qualifer starts in 3 hours, Mexico vs USA at the Azteca. Should be a cracker.

that should be immense

mexico have to win and usa need a win to keep hold of 2nd place

Rekop dog

LOL Faroe Islands 0-1 France. Fair play to brian kerr. I even laughed when he took the job but that's unbelievable result for a country that size.

Seaneh

Well done Faroes!

Watching the Scotland match here and Risse and Carew just had a little hug, which was nice to see, seeing as 2 years ago they had to be pulled off eachother on a bus to a game.

mike65

Scotland are pish

dogpile

The Jocks 3 down!

makes an already hard task of being in the best runner up spots even harder

Headshot

will norway score another ?

Pighead

Utd's Tosic has put the Serbians 1-0 up against S. Africa.

ferdi

is the ireland match ar an telefis?

mike65

Highlights on RTE2 at some unGodly hour.

edit 10 pm

Bobalicious93

ferdi wrote: »

is the ireland match ar an telefis?

Sky sports

mike65

Holland (4-3-3) Stekelenburg; Heitinga, Ooijer, Mathijsen, Braafheid; De Jong, Schaars, Van der Vaart; Robben, van Persie, Kuyt.

Substitutes: Vorm, Marcellis, Van Der Wiel, Sneijder, De Zeeuw, Afellay,
Babel, Mendes Da Silva, Huntelaar.

England (4-2-3-1) Green; Johnson, Ferdinand, Terry, A Cole; Lampard, Barry; Beckham, Rooney, Young; Heskey.

Subs Robinson, Milner, Bridge, Upson, Lescott, Wright-Phillips, Carrick, Defoe, Carlton Cole, Walcott, Hart.

ferdi

and i cant watch it anywhere else?? ****ing RTE ***** showing b&b makeover show and some syndicated documentry crap with an irish voice over....SHOW THE BLEEDIN FOOTIE!!!!!!!!!!!

cgc5483

ferdi wrote: »

and i cant watch it anywhere else?? ****ing RTE ***** showing b&b makeover show and some syndicated documentry crap with an irish voice over....SHOW THE BLEEDIN FOOTIE!!!!!!!!!!!

Sky have the rights cause its a friendly.

Anybody got a link to a stream

Bobalicious93

www.p2p4u.net
www.atdhe.net

Plenty of streams on both of those

Deliverance XXV

cgc5483 wrote: »

Sky have the rights cause its a friendly.

Anybody got a link to a stream

http://www.iraqgoals.net/ch1.html

Here ya go

Pighead

Tosic with a second for Serbia and good news for Ireland as Cyprus are getting destroyed 6-1 by Albania. What th ehell has happended to the Cypriots? They've been muck this year after looking like a pretty handy side last year.

Time Magazine

http://www.iraqgoals.net/ch1.html

Headshot

Pighead wrote: »

Tosic with a second for Serbia and good news for Ireland as Cyprus are getting destroyed 6-1 by Albania. What th ehell has happended to the Cypriots? They've been muck this year after looking like a pretty handy side last year.

2 goals for tosic

brilliant stuff

pighead you watching the match?

Pighead

Headshot wrote: »

2 goals for tosic

brilliant stuff

pighead you watching the match?

No, watching the Ireland game. Will hopefully catch Tosic' goals later on.

yeraulone

http://www.p2p4u.net/watch-live-sports.php?id=3926&link=1

the camera angles are giving me vertigo

Headshot

Pighead wrote: »

No, watching the Ireland game. Will hopefully catch Tosic' goals later on.

hopefully eurosport or some channel will have highlights

Harpy

anyone watching the english match.. flicked over and just saw rio ferdinand gift holland a goal with an awful back pass.. hopefully we'll see none of that sunday.

Redzer7

England V Holland

1 nil Holland Kuyt 10 mins gone