Scotland vs Northern Ireland

Dempsey

Better atmosphere than last night at least

Both teams seem up for this!

Eirebear

Dempsey wrote: »

Better atmosphere than last night at least

Both teams seem up for this!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!



Broony injured in the warm up?

CiaranC

Whats the crowd?

Who you up for Dempsey?

:P

df1985

Scotland brought a good crowd all things considered.

theteal

df1985 wrote: »

Scotland brought a good crowd all things considered.

a fair few merry kilts traversing the cobbles of Templebar earlier alright, i was thinking it was a weird day for a stags

CiaranC

Seems to be quite a few of our northern brethren along too. Everyone standing up too, instead of the morgue-like atmosphere normally in this kip. Raging I got stuck in work, I had a ticket for this.

Eirebear

CiaranC wrote: »

Seems to be quite a few of our northern brethren along too. Everyone standing up too, instead of the morgue-like atmosphere normally in this kip. Raging I got stuck in work, I had a ticket for this.

Maybe if you hadnt spent the day arguing on here you might have been more productive!

Dempsey

CiaranC wrote: »

Whats the crowd?

Who you up for Dempsey?

:P

Not sure about the attendance but there is definitely more noise

I'm leaning towards Scotland because of the amount of players from the SPL. I'd like to see McCourt do well though, hopefully score one of those crackers that he is capable of but I'd like to see some early goals with both teams just going for it.

Bit annoyed that Scott Brown got injured in the warm up, hopefully its just a precaution.


BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :pac:

Eirebear

lol Miller.

Dempsey

What a miss by Miller!!

Normal service resumes after he gets his contract sorted!

TangyZizzle

Any streams of this, lads?

df1985

My mates at it, got a txt, sat quite close to the northern ireland section-they were getting abuse shouted at them the whole time before the game, said his blood is boiling and everyone is firmly behind scotland! This is a lad who couldnt give a flying **** about the north/celtic/rangers etc etc.

Dempsey

TangyZizzle wrote: »

Any streams of this, lads?

http://www.adthe.us/streams/CreepyTV2.html

seafood dunleavy

Come on Scotland!

Eirebear

Dempsey wrote: »

What a miss by Miller!!

Normal service resumes after he gets his contract sorted!

To be fair he's got a couple already in the turkish hoops.

And one now for Scotland.

Yay!

Stevecw

Scotland 1 up, handy one for Miller. Bad defending there by NI.

Good atmosphere at the game, lot noisier than it ever got last night.

S.R.F.C.

Can't believe the crowd/atmosphere! Great stuff.

Dempsey

Was joking, heard he's still scoring over there and he got a simple one there but that earlier one was a bad miss.

I can see NI falling away tbh, they dont have the same work ethic and organisation as Scotland. McCourt is playing far too deep imo

Commons looks very lively, great bargain signing by Celtic it seems

super_furry

Norn Iron look awful, Scotland should be two or three up.

Stevecw

Should have been 2 there for Scots, good block.

Can't see NI getting anything out of this game, Scotland looking a lot better

Dempsey

Game over!

super_furry

Never meant that in a million years. Scotland look like they're going to give them a serious humping.

Eirebear

Was about to say McArthur is looking good, then he gets a goal to cap it off!

For all those who complain about the percieved bias towards Rangers in Scotland, i assume you all heard the fans singing "Can You Hear The Rangers Sing" right?

Stevecw

Lucky 2nd goal, that was never meant. But Scots are handing NI a lesson here, cud end up 4 or 5 nil.

Dempsey

Eirebear wrote: »

Was about to say McArthur is looking good, then he gets a goal to cap it off!

For all those who complain about the percieved bias towards Rangers in Scotland, i assume you all heard the fans singing "Can You Hear The Rangers Sing" right?

I cant hear anything over the drone of Ronny Whelan

Whats your point if it was being sung?

Coillte_Bhoy

Eirebear wrote: »

Was about to say McArthur is looking good, then he gets a goal to cap it off!

For all those who complain about the percieved bias towards Rangers in Scotland, i assume you all heard the fans singing "Can You Hear The Rangers Sing" right?

From my experience, very few rangers fans actively follow the Scotland team. Mostly made up of fans of the smaller clubs. As for the singing, a bit of taking the piss obv. Now, if it was the SFA, or certain media figures singing it, that would be something.;)

Coillte_Bhoy

S.R.F.C. wrote: »

Can't believe the crowd/atmosphere! Great stuff.

Both sets of fans on a short, cheap away trip. On the beer all day, bound to make for a bettre atmosphere. I'd imagine when this comp is in, say, Cardiff, the Irish/Scotland atmosphere would be similar.

Eirebear

Dempsey wrote: »

I cant hear anything over the drone of Ronny Whelan

Whats your point if it was being sung?

My point being that the whole idea of the Scotland set up, and the Scotland fans being pro Rangers and anti-celtic is outdated and wrong nowadays.

The majority of the "Tartan Army" are simply name dropping teuchters with a severe hatred of anything south of Fort William.

Dempsey

Eirebear wrote: »

My point being that the whole idea of the Scotland set up, and the Scotland fans being pro Rangers and anti-celtic is outdated and wrong nowadays.

The majority of the "Tartan Army" are simply name dropping teuchters with a severe hatred of anything south of Fort William.

I dont think thats conclusive evidence of anything tbh. You sure it wasnt NI fans singing it?

Eirebear

Dempsey wrote: »

I dont think thats conclusive evidence of anything tbh. You sure it wasnt NI fans singing it?

Conclusive evidence? Christ man it was a throw away comment regarding the support of Scotland compared to the perception that people often hold, not a full blown investigation.

As for it being the NI fans, i was at the game at Hampden a couple of years ago when the teams met last and the Scotland fans around me gave a fantastic rendition of "Go Home Ya Huns" so i know where my money is in terms of who was doing the singing.

Dempsey

Eirebear wrote: »

Conclusive evidence? Christ man it was a throw away comment regarding the support of Scotland compared to the perception that people often hold, not a full blown investigation.

As for it being the NI fans, i was at the game at Hampden a couple of years ago when the teams met last and the Scotland fans around me gave a fantastic rendition of "Go Home Ya Huns" so i know where my money is in terms of who was doing the singing.

I suppose you stood up to go home :pac:

S.R.F.C.

Almost wish i went to this now, anyone know if tickets were same price as last night for this? Scotland taking the piss out of norn iron.

seafood dunleavy

Delighted Mark Wilson is getting his first cap.

CiaranC

S.R.F.C. wrote: »

Almost wish i went to this now, anyone know if tickets were same price as last night for this? Scotland taking the piss out of norn iron.

20 blips. Still a bit pricy but much more realistic. Some tickets last night were fifty quid. Who in their right mind would pay fifty quid to see Ireland at home in an almost silent stadium.

keano_afc

CiaranC wrote: »

20 blips. Still a bit pricy but much more realistic. Some tickets last night were fifty quid. Who in their right mind would pay fifty quid to see Ireland at home in an almost silent stadium.

S.R.F.C.

CiaranC wrote: »

20 blips. Still a bit pricy but much more realistic. Some tickets last night were fifty quid. Who in their right mind would pay fifty quid to see Ireland at home in an almost silent stadium.

**** if i had known that i would've headed along. Yeah the cheapest tickets last night were €35, unbelievable, why not have even €20/25 and try and pack the place out.

Dempsey

€50?? Were ya allowed to run out onto the field for that price like the 2 boyo's did??

FAI really do need to get realistic with ticket prices

KeithAFC

Great support from the ulster men. Shame about the ****e footballing team.

super_furry

CiaranC wrote: »

20 blips. Still a bit pricy but much more realistic. Some tickets last night were fifty quid. Who in their right mind would pay fifty quid to see Ireland at home in an almost silent stadium.

That's the mental thing. The FAI are treating Scottish and Northern Ireland fans with more regard than their own supporters. Why should a Republic fan have to pay €50 when a Scottish fan only pays €20?

I looked to buy the €35 tickets a month ago only to be told there were none available. Imagine my surprise then last week when I heard there were now suddenly plenty of them.

Dempsey

A combination of a shít NI performance with a solid Scotland performance.

NI's midfield were non existent which really allowed Scotland to control the match from start to finish. Scotland were really poor at finishing though and against better opposition that weakness will be punished

Eirebear

Dempsey wrote: »

NI's midfield were none existent which really allowed Scotland to control the match from start to finish.

Something ive said about Steven Davis all season.

Paully D

I've been told that Phil Bardsley was very impressive tonight?

I didn't see the match myself and it was a fellow Sunderland fan that told me, so any unbiased opinions on his performance would be appreciated.

KeithAFC

Fantastic support from N.I tonight. Build my gallows

I don't understand what Nigel thought we could take from this with such a weak team.

Dempsey

Eirebear wrote: »

Something ive said about Steven Davis all season.

Havent seen him play enough to disagree but tonight, playing himself and McCourt in midfield without a proper DM is just a disaster. Neither are going to get stuck in, especially McCourt. Having McCourt running between the midfield and defence and making simple passes is just a waste of what he's good at.

Dempsey

Paully D wrote: »

I've been told that Phil Bardsley was very impressive tonight?

I didn't see the match myself and it was a fellow Sunderland fan that told me, so any unbiased opinions on his performance would be appreciated.

Yea, he played well but hard to judge how good when the opposition allow you to play like NI did. Himself and Commons destroyed their right side in the 1st half especially.

roryc

Pretty annoying text on BBC...

Ollie, Worthing, via text: "So all this Nations Cup has proved is that Scotland and the Republic of Ireland are the best teams in the UK who aren't England? Insightful."

TheRedDevil10

Attendance: 18,742

Paully D

Dempsey wrote: »

Yea, he played well but hard to judge how good when the opposition allow you to play like NI did. Himself and Commons destroyed their right side in the 1st half especially.

Cheers mate.

It's been an unreal turnaround by Phil these last 9 months. He was on the transfer list at Sunderland in the summer and now he's one of the first names on the team sheet every week, along with doing well at international level too.

Mr.Nice Guy

I read somewhere that these matches don't make a difference to the world rankings. Anyone know if this is true? Disappointing if that's the case.

super_furry

TheRedDevil10 wrote: »

Attendance: 18,742

Surprised by that, only 1,000 less than last night. Still if last night's tickets were €20 too, you could have added another 10,000 to that crowd easy.

Dempsey

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

I read somewhere that these matches don't make a difference to the world rankings. Anyone know if this is true? Disappointing if that's the case.

They are classed as friendlies by FIFA

If thats the case, couldnt McCarthy have played last night and still switched allegiance?