Italy v Ireland, Poznan, KO 7:45pm

celtictiger32

Kidchameleon wrote: »

2 - 0 to Ireland. Croatia to be docked points for their fans racial abuse. Ireland and Spain to progress. Ireland to do a Denmark 92

ha ha very good think we'll set the banana stalls up outside the crotia game to spur them on.

Sin City

Kidchameleon wrote: »

2 - 0 to Ireland. Croatia to be docked points for their fans racial abuse. Ireland and Spain to progress. Ireland to do a Denmark 92

Carlsbeg dosnt do dreams, but if they did.......................................

kryogen

cgpg5 wrote: »

Same and am actually disappointed that I'll miss the Spain Croatia (no bbc 3 on sky plus!) Has the makings of a cracker. Can't see how neutrals would prefer to see our game

Edit- got confused there can record it as it's on BBC one. Should be great game

You have bbc3 on sky anyway, should be there under other channels? if not then you can manually tune in a bunch of channels, there is a tuner guide in the tv forum i think

bbc3,4
ITV2,3,4
few others

Edit: I see what you meant now

Leiva

28oC and on the way to Poznan square .

Absolutely wasted after seven days non stop, but it won't stop us cheering on the lads.

It's been pretty bitter sweet up until now so hoping to get some sort of a result tonight.

Kerrydude1981

Really hope the team puts on a performance tonight and get the confidence back before the WC Qualifiers and hopefully we dont give away anymore sloppy goals tonight,be great to see Trap change his tactics tonight and let the team off the leash and let them play a bit.

kitakyushu

Yeah I know it's a vitally major issue and all but are Ireland wearing home or away gear tonight? (heard rumours they had to switch to white for this game).

Hoki

Any word on Balotelli playing tonight , iv to decide on himself or Di Natale for my fantasy football team.

Kerrydude1981

kitakyushu wrote: »

Yeah I know it's a vitally major issue and all but are Ireland wearing home or away gear tonight? (heard rumours they had to switch to white for this game).

I think its white we are wearing tonight,
http://www.balls.ie/2012/04/19/a-bad-omen-for-ireland-at-the-euros-well-be-wearing-white-vs-italy-we-always-go-out-of-tournaments-wearing-white/

Felexicon

stevieob wrote: »

Paris was over 2 years ago and as you rightly point out, some of them are reaching their sell by date. I just don't think they have it in them anymore. 2 years is nothing to a 20 year old, but 2 years on when you are in your 30's is a different story.

The reality of it is that we do not have a good team, well below average in fact, and they did mighty well to qualify so fair play to them. They have though underperformed in the opening two games, but still barring a miracle, would never realistically have gotten anything from either match. All we can ask is that they go out there tonight and give 100%, and if they do that, they can hold their heads high and bask in the fields of Athenry (though maybe someone, just someone could sing something different for a change, please..... Molly Malone are you doing anything tonight? )

Sorry just to clarify I said the same mentality.
Get it down, try a few passes, don't be so negative in the approach.
I'd rather we played that way and got thumped 4-0 again than sit through a boring 0-0 draw.

Renn

Forza Azzurri and all that.

kitakyushu

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

I think its white we are wearing tonight,
http://www.balls.ie/2012/04/19/a-bad-omen-for-ireland-at-the-euros-well-be-wearing-white-vs-italy-we-always-go-out-of-tournaments-wearing-white/

Cool. Thanks.

At least we ended that run of getting eliminated while wearing white. :pac:

RGDATA!

Kidchameleon wrote: »

2 - 0 to Ireland.

i stuck a fiver on this last night - 75-1!!
i know, i might as well have thrown it in the liffey.
live in hope! [die in despair]

kitakyushu

I'm not a betting man 75-1 seems very generous? esp considering we actually beat them 2-0 in a friendly just a year ago. Do they make up those odds purely on how badly a team is doing in a tournament?

darkman2

I am stuck in two minds as to which game to watch. On the one hand I would like to see Ireland get a big result but on the other Croatia Spain will be a better match and I need my fix of Croat tit. It's a tough one.

Hoki

darkman2 wrote: »

I am stuck in two minds as to which game to watch. On the one hand I would like to see Ireland get a big result but on the other Croatia Spain will be a better match and I need my fix of Croat tit. It's a tough one.

Its not tough if you're Irish , we're only getting 3 games in this tournament & God knows when we'll qualify for another major one , its a no brainer for me anyway no matter how bad we are.

kitakyushu

Hoki wrote: »

Its not tough if your Irish , we're only getting 3 games in this tournament & God knows when we'll qualify for another major one , its a no brainer for me anyway no matter how bad we are.

That would be 2016. (even Steve Staunton managed to keep us in the top 22)

The_Kew_Tour

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Or behave like fans from any other country

Like the Russians?:rolleyes:

Paco Rodriguez

I hope Italy can qualify. They are my second fav team and since we're already out i hope they win.

JP Liz V1

Duff captain for tonight

Italy to win 5-0

Felexicon

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Duff captain for tonight

Italy to win 5-0

Wow sh!t, is that my side splitting.

Post of the day right there

darkman2

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Duff captain for tonight

Italy to win 5-0

Italy never win by more than 1 goal. Ever:p

FutureGuy

RGDATA! wrote: »

i stuck a fiver on this last night - 75-1!!
i know, i might as well have thrown it in the liffey.
live in hope! [die in despair]

Where did u get 75-1 on that result???

celt262

What ever the result if Trap resigned i would be happy tonight.

darkman2

3 - 0 Ireland. Stephen Ward hatrick.

Hoki

kitakyushu wrote: »

That would be 2016. (even Steve Staunton managed to keep us in the top 22)

Our team will be minus Given,Dunne,Duff,Keane,O'Shea,Andrews + other squad players for that campaign , i know we have a few good young players coming through but not enough that would confirm to me that qualification for Euro 2016 is a given (no pun intented).

JP Liz V1

darkman2 wrote: »

3 - 0 Ireland. Stephen Ward hatrick.

I read that as 3-0 Stephen Ireland hatrick

kitakyushu

darkman2 wrote: »

Italy 3 - 0 Ireland. Stephen Ward hatrick.

A possibility I suppose.

kksaints

darkman2 wrote: »

3 - 0 Ireland. Stephen Ward hatrick.

Well he was a striker at one stage.

swoody

inside the dressing room

Lapin

whippedcream wrote: »

How is singing and chanting not behaving?

No problem with anyone singing or chanting.

Just not, 'You'll never beat the Irish'.

Please.

Danye

swoody wrote: »

inside the dressing room

Great pictures! Where / How did you get them?

swoody

Danye wrote: »

Great pictures! Where / How did you get them?

http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/teams/team=64/photos/photo.html#1826138

cgpg5

cgpg5 wrote: »

Same and am actually disappointed that I'll miss the Spain Croatia (no bbc 3 on sky plus!) Has the makings of a cracker. Can't see how neutrals would prefer to see our game

Edit- got confused there can record it as it's on BBC one. Should be great game

Channel 229 for BBC3 no?

Kerrydude1981

What exactly is Karl Spains job,they have him down as "Team Speaker" in them photos in the link

Kirby

swoody wrote: »

inside the dressing room

The bloody size of that Honey Monster Jersey

Seve OB

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

15 years of home games is hardly bandwagon. And when were we ever really doing good?! Trap needs to go, not changing the team tonight was the final insult.

We were never really that good but you know what I mean. I know what you are saying about the team tonight and lack of changes from heir Trap but that is no excuse for deciding to jump ship and not support them anymore. I trust that means that if we get a decent team together in the future you won't know anything about it because you are not a supporter any more or will you get back up on the bandwaggon then?

swoody

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

What exactly is Karl Spains job,they have him down as "Team Speaker" in them photos in the link

they have some show before Kick off at each match and hes there to entertain the crowd before each game representing ireland

Banjaxed82

darkman2 wrote: »

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Duff captain for tonight

Italy to win 5-0

Italy never win by more than 1 goal. Ever:p

We pretty much said the same about Spain. If I was Italian, having watched every goal we've conceded so far, I'd feel confident of getting more than 1.

If we get beaten by more than 2, surely there's somethIng VERY wrong in the Irish camp.

V480

Lapin wrote: »

No problem with anyone singing or chanting.

Just not, 'You'll never beat the Irish'.

Please.

I haven't heard that chant in a long long time. I think England 1995 was probably the last time I heard it sang with gusto...for obvious reasons.

What happened to 'alive alive oh'...haven't heard that in about 20 years!

kryogen

V480 wrote: »

I haven't heard that chant in a long long time. I think England 1995 was probably the last time I heard it sang with gusto...for obvious reasons.

What happened to 'alive alive oh'...haven't heard that in about 20 years!

Oh its been belted out during this tournament, odd as that may be

lempsipmax

Is this the main match thread...

Samich

If Given is at fault for any goals tonight I kinda hope he retires tbh..

tigger123

I've a funny feeling I'm not gonna enjoy this match.

Mars Bar

Ah Keane hasn't a note in his head god love him!

kincsem

Trap not singing his national anthem!!!

Frankie Lee

Italy kicked our arses in the anthems anyway.

adox

Need to go for a p1ss but fear I'll miss us conceding a goal. :pac:

super_furry

Few lads walking that yellow card tightrope.

Kiwi_knock

Keane and Buffon should do a duet together.

noodler

One of the more interesting coin-tosses I have seen before a game.

Buffon could have been Duffer's grandfather there!