Ireland Vs Austria - K/O 7:45PM - Sky Sports 2 & RTÉ 2

Agent Smith

T-K-O wrote: »

Not to worry the goal still stands

Thats a releif I just cant watch the second half :mad:

irish son

Long has been immense, far ahead as our number 1 striker, no doubt about it.

I am absolutely delighted for Walters, showed great character and leadership with the penalty considering missing a few for Stoke this year, nerves of steel. Also showed his strength with his second from a great Whelan cross.

McClean has improved alot as games gone on with some great crosses.

Lando Griffin

I would like to commend John Delaney for taking Trap to one side when things were not looking so good and mentoring him and the result is a team with only 2 of the regulars from the Euros and Sexy football.

[-0-]

Just got in the door to see Ireland's second goal.

Facebutt is full of people praising the first half. Hopefully we have an equally as good second half.

Anyone

Take off a forward and get another midfielder on, park the bus and hope we can hang on for the win.

gosplan

So what are we saying? The team is openly defying the managers instructions?

Are people being tongue in cheek here?

martingriff

Dunphy has a a bit of an obession with Houlihan. We could be 3 or 4 up and he would still be saying we need him. Yes he is a good player and should come on in the second half sometimes. But there is something to be said for keeping the team the same for a bit of time

SlickRic

Sammon's improving as the game goes on.

T-K-O

Agent Smith wrote: »

Thats a releif I just cant watch the second half :mad:

aertv.ie?

Hitchens

aw shít

Stevecw

Great effort McClean

gosplan

martingriff wrote: »

Dunphy has a a bit of an obession with Houlihan. We could be 3 or 4 up and he would still be saying we need him. Yes he is a good player and should come on in the second half sometimes. But there is something to be said for keeping the team the same for a bit of time

If Dunphy proclaimed all to be fine, he'd be out of a job.

Jimmy Iovine

Great strike.

Great free kick

SlickRic

that looked in, the fúcker.

Lapin

suicide_circus wrote: »

Im at the game, decent atmosphere, can someone tell me what dunphy and Giles are saying?

Ask them yourself. They're at the game too. :P

aindriu80

I really want to see another goal, I hope we don't sit back

Duff

Good effort. Glad to see we've come back out with the same tenacity.

klose

Mcclean is filling duffers shoes excellently, its not the best side weve ever had but it has lots of potential

andyman

This has nothing to do with the team ignoring the manager. This is simply a case that Trap has noticed some of the genuine talent that's available to them and has altered the way we play so that we continue to play to our strengths. There's a massive different between having McCarthy instead of Andrews in midfield, Coleman/Wilson instead of O'Shea/Kilbane at full back and Long instead of Keane/Doyle upfront. There's more technical ability there than there used to be.

irish son

aindriu80 wrote: »

I really want to see another goal, I hope we don't sit back

Preferable an Irish one.

SlickRic

Long's performance should have him starting irrespective of Keane from now on.

Trap can't be anything but impressed.

ForeverYoung90

Long is having the game of his life.

murpho999

andyman wrote: »

This has nothing to do with the team ignoring the manager. This is simply a case that Trap has noticed some of the genuine talent that's available to them and has altered the way we play so that we continue to play to our strengths. There's a massive different between having McCarthy instead of Andrews in midfield, Coleman/Wilson instead of O'Shea/Kilbane at full back and Long instead of Keane/Doyle upfront. There's more technical ability there than there used to be.

So that's good Trap management then!

Paully D

Enjoying this game to be honest.

SantryRed

Those Austrian centre halves are absolutely awful.

murpho999

SlickRic wrote: »

Long's performance should have him starting irrespective of Keane from now on.

Trap can't be anything but impressed.

Keane should be finished at this level. Hasn't got it anymore.

LowOdour

Would be nice for Long to get a goal, he only has one competitive goal for Ireland.

Agent Smith

T-K-O wrote: »

aertv.ie?

Doesnt work, stupid region block

aindriu80

Its very close. I can see Austria scoring at some point.

andyman

murpho999 wrote: »

So that's good Trap management then!

I believe so, yes.

After all, and side containing James McClean can't be this intelligent.

Lapin

Momentum going back to Austria.

We're living dangerously at the moment.

irish son

SlickRic wrote: »

Long's performance should have him starting irrespective of Keane from now on.

Trap can't be anything but impressed.

Should being the important word, probably won't happen.

tayto lover

I think we need to strengthen our midfield. The Austrians are getting back into this.

Great atmosphere

Stand up for the boys in green..

Lennonist

This is much better stuff from Ireland. Trap can pick who he likes so long as his team plays with this kind of verve and enthusiasm.

Lando Griffin

Best fans in the World having a sing song there.

ctrl-alt-delete

Should have been off, mirror of McCarthys yellow.

Professional Griefer

If salmon lapped that up the Austrian lad was off.

irish bloke

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Robbie Keane was the last player to get a hat trick,it was the last game at the old Lansdowne iirc

Was there anyone before him???

Nailz

That's a yellow.

tayto lover

Ah feck off referee.

Hitchens

irish bloke wrote: »

Was there anyone before him???

Don Givens?

SlickRic

this ref is starting to fúcking annoy me.

aindriu80

60 minutes I am thinking of Hoolahan

niallo27

Put another shrimp on the Barbie Ronnie.

Kerrydude1981

Hitchens wrote: »

Don Givens?

John Aldridge against Turkey in the euro 92 qualifying group??

maximoose

Jesus, Coleman has an awful shriek on him!

Professional Griefer

Was that Clarke rugby tackling?

Kerrydude1981

niallo27 wrote: »

Put another shrimp on the Barbie Ronnie.

Our Ron must have been watching Dumb and Dumber last nite