Rep. of Ireland -v- England - Sunday June 7th 2015 1pm, Lansdowne Road

superfurry1

Jesus I would take Nadia forde back after those anthems

adox

tigger123 wrote: »

English Anthem went off without a hitch.

Which was nice.

No it didn't and no it wasn't.

Mr.Nice Guy

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

They're much better than us on paper. Hopefully we can make it competitive though.

Do people think the anthems will be respected?

Great question.

I thought they were received well. Compared to the way the English anthem has been received by Welsh and Scottish fans in recent years, that was far more respectful.

pmasterson95

superfurry1 wrote: »

Jesus I would take Nadia forde back after those anthems

I'd Always take her tbf

Did anyone else catch the massive pair of tits in the front row of the stand just there? Caught me completely off guard!

(By the way I'm not referring to John Delaney and his missus, that's an entirely different pair of tits)

tigger123

IamtheWalrus wrote: »

Boos though.

It wasn't that bad really. I've heard worse directed at Irish players and management in the Aviva/Landsdowne.

Was pretty tame, a couple of idiots.

A Primal Nut

TheCitizen wrote: »

He's the captain of England he should and does know better. It's none of his business, he should've had little or nothing to say about it.

So you're allowed to give your opinion but he isn't...right.

LiamoSail

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Did anyone else catch the massive pair of tits in the front row of the stand just there? Caught me completely off guard!

(By the way I'm not referring to John Delaney and his missus, that's an entirely different pair of tits)

You couldnt miss the things

pmasterson95

LiamoSail wrote: »

You couldnt miss the things

Who was it?

Patser

Something strange about watching an Ireland match at this time, and seeing it in bright sunshine... at home.

Rayne Wooney

A band and the crowd singing is the only way it should be done

Enough of these models/singers/zlists or whoever they get

ShatterProof

Patser wrote: »

Something strange about watching an Ireland match at this time, and seeing it in bright sunshine... at home.

It's a bit like Fifa 15

Patser

Patser wrote: »

Something strange about watching an Ireland match at this time, and seeing it in bright sunshine... at home.

Very much so, to give credit where it's due the two FA's and the Gardaí did a great job removing any chance of trouble, in terms of timing of the match (I'd imagine many English fans would be nursing bad hangovers as they are fond of the Guinness when the come over) as well as the Jack Charlton thing which both countries have historic connection with.

Aidric

Ball seems to be moving very slow across the surface.

Benimar

Patser wrote: »

Something strange about watching an Ireland match at this time, and seeing it in bright sunshine... at home.

That comment has really highlighted how old I am! Every home game at Lansdowne up to the mid 90s was played during the afternoon. It was once strange to see Ireland play at home under floodlights.

Admittedly it wasn't always sunny

gerrybbadd

The Aviva looks amazing today in fairness.

I was surprised to see this wasn't on any Irish TV station.

razorblunt

Aidric wrote: »

Ball seems to be moving very slow across the surface.

Seems to be dying on the second bounce.

BoJack Horseman

Weird seeing the camera position from the east stand.

Benimar

Benimar wrote: »

That comment has really highlighted how old I am! Every home game at Lansdowne up to the mid 90s was played during the afternoon. It was once strange to see Ireland play at home under floodlights.

Admittedly it wasn't always sunny

I remember those days! We used to be allowed to listen to the matches on the radio in the afternoon while at school, always raucous affairs, especially when we beat Northern Ireland 3-0!! Great memories

NUTZZ

gerrybbadd wrote: »

The Aviva looks amazing today in fairness.

I was surprised to see this wasn't on any Irish TV station.

It's on Setanta Ireland.

SantryRed

The boos for Sterling are embarrassing.

Mr.Nice Guy

Sterling getting booed is a bit cringeworthy.

JPA

gerrybbadd wrote: »

The Aviva looks amazing today in fairness.

I was surprised to see this wasn't on any Irish TV station.

It's on Setanta Ireland.

NUTZZ

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

Weird seeing the camera position from the east stand.

ITV have their camera in the East Stand and Setanta have it in the West Stand, its strange flicking between the two!

dfx-

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

1pm KickOff is a bit pointless as it proves nothing if/when the match passes off peacefully.
Would be better to have it at normal o'clock like the 1995 game - we'll eventually draw them in a qualifying group (or in Euro2020 at the Aviva) and it'll be at 7.45 on a Friday night or suchlike.

I'd tend to agree. If you shutdown the entire area around the ground and make the area a sanitised zone on a Sunday morning for a friendly...of course it will pass off 'successfully'. It's the main way of dealing with troublesome fixtures.

Will bear no reflection to a competitive game.

Patser

Really has the feel if a friendly. Lots of space, no crunching tackles, surprisingly little atmosphere.

Even in comparison with the friendly in Wembley last year, this seems much gentler. More open game though, so entertaining

IamtheWalrus

SantryRed wrote: »

The boos for Sterling are embarrassing.

Boos from whom?

blueser

SantryRed wrote: »

The boos for Sterling are embarrassing.

I'd guess it's probably local Liverpool fans. Didn't he get booed at the club's end of season awards bash?

MagicIRL

Great to see McGeady has decided to.play ball today. Great 15mins.

Neeson

Who's booing sterling? The Irish fans with the Liverpool jerseys innit?

The_B_Man

Neeson wrote: »

Who's booing sterling? The Irish fans with the Liverpool jerseys innit?

Why are they booing him? Missed the first few mins.

fyfe79

Deleted User wrote: »

I remember those days! We used to be allowed to listen to the matches on the radio in the afternoon while at school, always raucous affairs, especially when we beat Northern Ireland 3-0!! Great memories

Yeah I remember watching that game in the hall in my primary school. They wheeled in a little telly which the whole school had to try and watch - better than a radio I suppose! Good days. Every game we expected to win back then - how times change!

Rayne Wooney

Good opening 15 minutes against pretty much a first choice England team

RoryMac

The_B_Man wrote: »

Why are they booing him? Missed the first few mins.

Because he wants to leave Liverpool

Mars Bar

Softish free kick for McGoldrick

We've started fairly well

Neeson

The_B_Man wrote: »

Why are they booing him? Missed the first few mins.

The Irish Liverpool faithful are probably upse over his contract situation.

BoJack Horseman

Great free kick.... Well put out by Rooney.

Korat

Sounds like there's plenty of Liverpool fans at the game.

I presume that's who's booing Sterling.

Sugarlumps

England are a horrific side. Devoid of ideas.
Brady's got a great delivery on him.

Pudsy33

Daryll Murphy looks good

fyfe79

SantryRed wrote: »

The boos for Sterling are embarrassing.

Ah come on, aren't the Irish allowed to have a little harmless fun? I imagine a large percentage of the Irish crowd are either Liverpool or Man Utd fans and both sets of supporters are going to boo him. A little bit of fun is all.

TheCitizen

A Primal Nut wrote: »

So you're allowed to give your opinion but he isn't...right.

Did you read what he said?

He said - among other things - "that he's a firm believer in players playing for the country of their birth". Did that apply to John Barnes when he played for England? Does it apply to England cricket international players like Eoin Morgan or Kevin Pietersen? He doesn't know what he's talking about, he should've said nothing about it.

The_B_Man

RoryMac wrote: »

Because he wants to leave Liverpool

Neeson wrote: »

The Irish Liverpool faithful are probably upse over his contract situation.

You have to be joking? Christ on a bike!!

If that's the reason, please at least tell me it's the English fans booing him? FFS

sky88

Who's sitting right behind Martin O Neil he has a horrendous looking star tattoo on his knee

thelad95

Mcgoldrick is just a second too slow for this level.

LiamoSail

pmasterson95 wrote: »

Who was it?

Nah, tits literally. The good type.

Jesus that Sterling booing is even more embarrassing than anyone booing GSTQ

SantryRed

The_B_Man wrote: »

You have to be joking? Christ on a bike!!

If that's the reason, please at least tell me it's the English fans booing him? FFS

Nope. And they're getting more audible now as more people join in.

Neeson

It's only a bit of fun. A good day out for the family. And it's good that Dublin aren't playing today as well so they can make a proper day of it.

nullzero

The_B_Man wrote: »

You have to be joking? Christ on a bike!!

If that's the reason, please at least tell me it's the English fans booing him? FFS

Ireland is the fiefdom of Liverpool FC, didn't you know?

newballsplease

Mcgoldrick having a tough time. Hopefully he brings on soneone for him at halftime.