UEFA 2016 Qualifier; 17:00; Landsdowne Road: Republic of Ireland vs Scotland (RTE)

Pudsy33

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

The above does no favours to Irish fans

How do you mean? I think we have a better team, out players play at a higher standard etc. Their team seems to play better as a unit, but if we play to our ability I think we will shade it.

Surely it's better to think that then play the underdog card we so love in Irish sport

Paully D

Ronan|Raven wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/fai-spent-10k-deleting-john-delaneys-comments-on-fifa-corruption-from-match-programme-31299662.html

*shakes head*

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Certainly worth €10,000 :rolleyes:

Pudsy33

Paully D wrote: »

The words removed:



Certainly worth €10,000 :rolleyes:

Cant blame Delaney on this one, what a ****ing shambles

Fr Tod Umptious

Paully D wrote: »

The words removed:



Certainly worth €10,000 :rolleyes:

Inevitable really seeing as the FAI gladly took 5m as a settlement and agreed to keep it quiet

briany

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Scotland have inferior players to us, of we play with any sort of balls we should have a fair shot of 3 points.

And, shur, if Greece could win the Euros, why can't we?

Nib

Ireland team: Given, Coleman, Brady, Wilson, O'Shea, McCarthy, Whelan, Hendrick, Hoolahan, Walters, Murphy.

Very interesting line-up.

Agent Coulson

No real pace in that team at all.

RasTa

Ughh, no Long up front?

GLaDOS

Murphy ahead of Long? Odd choice.

Also fúcking ridiculous that Given is starting. I can see him costing us.

LuckyLloyd

Nib wrote: »

Ireland team: Given, Coleman, Brady, Wilson, O'Shea, McCarthy, Whelan, Hendrick, Hoolahan, Walters, Murphy.

Very interesting line-up.

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Given

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Coleman---O'Shea---Wilson----Brady

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Whelan

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McCarthy

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Hendrick

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Walters

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Hoolohan

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Murphy

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I hope. Alternative is Murphy and Walters as a two which will be too narrow imo

LuckyLloyd

RasTa wrote: »

Ughh, no Long up front?

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Murphy ahead of Long? Odd choice.

Also fúcking ridiculous that Given is starting. I can see him costing us.

Murphy knows where the net is and will rough up their backline. Long can come on if necessary.

Agree on Given unfortunately.

Ronan|Raven

The March of the Scots up fleet Street was impressive

GLaDOS

Not a fan of Walters on the right at all. He's much more effective through the middle.

RasTa

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Murphy knows where the net is and will rough up their backline. Long can come on if necessary.

Agree on Given unfortunately.

tbh I don't even know which Murphy that is

RoryMac

Not impressed with that team, no McGeady or McClean?

At least we have an extra man in the centre where we were outplayed in Scotland but hard to see where the goals will come from

LuckyLloyd

RasTa wrote: »

tbh I don't even know which Murphy that is

http://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/3942/ireland/2015/04/27/11183852/daryl-murphy-named-in-pfa-championship-team-of-the-year

GLaDOS

RoryMac wrote: »

Not impressed with that team, no McGeady or McClean?

At least we have an extra man in the centre where we were outplayed in Scotland but hard to see where the goals will come from

McGeady was an injury doubt. Would have liked to see McClean, though he tends to make a good impact coming off the bench against tired full backs.

ricero

Is Shane long injured or what ?

A Dub in Glasgo

Is that the same Murphy who could not hit the barn door when playing for Celtic :eek:

Unearthly

poor team in my opinion

Jelle1880

Great promo by RTE

Nib

Anya is a huge loss to Scotland, he has been excellent for them in this campaign.

RasTa

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

http://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/3942/ireland/2015/04/27/11183852/daryl-murphy-named-in-pfa-championship-team-of-the-year

Thought it was that one, not good enough for the PL. Long should be in there.

Celly Smunt

Disgusting to have Given starting. What does that tell the team if an outdated player can just waltz in before other players who have consistantly performed better.

ricero

This team selection could be the final nail in martins tenure as manager if we lose.

edgecutter

Wasn't optimistic this morning and with this team news I am definitely consigned to a bore draw. Hopefully the boys prove me wrong and give it a go.

shamrock55

Good god this has to be the worst irish team ever!! How glen whelen continues to get a games ill never know, o neil still cant put out a settled team, this is gonna be depressing:(

SlickRic

No pace at all.

Awful team selection, and one Trap would've been rightly destroyed for.

I hope I'm very, very wrong and we pull out a winning performance.

RGM

Don't understand all the cries for Shane Long. He's had all the time in the world to claim his place up front and he's never done it. I don't have any more confidence in him than in Murphy. May as well play the man who knocked in 27 this season.

For all his appearances, Long has only scored TWO goals for Ireland in competitive matches. The others all in friendlies.

GLaDOS

Yeah Murphy could be genius or a disaster, Hopefully the former.

SlickRic

RGM wrote: »

Don't understand all the cries for Shane Long. He's had all the time in the world to claim his place up front and he's never done it. I don't have any more confidence in him than in Murphy. May as well play the man who knocked in 27 this season.

Murphy starting has little to do with the 27 goals IMO.

He's a lump who you can hit with a direct ball. MON loved Heskey for instance. It's what we knew before he took the job, and nobody should be surprised that this is how we're looking now.

breffni bogballer

this is going to be terrible stuff altogether 0-0 written all over it, hope i"m wrong and we scrape a 1-0 but dont know where a goal will come from. I think the scots have set up for the 0-0

RGM

SlickRic wrote: »

Murphy starting has little to do with the 27 goals IMO.

He's a lump who you can hit with a direct ball. MON loved Heskey for instance. It's what we knew before he took the job, and nobody should be surprised that this is how we're looking now.

With Keane out, one lump is as good as the next.

SlickRic

MON's disdain for Tony O'Donoghue is always entertaining though.

SlickRic

RGM wrote: »

With Keane out, one lump is as good as the next.

Long isn't a lump though.

Celly Smunt

Neeson

I'd say Long is a bit more skilful at least.

fullstop

Mushy wrote: »

Just saw a pic on FB...will there really be a plane calling for Delaneys resignation over the Aviva today?

Just saw on fb they got a message 5 mins before the plane was due to take off saying it wouldn't be happening. I guess Delaney got his goons involved again.

RGM

Both times Long has scored in competitive matches for Ireland (again, that's just twice), he was on as a sub. That includes the last game vs Poland.

collie0708

For the lads giving out about the ireland team selection as a scot I can't believe we are not playing anya, fletcher or adams

RGM

Ireland and Scotland agree on scoreless draw, more on the scandal at nine.

ctrl-alt-delete

Scotland will be delighted Long does not start, he has everything Murphy has and more.

briany

Nice to see Didi with a place on the programme. It'd be great if he could ever be a permanent panelist.

Paully D

The obsession with Hoolohan is bizarre IMO. He's not even a first choice player for Norwich and is far from the saviour some think he is.

ricero

Paully D wrote: »

The obsession with Hoolohan is bizarre IMO. He's not even a first choice player for Norwich and is far from the saviour some think he is.

Reminds me the way some man u fans use to go on about kagawa. The less he played the better he was it seemed.

bradlente

Paully D wrote: »

The obsession with Hoolohan is bizarre IMO. He's not even a first choice player for Norwich and is far from the saviour some think he is.

Yeah he only played 40 games last season starting 30 of them,fringe player at best.

TheCitizen

The line up could be 4_2_3_1

Mr.Nice Guy

I'm pretty shocked at that team selection, particularly going with Murphy up top. I have to say I'm less confident than I was before.

Just have to hope the lads can deliver, though I fear this could be a tough watch.

Neeson

Looks like Brady really hates sadlier.

Nib

Murphy is a much better finisher than Long, that's why he's in. We need to put the ball in the back of the net this evening.