Republic Of Ireland vs Moldova Match Thread

alta stare

The Talking Bread wrote: »

Don't worry. Come 7.45 he will be glued to this thread, waiting to moan. Nothing wrong with stating your opinion, as harsh as it is but the "I couldn't be arsed watching it anymore" or "I have very little motivation watching what is effectively a World Cup Qualification Cup Final" messages are ridiculous.

And then this Under 15 team nonsense.

Jayus little people on Boards now predicting what my day will be like come Monday. do the lotto my friend you will become a millionaire overnight with that kind of foresight.

alta stare

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

Maybe international football is a bit more high stakes than an u15 schoolboy game.

Na this game is on par, they could go top.... The under 15s that is.

tayto lover

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

Steeped in the game.

So steeped in the game and so good for the LOI that his organisation forced my team, Dundalk, who are a credit to the LOI to play the following games in less than a calander month. The same Dundalk who done so well or the LOI in Europe and who got no grace whatsoever from Delaney's FAI in 2016. -

Dundalk fixtures:
October 8th - Sligo Rovers (H)
October 11th - Cork City (H)
October 14th - Shamrock Rovers (A)
October 17th - Longford Town (A)
October 20th - Zenit St. Petersburg (H)
October 23rd - Bohs (H)
October 25th - St Pat's (A)
October 28th - Galway (H)
November 3rd - Zenit St. Petersburg (A)
November 6th - Cork City (FAI Cup final)

pjohnson

alta stare wrote: »

Na this game is on par, they could go top.... The under 15s that is.

Lol. The fact you think they are the same explains some of your other posts quite aptly.

The Talking Bread

alta stare wrote: »

Jayus little people on Boards now predicting what my day will be like come Monday. do the lotto my friend you will become a millionaire overnight with that kind of foresight.

You have made a show of yourself with some of your posts the last 24 hours! I am beginning to think you are on that Under 15 team yourself, probably the waterboy!

alta stare

The Talking Bread wrote: »

You have made a show of yourself with some of your posts the last 24 hours! I am beginning to think you are on that Under 15 team yourself, probably the waterboy!

ah ye are all funny how ye all get so high and mighty when someone has a differing opinion. I dont understand how someone can make a show of themselves on a message board either

Do they have waterboys in Ireland? Didnt think we would need them to be fair but i guess it is probably saps like you who encourages such silly things.

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pjohnson wrote: »

Lol. The fact you think they are the same explains some of your other posts quite aptly.

Jayus id go searching for your sense of humour and id check your sarcasm level if i were you. Uptight aint the word my friend.

The Talking Bread

alta stare wrote: »

ah ye are all funny how ye all get so high and mighty when someone has a differing opinion. I dont understand how someone can make a show of themselves on a message board either

Do they have waterboys in Ireland? Didnt think we would need them to be fair but i guess it is probably saps like you who encourages such silly things.

oddball.

Moving on.

alta stare

The Talking Bread wrote: »

oddball.

Moving on.

Good man.

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gormdubhgorm wrote: »

I am sure Delaney could earn much more money for himself elsewhere and have less hassle for it as well.

:D:pac:

gormdubhgorm

alta stare wrote: »

When MON was annouced as manager i was hopeful he would more positive than Trap and to be fair we did improve but now his reluctance to try widen his player options is holding us back. Sit hold and hoof football is not going all too well for us something has to change.

But that you not see that the one constant which is the same problem both managers have?

It is the players!

The players are just not good enough to keep the ball under pressure simple as that.

Umaxit did an analysis of 'long ball' teams in the premier league.
They found barring a few exceptions like Bournmouth and Southampton.
The teams who are able to keep the ball better are reflected by thier team position in the league.

They also found that the teams who pass 'fewer long balls' have a greater success rate with the 'long ball' then other teams.

Basically all this says to me is that poorer teams are more inclined to go long ball
Ireland is a poor team and cannot play any better.

When the pressure is off, Ireland look great in friendlies like a student doing foundation maths with a calculator.

Then when the pressure is on they look like a foundation level student doing applied maths.

I struggle to understand how people keep blaming the managers the players are just not that good.

If Mourinho was in charge he would probably set the Irish team up much like Trap did.
Not to lose because there are very few creative options except for some small old player who plays for Norwich in the second tier of English football.
His name escapes me :rolleyes:
It always seems that this particular player is much better in peoples minds when he is not playing then when he is!