Gibraltar vs Ireland, Euro 2020 qualifier, RTE2 & Sky Sports Football, 5pm

Father Hernandez

Hourihane has had a few great set pieces already

Mars Bar

How have we not scored yet?!

eigrod

McClean has been disappointing

Duff

Hope Brady is studying Hourihane's set pieces.

mad m

Duff wrote: »

It's coming..

I hope I’m wrong, but gotta a feeling those two missed chances will play into Gibraltar hands.

GavRedKing

The Gibraltar GK looks like a lad who's asked to play because the regular agK hasn't turned up.

He's got very lucky for a few crosses but he's also made one great save.

Father Hernandez

Not sure many realise how difficult it is to play a passing game on an artificial pitch on a windy day.

Yes, it's not pretty but what dya expect. There's a reason many absolutely despise playing on these kind of pitches.

This isn't a fair reflection on the players or management so far

eigrod

So stupid that

Neeson

Mars Bar wrote: »

How have we not scored yet?!

It's tough into the breeze and facing the rock up front can't help the boys mentally. They've kept things tight for the first half. With Ireland being fitter than the opposition they should be able to take advantage of some poor Gibraltar tackles in the second half.

Soups123

Maguire offering zero

CSF

David McGoldrick playing like one of the full time milkmen being referred to here. Sean Maguire playing like someone who doesn’t show up to whatever his full time job is.

Duff

McClean losing the head again. Stupid.

Beechwoodspark

This is chronic

ctrl-alt-delete

Hopefully McClean has made up Mccarthy's mind there to haul him off at HT.

noodler

Might have to get McClean off.

It could get very frustrating second half and can't be having the risk of something silly.

eigrod

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

Hopefully McClean has made up Mccarthy's mind there to haul him off at HT.

Agreed. He’s been the biggest disappointment of the 11 out there.

Loafing Oaf

Sparing Alex McLeish's blushes so far here...

Vincent Vega

The sound of the plane taking off was the most exciting thing in the game so far.

PTH2009

Cant see us scoring here and we will take over as the laughing stock of football from Scotland

It's actually not that bad. The usual over exaggerating going on.

The conditions and the pitch are ****e. I think with the wind with us and the Gibralter team fading of fitness the goals will come.

We've had a few chances there where on another day would have went it.

theoneeyedman

Duff wrote: »

McClean losing the head again. Stupid.

Ah here, he pulled out of that tackle, never a card.

I've only logged in here, been watching the game, is McClean the designated scapegoat today, yea?

gormdubhgorm

Real 80s/90s throwback there from Beglin 'Put em under pressure'

.G.

I feel sorry for George Hamilton, we can switch off, he's had no choice but watch Ireland toil for years now.

Beechwoodspark

This is chronic

Corholio

Forwards played off scraps, not sure how criticism could be labelled at them. Duffy thinking he's a better long passer than he actually is, especially in wind like this, doesn't help. The centre midfield trying to feed the ball into the strikers has been zero.

OldMrBrennan83

Fred The Red wrote: »

It's actually not that bad. The usual over exaggerating going on.

The conditions and the pitch are ****e. I think with the wind with us and the Gibralter team fading of fitness the goals will come.

We've had a few chances there where on another day would have went it.

If it ends 0-0 or 1-0 to them there won't be a little asterisk beside the game about the wind and pitch. They won't give us three points for it either.


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eigrod

PTH2009 wrote: »

Cant see us scoring here and we will take over as the laughing stock of football from Scotland

A case of grabbing 1 from a set piece and getting out of there with 3 points. Performance is irrelevant today,

DJIMI TRARORE

Anybody getting that Lichtenstein feeling here,without the goalkeeper heroics

Mr.Nice Guy

I wouldn't be overly concerned yet. The chances have been there. I imagine McCarthy will leave it as is for at least the first 15 minutes of the second half.

Pity we don't have O'Dowda for this game. The options on the bench aren't great. O'Brien for the one of the strikers looks the most obvious one.

Paully D

OldMrBrennan83 wrote: »

If it ends 0-0 or 1-0 to them there won't be a little asterisk beside the game about the wind and pitch. They won't give three points for it either.

If it finishes 1-0 to them then they will give 3 points for it.

OldMrBrennan83

theoneeyedman wrote: »

Ah here, he pulled out of that tackle, never a card.

I've only logged in here, been watching the game, is McClean the designated scapegoat today, yea?

He's been the worst player on the pitch anyway, not sure about scapegoat.

Corholio

theoneeyedman wrote: »

Ah here, he pulled out of that tackle, never a card.

I've only logged in here, been watching the game, is McClean the designated scapegoat today, yea?

He kicked him on the bottom of the boot when he could have actually pulled out. Criticism doesn't mean it's scapegoat but it's handy for people to argue for their favourite players to use that excuse I guess.

Oat23

PTH2009 wrote: »

Cant see us scoring here and we will take over as the laughing stock of football from Scotland

We've almost scored 2 or 3 times and Gibraltar haven't had the ball anywhere near the Irish goal. Playing against two banks of 5 isn't easy so all things considered we have created some decent chances. Just lacking a little luck.

OldMrBrennan83

Paully D wrote: »

If it finishes 1-0 to them then they will give 3 points for it.

I don't care about their points pedantic percy.

GavRedKing

The biggest issue is we know the wind is strong but we're still lumping balls into the corners and hitting diagonal balls that aren't on.

We'll win alright but it's not the kind of performance that you want for the first game of a Euro campaign.

Simply putz there is far too many average, at best players out there in white. McLean, McGoldrick, Stevens, Maguire to name just a few.

Hitchens

Here I am from Paddy's land,
The land of eggs and bacon.
If you think I'll wear a poppy,
By Jaysus you're mistaken.

Strumms

eigrod wrote: »

Agreed. He’s been the biggest disappointment of the 11 out there.

He is supposedly a guy with ability and experience yet in a game we can, need and should win he is wasting his time going ape at the referee over borderline nothing decisions in midfield. Just STUPID !

mzungu

eigrod wrote: »

A case of grabbing 1 from a set piece and getting out of there with 3 points. Performance is irrelevant today,

But not goal difference. We should get at least 3.

gormdubhgorm

.G. wrote: »

I feel sorry for George Hamilton, we can switch off, he's had no choice but watch Ireland toil for years now.

It has really aged the fellla!

alta stare

mzungu wrote: »

But not goal difference. We should get at least 3.

I bet we will still get 4 or so. People are loosing the run of themselves. The wind out there is a big issue and we have it in the second half. Hopefully Mick is keeping them calm in there and they come out with a goal as quick as possible.

PropJoe10

Wish Robbie Keane would pull on the boots at half time. We need him!

Soups123

Soups123 wrote: »

Maguire offering zero

Yeah I’ve noticed a casualness about him. He’s nowhere near established in this side and needs to step it up

patmac

theoneeyedman wrote: »

Ah here, he pulled out of that tackle, never a card.

I've only logged in here, been watching the game, is McClean the designated scapegoat today, yea?

No he’s been awful, as have the rest bar Hourihane, sadly this seems to be as good as the Irish team is going to get, we have gone so far backward it’s all so depressing. It’s Gibraltar ffs and the nearest we have come to a goal is an almost comical O’Grady.

eigrod

mzungu wrote: »

But not goal difference. We should get at least 3.

To be honest, I don’t think this Irish team will ever do Denmark or Switzerland on GD over 8 games, irrespective of today’s score. We can set up for 1-0 or 2-1/2-0 wins, but we simply don’t have the quality to score big.

Hitchens

eigrod wrote: »

To be honest, I don’t think this Irish team will ever do Denmark or Switzerland on GD over 10 games, irrespective of today’s score. We can set up for 1-0 or 2-1/2-0 wins, but we simply don’t have the quality to score big.

I find myself nodding in agreement with that.

Father Hernandez

Jesus, Randolph keeping us in this

Too easy

Mr.Nice Guy

Wow Randolph just saved our bacon there.

eigrod

Jebus. Could be 1 down

Oat23

Both keepers have made unbelievable saves now.

Utopia Parkway

Thought that was in. Janey mac.