Republic of Ireland Team Talk/News/Rumours 2020/2021 - see Mod Note in OP [18/11/20]

ebbsy

MurDawg wrote: »

Who would even take the Ireland job at this stage

I would if I was on 1 million per year.

TRC10

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

My one concern is that if we do go on to win this, all will be forgiven regarding Kenny

Don't think theres a risk of that.

We were losing to a literal ski resort.

Their all time top scorer is a centre back.

Francie Barrett

Andorra look goosed here.

TRC10

TRC10 wrote: »

Don't think theres a risk of that.

We were losing to a literal ski resort.

Their all time top scorer is a centre back.

That's not what literal means.

Our current best (and for the last half decade) goal threat is a cb

SharpshooterTom

Honest question.

Do you think an all star GAA XI would get a positive result against Andorra?

LuckyLloyd

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Andorra look goosed here.

Sure it's always the way with part time players. And you can comfortably assume the 4th and 5th player they're bringing off the bench represent a significant drop off.

Amirani

ebbsy wrote: »

I would if I was on 1 million per year.

No Irish manager will be getting 1 million per year for a long while.

kksaints

TRC10 wrote: »

Don't think theres a risk of that.

We were losing to a literal ski resort.

Their all time top scorer is a centre back.

As we were when we qualified for the World Cup in 2002.

SharpshooterTom

SharpshooterTom wrote: »

Honest question.

Do you think an all star GAA XI would get a positive result against Andorra?

No

Nerdlingr

SharpshooterTom wrote: »

Honest question.

Do you think an all star GAA XI would get a positive result against Andorra?

David Clifford would have buried the chance Curtis got .

Jesus chap coming on here is due a matt Leblanc style aul fella in the pub meme

ratracer

Lachlan Some Shuffleboard wrote: »

Jesus chap coming on here is due a matt Leblanc style aul fella in the pub meme

Grandad to score the equaliser.....

TheMilkyPirate

SharpshooterTom wrote: »

Honest question.

Do you think an all star GAA XI would get a positive result against Andorra?

There's a lot of good footballers in the GAA who could do a job (Clifford, Chin, Clifton to name a few) but to beat an international side I doubt it

LuckyLloyd

We're keeping the core of the starters on while Andorra empty the bench including a goalkeeper change. **** sake :pac:

TRC10

kksaints wrote: »

As we were when we qualified for the World Cup in 2002.

If Kenny qualifies for a world cup then all will be forgiven

_Kaiser_

TRC10 wrote: »

If Kenny qualifies for a world cup then all will be forgiven

I don't think that's very likely to happen though.

Weepsie

Knights in White Tap In

_Kaiser_

Good goal Mr Knight.

Kenny finally gets a win on the board

Still feeling meh

PGE1970

Andorra have put a 42 year bloke on as a farewell game. Like he won a game on a raffle.

That's our level now.

We are an international laughing stock.

kksaints

TheMilkyPirate wrote: »

There's a lot of good footballers in the GAA who could do a job (Clifford, Chin, Clifton to name a few) but to beat an international side I doubt it

Chin wasn't LOI premier division standard tbh.

Really glad to get a win. 3 goals is excelent.still.think well get spanked by Hungary though unfortunately

PTH2009

Nice to get the win but its glossing over the horrendous first half performance

At the end of the day this was a win over Andorra bloody Andorra, we could get destroyed by Hungary who are in the Euros finals

athlone99

3-1 now, matches our 2 previous wins in andorra.

Very poor in spells but at least they reacted to going 1 down.

LuckyLloyd

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

Good goal Mr Knight.

Kenny finally gets a win on the board

Still feeling meh

I mean, when they swapped their goalkeeper as part of a full emptying of their bench you're thinking we really need to win this!

athlone99

PTH2009 wrote: »

Nice to get the win but its glossing over the horrendous first half performance

At the end of the day this was a win over Andorra bloody Andorra, we could get destroyed by Hungary who are in the Euros finals

Exact same results as the last 2 times we beat them over there..........

Aaron Connolly would.have done well against this crowd I think

DrumSteve

PGE1970 wrote: »

Andorra have put a 42 year bloke on as a farewell game. Like he won a game on a raffle.

That's our level now.

We are an international laughing stock.

Not sure how that makes us a laughing stock...

Presumably they would have brought him on regardless who they were playing

~Rebel~

Happy for Knight, Troy and Horgan!


Look, we’re bad, but at least 4-1 looks alright. A win under our belt, and a game to be forgotten. Most positive aspect is Troy scoring - if we’re playing him future, would hope to see him central.

tastyt

Fair is fair , we have played well since they scored and scored some good goals

athlone99

4-1 now

Thread gone quiet now since we went ahead, its like some people just want the manager to fail....

Morrison J

Difficult to celebrate these goals when it means we've to keep that spoofer in charge for longer tbh

Kermit.de.frog

Good goal by Duff with a beard

athlone99

athlone99 wrote: »

4-1 now

Thread gone quiet now since we went ahead, its like some people just want the manager to fail....

Ahh to be fair iv supported Kenny the whole time but the step up when we went down shows what we've been leaving out there. Today wasn't a failure by any means but it's hard to see it as a grand coming out as of yet

kksaints

Delighted for Horgan. Always gives his all when he plays.

JeffKenna

Excellent last half hour. Quality crosses for the last 2 goals.

RonanG86

Plenty of other people are going to argue whether conceding to Andorra should result in Stephen Kenny's immediate sacking and execution, so I'll limit my feedback to this:

Conor Hourihane should not play for us ever again, no matter how many injuries we have in midfield. I think his only forward pass was the cross for Parrot's 2nd. If we want someone to be on the pitch just for set pieces and one or two crosses from open play per 90 minutes and otherwise contribute nothing, we might as well stick Brady in midfield. He'll at least occasionally burst into a dribble.

_Kaiser_

athlone99 wrote: »

4-1 now

Thread gone quiet now since we went ahead, its like some people just want the manager to fail....

Let's not lose perspective.

Good goals by the lads but it's Andorra and an end of season friendly.

The first half was shocking and there's no getting away from that.

Kenny is still not up to the task

ArielAtom

Piss poor performance, against amateurs. They made us look like a group of amateurs. Kenny really needs his P45, so far out of his depth. Fitness is what win it, nothing else.

franglan

I can safely say the aul lad at centre back for Andorra's legs are gone...

Morrison J

Morrison J wrote: »

Difficult to celebrate these goals when it means we've to keep that spoofer in charge for longer tbh

Hard to celebrate your country winning? Says a lot

LuckyLloyd

athlone99 wrote: »

4-1 now

Thread gone quiet now since we went ahead, its like some people just want the manager to fail....

This freebie win needed to be taken.

I think victory lapping a couple of goals against their second XI is as bad as what you're pointing out above tbh!

We're in such a grim place.

Mantis Toboggan

Fitness telling here against these minnows, good to get the win all the same.

Duff

Liquid football lads.

KevinK

Didn’t see how any good could come of this game, lose, draw and win narrowly and it would be a big negative and win comfortably and so what... it’s Andorra.

But there was something really good about Parrots two goals in a few minutes - had almost forgotten the positive feeling scoring brings I suppose ��
But in all seriousness we have played some decent games and some terrible games in the last few years and none of it really mattered as we couldn’t score goals. If we managed to develop a young teenage striker with the ability to belt them in regularly it could really change our fortunes, under Kenny or whoever replaces him.

Bob the Seducer

For those keeping track, Bazunu, Doherty*, McClean, Manning, McGrath, Curtis and Horgan the ex League of Ireland players tonight.

(I know Doherty left without a league appearance for Bohs)

Nerdlingr

Total football.

Tchaikovsky

Bleak bleak times but we'll take a victory. Delighted for the 3 guys getting their first goals

Morrison J

Lachlan Some Shuffleboard wrote: »

Hard to celebrate your country winning? Says a lot

Would be better for the country if we got a manager who is actually qualified to face the task at hand no? Those goals against a tired bunch of amateur footballers is only papering over cracks.

PGE1970

DrumSteve wrote: »

Not sure how that makes us a laughing stock...

Presumably they would have brought him on regardless who they were playing

A team of any sort of repute or standing isn't playing a friendly against Andorra.

They are entitled to play who they please. Good luck to the fella.

It's an indication of how far we have fallen that this is our game tonight.

And we went a goal behind and not that many people are surprised.

I don't want SK to fail. I just know that he won't succeed.

Morrison J

Morrison J wrote: »

Would be better for the country if we got a manager who is actually qualified to face the task at hand no? Those goals against a tired bunch of amateur footballers is only papering over cracks.

I'm not happy with how the team is right now but you can root against them on your own I'll enjoy the good days