England v Republic of Ireland - Match Thread - 8pm 12/11/20 - RTE

DM_7

RTE's take:

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2020/1111/1177473-all-you-need-to-know-england-v-republic-of-ireland/

VENUE

Thursday 12 November, Wembley Stadium, London, 8pm

TV

RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player from 7.30pm (8pm Kick Off) - also on ITV.

justshane

Christ that’s a weak week team, realistically none of our team would get near the England squad. Depressing really.

~Rebel~

justshane wrote: »

Christ that’s a weak week team, realistically none of our team would get near the England squad. Depressing really.

Doherty probably the best bet since they’re playing 3 at the back with wingbacks, would suit him down to the ground.

Agent Coulson

That team is going to get mullered.

Kermit.de.frog

Might not even watch this. Nothing friendly.

~Rebel~

That England midfield of Winks and Mount is not great at all, but I’m not sure we have the players up front or between the lines to be able to take advantage of that unfortunately. That looks like the area to attack though, right between Winks and the CB’s, trying to get goal-facing possession in and around that line to play in one of the wide forwards making a run.

Mr.Nice Guy

I agree it's a depressing team but the England midfield is far from first choice too. I expect an England win but I'm more interested in our performance than the result. I want to see are we improved with the ball and is the persistence with Hendrick justified, or will we still be reliant upon set-pieces. Are we improved without the ball and is there an organisation to our defensive shape, or will it be haphazard again. I can stomach a loss if I see some positives that suggests better days to come. My worry is there won't be any.

magma69

These are truly dark days for Ireland fans.

weldoninhio

4-0 England. An absolute horsing, I’d say.

pipelaser

Watching it on ITV here in the UK. What the hell is Ian Wright on about talking about the match in 1995? He was saying that the anthems weren't played before the game. Is this true?!

statesaver

pipelaser wrote: »

Watching it on ITV here in the UK. What the hell is Ian Wright on about talking about the match in 1995? He was saying that the anthems weren't played before the game. Is this true?!

No.

Charlie19

pipelaser wrote: »

Watching it on ITV here in the UK. What the hell is Ian Wright on about talking about the match in 1995? He was saying that the anthems weren't played before the game. Is this true?!

Just the Irish one.

Agent Coulson

pipelaser wrote: »

Watching it on ITV here in the UK. What the hell is Ian Wright on about talking about the match in 1995? He was saying that the anthems weren't played before the game. Is this true?!

No they were played.

statesaver

None of the lads know the Anthem

Man with broke phone

McClean red card 5 minutes in, followed by a dogged 0-0 draw for the boys in RTE to give them a heroes analysis.

COYBIG

Charlie19

There was an arrangement made between the Fai & the Fá sometime in the early 80s that if both teams met, only the home sides anthem would be played.

Agent Coulson

Charlie19 wrote: »

There was an arrangement made between the Fai & the Fá sometime in the early 80s that if both teams met, only the home sides anthem would be played.

God save the Queen was played that night look at the Youtube above,

Francie Barrett

Man with broke phone wrote: »

McClean red card 5 minutes in, followed by a dogged 0-0 draw for the boys in RTE to give them a heroes analysis.

COYBIG

That might be tricky.

Francie Barrett

Grealish wasn't holding back on the queen song anyway.

Charlie19

Agent Coulson wrote: »

God save the Queen was played that night look at the Youtube above,

Just watched there, it must of been a previous meeting between the two.

_Kaiser_

Don't think this will be pretty. Hopefully we're not beaten by too much.

Also badly missing the crowd noise

weldoninhio

Why are they bothering having it in Wembley? Wouldn’t it make just as much sense to play it in George’s Park or a lower league stadium with a decent pitch when there aren’t any fans allowed in?? Must cost a fortune to open Wembley or any big stadium.

AMKC

If we can keep this at 0-0 for the first half they will be doing well

statesaver

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Grealish wasn't holding back on the queen song anyway.

Why would he hold back

Quantum Erasure

They still doing the BLM thing?

Neeson

They should have put a jersey on Duff and a tracksuit and earpiece on Horgan.

weadick

'British Isles' and 'Home nations' mentioned by ITV already

Oat23

weldoninhio wrote: »

Why are they bothering having it in Wembley? Wouldn’t it make just as much sense to play it in George’s Park or a lower league stadium with a decent pitch when there aren’t any fans allowed in?? Must cost a fortune to open Wembley or any big stadium.

Same with the Aviva but they're opening it for the FAI cup final. Don't know why.

The women's final was moved to Tallaght which is a bit s*ite of the FAI.

DrumSteve

Playing well here

~Rebel~

Few lovely bits of play there from Ireland.

Good tempo to the game in fairness.

weldoninhio

Oat23 wrote: »

Same with the Aviva but they're opening it for the FAI cup final. Don't know why.

The women's final was moved to Tallaght which is a bit s*ite of the FAI.

I was thinking the same for Ireland. Tallaght could be used for Ireland games too during Covid, wouldn’t cost half as much as the Aviva.

Big Ears

weldoninhio wrote: »

I was thinking the same for Ireland. Tallaght could be used for Ireland games too during Covid, wouldn’t cost half as much as the Aviva.

It may not be as suitable for the media as the Aviva.
I think that was one issue cited by Dundalk using it for Europa League games. There was a higher cost incurred compared to the Aviva, due to setting it up appropriately for the media.

~Rebel~

weldoninhio wrote: »

I was thinking the same for Ireland. Tallaght could be used for Ireland games too during Covid, wouldn’t cost half as much as the Aviva.

Quality of TV angles might be an issue perhaps? Not as much height and not as many camera positions in Tallaght I’d guess.

Aviva by contrast is just ready to go for TV..

ShaneU

Do home and away jerseys not exist any more, both teams in secondary colours

tayto lover

We’re feckin poxed.
Egan off with a head injury.
We’re playing good football too which is nice to see.

Quantum Erasure

Quantum Erasure wrote: »

They still doing the BLM thing?

It's as if their lives still matter...

statesaver

Feck

Fromvert

ShaneU wrote: »

Do home and away jerseys not exist any more, both teams in secondary colours

Surely it's the sponsors forcing it. I assume teams have to wear the away/alternative kits 'x' amount of times as they want to shift them.

Mr.Nice Guy

Would have to be a chap with an Irish name that scores. Duffy could have done better there.

_Kaiser_

[Deleted User] wrote: »

It's as if their lives still matter...

<Insert David Bowie - this is not America.mp3 here>

We don't need to be adopting and apologising for America's generational cultural problems though.

England and Ireland alike have more than enough of our own problems to deal with.

Fromvert

Randolph made a mess of the cross leading to the corner.

weldoninhio

Anyone know what game Kenny Cunningham is watching??

Fromvert

sugarman wrote: »

Christie getting in his way did.

Randolph couldn't get it because Christie was there. He shouldn't have came for it, it wasn't on for him.

We're looking decent on the ball, Horgan looking sharp.

breezy1985

ShaneU wrote: »

Do home and away jerseys not exist any more, both teams in secondary colours

First thing I thought. Bad enough we are both in change but the fact we are wearing their traditional colour is shocking.

Won't happen but should be a rule about wearing your home kit unless told otherwise

Mr.Nice Guy

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

<Insert David Bowie - this is not America.mp3 here>

We don't need to be adopting and apologising for America's generational cultural problems though.

England and Ireland alike have more than enough of our own problems to deal with.

Racism being one of them.

weldoninhio

weldoninhio wrote: »

Anyone know what game Kenny Cunningham is watching??

“Tammy Abrahams”. Cunningham is bringing nothing to the viewing experience

Acosta

On the ropes

breezy1985

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

<Insert David Bowie - this is not America.mp3 here>

We don't need to be adopting and apologising for America's generational cultural problems though.

England and Ireland alike have more than enough of our own problems to deal with.

I think you will find England has a huge problem with racism and the destruction of Africa

weldoninhio

[Deleted User] wrote: »

“Tammy Abrahams”. Cunningham is bringing nothing to the viewing experience

He was explaining England lack of pace at the back with Michael Keane and Harry Kane earlier

Witcher

Ffs, right...good night

Pack of clowns

Mantis Toboggan

This could get embarrassing.