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  • 17-09-2007 1:53pm
    #1
    ~Rebel~
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,594 ✭✭✭✭


    I realise in theory there is a thread on this, however it went off topic from its thread title onwards (which shouldn't even be possible!).

    http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/croke-park-to--host-brazilians-1081721.html
    IRISH fans will have a little bit of "samba" to look forward to when their Euro 2008 Qualifying campaign comes to an end after the FAI wrapped up a February friendly with Brazil.

    The Boys in Green will take on the world soccer giants at Croke Park on February 6 2008 after FAI Chief Executive John Delaney presented the proposal to the GAA last week.

    Brazil visited Lansdowne Road in February 2004 for a high-profile friendly and the GAA, FAI and Irish fans alike will be hoping they will showcase a strong squad.

    The FAI are reported to have paid in and around €500,000 for a date with the Brazilians, on top of the €1 million rental fee for Croke Park but will be expecting a €4 million payback from gate reciepts on top of TV rights payments.

    It all depends on what Brazil could turn up, they tend to be pretty lazy and uninterested in friendlies, but if they did decide to play, this could be an utter demolition.

    Does anyone else think we should really start playing more away friendlies? I know they dont make the money, but for the benefit of the team.


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  • #2
    leninbenjamin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,983 ✭✭✭leninbenjamin


    this is actually the third thread on the subject.


  • #3
    ~Rebel~
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,594 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    yes, indeed. quite. Oh, well..

    Deletage.


  • #4
    Raekwon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,535 ✭✭✭Raekwon


    ~Rebel~ wrote:
    Does anyone else think we should really start playing more away friendlies? I know they dont make the money, but for the benefit of the team.

    Most definatly!

    Our away record, to put it mildly, sucks balls! We might have beaten a poor Denmark away recently but aside from that friendly we have not won a meaningful away qualifying match for 20 years.

    As for the Brazil match, if they are really up for this game then we could have a repeat of the 7-0 drubbing that we got in Brazil way back in 1982.


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