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fifa WC draw

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,452 ✭✭✭Time Magazine


    We've a decent team:
    Given

    Finnan----Dunne----O'Brien/McShane----O'Shea/Kilbane

    McGeady----Carsley----Reid----Duff/Hunt

    Doyle---Keane

    Are all Premiership players (McGeady and Reid would get their games at some Premiership clubs). There's no reason to suggest we can't come in ahead of Montenegro, Cyprus and Georgia. Whether we can beat Bulgaria is debateable, but it's certainly not unachievable.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    is any one still watching the rte link, whats the story with this german fella, does he not relaise he's live to ireland

    :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,267 ✭✭✭opr


    copacetic wrote: »
    lol at opr who thinks we could have hoped for better. if anything we got the second easiest draw of all the 3rd seeds, i'd prefer our group to every one except group 2.

    Which one would you have preferred on wise one?

    I look at that group and i think oh god look at those away night in eastern europe against really hostile crowds when it will be required we put in massive performances to get results. Ok so lots of other teams will need to do this in other groups i hear you say ......... we may as well set up camp in eastern europe for the quailtyfing campaign.

    Anyone who watched the Bulgaria(u21) game against Ireland would know what a good side they have emerging. They are technically very very good with some really good individual players coming through.

    People are saying look at cyprus they are no great shakes. Do you think cyprus are looking at us and shivering in their boots ??? !!! They will show us no respect and no fear and you can expect more tough games from them with lots of history now in the mix between the two sides to make it even more difficult.

    Italy .... enough said.

    I think that on paper it looks ok but if you actually know anything about football and look at the group as a whole will all the long difficult away journeys we will have to make couple with the fact that i think most of them will give us a decent game its a really tough group.

    IMO i hope we still can quailfy all i was trying to point out is that some people seem to think we are a shoe in for second which is not true IMHO.

    Opr


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    dbnavan wrote: »
    Anyone watching it on RTE.ie there is some german bloke waiting to be interveiwed and he is going mad, doesnt realise its being broadcast!

    **EDIT I think RTE are using fifa link

    he's being dying live on TV for about 5 minutes

    :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,103 ✭✭✭estebancambias


    ''think that on paper it looks ok but if you actually know anything about football and look at the group as a whole will all the long difficult away journeys we will have to make couple with the fact that i think most of them will give us a decent game its a really tough group''

    I accept the point of the difficult away journeys, but people will try to examine the negatives too closely.

    The Montengro crap is annoying me.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,610 ✭✭✭dbnavan


    LMAO He is whistling at someone he wants to interview, I am LMAO here


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    Unearthly wrote: »
    Am I right in saying there will be atleast 1 runner up that won't make the playoffs and will be out?


    looks like that, only the best 8 runners up from the 9 groups go to the play offs

    ps, the german fella is now discussing something with his production crew and still going live on rte.ie

    :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,103 ✭✭✭estebancambias


    Link?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,921 ✭✭✭✭Pigman II


    Yeay! We're gonna win the group. Or at least come joint first.

    What? Not allowed say that? Isn't that the same mindless/groundless optimism I ususally read here every two years after a group stage is drawn. Look how far we've come!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    dbnavan wrote: »
    LMAO He is whistling at someone he wants to interview, I am LMAO here

    its brilliant, although starting to wish i tried harder at german GCSE

    :D


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 41,926 ✭✭✭✭_blank_


    Is that Klaus Topmuller?

    Wonder what he's doing now...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,103 ✭✭✭estebancambias


    No what I hate is the people on here who believe the crap. We have way better players then the three teams behind us...bettter players than Bulgaria, and inferior to Italy, but that does not mean we cannot beat them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,610 ✭✭✭dbnavan




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 41,926 ✭✭✭✭_blank_


    Brian Barwick on now...hope we get to hear this anyway.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 868 ✭✭✭tdv


    Well Loose to Georgia (maybe get a point), Bulgaria & Cyprus away from home. I'm not sure about the Monty's, thats entering the unknown zone.

    There's a very realistic chance we could finish bottom. I wouldnt be suprised one bit if we did.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,610 ✭✭✭dbnavan


    English interviewer now.


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


    irish-stew wrote: »
    is any one still watching the rte link, whats the story with this german fella, does he not relaise he's live to ireland

    :D

    what was he saying? i stopped watching to make tea and now it's over :(


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,103 ✭✭✭estebancambias


    Will you stop.....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,065 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    I hope that the FAI in their wisdom do not try to play Italy the top seeds in the first or second game of qualifying ,a strategy that has horribly backfired in the last 2 qualifying campaigns.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    Link?


    rte.ie, although scared to close window incase link doesn't come back up, links been a bit patchy for the last few minutes

    http://www.rte.ie/live/index.html

    english FA up now


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,103 ✭✭✭estebancambias


    tdv wrote: »
    Well Loose Georgia (maybe get a point), Bulgaria & Cyprus away from home. I'm not sure about the Monty's, thats entering the unknown zone.

    There's a very realistic chance we could finish bottom. I wouldnt be suprised one bit if we did.

    Will you stop.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,908 ✭✭✭Daysha


    No what I hate is the people on here who believe the crap. We have way better players then the three teams behind us...bettter players than Bulgaria, and inferior to Italy, but that does not mean we cannot beat them.

    100% agree.

    What I hate is mindless pessimistic fans who only assume the worst out of their country. With a new manager and more mature players, every team in that group is beatable.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    what was he saying? i stopped watching to make tea and now it's over :(


    dont know to be honest, long time ago since i done german GSCE, most of it was him chating with his camera/production crew,


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 868 ✭✭✭tdv


    Stop what? It's very realistic it could happen.


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


    irish-stew wrote: »
    rte.ie, although scared to close window incase link doesn't come back up, links been a bit patchy for the last few minutes

    http://www.rte.ie/live/index.html

    english FA up now

    rte can't be accessed from their site anymore.
    http://dynamic.rte.ie/av/live/26gb/rsw2-450.asx


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 23,139 Mod ✭✭✭✭Bounty Hunter


    wouldent imagine it would change but are we still going to play Italy in a friendly, is that game set in stone?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,103 ✭✭✭estebancambias


    Its not realistic, its impossible. Cyprus do not have a good team...Montonegro are not good either(1-0 win against Estonia)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,908 ✭✭✭Daysha


    tdv wrote: »
    Stop what? It's very realistic it could happen.

    Stop talking crap. Coming last in a WC qualifying group means less than 5 or 6 points. Are you assuming we wont beat Cyprus, Georgia and Montenegro at home?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,951 ✭✭✭DSB


    tdv wrote: »
    Well Loose to Georgia (maybe get a point), Bulgaria & Cyprus away from home. I'm not sure about the Monty's, thats entering the unknown zone.

    There's a very realistic chance we could finish bottom. I wouldnt be suprised one bit if we did.

    :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,176 ✭✭✭Unearthly


    lol this feed, no-one knows its always live


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