Ireland V Estonia in Play offs

WIZE · 13-10-2011 11:47am #1

Ireland to face Estonia in play-offs

Soccer: The Republic of Ireland has been drawn against Estonia in the play-offs for next year’s European Championships, with the second leg taking place at the Aviva Stadium.
Estonia were the lowest ranked side in the draw after coming second in Group C, a group that involved Northern Ireland.
Brian Kerr’s Faroe Islands team were also in the group and recorded a 2-0 victory over the Estonians in their home tie, while losing 1-2 in Tallinn.
Tickets will be at a premium at the compact A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, with the official capacity given as 9,692, although that can be extended to 10,300.
Back in July, Shamrock Rovers knocked Flora Tallinn out of the Champions League at the ground as they secured a 0-0 draw.
The first leg will take place on either Friday November 11th or Saturday November 12th, with the return leg taking place in Dublin on Tuesday November 15th.
Play-off draw
Estonia v Republic of Ireland ; Turkey v Croatia; Czech Republic v Montenegro; Bosnia and Herzegovina v Portugal. First named team home on Friday November 11th or Saturday November 12th. Second legs on Tuesday November 15th.

Lowdown on Estonia
World ranking : 58
Uefa ranking: 37
Manager: Tarmo Ruutli. After a 23-year playing career with four Estonian clubs, Ruutli, now 57, moved in to management with another local side before his first brief spell in charge of the national team. He returned as manager in 2008.
Last meetings with the Republic of Ireland: Mick McCarthy’s side beat Estonia 2-0 home and away in the 2002 World Cup qualifying campaign.
How they fared in Group C: Estonia finished 10 points behind group winners Italy and a point clear of Serbia, whose 1-0 defeat in Slovenia on Tuesday ended their hopes of taking the runners-up spot. They won just two of their five home games, the first against Brian Kerr’s Faroe Islands when they needed two injury-time goals to rescue them after they fell behind. They picked up three wins on their travels, the most impressive their 3-1 defeat of Serbia in Belgrade. They also got the better of Slovenia in Ljubljana (2-1) and Northern Ireland in Belfast (2-1) in their final group game, a result that lifted them in to second, but they had a day to forget in the Faroe Islands where they lost 2-0.
What they said: Aivar Pohlak (Estonian FA president) – “The most important thing now is to control our emotions, but it’s a tough thing to do. If someone had told me after the Faroe Islands game we would finish second, I’d have thought they were out of their minds. We have already over achieved. Now we have to maintain this standard to compete in the play-offs.” .
One to watch: Konstantin Vassiljev. The midfielder only came on as a substitute for the last 25 minutes of the game in Belfast last week, but his two goals sealed the win. Plays for Russian Premier League side Amkar Perm and was Estonia’s top scorer in the campaign with five goals in nine games

Squelchy · 13-10-2011 11:48am

When I saw Delaney laughing I felt a pang of guilt, nearly wanting us to lose.

How hard would it be for the man to show some Goddamn respect?!

WIZE · 13-10-2011 11:49am

Ireland going into this as Favourites can only bit us in the ass

mikemac · 13-10-2011 11:52am

Noob question

Does the away goals rule count in international football?

meditraitor · 13-10-2011 11:53am

mikemac wrote: »

Noob question

Does the away goals rule count in international football?

Yes

NOOB me arse

darkman2 · 13-10-2011 11:59am

Ireland - don't take it for granted! Everyone in Estonia was hoping that the lottery will get us Ireland and it did. Estonian squad is having a good run and we can definately cause problems for their defence. Believe!!!

- Big Rick, Tln, Estonia, 13/10/2011 12:33

....According to "Big Rick" in Estonia. They are using Nordie "believe" language. Not much to be concerned about IMO.:cool: 6 of their points came against the North and they finished 10 points behind Italy. Way out of their depth.

Bondvillain · 13-10-2011 12:10pm

Squelchy wrote: »

When I saw Delaney laughing I felt a pang of guilt, nearly wanting us to lose.

How hard would it be for the man to show some Goddamn respect?!

From Estonian Football fan pages:

we already wiped out the smile of northern ireland, now we need to do the same to the big brother, who laughed after seeing estonia come out the pot.

He who laughs last, last longest

Good feeling about good country until The Irish laughed at us. Bad for football, they had before a good reputation, not now. We now have to play harder to stop them laughing.

Good man John, You've managed to piss off an entire country with your big gonky face. You didnt even have to say anything this time.

dsmythy · 13-10-2011 12:14pm

Squelchy wrote: »

When I saw Delaney laughing I felt a pang of guilt, nearly wanting us to lose.

How hard would it be for the man to show some Goddamn respect?!

You actually expected John Delaney to be a consummate professional?

stovelid · 13-10-2011 12:21pm

Admit it LOI supporters, your first thought was fuck, our attendances will be hit if Ireland get into the tournament. :pac:

briany · 13-10-2011 12:22pm

God damn Delaney. Would the Estonians take a free bar as a way of apology?

From the RTE guide : "To Tallinn! A travelog reality show following FAI head John Delaney as he treks from the Estonia-Latvia border to the Le Coq arena in Tallinn in time for the first leg of November's big play off game. Along the way he seeks to avoid the wrath of vengeful local football fans through a mix of disguise, bribing them with free bars and ties woven from exotic textiles."

dan1895 · 13-10-2011 12:22pm

Squelchy wrote: »

When I saw Delaney laughing I felt a pang of guilt, nearly wanting us to lose.

How hard would it be for the man to show some Goddamn respect?!

I don't think I've ever hated an individual so much in my life. Someone get on to that Estonian fan site and tell them we think he's an ass-hat too!

Noo · 13-10-2011 12:24pm

Oh FFS who the hell laughs at the team they are drawn against. The disrespectful eejit!

Estonia, as with any team, are well capable of giving us a very bad day.

LuckyLloyd · 13-10-2011 12:25pm

If Delany has even an ounce of kop on, he'll issue a written apology and accompanying statement to the Estonian FA.

Blatter · 13-10-2011 12:26pm

It takes a lot to piss on our parade after the joy of drawing Estonia, but well done John Delaney, you've somehow managed it.

thebison · 13-10-2011 12:27pm

Anyone have the clip of delaney laughing??

stovelid · 13-10-2011 12:27pm

How Celtic Tiger is JD? Arrogant, obscenely remunerated, no class and a little glad-handler.

_blank_ · 13-10-2011 12:28pm

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

If Delany has even an ounce of kop on, he'll issue a written apology and accompanying statement to the Estonian FA.

Wasn't he whinging about Blatter laughing.

Fúck sake.

The John Delaney Show gets better and better.

keane2097 · 13-10-2011 12:29pm

Era Irish people were always going to find something to cry about.

John Delaney had a chuckle, giving us the excuse we wanted to forget that we got exactly what we wanted and complain.

Fucking Irish people - the nut low nationality.

_blank_ · 13-10-2011 12:29pm

John Delaney you're a lovely bloke
John Delaney you're a lovely bloke...

I fúcking hate him.

Oscar Wilde looking, laughing gobshíte

El Horseboxo · 13-10-2011 12:32pm

I can see the headlines already after we don't get past them. When Irish eyes ain't smiling and the likes.

mayordenis · 13-10-2011 12:33pm

As much as I love to stick the boot in when Delaney ****s up (which we know is frequently) right now I don't really give a ****, we're favourites and it's a tag that doesn't suit us, so what do we need to do?
Take it in our stride, go in balls out. Go Talinn and put them to the sword, bring them home, have our wicked way with them.

stovelid · 13-10-2011 12:34pm

keane2097 wrote: »

Era Irish people were always going to find something to cry about.

John Delaney had a chuckle, giving us the excuse we wanted to forget that we got exactly what we wanted and complain.

Fucking Irish people - the nut low nationality.

A little bit of class costs nothing.

The man is a fucking embarrassment.

Add the fact that he - and this country - are so hyper-sensitive to any slight emanating from others and it's even more laughable.

_blank_ · 13-10-2011 12:36pm

Ah but shure, he bought beers for the lads, sound out he is.

Paparazzo · 13-10-2011 12:37pm

Des wrote: »

Ah but shure, he bought beers for the lads, sound out he is.

And threw his tie into the crowd. Showing us he's just a normal fan like the rest of us.

keane2097 · 13-10-2011 12:39pm

stovelid wrote: »

A little bit of class costs nothing.

The man is a fucking embarrassment.

Add the fact that he - and this country - are so hyper-sensitive to any slight emanating from others and it's even more laughable.

He doesn't have any class, he's a dope, who cares, we're odds on to make Euro 2012, smile.

The_Kew_Tour · 13-10-2011 12:41pm

**** Delaney, but I have be happy with draw.

El Horseboxo · 13-10-2011 12:41pm

thebison wrote: »

Anyone have the clip of delaney laughing??

Forward to 12:51 to see a horse laughing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GUzQAuiua0

_blank_ · 13-10-2011 12:43pm

stovelid wrote: »

The man is a fucking embarrassment.

He's an utterly contemptable human.

Words cannot express how much I hate him.

I fcking hate him.

Blatter · 13-10-2011 12:43pm

We are ranging between 4/11 and 4/9 with the bookies to qualify and Estonia are between 2/1 and 13/8.

WhiteRussian · 13-10-2011 12:45pm

Kill JD. I'll pay you.

On a separate note; Ryan Air the scumbags; €44 return flights to Tallinn yesterday (Fly out Tue 8th Nov, back on Sat 12th Nov), today it is over €400; a ten fold increase. Pure scum.

dsmythy · 13-10-2011 12:46pm

Des wrote: »

Wasn't he whinging about Blatter laughing.

Fúck sake.

The John Delaney Show gets better and better.

Des wrote: »

John Delaney you're a lovely bloke
John Delaney you're a lovely bloke...

I fúcking hate him.

Oscar Wilde looking, laughing gobshíte

Des wrote: »

He's an utterly contemptable human.

Words cannot express how much I hate him.

I fcking hate him.

I know where I'm looking if Delaney ever shows up dead

_blank_ · 13-10-2011 12:46pm

WhiteRussian wrote: »

Kill JD. I'll pay you.

On a separate note; Ryan Air the scumbags; €44 return flights to Tallinn yesterday (Fly out Tue 8th Nov, back on Sat 12th Nov), today it is over €400; a ten fold increase. Pure scum.

Yeah, imagine a business maximising it's profits.

The humanity!!

JackieChan · 13-10-2011 12:46pm

What makes it look so much worse is the plain faces from the officials of the first 3 countries picked from the draw, then the horse can't contain his excitement....what a fool.

PARlance · 13-10-2011 12:46pm

Warning; The 30 second clip you are about to view contains an utter gobsh*te.
What a disgrace, just goes to show that 400k can buy you all the green ties in the world but not a bit of class.
We don't want you boozing it up with the fans, we want you to sort your priorities out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxZ-CNzVYk0&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

dsmythy · 13-10-2011 12:47pm

WhiteRussian wrote: »

Kill JD. I'll pay you.

On a separate note; Ryan Air the scumbags; €44 return flights to Tallinn yesterday (Fly out Tue 8th Nov, back on Sat 12th Nov), today it is over €400; a ten fold increase. Pure scum.

It's called supply and demand. You no like, you no buy.

Nalz · 13-10-2011 12:49pm

FAI & John Delaney in public are like a poor episode of father ted (if that's possible).

Embarrassing, shocking and poisonous

dsmythy · 13-10-2011 12:49pm

If I were the Estonian manager I'd show the players that clip of him laughing over and over and over again.

WhiteRussian · 13-10-2011 12:49pm

Des wrote: »

Yeah, imagine a business maximising it's profits.

The humanity!!

There is a balance to be struck though. Look at drugs companies; if they find a drug that cures a certain illness, they have to decide if it is more profitable to release the one-stop drug or keep peddling a temporary drug solution. That is inhumane and they are scumbags but drugs companies are companies after all just out to make money.

Lord Trollington · 13-10-2011 12:49pm

Jasus Christ lads I dislike JD as much as the next person but this is a little OTT even for me.

He had a wry grin when the draw was announced. A smile, a perfectly normal human emotion.

When Ireland beat Estonia, are they players allowed celebrate or should they run to the dressing room for fear of offending people.

stovelid · 13-10-2011 12:50pm

keane2097 wrote: »

He doesn't have any class, he's a dope, who cares, we're odds on to make Euro 2012, smile.

I'm simultaneously excited and dreading next summer already.

cson · 13-10-2011 12:50pm

WhiteRussian wrote: »

Kill JD. I'll pay you.

On a separate note; Ryan Air the scumbags; €44 return flights to Tallinn yesterday (Fly out Tue 8th Nov, back on Sat 12th Nov), today it is over €400; a ten fold increase. Pure scum.

That's a not a new development.

Call them scum or whatever, they're charging what people will pay. It's a business decision.

Ush1 · 13-10-2011 12:50pm

Pressure is on Trap now, no excuses.

_blank_ · 13-10-2011 12:50pm

WhiteRussian wrote: »

There is a balance to be struck though. Look at drugs companies; if they find a drug that cures a certain illness, they have to decide if it is more profitable to release the one-stop drug or keep peddling a temporary drug solution. That is inhumane and they are scumbags but drugs companies are companies after all just out to make money.

The flight will sell out though.

dsmythy · 13-10-2011 12:52pm

WhiteRussian wrote: »

There is a balance to be struck though. Look at drugs companies; if they find a drug that cures a certain illness, they have to decide if it is more profitable to release the one-stop drug or keep peddling a temporary drug solution. That is inhumane and they are scumbags but drugs companies are companies after all just out to make money.

Drugs companies v people going to see a football match.......

If they can't fill the seats then prices will come down.

keane2097 · 13-10-2011 12:53pm

Complaining about the price of flights is just baffling.

What sort of retards would Ryanair have to be to not increase their prices for these - we'll genuinely complain about anything :rolleyes:

Squelchy · 13-10-2011 12:54pm

Lord Trollington wrote: »

Jasus Christ lads I dislike JD as much as the next person but this is a little OTT even for me.

He had a wry grin when the draw was announced. A smile, a perfectly normal human emotion.

When Ireland beat Estonia, are they players allowed celebrate or should they run to the dressing room for fear of offending people.

Yeah, WHEN the job's done. He laughed, not grinned and it was massively disrespectful.
We would be up in arms were it reversed.

PARlance · 13-10-2011 12:54pm

Lord Trollington wrote: »

Jasus Christ lads I dislike JD as much as the next person but this is a little OTT even for me.

He had a wry grin when the draw was announced. A smile, a perfectly normal human emotion.

When Ireland beat Estonia, are they players allowed celebrate or should they run to the dressing room for fear of offending people.

It was slightly more than a wry grin in fairness!
You are not showing disrespect to your opponents by celebrating after a match, you are by celebrating before it!

Here it is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxZ-CNzVYk0&feature=autoplay&list=UL2c__KdriQiA&lf=mfu_in_order&playnext=2

Lord Trollington · 13-10-2011 12:56pm

Squelchy wrote: »

Yeah, WHEN the job's done. He laughed, not grinned and it was massively disrespectful.
We would be up in arms were it reversed.

Everyone in his vicinity were laughing also. Jasus I dislike the man, but lets not go OTT on this here.

Even people behind him were laughing at the draw.

pablomakaveli · 13-10-2011 12:56pm

Lord Trollington wrote: »

Jasus Christ lads I dislike JD as much as the next person but this is a little OTT even for me.

He had a wry grin when the draw was announced. A smile, a perfectly normal human emotion.

When Ireland beat Estonia, are they players allowed celebrate or should they run to the dressing room for fear of offending people.

I dont know what clip you were watching but he was definitely laughing. I hate people in football who act that way towards their opponents.

It's not hard to show a bit of respect even if we are the favourites.

Hopefully the Estonians will realize that clown doesnt represent us all.

Squelchy · 13-10-2011 12:59pm

Lord Trollington wrote: »

Everyone in his vicinity were laughing also. Jasus I dislike the man, but lets not go OTT on this here.

Even people behind him were laughing at the draw.

His Yes Men? :rolleyes:

Maybe they'd shared a joke about us getting an arranged "easy draw" before it was made...

Mountjoy Mugger · 13-10-2011 12:59pm

It's possible he was laughing at the same team being drawn out again, as it was in the earlier rehearsal.

Ireland V Estonia in Play offs

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