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  • 16-11-2011 12:05am
    #1
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,972 ✭✭✭✭


    With all this hoo ha over qualifying I think everybody has forgotten something very important…The Nations Cup!

    What will happen to this prestigious tournament that brought Ireland its first silverware since the 80s? Will it be cast by wayside like Paul Butler’s international career? Is the tournament bigger than Trap’s Army and it’ll continue to go from strength to strength without us?

    These are questions that must be answered!


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  • #2
    tommyhaas
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,100 ✭✭✭tommyhaas


    Seeing the joy of the crowd in Lansdowne earlier reminded me of that historic day when Robbie lifted the Cup, brought me right back to the good aul days..


  • #3
    flahavaj
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,235 ✭✭✭✭flahavaj


    We should enter a development squad. Would be quite interesting - the likes of Hoolohan, Brady, Pilkington who won't make the plane to Poland.


  • #4
    Dj Stiggie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 619 ✭✭✭Dj Stiggie


    Was it meant to be annual?

    Surely this mammoth of a tournament could only take place once a generation.


  • #5
    Dotrel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,980 ✭✭✭Dotrel


    Fairly sure it was always biennial.


  • #6
    Zebra3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,061 ✭✭✭✭Zebra3


    flahavaj wrote: »
    We should enter a development squad. Would be quite interesting - the likes of Hoolohan, Brady, Pilkington who won't make the plane to Poland.

    Doubt he'd be interested at his age.


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  • #7
    tolosenc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,889 ✭✭✭tolosenc


    It was never going to happen in 2012 anyway.

    If we experimented in it a bit, Wales continued to improve and Scotland got a better gaffer, it could be a useful tournament. NI to be whipping boys, obviously.


  • #8
    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    I find it strange how a cup like this is seen a non event(maybe cause its new), yet the 6 nations is the be all and end all in Rugby!

    Loved duffers comment 2night about the rugby.


  • #9
    tolosenc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,889 ✭✭✭tolosenc


    nuxxx wrote: »
    I find it strange how a cup like this is seen a non event(maybe cause its new), yet the 6 nations is the be all and end all in Rugby!

    Loved duffers comment 2night about the rugby.

    Well, the 6N is less like the Nations Cup and more like Euros in terms of its significance and quality.

    I agree, it's good that Duff and the lads are all aware that they have to compete for an audience now.


  • #10
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,972 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    sugarman wrote: »
    Xavi6 wrote: »
    With all this hoo ha over qualifying I think everybody has forgotten something very important…The Nations Cup!

    What will happen to this prestigious tournament that brought Ireland its first silverware since the 80s? Will it be cast by wayside like Paul Butler’s international career? Is the tournament bigger than Trap’s Army and it’ll continue to go from strength to strength without us?

    These are questions that must be answered!

    Its every 2 years, next one is scheduled for 2013 in Wales;)

    It'll still die. Delaney will come out and say we're more at England's level now and we're fooking the whole thing off.


  • #11
    Son Of A Vidic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    It'll still die. Delaney will come out and say we're more at England's level now and we're fooking the whole thing off.

    What exactly is England's level? Because I rather not be associated with them, a country that thinks it should win every tournament when it never really has a chance. I think Ireland is much more of a team than England could ever be.


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  • #12
    AgileMyth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭AgileMyth


    nuxxx wrote: »
    I find it strange how a cup like this is seen a non event(maybe cause its new), yet the 6 nations is the be all and end all in Rugby!

    Loved duffers comment 2night about the rugby.
    Egg chasing is different because there are only about eight countries in the world that are actually decent at it.


  • #13
    Unearthly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,068 ✭✭✭Unearthly


    Corvus Maximus wrote: »
    What exactly is England's level? Because I rather not be associated with them, a country that thinks it should win every tournament when it never really has a chance. I think Ireland is much more of a team than England could ever be.

    England have consistently been better than us through every period of history in football. We'd love to have their record if we are being honest.


  • #14
    Fr Tod Umptious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,971 ✭✭✭✭Fr Tod Umptious


    sugarman wrote: »
    Its every 2 years, next one is scheduled for 2013 in Wales;)

    Well that will be a busy summer if, sorry when, we have to play in the Confederations Cup in Brazil (as Euro Champs) and defend or Nations Cup crown.:)


  • #15
    JerryHandbag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭JerryHandbag


    The profile of it would be raised a lot if England joined it and made in a home nations proper. I doubt they'll ever be arsed thought.


  • #16
    Fr Tod Umptious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,971 ✭✭✭✭Fr Tod Umptious


    JerryHandbag wrote: »
    The profile of it would be raised a lot if England joined it and made in a home nations proper. I doubt they'll ever be arsed thought.

    Sorry, ROI is not part of the 'home' nations and never will be.

    Down with that sort of West Brit talk.


  • #17
    JerryHandbag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭JerryHandbag


    Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »
    Sorry, ROI is not part of the 'home' nations and never will be.

    Down with that sort of West Brit talk.

    I'm just referring to what England would probably call it if they entered.

    Home Nations, five nations.... I couldn't give a **** what its called.


  • #18
    Son Of A Vidic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    Unearthly wrote: »
    England have consistently been better than us through every period of history in football. We'd love to have their record if we are being honest.

    What's this 'We'd' business? Speak for yourself, England have won just one major championships. Which of course they didn't really win, thanks to the blatant robbing of the West German team. So when you consider it's their national game and their invention, it's a pretty bad record really.


  • #19
    Dotrel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,980 ✭✭✭Dotrel


    Unearthly wrote: »
    England have consistently been better than us through every period of history in football. We'd love to have their record if we are being honest.

    If we were still a county of 4million, with a semi-pro league generally watched by crowds of less than 2k p/w and therefore no way to even create end-product footballers ourselves then yes we'd defo like Englands record.

    But for a country of 51million people with one of the strongest professional football leagues in the world frankly their International record is embarrassing.


  • #20
    #15
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,784 ✭✭✭#15


    Corvus Maximus wrote: »
    What exactly is England's level? Because I rather not be associated with them, a country that thinks it should win every tournament when it never really has a chance. I think Ireland is much more of a team than England could ever be.

    Huh? England's fans are a generally pessimistic lot in my experience. It's the media that builds them up, most of the English people I know don't take any notice of the hype.


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