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Story Bud? · 13-06-2016 06:56PM

CFlat wrote: »

Pity we didn't win but I still think we played well.

I think we played as well as we're going to play, which means that it Sweden had played as well as they can we'd have lost.

We played really well. We may get out of the group if we keep that up. But we won't get too far.

The flying mouse · 13-06-2016 06:57PM

I thought we played well, we didn't lose so for me thats goodB-)

Rothko · 13-06-2016 07:03PM

Good performance overall but still disappointed. I think we have a decent chance against Belgium.

Story Bud? · 13-06-2016 07:03PM

Apparently I'm being too optimistic

dd972 · 13-06-2016 07:15PM

Would have been nice to win but we've shown can give Belgium or Italy a game so COYBIG:D

DEFTLEFTHAND · 13-06-2016 07:16PM

A bit of a lost opportunity.

The flying mouse · 13-06-2016 07:22PM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

A bit of a lost opportunity.

Well to be honest I thought they played very well and considering previous games

Pherekydes · 13-06-2016 07:23PM

I'm pissed off that that's the first result I've got exactly right on BBC's prediction game.

Mint Sauce · 13-06-2016 07:23PM

Not a single shot on target from Sweden!

Story Bud? · 13-06-2016 07:24PM

It's what Trappatoni would have wanted anyway.

Capt'n Midnight · 13-06-2016 07:26PM

[Breaking News] England are getting a new coach.

It's to take them home next week.

DavidLyons_ · 13-06-2016 07:28PM

Disappointing not to get more today but we'll fight on. We may get something from the next two games. This set of players will leave it all out on the pitch, just like every set of Irish players.

My name is URL · 13-06-2016 07:32PM

I blame the lads singing Fields of Athenry at 55 minutes, when we were still ahead

Always doom when that ditty is demonstrated

RayM · 13-06-2016 07:36PM

RayM wrote: »

Anyway, good luck to Big Jack and the lads. My prediction is that it'll be a 1:1 draw, with Stapleton scoring the equaliser in the last minute.

No sign of Stapleton (is he injured?), but I predicted the correct result.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 13-06-2016 07:38PM

The flying mouse wrote: »

Well to be honest I thought they played very well and considering previous games

They did play well but I'd worry about where the other points are going to come from. If we'd gotten 3 today we would have set up a real possibility of at least getting one of the best 3rd place qualifying spots.

Arghus · 13-06-2016 07:55PM

I agree with the sentiment that it was a lost opportunity.

We showed a capability to play good football during the first half. And our goal was a moment of genuine quality. But, once the fear set in, we invited Sweden onto us and there was a sickening inevitability to them pulling level.

It looked like we were going to be sprung back into life after their goal, but the final twenty minutes was poor from us: not much composure and control of the game. How many times did we hit a hopeful long ball up to the forwards, in the off-chance that something might fall for us? It's maddening to watch, because we have players who can play and our goal was a well worked passage of play.

A point is better than nothing, of course, but I'd wonder how we'll perform against the other teams in the group.

Fratton Fred · 13-06-2016 08:05PM

Arghus wrote: »

I agree with the sentiment that it was a lost opportunity.

We showed a capability to play good football during the first half. And our goal was a moment of genuine quality. But, once the fear set in, we invited Sweden onto us and there was a sickening inevitability to them pulling level.

It looked like we were going to be sprung back into life after their goal, but the final twenty minutes was poor from us: not much composure and control of the game. How many times did we hit a hopeful long ball up to the forwards, in the off-chance that something might fall for us? It's maddening to watch, because we have players who can play and our goal was a well worked passage of play.

A point is better than nothing, of course, but I'd wonder how we'll perform against the other teams in the group.

That's a good summary.

I thought Ireland looked good up until they scored, then nerves and silly mistakes kicked in.

After Sweden scored they seem to become desperate and resorted to hopeful punts in to the box, against a team that had quite clear aerial dominance.

Story Bud? · 13-06-2016 08:09PM

Ireland always always always bottle it after they score.

It's why I tend to be the only person in the place looking in dread if an 8 minute goal looks likely.

Inanyways. C'mon Italy.

Muahahaha · 13-06-2016 08:25PM

The state of Fellaini's blonde afro

Story Bud? · 13-06-2016 08:33PM

That'll do lads. That'll do.

CFlat · 13-06-2016 08:41PM

Does anyone know what day and what time are we playing Belgium?

Marje · 13-06-2016 08:45PM

CFlat wrote: »

Does anyone know what day and what time are we playing Belgium?

This Saturday 18th @ 2pm

RobbingBandit · 13-06-2016 09:17PM

Belgium you're breaking my heart.

Rothko · 13-06-2016 10:04PM

That only makes me fancy our chances even more against the Belgians.

Arghus · 13-06-2016 10:17PM

I'm afraid we could be on the receiving end of a Belgian backlash. Though they looked, for all their quality, a bit disjointed.

Pelle's finish was nice.

CFlat · 13-06-2016 10:19PM

I was thinkin the opposite. Surely the Belgians are going to really get their act together for our game with them on Saturday?

In reply to Suas11.

Easca Peasca · 14-06-2016 12:16AM

I had wrongly pinned Belgium as a force to be reckoned with. Seems like they have the individual talents but couldn't make it work earlier. They'll probably be hitting back at us after losing earlier, but whether they can turn the intention in to a performance is the question.

I could see it boiling down to Italy taking top spot comfortably, leaving a dog fight for 2nd and 3rd. Belgium look utterly disjointed, Sweden seem lackluster. Up to our lads to stick at it and grind out the results.

Roll on Saturday, coybig!

SHOVELLER · 14-06-2016 03:02AM

A game we should have won with a bit more nous and experience at this level. But we are still well in there and a result in the other game was a bonus.

But you would have to wonder about some who travel to these games. While I think the writing on the flags issue was overplayed but an understandable complaint having english clubs on Irish tricolours is beyond embarrassing.

Add in fans dressed as leprauchauns and ninja turtles and we are going down the stereotype road again. Here for the craic not to be taken seriously vibe.

It's football at a major tournament not comic con.

Last laugh goes to eamonn dummy who has discovered that Wes Hoolahan can play. The real fans at home knew that a decade ago.

Italy should beat Sweden friday which could set us up nicely for saturday in this inflated tournament.

Realt Dearg Sec · 14-06-2016 03:53AM

SHOVELLER wrote: »

A game we should have won with a bit more nous and experience at this level. But we are still well in there and a result in the other game was a bonus.

But you would have to wonder about some who travel to these games. While I think the writing on the flags issue was overplayed but an understandable complaint having english clubs on Irish tricolours is beyond embarrassing.

Add in fans dressed as leprauchauns and ninja turtles and we are going down the stereotype road again. Here for the craic not to be taken seriously vibe.

It's football at a major tournament not comic con.

Last laugh goes to eamonn dummy who has discovered that Wes Hoolahan can play. The real fans at home knew that a decade ago.

Italy should beat Sweden friday which could set us up nicely for saturday in this inflated tournament.

So it's a major tournament when you want to moan about fans enjoying themselves, and it's an inflated tournament when you want to moan about the tournament itself. Grand so. "Real fans" are great craic...

Story Bud? · 14-06-2016 06:41AM

I never knew we had a stereotype of being a nation of teenage mutant ninja turtles.

You learn something new.

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