Republic of Ireland General Discussion Thread 2026

If you're going to make a statement at least do something worthwhile.

Umeh going past two players with his first possession of the ball.

More of that, please.

Bringing on Melia for a few minutes, what the hell is the point in that? He should have been brought on 15 minutes ago at least. Leaving Collins, Coleman, Molumphy and Kelligher on for 90 minutes is pointless aswell. Disappointingly conservative from Hallgrimson particularly as he pretty much did the same thing in the friendly against North Macedonia also.

I don't know why he didn't bring on more subs sooner when the opportunity is there. What's the point in these nothing games other than that? No one was ever going to care about the result.

Are we qualified now

managers care about all results. A late concession is obviously not a disaster but I’m just telling you managers care about each and every W and it keeps spirits up and smiles on faces with the players for the long trip ahead.

I think he was playing for the win. Friendly or not, these games marginally count towards FIFA rankings, and wins will always boost confidence regardless of the opposition. Nicer for the fans there to be going home celebrating a 1-0 win as opposed to a 1-1 draw. I do agree Melia should have been on 5 or 10 minutes earlier, and Hodge should have gotten a cap.

The majority of the elected representatives of football in Ireland voted for UEFA to sanction the Israel national team. UEFA didn't sanction them. The Israel games v other nations have gone ahead but in many cases played in the neutral venue of Budapest.

You're talking about "threats"? The threats I see thrown around are about Ireland and their soccer team facing severe sanction if they don't fulfill the fixture. Looks like the fixtures will happen but I'd be surprised if the game goes ahead in Dublin and I'm surprised they haven't already moved it.

I think there's a thread for the Israel fixtures so I guess that's where these posts should be.

Make all the mascots Palestinian refugees as well!

that came after uefa had moved the CL final from being held at Petersburg.

It’s kind of presented as Poland etc made the first move on Russia but it was uefa who sanctioned them slightly earlier.

The FAI members are seeking an EGM to vote on it.

In my opinion, I think its very much the minority who want the game to go ahead

So what if we are banned for a few matches, we rarely qualify for any finals anyway. We should do the right thing and we'll be glad afterwards. We know what it's like to have a bully onyour doorstep so we need to do everything we possibly can to help Palestinians.