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Jen Pigs Fly · 07-06-2012 04:43PM

Meh ... who cares really?

kfallon · 07-06-2012 04:43PM

RoryMurphyJnr wrote: »

Anyone know or understand why "ole ole ole ole Ireland Ireland" changed to "ole ole ole ole ole ole"

When we joined the old EEC

Zebra3 · 07-06-2012 04:43PM

Easier lyrics for the mongs to remember.

Lumbo · 07-06-2012 04:43PM

Remixes are so last tournament

Pedant · 07-06-2012 04:44PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-exlxnfliB0

kfallon · 07-06-2012 04:44PM

xxxJennyxxx wrote: »

Meh ... who cares really?

C'mon no other single song in the history of the world has made a show of us as much as the 'Ole' song, it's part of our folklore :pac:

im invisible · 07-06-2012 04:44PM

I knew a Father Ollie Chant once,

dmcronin · 07-06-2012 04:45PM

Why the Irish chant in Spanish is beyond me.

some random drunk · 07-06-2012 04:49PM

I always knew it as follows:

first line: Ole, ole, ole, ole, oooo-le, oooo-le
second line: Ole, ole, ole, ole, Ire-land, Ire-land

I'm sure this is a fair compromise on this no doubt highly divisive issue.

mackg · 07-06-2012 04:58PM

CucaFace wrote: »

We will sneak a win againest Crotia (over rated team IMO who finished behind Greece in their group and failed to qualify for last WC) and then who knows againest an Italian team deviod of any trust worthy strikers.

Two 1 nils victorys to put us through.

I had a quick glance through their qualifying stats and it looked like Kranjcar was their top scorer, am I mistaken?

Super-Rush · 07-06-2012 05:00PM

I think we'll sneak out of the group stages.

Kerrydude1981 · 07-06-2012 05:01PM

Glad to see ye are talking about the team here guys,the lads on the thread in the soccer forum are too busy talking about John Terry

I reckon we could nick a win on Sunday,as we have seen with Trap it wont be pretty so I expect a few bandwagon lads in the pub on Sunday giving out stink about how we play and be asking how come Ray Houghton isnt playing

Skylinehead · 07-06-2012 05:04PM

CucaFace wrote: »

Italian team deviod of any trust worthy strikers.

Careful now, or Toto Di Natale will hear you and score 4 against us.

Seriously underrated player, just unsure how capable of playing multiple games he is.

mackg · 07-06-2012 05:06PM

Super-Rush wrote: »

I think we'll sneak out of the group stages.

Yeah me too, a lot of people I've been talking to fancy our chances of making it out. Our group is tough but we could have ended up where Denmark are!

dr.bollocko · 07-06-2012 05:08PM

Super-Rush wrote: »

I think we'll sneak out of the group stages.

It won't be pretty.

DebDynamite · 07-06-2012 05:09PM

mackg wrote: »

http://www.joe.ie/euro-2012/euro-2012-news/irish-father-of-three-goes-awol-for-four-days-ends-up-at-the-euros-0025572-1

What an absolute tool. His wife and kids don't know where he is for 4 days and admits his Visa card is paying for the whole trip, so he clearly hasn't the cash to pay for it himself.

Super-Rush · 07-06-2012 05:18PM

dr.bollocko wrote: »

It won't be pretty.

It will make Jack Charlton look like Guardiola.

Conall Cernach · 07-06-2012 05:20PM

dmcronin wrote: »

Why the Irish chant in Spanish is beyond me.

It's not, it's in Irish. Ól being the Irish word for drink.*

*I may have made that up.

Super-Rush · 07-06-2012 05:24PM

Ole ole ole ole threads merged, threads merged.

Toby Take a Bow · 07-06-2012 05:39PM

CucaFace wrote: »

Crotia (over rated team IMO who finished behind Greece in their group and failed to qualify for last WC)

Could you not say the same about us? And we had to play Estonia in the play-offs while they had to play Turkey?

I'm speaking as someone who knows nearly zero about football, so I fully expect to be missing something huge in my analysis here. I do feel more comfortable talking about football in this thread as briefly skimming through the soccer forum.

Aidan_a · 07-06-2012 06:12PM

Toby Take a Bow wrote: »

Could you not say the same about us? And we had to play Estonia in the play-offs while they had to play Turkey?

I'm speaking as someone who knows nearly zero about football, so I fully expect to be missing something huge in my analysis here. I do feel more comfortable talking about football in this thread as briefly skimming through the soccer forum.

Well you couldn't say Ireland are overrated, Ireland are in my opinion the most underrated team in the tournament, that suits us though- no pressure or expectation. Anyone who isn't Irish expects us to get knocked out at the group stage, getting to the quarters will be a huge success if we manage it though. imo Croatia are a better team than us but they know it and think they have a win guranteed vs us. Not the case we drawed with them last year. We can definitely grab a draw if we play well. And sure no reason why we can't beat italy they're not amazing at the moment either.

Pherekydes · 07-06-2012 06:56PM

Super-Rush wrote: »

I think we'll sneak out of the group stages.

To catch the plane home? :pac:

BigBabyTaylor · 07-06-2012 08:01PM

I reckon a draw with Croatia and we'll beat italy. Hopefully would be enough to see us out of the group

Latchy · 07-06-2012 08:09PM

BigBabyTaylor wrote: »

I reckon a draw with Croatia and we'll beat italy. Hopefully would be enough to see us out of the group

Long ball hoofed into their box and off the bounce ,booted over keepers head and into the net .... away we go .

My name is URL · 07-06-2012 08:15PM

Ireland are favorites.. to end up with the lowest number of goals

I'd love to be optimistic about our chances of getting out of the group but I just can't be.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 07-06-2012 08:20PM

My name is URL wrote: »

Ireland are favorites.. to end up with the lowest number of goals

I'd love to be optimistic about our chances of getting out of the group but I just can't be.

Tough group, to be honest, but hey - if we can get a result against Italy, you never know...

Latchy · 07-06-2012 08:21PM

mackg wrote: »

http://www.joe.ie/euro-2012/euro-2012-news/irish-father-of-three-goes-awol-for-four-days-ends-up-at-the-euros-0025572-1

the soon to be divorced 49-year old –

I was only saying as such last week ...him and a few hundred others to and perhaps not just from Ireland either...selfish man .

DEFTLEFTHAND · 07-06-2012 08:23PM

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Tough group, to be honest, but hey - if we can get a result against Italy, you never know...

The Italian game could be immaterial though if we don't get anything out of Croatia and Spain beforehand.

Nodin · 07-06-2012 08:24PM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

The Italian game could be immaterial though if we don't get anything out of Croatia and Spain beforehand.

...about the only thing we'll get from the Spanish game is an arse like a Japanese flag.

Elmer Blooker · 07-06-2012 08:27PM

Super-Rush wrote: »

I think we'll sneak out of the group stages.

Oh dear! there's an awful lot of optimism around. I'm terrified a technically gifted side like Croatia will do what Russia did to us in the two games in the qualifying group - tear us to shreds. Our midfield is very mediocre

A long night for Given and Dunney on Sunday I fear.

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