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Oi oi lads were off to the euro's

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    #122
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    I don't really care if people jump on a bandwagon. But when they become overnight experts when they haven't given a shiny sh1te up to now, that's when it annoys me.


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    #123
    DeanAustin
    Registered Users Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭DeanAustin


    Look I hate rugby as much as the next man but I cant believe that some people are turning this into rugby v football thread or saying the rugby team embarrassed themselves.

    Just enjoy what the football team achieved FFS.


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    #124
    BBDBB
    Registered Users Posts: 26,899 ✭✭✭✭BBDBB


    This is why we cant have nice things!


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    #125
    iDave
    Registered Users Posts: 3,750 ✭✭✭iDave


    Is it so hard for people to support the team that wears green called Ireland regardless of the code? (unless it begins with Northern ;) )


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    #126
    dundalkfc10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,719 ✭✭✭dundalkfc10


    DeanAustin wrote: »
    Look I hate rugby as much as the next man but I cant believe that some people are turning this into rugby v football thread or saying the rugby team embarrassed themselves.

    Just enjoy what the football team achieved FFS.

    Id say the reason for the majority is because alot (not all) Rugby fans look down their nose on football players/fans etc...

    Last nights minute silence issue was according to some typical "soccer" fans to some Rugby folk.

    These same folk laughed off one of the Irish players in the Rugby World Cup thumping a fella off the ball, getting suspended!

    A few boo's by some Bosnians (not that i condone it) is worse than blatant assault according to some


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    #127
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 50,630 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Don't make me post in bold :mad:


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    #128
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users Posts: 23,444 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    Let's all remember the great times at the last tournament....


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUdQ5JuTY6o


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    #129
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users Posts: 16,500 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    The football may have been absolutely turgid to watch at times but it was effective, we were quite difficult to beat.

    Nice boost for the country and something for everybody to look forward to.


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    #130
    whiskeyman
    Registered Users Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    Menas wrote: »
    and a whiff of victory in the air.

    there was some whiff in the jacks this morning too...


    :pac:


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    #131
    SEPT 23 1989
    Registered Users Posts: 43,024 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    I will make plenty of money from Ireland going to France but I would gladly give all that up if we could actually beat a few teams and progress in the tournament


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    #132
    Tarzana2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,553 ✭✭✭Tarzana2


    Deleted User wrote: »
    What a turn around in the fortunes of our national team?

    I know only the rarest of rare moments in sports should make it into AH, but come on, we're going to the Euros for only the 3rd time in our history.

    Allowing 32 teams this time helped a lot. :pac:


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    #133
    kfallon
    Registered Users Posts: 25,775 ✭✭✭✭kfallon


    Tarzana2 wrote: »
    Allowing 32 teams this time helped a lot. :pac:

    You mean 24.....


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    #134
    Collie D
    Registered Users Posts: 11,298 ✭✭✭✭Collie D


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    Let's all remember the great times at the last tournament....


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUdQ5JuTY6o

    Should you not be in the Dublin I a kip thread?


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    #135
    DarkyHughes
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭DarkyHughes


    We look a lot better under O'Neil & Keane than we did with Trap & his hot bodyguard.

    We were in a much harder group this time (Poland,Germany,Scotland) than for Euro 2012 & Bosnia were much better team than Estonia. I don't think it will be possible to get such a hard group as we did last time so there's a good chance we could make it to the knockout stages especially since the 4 best 3rd place teams make it out of the group which would be brilliant for Irish football. Interestingly each time we've made it out of a group in a WC or Euro's we finished 2nd, 1990 behind England, 1994 behind Mexico & 2002 behind Germany.


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    #136
    Collie D
    Registered Users Posts: 11,298 ✭✭✭✭Collie D


    DarkyHughes wrote: »
    we finished 2nd, 1990 behind England,

    Little twist of fate in that one in that both ourselves and Holland finished on exact same record and second/third was decided by drawing of lots.

    A nation then held its breath as we beat Romania on penalties in one of Irish sport's most famous moments while the Dutch were beaten by eventual Champions (West) Germany - a game even more famous for the antics of Messers Rijkaard and Voller.

    Speaking of Germans...I would say they'd love another go at us in France next summer


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    dundalkfc10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,719 ✭✭✭dundalkfc10


    Collie D wrote: »
    Little twist of fate in that one in that both ourselves and Holland finished on exact same record and second/third was decided by drawing of lots.

    A nation then held its breath as we beat Romania on penalties in one of Irish sport's most famous moments while the Dutch were beaten by eventual Champions (West) Germany - a game even more famous for the antics of Messers Rijkaard and Voller.

    Speaking of Germans...I would say they'd love another go at us in France next summer

    I wouldnt think so. As Keane said, the Germans def wont want to play us.

    We always put it upto them


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    Tarzana2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,553 ✭✭✭Tarzana2


    kfallon wrote: »
    You mean 24.....


    Apologies, yes, my addled brain multiplied wrong. Duurrrrr...


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    Menas
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,318 ✭✭✭✭Menas


    dundalkfc10 wrote: »
    I wouldnt think so. As Keane said, the Germans def wont want to play us.

    We always put it upto them

    I dont think anyone would particularly want to play us. We are awkward and can cause most teams problems on our day.
    We are Stoke!


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    #140
    Collie D
    Registered Users Posts: 11,298 ✭✭✭✭Collie D


    Menas wrote: »
    We are Stoke!

    It's definitely a windy, rainy Tuesday night anyhow..


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    #141
    DarkyHughes
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭DarkyHughes


    Collie D wrote: »
    Little twist of fate in that one in that both ourselves and Holland finished on exact same record and second/third was decided by drawing of lots.

    A nation then held its breath as we beat Romania on penalties in one of Irish sport's most famous moments while the Dutch were beaten by eventual Champions (West) Germany - a game even more famous for the antics of Messers Rijkaard and Voller.

    Speaking of Germans...I would say they'd love another go at us in France next summer

    The 1994 group was even stranger. Every team in the group finished on 4 points, each team won, drew & lost a match & finished on the exact same goal difference, so it was decided on goals scored. Mexico topped the group because they scored 3 & conceded 3, us & Italy had 2 goals each & let 2 in each but we had a better head to head against Italy, although finishing 3rd might actually have been better for us I would have much more fancied our chances against Nigeria than against Holland.


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    #142
    Orangebrigade
    Registered Users Posts: 280 ✭✭Orangebrigade


    We will have more fans over, no doubt. SUFTUM!


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    #143
    gormdubhgorm
    Registered Users Posts: 18,219 ✭✭✭✭gormdubhgorm


    I still can't believe Ireland qualified. I will be honest I remember telling a Scottish fella during the summer that it looks like I will have to support his crowd or Wales.

    Amazing group it was. Does anybody know what odds Ireland were to qualify after the second Scotland game in Dublin?

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



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    Jim Bob Scratcher
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    dundalkfc10 wrote: »
    I wouldnt think so. As Keane said, the Germans def wont want to play us.

    We always put it upto them

    The win against Germany was a fluke tbh. If we play them again I can see us getting another 6-1 whopping.


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    #145
    Fakman87
    Closed Accounts Posts: 789 ✭✭✭Fakman87


    One thing I noticed this week is how the mma crowd have ruined ole ole ole for me :o


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    [Deleted User]
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    Jim Bob Scratcher wrote: »
    The win against Germany was a fluke tbh. If we play them again I can see us getting another 6-1 whopping.

    I can't.

    For one thing, we had a manager who wasn't bothered going to games, so he started O'Dea and Cox. And brought on Andy Keogh.

    While the tactics are still not beautiful, at least this manager is picking better players, because he is not picking fights or refusing to bow to media pressure. The change in personnel is very noticeable.


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    #147
    lawlolawl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,678 ✭✭✭lawlolawl


    So is this colossal waste of time going to cost the taxpayer anything before we inevitably get knocked out of it?


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    #148
    [Deleted User]
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    lawlolawl wrote: »
    So is this colossal waste of time going to cost the taxpayer anything before we inevitably get knocked out of it?

    Not. Here.


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    #149
    kfallon
    Registered Users Posts: 25,775 ✭✭✭✭kfallon


    lawlolawl wrote: »
    So is this colossal waste of time going to cost the taxpayer anything before we inevitably get knocked out of it?

    Only if you buy a jersey and go for pints to watch the games :)


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    #150
    [Deleted User]
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    I've baggsed the time off in work \o/

    No one else is planning on going, one of the lads might go to a match or two, but he's Polish so obviously the Irish staff members get first choice.


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