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dxhound2005 · 13-06-2021 8:24pm

David Luiz is the Hairy Brazilian.

Arghus · 13-06-2021 8:26pm

Great to have the Dutch back in action.

The last tournament match they played was the third place playoff in 2014? Crazy for such an established nation.

I'm not bothering to include the nations league, because it's a load of shyte.

Randle P. McMurphy · 13-06-2021 8:32pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Jeez, the commentary is hard going

I can't get ITV so had to watch it on RTE. She was doing my head in so much I had to switch the sound off. To be fair to RTE they usually have decent commentary. It's normally those clowns over at TV3 I can't stand to listen to. Maybe with so many games they were scraping the barrel. Even so, there has to be better commentators out there.

Arghus · 13-06-2021 8:35pm

Ronnie Whelan just called Stephen Alkin George there.

pgj2015 · 13-06-2021 8:42pm

The shooting in this euros so far is brutal, leaning back when shooting. are they not professional footballers?

Tom Mann Centuria · 13-06-2021 8:46pm

Great first half, thoroughly enjoyed it.

AllGunsBlazing · 13-06-2021 8:47pm

Arghus wrote: »

Ronnie Whelan just called Stephen Alkin George there.

Alkin should start calling him Ray.

Bobblehats · 13-06-2021 8:56pm

pgj2015 wrote: »

The shooting in this euros so far is brutal, leaning back when shooting. are they not professional footballers?

Does my head in that shooting over. Make them retrieve it, they’ll soon learn

humberklog · 13-06-2021 9:17pm

Bjoom!

AllGunsBlazing · 13-06-2021 9:21pm

Sent back to Brazil.

amacca · 13-06-2021 9:23pm

Randle P. McMurphy wrote: »

I can't get ITV so had to watch it on RTE. She was doing my head in so much I had to switch the sound off. To be fair to RTE they usually have decent commentary. It's normally those clowns over at TV3 I can't stand to listen to. Maybe with so many games they were scraping the barrel. Even so, there has to be better commentators out there.

I thought Mary Lou McDonald was doing the commentary for the Austrian game ...

A staccato Mary Lou.

Thelonious Monk · 13-06-2021 9:31pm

Ruud Gullit is back somehow

Bobblehats · 13-06-2021 9:33pm

Bloody hell they’re all on target this half

humberklog · 13-06-2021 9:33pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Ruud Gullit is back somehow

I was listening to the English game on the radio and thought "huh, Kevin Philips is still going".

This is a cracking game.

Bobblehats · 13-06-2021 9:36pm

Whaaaaa…

AllGunsBlazing · 13-06-2021 9:40pm

I channel hop for five minutes.

oh dear, keeper!

Bobblehats · 13-06-2021 9:43pm

Winner.

13-06-2021 9:45pm

All credit to Ronnie on commentary.. He predicted it with his they (the Dutch) need to keep pressing forward,,, Less than a minute later it was 2-1..

The orangeman - great mettle I says - to concede 2 in quick succession; and then to craft out a gilt edged chance from a great cross by the boy Ruud Gullitt... :pac: to regain the lead

odyssey06 · 13-06-2021 9:48pm

Bobblehats wrote: »

When you think of Holland; you think a team of colour who are usually associated with one colour in particular -

let’s find out if the oranje can triumph tonight.

Yes you raise an important point. The orange jersey is clearly more prominent than the blue tonight.

Ireland, playing in green, must be at a disadvantage on grass.
We should embrace the other side of our tricolour and adopt the orange jersey and the style of play that comes with it.

Arghus · 13-06-2021 9:51pm

odyssey06 wrote: »

Yes you raise an important point. The orange jersey is clearly more prominent than the blue tonight.

Ireland, playing in green, must be at a disadvantage on grass.
We should embrace the other side of our tricolour and adopt the orange jersey and the style of play that comes with it.

Ah yes, the style of play that comes with it....

We've tried it before, results have been... mixed.

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AndyBoBandy · 13-06-2021 9:52pm

odyssey06 wrote: »

We should embrace the other side of our tricolour and adopt the orange jersey and the style of play that comes with it.

We already did...

Did you smash it · 13-06-2021 9:53pm

Arghus wrote: »

Ah yes, the style of play that comes with it....

Probably a little known fact that in an interview with RTE after the game, Big Mick accused the Macedonian of rolling around and acting the tart basically.

jojofizzio · 13-06-2021 9:53pm

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

We already did...

State of him…..:eek::eek::D

odyssey06 · 13-06-2021 9:54pm

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

We already did...

No the orange has not been fully embraced... they still cling to the green armbands.

odyssey06 · 13-06-2021 9:57pm

Arghus wrote: »

Ah yes, the style of play that comes with it....

We've tried it before, results have been... mixed.

Inspired De Jong in 2010 world cup final.

Arghus · 13-06-2021 10:07pm

Did you smash it wrote: »

Probably a little known fact that in an interview with RTE after the game, Big Mick accused the Macedonian of rolling around and acting the tart basically.

Big Mick was dead right! Pure playacting, he barely touched him!

In all fairness, we may not have qualified, but what an amazing foul. His technique is absolutely flawless.

AllGunsBlazing · 13-06-2021 10:15pm

I'm guessing "Enter The Dragon" was the in flight movie.

Did you smash it · 13-06-2021 10:16pm

Arghus wrote: »

Big Mick was dead right! Pure playacting, he barely touched him!

In all fairness, we may not have qualified, but what an amazing foul. His technique is absolutely flawless.

Total concentration on the man combined with peak athleticism

Thelonious Monk · 13-06-2021 10:24pm

Jesus who's doing the kicking is that McAteer?

odyssey06 · 13-06-2021 10:27pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Jesus who's doing the kicking is that McAteer?

Yes we arent producing those kinds of natural foot (ball) kickers anymore.

Back when Macedonia was FYR Macedonia in 1997 and before it moved to its new Northern location.

Another example of the disaatrous effect of the breakup of Yugoslavia on Irish footballing fortunes.

Thelonious Monk · 13-06-2021 10:29pm

odyssey06 wrote: »

Yes we arent producing those kinds of natural foot (ball) kickers anymore.

Back when Macedonia was FYR Macedonia in 1997 and before it moved to its new Northern location.

That must have been the game where we conceded in injury time so had to play Belgium in the play off. I had a Macedonia.

Did you smash it · 13-06-2021 10:31pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

That must have been the game where we conceded in injury time so had to play Belgium in the play off. I had a Macedonia.

No, it was earlier. 3-2 loss. 1997

AllGunsBlazing · 13-06-2021 10:38pm

McAteer clearly won he ball.

And a KO victory along with it.

Arghus · 13-06-2021 10:41pm

Oh and in other matters:

Absolute cracker from Yarmelenko earlier.

Did you smash it · 13-06-2021 11:02pm

Arghus wrote: »

Oh and in other matters:

Absolute cracker from Yarmelenko earlier.

41 international goals for him. I like that genre of footballer- decent at club level, a monster at international football.

Eriksen was another, although better at club than Yarmalenko.

YFlyer · 14-06-2021 9:42am

Got to laugh at the antivaxxers that Christian heart issue was due to been vaccinated.

YFlyer · 14-06-2021 1:39pm

Seen Gordon Strachan wasn't selected today.

Thelonious Monk · 14-06-2021 1:56pm

That could have been us in Lansdowne, ffs, some atmosphere

Bobblehats · 14-06-2021 1:58pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

That could have been us in Lansdowne, ffs, some atmosphere

Least we won’t be potentially the only hosts ever not to have represented.

Mon the scootland..

Muahahaha · 14-06-2021 2:07pm

YFlyer wrote: »

Seen Gordon Strachan wasn't selected today.

Fierce witty chap in his day
Reporter- "Can I have a quick word Gordon?"
Strachan- "Velocity"
*walks away*
:pac:

Thelonious Monk · 14-06-2021 2:08pm

Cmon Czechia! Went to Edinburgh to see us play Scotland during the MON era and the fans were horrible, f*ck 'em. One plucky Celtic nation is enough, should be us!
They're a good side though and think they'll score a couple.

martingriff · 14-06-2021 2:21pm

Muahahaha wrote: »

Fierce witty chap in his day
Reporter- "Can I have a quick word Gordon?"
Strachan- "Velocity"
*walks away*
:pac:

He was asked one can he take lossing his winning streak. He went know he is just going to crumble go home drink loads

Bobblehats · 14-06-2021 2:22pm

Sometimes if you’ve got a guy who wants to dribble you’ve got to just let him do it

martingriff · 14-06-2021 2:25pm

This great he narrates Wenger getting sent off.

Bobblehats · 14-06-2021 2:36pm

That tackle was right out of begbie’s locker. Have it; c*nt…

Thelonious Monk · 14-06-2021 2:44pm

Lovely goal, get in

Bobblehats · 14-06-2021 2:44pm

Can’t get enough pisch on the ball

AllGunsBlazing · 14-06-2021 2:47pm

Lots of hustle from Scotland but not much else, I'm afraid.

Pat_bottom · 14-06-2021 2:59pm

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

Lots of hustle from Scotland but not much else, I'm afraid.

They put in a decent shift so far today but can't see them troubling England Friday unfortunately.

AllGunsBlazing · 14-06-2021 3:06pm

Lads must have had their Iron bru at halftime.

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