This now becomes our most important game since we played Spain back in 2002. An under fire manager, likey to be missing our top goal scorer and a team that is bound to be somewhat deflated after what happened last night. But I've still got faith in this lot, and with the players fully behind Stan I think this could be one of our best performances in a long time. I'm going for a 2-1 victory for us in this one, setting us nicely up for a mighty summer holiday next year...
Sorry Sean but the best we can hope for is a miraculous 0-0 draw I reckon & I'm afraid I don't have a lot of hope for that, much as I'd love a a few weeks in middle Europe next summer.
a better pitch and u never know . but seriously he would want 2 get his starting line out i bit more better than the slovakia game. only 4 shay given we,d be bottom of the group
over all the games i mean. what a goal keeper . with 1 good defender infront of him dunne the rest are in dream land
You could be right mate, but if we win 2-1 I'll be singing from the rafters and on about how I always stood by Stan. If we lose you won't hear or see from me for the next week or two...
I think we'll raise our game tomorrow night without doubt, I think Finnan is a big loss as his experience would have been a big plus and I think we'll miss Stephen Ireland as he's popped up with a couple of important goals recently. Hunt & Reid have to start, badly need Doyle & Dunne fit to stand any chance of getting a result The frustrating thing is, if we get a win (& that's a huge IF), instead of feeling top of the world I think I'll be even more annoyed at the 2 points dropped on Saturday
Irish Team to face Czechs Announced Shay Given (Newcastle United); John O'Shea (Manchester United), Paul McShane (Sunderland), Richard Dunne (Manchester City), Stephen Kelly (Birmingham City); Aiden McGeady (Celtic), Lee Carsley (Everton), Andy Reid (Charlton Athletic), Kevin Kilbane (Wigan Athletic); Kevin Doyle (Reading), Robbie Keane (Tottenham Hotspur).
Stan were you really that happy with the team the last day that you only made the one enforced change One name Steven Hunt!!!! Himself , pennant and wright phillips prob the most inform wingers in the prem. The two full backs were poor at best in the last game and kilbane is going a resonable job for wigan there I'm not his biggest fan but he does give 100 % . WTF?
I'm not one for bashing Stan but Hunts ommision and failure to get any match time the previous game especially is unbelievable!!!
Where has this been confirmed mate? Beggers belief that Hunt, one of the most in-form players in our squad isn't starting when he deserves to be there ahead of at least half of that team
Correct. Given the current squad of players, I think Hunt should have played left side. (And I am not one for dissing Kilbane.) PS: homer1 love the avatar! A good 2nd to mine! Who is she?
its on the fai website koller is out for them, that the only czech team news that ive seen other than cech saying he is determined to keep a clean sheet
No idea mate Posted in the support section months ago asking how you get an avatar, somebody very kindly replied with step by step instructions and I hadn't visited since (forgot all about it) until today - she looked marginally more appealing than Marge Simpson et al and the rest is history If you have any other websites you suggest visiting for same, much obliged if you would advise accordingly - congrats on yours by the way, presumably your other half??
That is a terrible team. Lets be honest a blind dog with a mallet could probably select a better irish team than stan. We have players capable of playing in a world cup if they were properly coached. I said before I feel sorry for Stan. He was a great servent to the game, but thta memory has been eroded by his inadequaciesas a coach, and to most people he is now seen as a joke. Shame
I blame John Delaney for the current situation,first he got our hopes up be saying he will get us a world class manager.Then appoints Stan.I don't blame Stan as anybody with an ounce of nation pride would take up the roll of managing your country. If heads are to roll over this the first one on the block should beDelaney IMO.You cant just chop and change managers without having some ramification's,Delaney put Stan in the job so there two jobs should be linked.
How stubborn is Staunton! It almost feels like he's going with this team just to stick up two fingers to all his naysayers. I can see us getting a serious tanking tomorrow. 4 or 5 nil loss and hopefully that will be the end of him.