Well done lads. Excellent performance. Played a lot of good football. Had them pinned into their half for long periods. Created clear-cut opportunities. When you consider the players who didn’t play there’s now cause for optimism. A WC is only 2 years away. #COYBIG https://t.co/NuxXn0No8B
— Brian Farrelly (@FaB04) October 9, 2020
Last night.
Bratislava, Slovakia.
The Republic of Ireland football team has missed out on a place in the European Championship finals….
Elimination was all the more agonising for Ireland because in the preceding 120 minutes they performed with a style that justified Kenny’s belief in their creative potential
Agony for Republic of Ireland as they lose penalty shootout in Slovakia (Guardian)
Meanwhile…
When the pubs close at 10 but there’s a penalty shoot out…. 🏴😂 pic.twitter.com/OoZbduuZey
— Nico’s Cafe Bar (@NicosBarGlasgow) October 9, 2020
In fairness.
Two poor teams.
Pains me to say it but if you can’t beat Slovakia you don’t deserve to be there.
Any of England’s 2nd string last night would walk into the Ireland team.
Any of England Women’s 2nd string would stroll into this Ireland team.
It was harder not to qualify for this tournament than it actually was to get through.
Even the GAA doesn’t give a team that many chances of getting in via the back door.
Ireland need a goalscorer.
Simple as.
#soccerbantz
‘we all dream of a team of gary breens’
*shudders*
I was ‘encouraged’ by that performance
yeah, on the whole, average players (both teams), but the football was way better than anything we’ve seen in years
I had stopped watching Ireland matches, but lasted all of that
I agree, they were “better”, but the bar is low BB.
+ 1 some really clever and decent passages of intricate attacking play but also large swathes of absolute dross, unfortunately that’s a significant improvement.
yeah but I’m also one of those whingers who doesnt view the charlton years with fondness – I’d take that last eoin hand team and its style of football over the charlton rubbish any day. qualification for tournaments shouldnt be prioritised over absolutely everything else. charlton’s crap put irish football back years. that’s why I’m enthused by kenny.
You’re not wrong.
Route One has been a blight on the Irish game ever since Big Jack’s era.
Even Giovanni ” just popping over for the day to pick up my cheque ” Trapattoni fell into the same trap, so to speak.
But tippy-tappy ultimately needs someone to put the ball into the net and that’s Ireland’s current problem.
I’d settle for a bit of Jacks success. Our problem is way beyond needing a good striker. We’ll need to dig up a couple of creative ball players to make any headway.
What, exactly, did Jack’s Ireland team win ?
Unless you consider merely qualifying for a tournament winning.
And why would I resent Jack Charlton ? His unsophisticated defending helped us win the World Cup.
Now THAT’S winning something.
what did Jack’s Ireland team win?
nothing
but that’s still more than ron greenwood, terry venables, graham taylor, sven goran eriksson, fabio capello, peter taylor, glen hoddle, bobby robson, gareth southgate, kevin keegan, joe mercer, don revie, steve mcclaren, sam allardyce, roy hodgson, stuart pearce, howard wilkinson… won between them
hehehe x 54 years and clinging to the memory
Every single one of them qualified for the tournament they were expected to play in though.
There are thousands of young people in Ireland who were glints in their father’s eye the last time Ireland played in a world cup.
You really don’t do bitter and angry very well but everyone loves a trier.
Bless.
“unless you consider merely qualifying for a tournament winning”
seemingly you do!
doh
and while we’re at it:
“every single one of them qualified for the tournament…”
doh again
Wha’ hey there Charage
You know an awful lot about soccer
For a gin slinger more into cricket n’ sailing like
They’ll not be too impressed down the YC there
Mind you it’s one thing not qualifying and another getting through to record the joint worst performance ever by a team in the competition.
Still, the ” best supporters in the world ” got to see three defeats and nine goals conceded.
Heh x 2011
all while the little englanders get to throw some cafe’s tables and chairs through the window, urinate on historic monuments and generally behave with the thuggish, loutish, drunken behaviour that sadly confirms the national stereotype
Buzzing for tomorrow’s Nations League clash of the titans between Ireland and Wales.
Will it match today’s Andorra v Malta game for the true aficionados …
can only imagine you mouthing that in an embarrassed mumble, staring down at your shoes
Actually I’m mouthing it while consuming a toasted bacon sandwich and freshly brewed coffee the delightful Lady Charger has just delivered to the boudoir.
She knows I have a long weekend of sport and drinking ahead and always likes me to keep my pecker up, so to speak.
What’s that you say ? HP Brown obviously.
They’re one place ahead of us in the FIFA rankings so the outcome is pretty much what I would have expected.
Fair dues to the Sky coverage.
I switched over from Virgin because it was so quiet you could hear a linesman break wind but on Sky they had a crowd soundtrack which even had singing of The Field of Athenry.
Now that is the attention to detail which makes Sky the best sports broadcaster by a mile.
On the downside their match analyser was Mick McCarthy.
A diagnosis of a malignant tumour would sound more enjoyable than the way he described the game.
why weren’t you watching england – wales ?
Just a friendly and mostly second string players.
Against Wales.
I was delighted to see the much-underrated Kieran Trippier make captain.
However I was genuinely interested to see how Ireland would perform under the new manager and there’s always a good atmosphere in Ireland when the team make it through to a tournament.
Plus I needed to be up to speed for slagging the gardener…
But in all seriousness it was a dreadful game.
Here’s an unusual stat for a future pub quiz ( sad git that I am ).
The Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross MP was a linesman at last night’s friendly between England and Wales at Wembley.
https://twitter.com/faisalislam/status/1314300288916951041/photo/1
It was a lot better than what we saw in recent years believe it or not
Not surprised that an imaginary crowd in the background would be your cup of tetley Charger. Goes well with the Walter Mitty lifestyle you have.
Hard luck lads. Hopefully they will build on it and keep improving.
In the words of Bread Week casualty
Rowan (on receiving negative feedback from the Hollywood)
it was useful