Ireland vs The Rock, Kaiser Wilhelm (1 Viewer)

[Richie]

Ireland squad for Gibraltar and Germany:

GK: Forde, Westwood, Elliot
DF: Keogh, Wilson, O'Shea, Pearce, Clark, Ward, Lenihan
MF: Hendrick, Whelan, Gibson, McGeady, Pilkington, McClean, Brady, Quinn, Meyler, Hoolahan
FW: Walters, Keane, Long, Murphy, Doyle, Stokes

McCarthy, Coleman and Given are out injured.. Brian Lenihan a 20-year old right-back who joined Hull a month ago from Cork City is in.

Gibraltar did manage draws with Slovakia and Estonia and a win over Malta in friendlies earlier this year but they lost 7-0 in their first competitive 'home' game against Poland last month and it's a country with the population of Bray and 2 pro players.. You'd imagine that if ever we're going to get a chance to run the score up, this'll be it. The biggest score I can remember seeing Ireland win by is 5-0 (against Turkey in 1991, and the same against San Marino under Stan), could be a chance to top that if Robbie wants to rack up a load of pointless goals.

 

[Hector Grey]

Robbie scored his first goals for Ireland against Malta in a 5-0 at lansdowne. Some cunt stood up in front of me when he curled in his second. Cunt. I hit him hard. He wasn't from Cork. The beard told me to do it.

 

[Cormcolash]

Thread title should obviously be

Ireland vs. SPECIAL BRANCH, HITLER

 

[Jerry Twig]

I was going to go with Rommel yesterday, but I'm glad Richie took up the reins.

Fair play for bringing in Lenihan, no-one saw that coming.

 

[Richie]

Thread title should obviously be

Ireland vs. SPECIAL BRANCH, HITLER

Special Branch could work.. we did Hitler against Austria though right? Who would we pick to represent Ireland if we were from somewhere else?

I was going to go with Rommel yesterday, but I'm glad Richie took up the reins.

Fair play for bringing in Lenihan, no-one saw that coming.

Can't say I've seen him play but regular LOI observers reckon he's in with a shot of being the 'next Coleman', long way to go yet obviously. Delaney misses out again, wonder if it goes back to his time under Keane at Ipswich..

 

[Jerry Twig]

Can't say I've seen him play but regular LOI observers reckon he's in with a shot of being the 'next Coleman', long way to go yet obviously. Delaney misses out again, wonder if it goes back to his time under Keane at Ipswich..

It's possible, although Keane seems repentant in his new book of his treatment of Delaney. I think it's more an age issue - they're looking more to the long term and DD ain't it. Of course they'd bring in the likes of Dunne, but Delaney is not that much better than Pearce etc and isn't going to get any better.

 

[Unicron]

Ozil out for 10-12 weeks :-(

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

Thread title should obviously be

Ireland vs. SPECIAL BRANCH, HITLER

Ireland v SAS surely?
I'll leave the analysis to the experts but I will state the obvious- anything less than 3 points on Saturday and we're going nowhere come 2016. Four points would be a good return, six? Fantasy stuff.

 

[Cormcolash]

Who would we pick to represent Ireland if we were from somewhere else?

Bono, obviously

 

[Jerry Twig]

I will state the obvious- anything less than 3 points on Saturday and we're going nowhere come 2016.

That's the most stating the obvious I've seen in a long time.

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

I play to my strengths.

 

[Splunk]

I think we can get a point in Germany, Scotland were unlucky not to. They have some important players like Lahm (retired) Schweinsteiger (Injured), Reus (injured)..maybe this is the time to catch them. It will be very difficult and a lot depend on Martin's team selection. If he plays the same system and players that he used against Georgia then forget about it. Hopefully, he will have learned loads from that game.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Ireland v SAS surely?

That you should even have to say it.

 

[Richie]

I think we can get a point in Germany, Scotland were unlucky not to. They have some important players like Lahm (retired) Schweinsteiger (Injured), Reus (injured)..maybe this is the time to catch them. It will be very difficult and a lot depend on Martin's team selection. If he plays the same system and players that he used against Georgia then forget about it. Hopefully, he will have learned loads from that game.

Germany do have a bit of an injury crisis and with any luck Poland will knock a few more lumps out of them, though realistically us missing Coleman and McCarthy is equivalent to them missing about 8 players.. With Coleman out we've a serious fullback shortage, Lenihan is hardly likely to get thrown in there and O'Shea can't really play that position any more so it's between Wilson, Clark and Ward, all potential weak points. If we try to copy Scotland's approach then we'll need pace up front - Long and McClean are all we've got in that department really, maybe McGeady, I don't think Brady or Pilkington are exactly speed demons.

 

[Jerry Twig]

With Coleman out we've a serious fullback shortage, Lenihan is hardly likely to get thrown in there and O'Shea can't really play that position any more so it's between Wilson, Clark and Ward, all potential weak points.

Meyler would be the most likely to play right back, Ward left back and O'Shea and Wilson in the middle.

 

[Cormcolash]

I don't see the issue lads, we've got an internationally-experienced right-back who currently plays Premier League football just dying to step in and fill Coleman's shoes

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

That you should even have to say it.

I'll get in first ahead of the return leg.

 

[Hector Grey]

If we get a point in Germany I'll read Keano's book.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

If we get a point in Germany I'll read Keano's book.

That's us fucked so.

 

[Hector Grey]

That's us fucked so.

I'll gladly take one for the team.

If I'm reading the book, it'll be 100% commitment. Take that, you book. The index was there (I think).

It's what Keano would have wanted.