Duffy is clearly lost here. Probably down to tiredness
Former champions Greece have failed to qualify or make the playoffs.
Is Daalsgard left-footed?
@Sidney having re read that spiel and the wiki page. I think we are most likely playing either Wales or Slovakia and are away regardless of what happens.
The draw seems to be a misnomer in that it’s set who’ll play who. Bosnia are playing the 4th ranked team and 2nd ranked play 3rd.
As it stands possible group b teams are as follows
Bosnia
Wales
Slovakia
Ireland
Northern Ireland
This could be completely wrong but is my reading of it
If Wales qualify. Then we play Slovakia away, Norn Ireland play Bosnia, simple as. There is no draw.
If Slovakia qualify (Which requires a draw in the Wales game and them to win) then we play Wales away.
If Hungary qualify then Wales and Slovakia do not. There are now 5 teams in the B pot this is where the draw will take place to see which of the teams (excluding Bosnia who must remain in pot b) move up to pot A. However I think we are also exempt from this draw as UEFA want hosts to avoid each other as much as possible and group A is guaranteed to have a host in it from group C. Still with me? 
So Slovakia, Wales and Norn Iron go into the draw. If Norn Iron come out we play Bosnia. Otherwise we play which ever of Wales or Slovakia do not come out.
So I reckon as it stands, giving every outcome of the Wales game an equal probability;
We have a 44.6% chance of playing Wales, a 44.6% chance of playing Slovakia and 10.8% chance of playing Bosnia.
I don’t not believe we can be at home and I do not believe we can play NI (however there is some provision that UEFA can seed teams if they wish which could mess with my permutations)
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You can see McLean with the hands out roaring for someone to get close to the crosser.
No
He was shite.
Just read the last paragraph and trust me on the sunscreen
Right-back nominally, so I doubt it
Comment on what? That lads are wetting their knickers that they tried a leg?
It’s some ball in by a fella on his wrong foot. I reckon they probably thought they had done their job by forcing him to shift inside.
The bastard only got a bare touch on it with his studs as well.
I’ll have to see it again but I initially thought Randolph could have came out and cleaned house as well.
I’m not kicking them mate. I’m kicking some of the overexcited comments. Football is a poor spectacle.
That’s it, they had stopped the initial attack and probably sat off thinking he’d cut back onto his good foot. A combination of errors from there.
That’s probably the best they’ve played in three years mate. It was an exciting night for Irish soccer. They gave it everything they had. They are a limited bunch but a great bunch. It’s all you could ask for really
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Doherty is cheating right there, really lazy defending.
I played full back (Bob Radcliffe Cup winner) and that’s as big a sin as you can commit as a defender, it’s criminal.
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Unreal post.
I feel quite positive about the team now. I can see Mick copying his Gary Kelly/ Steve Finnan down-the-right tactic from 2002 and playing either Doherty or Coleman at right midfield. That would open up the possibility of playing Browne in the centre instead of either Hendricks or Whelan but I don’t know if Big Mick would have the balls for that. I increasingly want to see Cullen in there too but I just don’t see Mick changing his team that much mid-campaign. Throw in the possibility of a Connolly/Didsy front partnership and the team starts to look very good. Stevens seems a good left-fullback. That only leaves left midfield to fix.
What I’m trying to say is that I can see a real nice little side coming together. With depth also. If the playoff is Slovakia away then I think we can get a result.
If McLean is the one closest the crosser I think he gets a tackle in. You can see him losing his shit in the left full position that nobody is going to tackle the guy
Doherty looking across the line at his man running in behind him and one of his players playing him onside and he says fuck it. He’s of very questionable character.
You’re generally happy enough if the Galway hurlers give of their best. I think tonight is near as good as Ireland can be; and it was a huge improvement on games where we’ve just sat in and gave the ball back to the opposition continually. Not so much not trying as being afraid to try.
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