Ireland v Luxembourg - the Piles Derby

Alan Browne isnā€™t better than McGeady anyway. Itā€™s not even close. I get heā€™s never going to be picked now but the idea that McGeady wouldnā€™t have a field day against a Bundesliga 3 wing back is nonsense. We struggle to create chances but wouldnā€™t consider McGeady a better option than some of the pedestrian players we choose instead. And still talk about trying to play football the right way.

The football Kenny wants to play seems to be based on possession stats, not anyone actually doing anything on the ball.

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Iā€™d take a has been over a never was. Iā€™d take McClean bursting his gut over Alan Browne fixing his hair.

We were giving out about McGeady ten years ago ffs. And again they arenā€™t in competition for the same place. McGeadys having a good season in LEAGUE ONE. The same level as Bundesliga 3

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Insightful. Iā€™ll take that as a backtrack

Collins is probably our best performing striker at the moment which says a lot. Stevens was a regular under Mick and good for the last 2 years or so for Ireland

I thought lads were ball hopping about bringing McGeady back inā€¦ but my God they are genuinely trying to make a case for itā€¦ this really is rock bottom.

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I havenā€™t backtracked. I donā€™t do backtracks, I double down and reiterate. Iā€™d have McClean over a fud like Alan Browne any day.

Aiden Mc fucking Geady.

We have really hit rock bottom.

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Beep beep beep beep

Heā€™s 30, can barely run and is utterly shit. How is that building for the future?

I have seen very little ever of AB but in the last 2 games in saw good and bad .

He is game , honest and has a role but Jesus he has really poor feet and gives the ball away an awful lot .

His current level of club football seems about right .

McGeady should definitely be in the squad

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McGeady is criminally underrated in Irish football.

Id agree on McGeady but lads forget Shane Longā€™s goal v Germany was 6 years ago. Totally finished. For the games in June , Kenny should be brave and drop all the old guard.

He could be our Tadic.

Well Kennyā€™s first choice is injured and thereā€™s not much other option. Long is worse at the moment if thatā€™s who youā€™re advocating

Heā€™s in League one because of wages. And exactly itā€™s the same level. So he might equally find tonightā€™s opponents arenā€™t too difficult for him. Why would we expect heā€™d struggle against Luxembourg? Because Browne and Collins and others found that level too tough a nut to crack.

Kenny Cunningham seems to have been convinced that this was a tough game tonight. Theyā€™re well organised but Christ we make it easy for them by doing nothing. And we donā€™t gamble or take chances on the ball and we arenā€™t picking players who do that.

Iā€™m not expecting McGeady to be picked but I absolutely believe heā€™s an awful lot better than most of that squad and would create a lot more than the mediocrity weā€™ve picked instead.

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McClean looks finished . Legs look utterly gone and also the bit of a scut I loved in him

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McClean is finished. He is Ireland and he is finished.

I donā€™t believe Long is worse than Collins.