Will the Doc come back into the starting XI?
Gav Cummiskey in the paper of record suggested the below as possible team. Gav of course is a rugby man at heart.
Would Mannibg be better option ahead of O’Dowda?
Think the Dentist might start Parrot
Kelleher (Liverpool); Doherty (Wolves), Collins (Brentford), Scales (Celtic), O’Dowda (Cardiff City); Cullen (Burnley), Knight (Bristol City); Szmodics (Ipswich Town), Azaz (Middlesbrough), Johnston (WBA); Ferguson (Brighton).
Thought about heading to the Finland game but 55 quid is a bit steep.
And the last train is 10 past 10.
I’m almost afraid to price a hotel
Were you seeing 55? Jesus they are
There’s a mountain on toutless going for less than half that
Will tip in with junior tonight now the weather is a bit milder. Should be beating these lot again. I’d fear for the Doc’s reception if he gets brought on
€55 is cheap for international professional sports. You’d pay double that for a stick hurling match between two packs of muldoons in Croke Park in July.
All Ireland tickets are 100, so we’re not quite there. Yet.
Id have given you the season ticket lad not heading up tonight, 230 for the renewal paid it last week. Great seats 3 rows behind the back of the home end goals.
Ah the train situation has it moot anyway but sound
Ya the trains a nightmare they only put on an extra one if it’s a big name opponent, got the late one home for France and England matches recently. Driving home is a dose afterwards you are already bolloxed and not back until nearly 2am.
I called Szmodics to get off the mark for Ireland in the last game &…I was wrong. But he’s playing more centrally tonight after doing a solid enough job off the left in his previous games. I think he’ll score. Hopefully he’ll link up well with Evan Ferguson. It seems like a very attacking line up with those two & Festy & Mikey on the flanks. Most sides these days have 3 in centre midfield so one of the front two will probably be tasked to drop off a bit.
Sounds like shit seats mate
A good point. Funnily enough it seems young lads on LOI underage teams really enjoy being part of school soccer teams and the togetherness that brings. Maybe a unique experience for them playing with the lads that they’ve grown up with.
That craic of switching clubs even applies to the lowest tiers of Muldoon leagues around the country.
I like the Ireland team that’s been picked tonight. Szmodics appearing to be in a central position the main reason. I saw a bit of O’ Dowda playing for Cardiff from a vantage point in a pub that weekend. I’d prefer to see Manning or Cirkin in there.
Sure how can you tell from the couch bud?
Livescore have us as a classic 4-4-(fucking) 2
That game was in Greece I’m fairly sure. I only saw snippets of the home game against Greece under Kenny but I’m fairly sure he got sent off in the 2-1 in Athens.
Signing in from Lansdowne
As is my normal match day routine I was going to get the escalator when entering the west stand
A steward was advising that unfortunately escalators are out of order, a “wag” quipped “I bet they will be fixed for the rugby tomorrow” - he is almost certainly right
Are we a 4-2-3-1?
Worry would be we get out numbered in midfield
The Finnish ultras don’t seem to have travelled in great numbers
Irelands form line: LLLWL
Finlands form line: DLLLL
One for the neutrals here
I stand corrected.
It’s setup up for a Doherty goal. He’d score it just to annoy everyone
