Incredible stat that
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Brave call by the Dentist to keep Azaz on. Wasnât happening for him when the game was all hustle and bustle but turned into prime Riquelme in the last 15 minutes
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Heâs still a spoofer though.
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Wankers
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Following the Republic of Ireland team over the years there are some countries you just feel more comfortable playing against than others.
I hate playing Belgium. I hate playing Austria. I hate playing Denmark. I most of all hate playing Switzerland. Thereâs something about these countries - theyâre too sly, too technical, too efficient for us.
Then there are some countriesâŚwe are Hungaryâs Switzerland.
We havenât lost to them since 1989.
Ireland v Hungary means a parched June day in Lansdowne Road and it means Paul McGrath volleying a goal into the Havelock Square end and it means their defender falling over in a heap and Ray Houghton scampering in to cross for Tony Cascarino who had to stick his head in knowing he was going to get a boot in his face, but it was a boot he was happy to take.
That Hungarian defender falling over like a sack of spuds in 1989 has cast a long shadow. From that moment on, we have always known we have a superior quality of man to Hungary.
Now it also a November Sunday afternoon where time melts.
That was the only soccer match I was ever at as a child. Que sera sera was the big song
Ireland Ireland Ireland 
Goal Ukraine. Nooooo
I had a ticket for Spain on 26/4/89 but didnât go because I cried off sick from school. I wasnât sick. Me Mam had been sort of at me that she was a bit nervous about me going because of what had happened at Hillsborough. I regreat that I wasnât at it.
I was at Malta and West Germany in a friendly in September but not Hungary and not Northern Ireland. They were the two to be at. Hungary was the one to be at.
It had such a parched nature, a summer Sunday in June. I was thinking last night that summer afternoon qualifiers in June were the best. They had an air of THIS MATTERS about them. But November also an air of THIS MATTERS, a different air, a deathly air of finality.
Today had an incredible deathly air of finality, an air of finality that has turned into the air of LIFE.
If you ever read two pieces of writing about the Republic of Irelancd football team read Joseph OâConnorâs World Cup diary, and read this.
https://www.theguardian.com/observer/irelandfootball/story/0,,586469,00.html
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This is where tfk comes into its ownâŚ
What are the permutations now for play offs?
Have we any suspensions after tonight?
What does that mean?
A club with no grĂĄ for Ireland
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The best Hungarian team in a few decades as well. Theyâve qualified for the last three Euros, beaten England 4-0 at Molineux, drew with Germany and France at that Euros 4 years ago and have the midfield talisman that all decent international teams need. Thereâs a feeling that theyâve regressed a slight bit in the last 18 months but itâs still a serious scalp for us. We rattled them massively.
On a side note they seem to have dispensed with that big sub centre-forward Adam.
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Itâs the greatest away win in our history. Granted we havenât had many. But this even leaves the great James McCleanâs exploits in the shade.
Ireland have pulled off the football equivalent of successful cramming for the Leaving Cert.
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Wonderful day lads, I donât want to put a dampener on the things but itâs time for the collaborators to be dealt with should you come across them. Below is a list of enemies of the state.
Daniel âRonaldâ McDonnell
âHairlineâ Ken Early
Kennyâs Kids
Stephen âSpockâ Kenny
Damien Delaney
Tony OâDonoghue
Darragh â250â Moloney
Anthony âFat Tonyâ Barry
Sammy Smozdics and Doherty are to be left to Heimir to deal with as he sees fit.
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Yeah heard that. I didnât even realize theyâd scored the 2nd equalizer for a while it was so underwhelming. Kenny dropping the f-bomb at Manning for returning the ball to them after a fake injury was definitely the highlight.
Luckily made it home to see the last few minutes on the box.
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We need Macedonia to get a result in Wales or else we have an away semi final.
Along with Bosnia not beating Austria
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By god them two boys can fuck right off
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We have an awful record in playoffs
Off the top of my head-
Lost to Spain in Paris one off game
Lost to Dutch in Liverpool in one off game
Lost to Turkey over 2 legs
Lost to Belgium over 2 legs
Only one we won was Iran ?
It seems to me its much more difficult to qualify out of Europe than South America or Africa
7 will qualify out of 10 from South Amrrica ffs
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