UEFA Euro 2016 - Republic of Ireland Qualifying Campaign

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Not sure if we have a thread on this already?

Oman match on Wednesday and then we kick off against Georgia next Sunday. Shay Given apparently making a “sensational” return, doubt if David Forde’s too happy about it. Robbie Brady scored two in Europe for Hull last night and Cillian Sheridan scored as Nicosia qualified for the Champions League - is he likely to win a place on the team?
Will be interesting to see what state of mind Germany are in, they’l beat Scotland of course, but will it be 7-1 or 1-0?
@balbec - what state are the Polish in?

Group D Fixtures
(all times Irish)
Sunday, September 7
Georgia v Republic of Ireland 17:00
Germany v Scotland, 19:45
Gibraltar v Poland, 19:45
Sunday, October 11
Republic of Ireland v Gibraltar, 17:00
Scotland v Georgia, 17:00
Poland v Germany, 19:45
Tuesday, October 14
Germany v Republic of Ireland, 19:45
Gibraltar v Georgia, 19:45
Poland v Scotland, 19:45
Friday, November 14
Georgia v Poland, 17:00
Germany v Gibraltar, 19:45
Scotland v Republic of Ireland 19:45
Sunday, March 29
Georgia v Germany, 17:00
Scotland v Gibraltar, 17:00
Republic of Ireland v Poland, 19:45
Saturday, June 13
Poland v Georgia, 17:00
Republic of Ireland v Scotland, 17:00
Gibraltar v Germany, 19:45
Friday, September 4
Georgia v Scotland, 17:00
Germany v Poland, 19:45
Gibraltar v Republic of Ireland, 19:45
Monday, September 7
Poland v Gibraltar, 19:45
Republic of Ireland v Georgia, 19:45
Scotland v Germany, 19:45
Thursday, October 8
Georgia v Gibraltar, 17:00
Republic of Ireland v Germany, 19:45
Scotland v Poland, 19:45
Sunday, October 11
Germany v Georgia, 19:45
Gibraltar v Scotland, 19:45
Poland v Republic of Ireland, 19:45

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[QUOTE=“Fitzy, post: 1008125, member: 236”]Not sure if we have a thread on this already?

Oman match on Wednesday and then we kick off against Georgia next Sunday. Shay Given apparently making a “sensational” return, doubt if David Forde’s too happy about it. Robbie Brady scored two in Europe for Hull last night and Cillian Sheridan scored as Nicosia qualified for the Champions League - is he likely to win a place on the team?
Will be interesting to see what state of mind Germany are in, they’l beat Scotland of course, but will it be 7-1 or 1-0?
@balbec - what state are the Polish in?

Group D Fixtures
(all times Irish)
Sunday, September 7
Georgia v Republic of Ireland 17:00
Germany v Scotland, 19:45
Gibraltar v Poland, 19:45
Sunday, October 11
Republic of Ireland v Gibraltar, 17:00
Scotland v Georgia, 17:00
Poland v Germany, 19:45
Tuesday, October 14
Germany v Republic of Ireland, 19:45
Gibraltar v Georgia, 19:45
Poland v Scotland, 19:45
Friday, November 14
Georgia v Poland, 17:00
Germany v Gibraltar, 19:45
Scotland v Republic of Ireland 19:45
Sunday, March 29
Georgia v Germany, 17:00
Scotland v Gibraltar, 17:00
Republic of Ireland v Poland, 19:45
Saturday, June 13
Poland v Georgia, 17:00
Republic of Ireland v Scotland, 17:00
Gibraltar v Germany, 19:45
Friday, September 4
Georgia v Scotland, 17:00
Germany v Poland, 19:45
Gibraltar v Republic of Ireland, 19:45
Monday, September 7
Poland v Gibraltar, 19:45
Republic of Ireland v Georgia, 19:45
Scotland v Germany, 19:45
Thursday, October 8
Georgia v Gibraltar, 17:00
Republic of Ireland v Germany, 19:45
Scotland v Poland, 19:45
Sunday, October 11
Germany v Georgia, 19:45
Gibraltar v Scotland, 19:45
Poland v Republic of Ireland, 19:45[/QUOTE]

Poles should come second in group but will make a balls of it. Defensively poor.

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[QUOTE=“Fitzy, post: 1008125, member: 236”]Not sure if we have a thread on this already?

Oman match on Wednesday and then we kick off against Georgia next Sunday. Shay Given apparently making a “sensational” return, doubt if David Forde’s too happy about it. Robbie Brady scored two in Europe for Hull last night and Cillian Sheridan scored as Nicosia qualified for the Champions League - is he likely to win a place on the team?
Will be interesting to see what state of mind Germany are in, they’l beat Scotland of course, but will it be 7-1 or 1-0?
@balbec - what state are the Polish in?

Group D Fixtures
(all times Irish)
Sunday, September 7
Georgia v Republic of Ireland 17:00
Germany v Scotland, 19:45
Gibraltar v Poland, 19:45
Sunday, October 11
Republic of Ireland v Gibraltar, 17:00
Scotland v Georgia, 17:00
Poland v Germany, 19:45
Tuesday, October 14
Germany v Republic of Ireland, 19:45
Gibraltar v Georgia, 19:45
Poland v Scotland, 19:45
Friday, November 14
Georgia v Poland, 17:00
Germany v Gibraltar, 19:45
Scotland v Republic of Ireland 19:45
Sunday, March 29
Georgia v Germany, 17:00
Scotland v Gibraltar, 17:00
Republic of Ireland v Poland, 19:45
Saturday, June 13
Poland v Georgia, 17:00
Republic of Ireland v Scotland, 17:00
Gibraltar v Germany, 19:45
Friday, September 4
Georgia v Scotland, 17:00
Germany v Poland, 19:45
Gibraltar v Republic of Ireland, 19:45
Monday, September 7
Poland v Gibraltar, 19:45
Republic of Ireland v Georgia, 19:45
Scotland v Germany, 19:45
Thursday, October 8
Georgia v Gibraltar, 17:00
Republic of Ireland v Germany, 19:45
Scotland v Poland, 19:45
Sunday, October 11
Germany v Georgia, 19:45
Gibraltar v Scotland, 19:45
Poland v Republic of Ireland, 19:45[/QUOTE]

The Aviva will be rocking on the 11th of October.

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@larryduff and his singing section mates have the Aviva rocking for every game Julio.

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There’s a ticket portal open on the UEFA site at the minute for anyone wishing to chance their arm in a ticket lottery for the finals.

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Shouldn’t concern too many in this jurisdiction…

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Lock the fuckin thread

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It might concern sports fans who might like to go toFrance to see a decent soccer match. I’ll let you know how I get on if I get tickets.

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Interesting column by Kieran Shannon on the psychology and impact of naming the starting lineup close to kick-off:

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Interesting but:…

  • seems fairly speculative
  • the idea that Rio Ferdinand called out David Moyes over this stuff is ridiculous. Ferdinand is a foolish mouthpiece. And top inter-county managers obviously don’t work this way - they’re so much more advanced than Moyes and MUFC of course.
  • lots of aftertiming. It worked great for Shane O’Donnell because that’s the type of character he is but Galway played poorly for the exact same reason
  • poor analogy with rugby. The captain’s run just wouldn’t be the same if the teams weren’t announced beforehand.
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Landed two tickets to the quarter final in Marseilles on 30 June. Chuffed. Flight to Paris. TGV to Marseilles.

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