adamntg Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Only need to beat France, then England, then Germany, Spain or Italy to get to the final. Tough draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green_Tide_Rising Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 33 minutes ago, adamntg said: Only need to beat France, then England, then Germany, Spain or Italy to get to the final. Tough draw. It is ......for them...............Come on You boys in Green!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 35 minutes ago, adamntg said: Only need to beat France, then England, then Germany, Spain or Italy to get to the final. Tough draw. Wouldn't put it past them. They might struggle if it's Iceland in the quarters though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 So jealous watching it all again this morning. Robbie keane posted the team singing on the plane,looks like they are enjoying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 2 hours ago, Kirk said: So jealous watching it all again this morning. Robbie keane posted the team singing on the plane,looks like they are enjoying it. If they fly between their training base and matches, they'd be aswell having their training base in Dublin or Manchester. Just a thought.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 45 minutes ago, sbcmfc said: If they fly between their training base and matches, they'd be aswell having their training base in Dublin or Manchester. Just a thought.... Are they doing that for all games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briany Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 (edited) Ireland won't be getting past France. In no way do I expect this, but, as an Irish fan, I can never discard the hope. However, I'm more than happy with the display the team has put on so far in the tournament. Belgium was very disappointing and knocked the wind out quite a bit, but to watch the team come back the way they did against Italy? Gets me right here. That's all I can really ask for with Ireland in big tournaments on the rare occasion of Ireland's involvement - one great moment. Paris 2009 will a ghost that looms over the game to come, at least in the minds of the Irish. Perhaps the French have forgotten, I don't know. But for Ireland it will be a game of symbolic importance and perhaps that will drive them to at least not lose too badly. This is, after all, a strong French side playing to its home fans while the country hosts the tournament. No doubts that they will be motivated to try and win convincingly. So, come what may, we in Ireland, hopefully, will still be singing, "Olé, olé, olé."...... Edited June 23, 2016 by Briany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrie21 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 2 hours ago, sbcmfc said: If they fly between their training base and matches, they'd be aswell having their training base in Dublin or Manchester. Just a thought.... it is not forbidden to be based outwith the country hosting the tournament while you are still participating in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 55 minutes ago, morrie21 said: it is not forbidden to be based outwith the country hosting the tournament while you are still participating in it Maybe. otherwise I could see teams just flying in and out for games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBoysinGreen Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 In the last 9 months Ireland have beaten Germany, Italia, Bosnia and should've beaten Sweden. They are now looking forward to a second round game against the hosts. Not bad for a lucky "pish" team that Scotland are better than. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannannan Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 8 minutes ago, TheBoysinGreen said: In the last 9 months Ireland have beaten Germany, Italia, Bosnia and should've beaten Sweden. They are now looking forward to a second round game against the hosts. Not bad for a lucky "pish" team that Scotland are better than. Every word you wrote there could be true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossy Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 8 minutes ago, TheBoysinGreen said: In the last 9 months Ireland have beaten Germany, Italia, Bosnia and should've beaten Sweden. They are now looking forward to a second round game against the hosts. Not bad for a lucky "pish" team that Scotland are better than. They beat Germany and Italy teams that had already qualified. No mean feat, I'll give you, but let's not kid ourselves that Ireland would have beaten a full-strength Italian side last night that needed the points. What O'Neil has done has brought Ireland back to playing to their strengths. It's kiss the badge, long ball, try and get free-kicks and corners football. Nothing more than that. He's been succesful, there's no denying that. But when it comes to anything more than one-dimensional hoofball, Ireland are indeed 'pish'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock strap Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 We can all talk about how pish Ireland are and hoofball experts all we like, but at the end of the day, it makes us look even more jealous and bitter than we already are. They have qualified and progressed into the next stages, something we haven't ever done in our history. Fair play to them all, it hurts like hell but they have to be applauded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briany Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 28 minutes ago, Rossy said: He's been succesful, there's no denying that. But when it comes to anything more than one-dimensional hoofball, Ireland are indeed 'pish'. Sorry, but the two goals that Ireland have scored so far at the Euros were anything but hit and hope long balls or one-dimensional football. The goal last night in particular was as sweet an attacking move as you'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossy Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 29 minutes ago, jock strap said: We can all talk about how pish Ireland are and hoofball experts all we like, but at the end of the day, it makes us look even more jealous and bitter than we already are. They have qualified and progressed into the next stages, something we haven't ever done in our history. Fair play to them all, it hurts like hell but they have to be applauded. As I said, O'Neil has Ireland playing to their traditional strengths....using spirit and hard-work to compensate for technical deficiencies. Northern Ireland do that as well, with an emphasis on a tight defence. Scotland aren't even close to finding something like that. In fact, we probably try to play too much football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBoysinGreen Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 47 minutes ago, Rossy said: They beat Germany and Italy teams that had already qualified. No mean feat, I'll give you, but let's not kid ourselves that Ireland would have beaten a full-strength Italian side last night that needed the points. What O'Neil has done has brought Ireland back to playing to their strengths. It's kiss the badge, long ball, try and get free-kicks and corners football. Nothing more than that. He's been succesful, there's no denying that. But when it comes to anything more than one-dimensional hoofball, Ireland are indeed 'pish'. And Georgia were already out of qualifying when you lost to them. We play to our strengths. If you think our goals against Sweden and Italy came as a result of one dimensional hoofball then you need glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green_Tide_Rising Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 2 hours ago, Rossy said: They beat Germany and Italy teams that had already qualified. Germany hadnt already qualified when we played them....im pretty sure there was still a chance they could have finished 3rd Greetings from France btw Rossy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewelk Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Don't underestimate the influence of the Irish fans on their victory last night. The whole world loves Ireland now after the last couple of weeks of insecent propaganda about how good they are. The Italy players were visibly happy for the Irish guys. That good feeling shouldn't be underestimated including the effect it can ave on the psychology of their oponents. Even if the propaganda is just that... The first few stories about the Irish fans were about the mess they made of bvd de clichy in Paris. Not that bad or unusual but it wasn't very positive. Then within the space of a few days we're being bombarded with videos of irish guys picking up some rubbish, singing to babies and attractive french girls, changing old folks car wheels. All very positive. Can't really argue with that. Then it was like they could do no wrong. They blocked up a tram tunnel in bordeaux and turned it into something positive. England fans in that situation would have been tear gassed out of there by the CRS but the positive feeling towards the drunken pink faced green supporters was already so high that the police just sang back at them. Then in Lille we see a video of them fixing a dented car THAT THEY VANDALISED and kicking a football into someone's apartment, yet it was looked at as something beautiful. That's when I realised we'd reached the tipping point. The Irish propaganda machine was in overdrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green_Tide_Rising Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 43 minutes ago, thewelk said: Don't underestimate the influence of the Irish fans on their victory last night. The whole world loves Ireland now after the last couple of weeks of insecent propaganda about how good they are. The Italy players were visibly happy for the Irish guys. That good feeling shouldn't be underestimated including the effect it can ave on the psychology of their oponents. Even if the propaganda is just that... The first few stories about the Irish fans were about the mess they made of bvd de clichy in Paris. Not that bad or unusual but it wasn't very positive. Then within the space of a few days we're being bombarded with videos of irish guys picking up some rubbish, singing to babies and attractive french girls, changing old folks car wheels. All very positive. Can't really argue with that. Then it was like they could do no wrong. They blocked up a tram tunnel in bordeaux and turned it into something positive. England fans in that situation would have been tear gassed out of there by the CRS but the positive feeling towards the drunken pink faced green supporters was already so high that the police just sang back at them. Then in Lille we see a video of them fixing a dented car THAT THEY VANDALISED and kicking a football into someone's apartment, yet it was looked at as something beautiful. That's when I realised we'd reached the tipping point. The Irish propaganda machine was in overdrive. https://twitter.com/mattspiro/status/745888133858922497/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw tbh our reputation as a fan base has always been positive - we made alot of friends in Poland for our behaviour in euro 2012 and other tournaments and various away trips over the years........as have the scottish fans over the years through ye're reputation and behaviour at away games and tournaments. At the end of the day its a game of football and there is no reason for any nations fans to go into a host country and act like a bunch of Pr*cks. Great credit to the welsh and northern Irish fans for their behaviour also in france.....had a great laugh mixing with them over there When you see the carry on of those idiots in the russian fan base ......it just blows your mind to the stupidity of it. While its nice to have our fan base appreciated.....massive credit must go to the french.....wonderful hosts.....Allez Les Bleus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHTOWER 1314 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Well done the BOYS IN GREEN keep enjoying the trip and drinking every pub dry.You are the tartan army in disguise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan cake Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 13 hours ago, thewelk said: Don't underestimate the influence of the Irish fans on their victory last night. The whole world loves Ireland now after the last couple of weeks of insecent propaganda about how good they are. The Italy players were visibly happy for the Irish guys. That good feeling shouldn't be underestimated including the effect it can ave on the psychology of their oponents. Even if the propaganda is just that... The first few stories about the Irish fans were about the mess they made of bvd de clichy in Paris. Not that bad or unusual but it wasn't very positive. Then within the space of a few days we're being bombarded with videos of irish guys picking up some rubbish, singing to babies and attractive french girls, changing old folks car wheels. All very positive. Can't really argue with that. Then it was like they could do no wrong. They blocked up a tram tunnel in bordeaux and turned it into something positive. England fans in that situation would have been tear gassed out of there by the CRS but the positive feeling towards the drunken pink faced green supporters was already so high that the police just sang back at them. Then in Lille we see a video of them fixing a dented car THAT THEY VANDALISED and kicking a football into someone's apartment, yet it was looked at as something beautiful. That's when I realised we'd reached the tipping point. The Irish propaganda machine was in overdrive. bitter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewelk Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 7 minutes ago, dan cake said: bitter? Hell yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewelk Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 12 hours ago, Green_Tide_Rising said: https://twitter.com/mattspiro/status/745888133858922497/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw tbh our reputation as a fan base has always been positive - we made alot of friends in Poland for our behaviour in euro 2012 and other tournaments and various away trips over the years........as have the scottish fans over the years through ye're reputation and behaviour at away games and tournaments. At the end of the day its a game of football and there is no reason for any nations fans to go into a host country and act like a bunch of Pr*cks. Great credit to the welsh and northern Irish fans for their behaviour also in france.....had a great laugh mixing with them over there When you see the carry on of those idiots in the russian fan base ......it just blows your mind to the stupidity of it. While its nice to have our fan base appreciated.....massive credit must go to the french.....wonderful hosts.....Allez Les Bleus! Don't get me wrong, Im just jealous (like most of the guys on here!). Would have been one hell of a party if we were there too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan cake Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 1 minute ago, thewelk said: Don't get me wrong, Im just jealous (like most of the guys on here!). Would have been one hell of a party if we were there too! agreed, but us not being there isnt really irelands fault we are unfortunately a bit shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bino's Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Ireland have played a swedish team who had gone so far down the route of give it to the superstar they had forgotten what a team sport even was a belgian team that humped them and an italian reserve team that had already qualified however, massive congratulations to them as we would still have contrived to f*ck that up and their fans have been a shining light in the tournament Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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