Ireland

[Duffers]

Fuggin carp!

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I’d expect us to beat this shower comfortably.

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They’ve started playing at last and have equalised.

They’re still shit though.

[Cunninghamismagic]

Fuggin carp!

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I’d expect us to beat this shower comfortably.

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They’ve started playing at last and have equalised.

They’re still shit though.

Knee jerk...
Switzerland a decent side.

[Spandaubaggie]

Ireland have been rubbish for years. Not one of the current lot would have made it in Jack Charlton’s era, if they’d been around.

[SW4Baggie]

Ireland have been rubbish for years. Not one of the current lot would have made it in Jack Charlton’s era, if they’d been around.

+1

Team of absolute work horses that have probably overachieved when you compare them to the likes of Scotland.

Know what you’ll get from Ireland, a lot of graft but little or no technique or flair... will probably scrap their way to qualification as per usual.

[Mancbaggies]

Ireland have been rubbish for years. Not one of the current lot would have made it in Jack Charlton’s era, if they’d been around.

+1

Team of absolute work horses that have probably overachieved when you compare them to the likes of Scotland.

Know what you’ll get from Ireland, a lot of graft but little or no technique or flair... will probably scrap their way to qualification as per usual.

Correct. Swiss v decent btw. Ireland have not had international quality for a good 15 years

[lemon]

Went to this one.  Very workmanlike performance and the team were rewarded with a goal for sticking with it and committing a few men further up the field and getting it in the box more often.  Make no mistake though, the Swiss looked physically and technically stronger for about 80% of the match but their finishing was poor other than the well taken goal.

A certain Luton town manager would have loved this one.  I lost count of the number of times the Swiss were "pissing about at the back", successfully so about 50% of the time.

[Squid]

Dara O'Shea in tonight's starting line up.