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Robbie Keane 
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 Topic: Playing against minnowsPosted: 11 Sep 2012 at 9:09pm |
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It seems we aren't the only decent team to struggle against inferior opposition.
At present Portugal, France, Sweden, England, Italy, and Spain labouring against inferior opposition. Ever think we are too hard on ourselves at times?
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Posted: 11 Sep 2012 at 9:11pm |
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Took Spain 86 minutes to beat Georgia tonight.
France 1-0 up v Belarus Sweden 1-0 up And Luxembourg struggling, 1-0 down to Northern Ireland
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They finally did it man... They killed my f**kin' car...
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Posted: 11 Sep 2012 at 9:15pm |
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Robbie Keane
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Posted: 11 Sep 2012 at 9:16pm |
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Posted: 11 Sep 2012 at 9:20pm |
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joking aside. . despite all the criticisms of trap, our record agains so called 'minnows' has been good
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Beidh lá eile ag an bPaorach
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Posted: 11 Sep 2012 at 9:34pm |
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Sweden score 2 and pick up 3 points at home to 142nd ranked team. P45 for the Swedish gaffer me thinks.
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Smartalex
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Posted: 11 Sep 2012 at 9:39pm |
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suppose it depends who you consider to be minnows
armenia ? they murdered us at home last year before divine intervention intervened |
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Posted: 11 Sep 2012 at 9:41pm |
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Armenia aren't minnows. Despite their result tonight they are a fine football team and one to watch for the future. I reckon they will reach the next Euros.
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Posted: 11 Sep 2012 at 9:44pm |
id agree and i dont think belarus or georgia are either |
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Robbie Keane
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Posted: 11 Sep 2012 at 9:46pm |
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who the hell said anything about Armenia??
Armenia are playing Bulgaria and imo Armenia are a better team.
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Posted: 11 Sep 2012 at 9:49pm |
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And is Spain can only struggle a 1-0 win over vastly inferior Georgia then maybe Spain should sack their manager
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Posted: 11 Sep 2012 at 9:54pm |
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Think they only major whipping boys left in European competition are San Marino and Andorra. Then you would think teams seeded 4 and up should also beat the likes of luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Azerbaijan and Kazachstan home and away, but not by cricket scores like the old days
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Posted: 11 Sep 2012 at 10:29pm |
Very few easy matches in Europe now.
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It took a last minute goal for Sweden to make it 2-0 against the Kazaks. Sweden were at home. They didn't have a 9 hour flight a couple of days before the match. They didn't have to play on a bouncy astro pitch. Maybe this will alter a few views on our result on Friday.
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Posted: 12 Sep 2012 at 12:57am |
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Even for argument sake the newly retired Given and Duff , along with the unavailable Dunne and Andrews were 4 players who played for us at the Euro's missing for our away trip to Kazakhstan so your talking around 300 caps + and a bag load of experience not in the Irish side.
We played pretty sh*te against the Kazakhs and i'm not trying to make excuses but as its been pointed out there are very few easy games anymore and taking out those 4 names iv'e mentioned would obviously weaken us.
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Posted: 12 Sep 2012 at 1:09am |
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I understand the sentiment, but there's a difference between labouring and squeaking a result by a fanny's hair.
Edited by Godot - 12 Sep 2012 at 1:10am |
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Posted: 12 Sep 2012 at 1:58am |
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It was the long ball performance that annoyed people i think
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