Ireland v Wales

The Welsh Steve Staunton will flop but he is still more clued in than Mr. Motivator

Trap junior wrote: Ampadu a doubt for Tuesday.  MON's luck is in again.

MON, should be trying new things in these matches.

Opportunity to play O'Brien again who has earned his spot as has Williams who I'd like to see slot in with Arter.

Doherty needs to start with Robinson and Egan also.

Hogan, O'Brien would be interesting. Perhaps Maguire with Hogan, little and large partnership. At 31 barely getting game time for Southampton its very hard to excited about the prospect of a fit Shane Long, I'm more excited about an English born L1 striker in Curtis who, if current form continues looks likely to be playing in the Championship who needs some game time over the next 2 games.

The continued absence of Rice has left a sour note in my mouth personally. The lose of Grealish, and the lack lustre approach to attract any English born player to join the fold. It's only a matter of time before Brendan Hines-Ike declares for the USA, Ryan Nolan declares for Spain... Ryan Johannsson declared for Luxembourg..... I need not to continue. Awful approach.

Ampadu is 18, and has played more senior games for Wales then Chelsea. As an association we really need to learn. Who knows what position we'd be in now if we'd tagged Grealish, Rice among a list that goes on for a decade as soon as their potential was discovered.

Edited by FatFreddyMax - 12 Oct 2018 at 5:08pm

nvidic wrote: Bale officially ruled out

Edited by grannyrule - 14 Oct 2018 at 5:49pm

Thankfully, that's unlikely to happen. Nil all draw/1 nil loss is likely if we play the same way as last night.

Green Devil wrote: FatFreddyMax wrote: MON, should be trying new things in these matches. Opportunity to play O'Brien again who has earned his spot as has Williams who I'd like to see slot in with Arter. Doherty needs to start with Robinson and Egan also. Hogan, O'Brien would be interesting. Perhaps Maguire with Hogan, little and large partnership. At 31 barely getting game time for Southampton its very hard to excited about the prospect of a fit Shane Long, I'm more excited about an English born L1 striker in Curtis who, if current form continues looks likely to be playing in the Championship who needs some game time over the next 2 games. The continued absence of Rice has left a sour note in my mouth personally. The lose of Grealish, and the lack lustre approach to attract any English born player to join the fold. It's only a matter of time before Brendan Hines-Ike declares for the USA, Ryan Nolan declares for Spain... Ryan Johannsson declared for Luxembourg..... I need not to continue. Awful approach. Ampadu is 18, and has played more senior games for Wales then Chelsea. As an association we really need to learn. Who knows what position we'd be in now if we'd tagged Grealish, Rice among a list that goes on for a decade as soon as their potential was discovered. Again, people are comparing the likes of Ampadu who actually WANTED to play for Wales with Grealish who decided he wanted to play for England and Rice who is on the fence. If Grealish's heart wasn't in it, even if he did declare for us what good is he to us?

Would have zero worries re Ronan Curtis though - born in England presumably because of parents' work, but basically from Donegal as lived there all his life, played for Derry etc.  Very different to a lad born in England to English parents and lives in London all his life with English friends. 

Bale is a major loss.

kearney304 wrote: Just on Christie's interview, I know there might some noise in the press but I don't we have ever got on his back. Seems to feel a bit of a scapegoat.