Micks first eleven.

Absolutely. We have had 11 years of absolutely septic football from Ireland between Trapattoni & O'Neill. Not that we are going to become Barcelona over night but at least Mick will have us passing the ball a lot more.

Tbh, the last period in which we regularly attempted - at least - to play football was probably under Mick. Not that I’m expecting a masterclass - no one could be - but at least he will try.

The Gibraltar game is almost irrelevant. Or at least we would hope it will be. The Georgia game and the starting 11 selected will tell a lot about us. People expecting us to play easy on the eye football are going to be seriously disappointed. That ball will have snow on it with the amount of time we will spend punting it. This group of players isn't exactly the strongest and we have another dinosaur of a manager.

We will most likely be outplayed in general vs Georgia, but we might squeak the win like we've done before after playing poorly at home vs them. I have a feeling myself that Georgia will get a result and our campaign will be in flames before it has even really begun.

The biggest thing for me over the next 12 months would be to see Maguire and Doherty and hopefully 1/2 newer faces start every single game under McCarthy before he's gone. I fear though we'll be another step or 2 backwards by the time he goes, and players such as those named above will have little experience to their name in a years time, and we'll start from worse than scratch again.

The Gibraltar game is almost irrelevant. Or at least we would hope it will be. The Georgia game and the starting 11 selected will tell a lot about us. People expecting us to play easy on the eye football are going to be seriously disappointed. That ball will have snow on it with the amount of time we will spend punting it. This group of players isn't exactly the strongest and we have another dinosaur of a manager.

We will most likely be outplayed in general vs Georgia, but we might squeak the win like we've done before after playing poorly at home vs them. I have a feeling myself that Georgia will get a result and our campaign will be in flames before it has even really begun.

The biggest thing for me over the next 12 months would be to see Maguire and Doherty and hopefully 1/2 newer faces start every single game under McCarthy before he's gone. I fear though we'll be another step or 2 backwards by the time he goes, and players such as those named above will have little experience to their name in a years time, and we'll start from worse than scratch again.

You are a bundle of joy and optimism.

Having said that, we are so screwed if Maguire is said to be the answer to any of our problems.

On Maguire. He is by far and away our most natural striker. Imo he could have a huge club career ahead of him yet, if he can just shake those feckin injuries. If he was to score a few goals for us and start 7/8 games before McCarthy goes I would be delighted. Stepping stones is all I'm looking for from McCarthys reign. I think it will be an absolute disaster myself, but if we can get a few positives like Maguire, Doherty and 1/2 others getting a few competitive games in by the time the manager moves on, I'll take that right now. We have little to no chance of qualifying out of this group.

Hans I wouldn't have an issue with Maguire starting against the Rock (and would be saving him for that level of opposition) but would prefer Collins for Georgia. 

I think Glenn Whelan will start and Josh Cullen will come on in the last 20 or 30 minutes.

Sean Maguire will start.

I think Alan judge will probably start and Jack Byrne will definitely make an appearance. But I also wouldn't rule out Jack Byrne playing from the start.

anyone who thinks the performances over the next week are going to be anything like they were in the last two years is deluded and obviously has their soul beaten down to the ground by Martin O'Neill. We probably won't see balls pinging all over the pitch but I firmly believe we'll see performances that will be unrecognisable to the sh!te we had to watch the last 2 years.

Yes, they pretty much always lose. We've had our blip (the draw) against them, there really shouldn't be any surprises coming. We have more than enough to beat them.