Bulgaria Match Thread

Trap junior wrote:

didn't know Stoichkov played at that time

Only made his debut the previous year. Evidently hadn't made his mark yet as he wasn't name checked by Hamilton during the line ups

Edited by Denis Irwin - 23 Aug 2020 at 3:00pm

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Nearly dark at the end. What happened John Byrne? Never remember him after Turkey away 91.

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Its been a looong time since we had a squad announcement, add in the expectations of a new manager and the fact that there are some serious fans on here.

I fully expect this forum to blow up one the squad is announced today. LOL

Exciting day Tongue

To go from massive early squads containing everyone to a new manager with ambition picking his first squad, with the real possibility of new names (but not many...yet), it's a great time to be alive Hug

I'd expect to see a young squad with a few 'big name' casualties.

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Borussia wrote:

Part of me hopes Glenn Whelan is in the squad just to see the collective fume !

My disappointment with Glenn Whelan being included wouldn't be Glenn's inclusion itself, it's the message that it would imply.

while the guts of the previous couple of squads will remain, i very much expect the sense of the new beginning and possibly one or two curveballs we didn't see coming.

Browne and O'Dowda are muck. surely to f**k there is better out there. delighted to see Jack Byrne not to make the squad as he is simply not good enough.

horsebox wrote:

Ireland squad v Bulgaria and Finland
Goalkeepers: Darren Randolph (West Ham United), Mark Travers (Bournemouth), Kieran O’Hara (unattached)
Defenders: Seamus Coleman (Everton), Matt Doherty (Wolves), Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion), John Egan (Sheffield United), Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
Midfielders: James McCarthy (Crystal Palace), Harry Arter (Fulham), Jeff Hendrick (unattached), Alan Browne (Preston North End), Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa), Jayson Molumby (Brighton and Hove Albion), Robbie Brady (Burnley).
Forwards: Callum Robinson (Sheffield United), Callum O’Dowda (Bristol City), James McClean (Stoke City), Aaron Connolly (Brighton and Hove Albion), Adam Idah (Norwich City), Troy Parrott (Tottenham Hotspur – on loan at Millwall), Shane Long (Southampton).

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MC Hammered wrote:

horsebox wrote:

Ireland squad v Bulgaria and Finland
Goalkeepers: Darren Randolph (West Ham United), Mark Travers (Bournemouth), Kieran O’Hara (unattached)
Defenders: Seamus Coleman (Everton), Matt Doherty (Wolves), Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion), John Egan (Sheffield United), Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
Midfielders: James McCarthy (Crystal Palace), Harry Arter (Fulham), Jeff Hendrick (unattached), Alan Browne (Preston North End), Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa), Jayson Molumby (Brighton and Hove Albion), Robbie Brady (Burnley).
Forwards: Callum Robinson (Sheffield United), Callum O’Dowda (Bristol City), James McClean (Stoke City), Aaron Connolly (Brighton and Hove Albion), Adam Idah (Norwich City), Troy Parrott (Tottenham Hotspur – on loan at Millwall), Shane Long (Southampton).

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Copy and paste job.

https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/stephen-kenny-names-squad-for-bulgaria-and-finland-matches

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