You Boys in Green Homepage YBIG Shop
Forum Home Forum Home : International : Republic Of Ireland
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Northern Ireland vs Finland - Player Comparisons
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login


Northern Ireland vs Finland - Player Comparisons
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1234>
Author
Message
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
Jimmy Raggatip View Drop Down
500 Club la la la
500 Club la la la


Joined: 28 May 2018
Status: Offline
Points: 697 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Jimmy Raggatip Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Nov 2023 at 9:31pm
they would all start for us on the basis of tonight LOL
Back to Top
Sponsored Links


Back to Top
Luis Amor Rodriguez View Drop Down
Liam Brady
Liam Brady
Avatar

Joined: 19 Sep 2016
Location: Harchester
Status: Offline
Points: 1561 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Luis Amor Rodriguez Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Nov 2023 at 9:37pm
Originally posted by You Tell Me You Tell Me wrote:

Other than in defence and defensive midfield they have nothing at all coming through. We have about a dozen forwards playing in the top two divisions in England (as well as the Eredivisie), they don't seem to have any. Either of our under 21 strikers would likely start for their senior team. Their only Premier League players are a 35 year old and a lad that retired from international duty about four years ago. They look to have some very bleak times ahead of them, even by their own standards. 

For a so-called poor team and maligned manager, they're currently beating Denmark 2-0.... a better result than any achieved by Kenny in five campaigns as a manager. Shocked

As I was saying above, they have some good young players coming through, some of whom we've possibly dropped the ball in missing out on. 
Back to Top
The O'Shea View Drop Down
Jack Charlton
Jack Charlton
Avatar
I know everything and I’m NEVER wrong

Joined: 16 Aug 2013
Location: Ireland
Status: Offline
Points: 9062 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote The O'Shea Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Nov 2023 at 9:44pm
Originally posted by Luis Amor Rodriguez Luis Amor Rodriguez wrote:

Originally posted by You Tell Me You Tell Me wrote:

Other than in defence and defensive midfield they have nothing at all coming through. We have about a dozen forwards playing in the top two divisions in England (as well as the Eredivisie), they don't seem to have any. Either of our under 21 strikers would likely start for their senior team. Their only Premier League players are a 35 year old and a lad that retired from international duty about four years ago. They look to have some very bleak times ahead of them, even by their own standards. 

For a so-called poor team and maligned manager, they're currently beating Denmark 2-0.... a better result than any achieved by Kenny in five campaigns as a manager. Shocked

As I was saying above, they have some good young players coming through, some of whom we've possibly dropped the ball in missing out on. 

They finished 5th in the perhaps the kindest Euro qualifying group ever. Shea Charles is the only young player they have that we might have got (Bradley committed to them early and never looked back, Hume was belting out GSTK tonight), and he can't get ahead of Smallbone at Southampton who many on here have written off.
We're decent enough..
Back to Top
You Tell Me View Drop Down
Jack Charlton
Jack Charlton


Joined: 05 Sep 2010
Status: Offline
Points: 6773 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote You Tell Me Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Nov 2023 at 9:45pm
Originally posted by Luis Amor Rodriguez Luis Amor Rodriguez wrote:

Originally posted by You Tell Me You Tell Me wrote:

Other than in defence and defensive midfield they have nothing at all coming through. We have about a dozen forwards playing in the top two divisions in England (as well as the Eredivisie), they don't seem to have any. Either of our under 21 strikers would likely start for their senior team. Their only Premier League players are a 35 year old and a lad that retired from international duty about four years ago. They look to have some very bleak times ahead of them, even by their own standards. 

For a so-called poor team and maligned manager, they're currently beating Denmark 2-0.... a better result than any achieved by Kenny in five campaigns as a manager. Shocked

As I was saying above, they have some good young players coming through, some of whom we've possibly dropped the ball in missing out on. 

Best of luck to them, but that's on Kenny and is no reflection of the quality of players in the respective starting teams.

I believe that leaves us as the only (not last placed) team in the entire competition to fail to take even a single point from anyone other than the bottom ranked team in our group. The north were the only others before tonight. Says it all really.
Back to Top
King_Kenny View Drop Down
Liam Brady
Liam Brady


Joined: 31 Aug 2019
Location: Claudy
Status: Offline
Points: 2282 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote King_Kenny Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Nov 2023 at 9:50pm
Originally posted by The O'Shea The O'Shea wrote:

Originally posted by Luis Amor Rodriguez Luis Amor Rodriguez wrote:

Originally posted by You Tell Me You Tell Me wrote:

Other than in defence and defensive midfield they have nothing at all coming through. We have about a dozen forwards playing in the top two divisions in England (as well as the Eredivisie), they don't seem to have any. Either of our under 21 strikers would likely start for their senior team. Their only Premier League players are a 35 year old and a lad that retired from international duty about four years ago. They look to have some very bleak times ahead of them, even by their own standards. 

For a so-called poor team and maligned manager, they're currently beating Denmark 2-0.... a better result than any achieved by Kenny in five campaigns as a manager. Shocked

As I was saying above, they have some good young players coming through, some of whom we've possibly dropped the ball in missing out on. 

They finished 5th in the perhaps the kindest Euro qualifying group ever. Shea Charles is the only young player they have that we might have got (Bradley committed to them early and never looked back, Hume was belting out GSTK tonight), and he can't get ahead of Smallbone at Southampton who many on here have written off.
Hume plays for Sunderland. 
Back to Top
The O'Shea View Drop Down
Jack Charlton
Jack Charlton
Avatar
I know everything and I’m NEVER wrong

Joined: 16 Aug 2013
Location: Ireland
Status: Offline
Points: 9062 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote The O'Shea Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Nov 2023 at 9:52pm
Originally posted by King_Kenny King_Kenny wrote:

Originally posted by The O'Shea The O'Shea wrote:

Originally posted by Luis Amor Rodriguez Luis Amor Rodriguez wrote:

Originally posted by You Tell Me You Tell Me wrote:

Other than in defence and defensive midfield they have nothing at all coming through. We have about a dozen forwards playing in the top two divisions in England (as well as the Eredivisie), they don't seem to have any. Either of our under 21 strikers would likely start for their senior team. Their only Premier League players are a 35 year old and a lad that retired from international duty about four years ago. They look to have some very bleak times ahead of them, even by their own standards. 

For a so-called poor team and maligned manager, they're currently beating Denmark 2-0.... a better result than any achieved by Kenny in five campaigns as a manager. Shocked

As I was saying above, they have some good young players coming through, some of whom we've possibly dropped the ball in missing out on. 

They finished 5th in the perhaps the kindest Euro qualifying group ever. Shea Charles is the only young player they have that we might have got (Bradley committed to them early and never looked back, Hume was belting out GSTK tonight), and he can't get ahead of Smallbone at Southampton who many on here have written off.
Hume plays for Sunderland. 

Yes? And Shea Charles plays for Southampton. Read before you reply.
We're decent enough..
Back to Top
Roberto Baggio View Drop Down
Robbie Keane
Robbie Keane
Avatar
UNBELIEVABLE JEFF

Joined: 28 Jan 2010
Status: Offline
Points: 36630 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Roberto Baggio Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Nov 2023 at 10:03pm
Football isn’t played on paper

Passion, being well set up and hard to score against comes into it 
We have none of that. Which is why we can only beat minnows 
Back to Top
irishmufc View Drop Down
Robbie Keane
Robbie Keane
Avatar
I love Vulvas

Joined: 09 Aug 2011
Location: Dublin
Status: Offline
Points: 24554 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote irishmufc Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Nov 2023 at 10:09pm
Originally posted by Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio wrote:

Football isn’t played on paper

Passion, being well set up and hard to score against comes into it 
We have none of that. Which is why we can only beat minnows 

Exacty. They rode their luck in the first half but MON can still pull off a result. 

Hope the FAI don't fook about in getting shot of Kenny after the NZ match. 
Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been.
Back to Top
The O'Shea View Drop Down
Jack Charlton
Jack Charlton
Avatar
I know everything and I’m NEVER wrong

Joined: 16 Aug 2013
Location: Ireland
Status: Offline
Points: 9062 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote The O'Shea Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Nov 2023 at 10:23pm
Originally posted by irishmufc irishmufc wrote:

Originally posted by Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio wrote:

Football isn’t played on paper

Passion, being well set up and hard to score against comes into it 
We have none of that. Which is why we can only beat minnows 

Exacty. They rode their luck in the first half but MON can still pull off a result. 

Hope the FAI don't fook about in getting shot of Kenny after the NZ match. 

NI beating an already qualified, under strength Denmark is "getting a result". I seem to remember whenever we did well in games where we were out of the qualification race, it was written off as being meaningless. NI rode their luck big time tonight - they had two shots on target and both resulted in goals. Ultimately, they still finished 5th in a group where the 2nd seed was weaker than our 4th seed. Michael O'Neill had a very productive first spell with NI, but he tanked at Stoke and now he's tanking in his 2nd bout with NI.
We're decent enough..
Back to Top
Het-field View Drop Down
Jack Charlton
Jack Charlton

By Appointment to His Majesty The King

Joined: 08 Mar 2016
Status: Offline
Points: 9874 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Het-field Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Nov 2023 at 10:24pm
This will cause an existential crisis for some in this parish, tonight. Thinking ahead to Euro 2028, coming fifth out of five hosts could potentially (depending on how host qualifiers work) see us miss out entirely, even with the possibility of a final backstop of some sort of play-off between host nations.

Edited by Het-field - 20 Nov 2023 at 10:27pm
Back to Top
Het-field View Drop Down
Jack Charlton
Jack Charlton

By Appointment to His Majesty The King

Joined: 08 Mar 2016
Status: Offline
Points: 9874 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Het-field Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Nov 2023 at 10:29pm
Originally posted by The O'Shea The O'Shea wrote:

Originally posted by irishmufc irishmufc wrote:

Originally posted by Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio wrote:

Football isn’t played on paper

Passion, being well set up and hard to score against comes into it 
We have none of that. Which is why we can only beat minnows 

Exacty. They rode their luck in the first half but MON can still pull off a result. 

Hope the FAI don't fook about in getting shot of Kenny after the NZ match. 

NI beating an already qualified, under strength Denmark is "getting a result". I seem to remember whenever we did well in games where we were out of the qualification race, it was written off as being meaningless. NI rode their luck big time tonight - they had two shots on target and both resulted in goals. Ultimately, they still finished 5th in a group where the 2nd seed was weaker than our 4th seed. Michael O'Neill had a very productive first spell with NI, but he tanked at Stoke and now he's tanking in his 2nd bout with NI.

You beat who is in front of you. 6 losses from 8 games is an unacceptably poor return, even factoring in our group. The biggest aggregate margin of defeat was 4-1 against Greece. Beyond the narratives about greater building blocks for future campaigns, and the introduction of new players, we have had a worse campaign than the North.
Back to Top
J89 View Drop Down
Ray Houghton
Ray Houghton


Joined: 25 Mar 2018
Status: Offline
Points: 3325 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote J89 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Nov 2023 at 10:34pm
Originally posted by Het-field Het-field wrote:

This will cause an existential crisis for some in this parish, tonight. Thinking ahead to Euro 2028, coming fifth out of five hosts could potentially (depending on how host qualifiers work) see us miss out entirely, even with the possibility of a final backstop of some sort of play-off between host nations.


Gonna be some craic if we don't qualify for Euro '28 and NI are the ones playing all their group games in Dublin.
Back to Top
Jimmy Raggatip View Drop Down
500 Club la la la
500 Club la la la


Joined: 28 May 2018
Status: Offline
Points: 697 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Jimmy Raggatip Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Nov 2023 at 10:36pm
not in full crisis mode but certainly could do without them remembering how to get jammy wins against tier one and two nations like they used to
Back to Top
Tweetering View Drop Down
Kevin Kilbane
Kevin Kilbane
Avatar

Joined: 02 Aug 2010
Status: Offline
Points: 237 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Tweetering Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Nov 2023 at 10:37pm
It might actually be a cool way for people in the South to connect with our Orange brethern. We could take the high road, and support NI, build bridges. 
Back to Top
irishmufc View Drop Down
Robbie Keane
Robbie Keane
Avatar
I love Vulvas

Joined: 09 Aug 2011
Location: Dublin
Status: Offline
Points: 24554 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote irishmufc Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Nov 2023 at 10:43pm
Originally posted by The O'Shea The O'Shea wrote:

Originally posted by irishmufc irishmufc wrote:

Originally posted by Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio wrote:

Football isn’t played on paper

Passion, being well set up and hard to score against comes into it 
We have none of that. Which is why we can only beat minnows 

Exacty. They rode their luck in the first half but MON can still pull off a result. 

Hope the FAI don't fook about in getting shot of Kenny after the NZ match. 

NI beating an already qualified, under strength Denmark is "getting a result". I seem to remember whenever we did well in games where we were out of the qualification race, it was written off as being meaningless. NI rode their luck big time tonight - they had two shots on target and both resulted in goals. Ultimately, they still finished 5th in a group where the 2nd seed was weaker than our 4th seed. Michael O'Neill had a very productive first spell with NI, but he tanked at Stoke and now he's tanking in his 2nd bout with NI.

Probably because we beat teams like Luxembourg and Azerbaijan. 

MON has got a better scalp (albeit against an already qualified side) than anything Kenny has ever done. 


 


Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been.
Back to Top
Stickittotheman View Drop Down
Liam Brady
Liam Brady
Avatar

Joined: 15 Sep 2015
Status: Offline
Points: 2243 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Stickittotheman Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Nov 2023 at 10:53pm
Originally posted by J89 J89 wrote:

Originally posted by Het-field Het-field wrote:

This will cause an existential crisis for some in this parish, tonight. Thinking ahead to Euro 2028, coming fifth out of five hosts could potentially (depending on how host qualifiers work) see us miss out entirely, even with the possibility of a final backstop of some sort of play-off between host nations.


Gonna be some craic if we don't qualify for Euro '28 and NI are the ones playing all their group games in Dublin.

Well considering the NI fans have been singing you can shove Casement Park up yer hole that may not be as far fetched as it sounds 
Walters coming back from an offside position but Shane Long was definitely onside- Shane Lonnggggggg.... has done it!!!!
Back to Top
Roberto Baggio View Drop Down
Robbie Keane
Robbie Keane
Avatar
UNBELIEVABLE JEFF

Joined: 28 Jan 2010
Status: Offline
Points: 36630 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Roberto Baggio Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Nov 2023 at 10:54pm
It’s not about getting a result in a dead rubber or Denmark resting main players 

The thread was set up to belittle the north’s squad, which on paper is pretty sh*t. As I said last week on the thread we’d struggle to beat them when people were naming how few of theirs would make our squad 

We’re a farce and have no place to be mocking any other teams to be honest 
Back to Top
Het-field View Drop Down
Jack Charlton
Jack Charlton

By Appointment to His Majesty The King

Joined: 08 Mar 2016
Status: Offline
Points: 9874 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Het-field Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Nov 2023 at 10:55pm
Originally posted by irishmufc irishmufc wrote:

Originally posted by The O'Shea The O'Shea wrote:

Originally posted by irishmufc irishmufc wrote:

Originally posted by Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio wrote:

Football isn’t played on paper

Passion, being well set up and hard to score against comes into it 
We have none of that. Which is why we can only beat minnows 

Exacty. They rode their luck in the first half but MON can still pull off a result. 

Hope the FAI don't fook about in getting shot of Kenny after the NZ match. 

NI beating an already qualified, under strength Denmark is "getting a result". I seem to remember whenever we did well in games where we were out of the qualification race, it was written off as being meaningless. NI rode their luck big time tonight - they had two shots on target and both resulted in goals. Ultimately, they still finished 5th in a group where the 2nd seed was weaker than our 4th seed. Michael O'Neill had a very productive first spell with NI, but he tanked at Stoke and now he's tanking in his 2nd bout with NI.

Probably because we beat teams like Luxembourg and Azerbaijan. 

MON has got a better scalp (albeit against an already qualified side) than anything Kenny has ever done. 


 



And those wins were pivotal in retaining support for Kenny. In fact, it probably washed away the massive blot of one point and one goal from the two home games against those teams.
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1234>
  Share Topic   

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

Forum Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 12.00
Copyright ©2001-2018 Web Wiz Ltd.