Mexico v Ireland - 1st June - Match Thread
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Topic: Mexico v Ireland - 1st June - Match Thread
Posted By: rolo
Subject: Mexico v Ireland - 1st June - Match Thread
Date Posted: 27 May 2017 at 3:40pm
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All chat about tickets, accomm and pubs in New York is now in the thread in the away travel forum. Keep this section for the usual chat about the match itself  ------------- "I'm off to see the Queen tomorrow too, don't forget that" |
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Posted By: deise316
Date Posted: 27 May 2017 at 7:41pm
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Anyone think that despite Roy talking about lads with the chance to impress the manager etc, MON has basically realised that this game is only a moneyspinner for FAI and has treated it accordingly (and correctly I might add, in my opinion, with bigger games to come) with it being effectively a 'B' squad ?? Don't get me wrong, Roy wasn't lying or anything, and if lads impress, they will be kept on in the squad for the next 2 games, and it is also a genuine opportunity to look at some new faces which I'm sure MON appreciates. But as regards fellas putting their hand up to play V Austria, anyone playing here is unlikely to feature V austria, bar the lads already in the frame like Randolph, Christie, McClean & Murphy, who certainly won't be playing full parts in all 3 games either. Although Christie might, given we have no other RB's. I think MON has separated this game from the real preparations to an extent and is treating it as a one off game. If he is thinking of bringing in anyone V Austria, they will probably play part of the game V Uraguay alongside 7 or 8 of those who will play V Austria, I don't think this game, bar an exceptional performance by someone, will have much of a bearing on who plays in the Austria game. ------------- Picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue..... |
Posted By: Trap junior
Date Posted: 27 May 2017 at 7:46pm
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Mickey Mouse game. We already have one friendly to prepare. Don't need another one. ------------- Pied Piper to: Baldrick, Brendan 88, 9Fingers, Borussia and more... 97.6% chance this post will be replied to by Baldrick (source: PWC) |
Posted By: Luis Amor Rodriguez
Date Posted: 27 May 2017 at 9:37pm
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There are no left backs in the squad going over and only one right back, Christie, who presumably they'll want to use sparingly. Will be an odd line-up anyway. The Mexico squad has all their star names, so should be a serious challenge for whoever gets picked. |
Posted By: djhegzy
Date Posted: 27 May 2017 at 10:31pm
| Is doherty not in the squad? I thought he was called up this time |
Posted By: Trap junior
Date Posted: 27 May 2017 at 10:48pm
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Plus we will drop in the rankings as a result which may cost us a seeded draw in the platoffs ------------- Pied Piper to: Baldrick, Brendan 88, 9Fingers, Borussia and more... 97.6% chance this post will be replied to by Baldrick (source: PWC) |
Posted By: DeclanDaly
Date Posted: 27 May 2017 at 10:59pm
Oh sh*t, you're right. ------------- You asked if I'd be anyone from history, fact or fiction, dead or alive: I said "I'd be Tony Cascarino, circa 1995" |
Luis Amor Rodriguez wrote:Posted By: Luis Amor Rodriguez
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 1:27am
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Was basing the above on the squad predicted by Balls.ie in the link below, although I did think Doherty was in the squad myself (and well overdue a look-in). https://www.balls.ie/football/ireland-squad-to-play-mexico-365748" rel="nofollow - https://www.balls.ie/football/ireland-squad-to-play-mexico-365748
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Posted By: DeclanDaly
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 4:22am
Doherty is injured, so he's definitely not in ------------- You asked if I'd be anyone from history, fact or fiction, dead or alive: I said "I'd be Tony Cascarino, circa 1995" |
Posted By: ShamtheRam
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 7:56am
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Plenty there to try three at the back ------------- YBIG NPF founder and CEO |
Posted By: tonyjaa
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 12:48pm
| Hayes had a great game yesterday - pity he picked up a knock and will likely miss this game as I think he would've started |
Posted By: tonyjaa
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 12:50pm
| Where'd the other thread go? |
Posted By: CSCD
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 2:23pm
| http://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/mnt-trio-called-in-for-mexico-game" rel="nofollow - http://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/mnt-trio-called-in-for-mexico-game |
Posted By: greenforever
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 2:37pm
Surely that's not a bad thing, we need games to try out fringe players, and if the FAI can make serious revenue out of it, fair play, surely a lot better than losing money on a B game elsewhere. It is not going to have a negative effect on our preparations for the Austria game, and just maybe we will see a few lads impressing. ------------- I know nothing :-) |
Posted By: nvidic
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 2:42pm
| Except playing the game at all could make us unseeded for a play off draw, at least when it was arranged, which could cost us magnitudes of what we make from the game, ridiculous it's being played |
Posted By: Mr. Snrub
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 2:43pm
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I fear for our rankings with these 2 upcoming friendlies. Gone are the days when Kerr was beating top quality opposition in friendly games when they were significantly more competitive ------------- "Here's Robbie Keane...... yeeeessss! That is no more than Ireland deserve!" |
Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 2:47pm
It's all well and good making serious revenue when its going off stadium debt and hefty wages for the suits. Yet feck all of it is going back into grassroots or to help LOI clubs? There is a negative effect on our world rankings by playing these meaningless friendless..... ------------- "He drives two Ferraris; I think he's a very lucky lad to have 50 caps for Ireland," Eamonn Dunphy on Glenn Whelan |
Posted By: djhegzy
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 2:49pm
| How come mcgeady didn't turn up for the trip? Will he be available for the other teo games? |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 2:53pm
In one. Is it a football association or a business? It is a well run business, just a terribly run football association. ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: tonyjaa
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 3:04pm
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Posted By: greenforever
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 3:37pm
There is a negative effect on world rankings playing ANY friendlies. If MON does not believe the game is worth while fpr his preparations he should have refused to agree to it. When do you suggest we get to try out new players ? ------------- I know nothing :-) |
Posted By: gazurtoids
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 3:39pm
What an odd game to be playing the other side of the world less than 48hrs before another odd game back on this side of the world.....hope they're traveling by plane and not taking the ferry 
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Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 3:56pm
On average we play a higher number of friendlies than most teams in European Football, there is simply zero logic in it. I know you wouldn't bring yourself to admitting anything negative about the FAI but this exercise is nothing more than a money spinner, yet the logic thing to do would have been to allow the Uruguay game go ahead where Martin could try out new players, instead of the pointless exercise that is going to America for one game................ ------------- "He drives two Ferraris; I think he's a very lucky lad to have 50 caps for Ireland," Eamonn Dunphy on Glenn Whelan |
Posted By: greenforever
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 4:21pm
So then blame MON for not dong his job, he could easily have said no to the game. ------------- I know nothing :-) |
Posted By: nvidic
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 4:32pm
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What are you on about gf? How has Mon not done his job? Your reply has little to do with the point before, tangential to it at best Simple fact is playing this game could lose us a world cup spot and millions of euro, a complete fai f**k up and nothing to do with Mon |
Posted By: greenforever
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 5:14pm
Surely as manager he should be approving any potential friendlies It is his job to prepar the team and if the Mexico game is couner productive to this hr should have said no. Personally I think it's a good chance to look at a few players and if we win against Austria it will be a successful few weeks. We need to be looking to win this group not lookimg to settle for second place. ------------- I know nothing :-) |
Posted By: Lenny82
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 8:41pm
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Is it bad for the rankings even if we win? If some players thrive and end up featuring for us in a win over Austria then I won't care about the rankings! |
Posted By: Luis Amor Rodriguez
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 9:10pm
I think MON said he's been given a few days to sort out his future with his loan spell in PNE coming to an end.
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Posted By: rolo
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 9:35pm
Dunno how u can blame the manager here. It's the FAI who have been guilty of taking a short-term view. They've arranged this mickey mouse game at the expense of our ranking, for the sake of a cash injection that is minuscule compared to what they would have gotten if we'd qualified. The infuriating thing is we are on the cusp of being seeded for the playoffs, and clever administration on the part of the FAI could have given us a real chance. And no, to answer the question I expect in reply, its not MON's fault, his employers should be on top of their game, it is their job to run the senior team and facilitate them getting to a world cup. Clearly nobody in the FAI has a clue about rankings, MON was months into the job before he was told friendlies even counted towards rankings, and he learned that from journalists.
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Posted By: Luis Amor Rodriguez
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 9:55pm
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Yep, not MON's fault. The FAI draw up the fixtures, and even if MON had the power to veto fixtures in advance, it would be at the expense of a lot of bad blood to do that. He's making the best of a bad hand and going to broaden out the squad a little bit. Barring the rankings situation is no bad thing.
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Posted By: deise316
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 11:35pm
Have no issue with it to be honest GF, I don't think we can both complain when fringe player X, Y & Z aren't in the squad, and then complain when the same fringe lads are brought to USA. MON is going about it very sensibly, bringing a handful of senior pros like Murphy & McGoldrick who haven't played a lot of ball this year, while minding the bulk of the 11 V Austria by leaving them at home. All the better if an O'Kane or O'Dowda or Browne etc put in a good performance V Mexico, it broadens our options for the future. The FAI AGM is on in KK at the moment, and the debt stands at 34 million, whether any of us like it or not, these money generating friendlies in the USA or UK (and Oman.....) are going to be part of our future for another while yet, I would be of the view to accept the commercial reality of it, whether I or any other fans likes it or not doesn't really matter. That said, we could do with a rest from Oman ! ------------- Picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue..... |
Posted By: mike74
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 11:41pm
| What was the debt last year as a matter of interest? |
Posted By: deise316
Date Posted: 28 May 2017 at 11:58pm
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34.75 million, it hasn't come down a lot in the last year. JD seemingly said qualifying for Russia (or not) will have an effect on whether they decide to clear it before 2020, which was one of their aims of a few years back, or restructure it & extend that deadline with the aim of spending more on Irish football. He declined to say whether LOI prizemoney would increase, but he didn't rule it out either. ------------- Picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue..... |
Posted By: OnTheOneRoad
Date Posted: 29 May 2017 at 1:34am
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So the FAI make a bit of money off it. Great. Good for them. Will the Irish football fan see where a penny of that is being spent? Not a hope. All we'll see is that it f**ks up our seedings potentially in the event we make a playoff. I could stomach it if the money would for example go into our league, or to grassroots football. Not a hope of that. I also fail to see how its a 'big money spinner of a friendly'. Even if we play to a capacity crowd (which we won't), won't Mexico be getting some of the gate receipts too? Add to that the cost of chartering a plane to the States and back, a fancy hotel, a couple days bar tab and golf outings for the FAI jolly up, how are we making so much more, or indeed any more than a friendly in the Aviva here can someone enlighten me?
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Posted By: Pipkin
Date Posted: 29 May 2017 at 6:58am
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I cant believe some fellas on here. If we qualify for a playoff we wont have another friendly til March '17. Playing in fromt of 60k on Thursday is a lot better experience for younger lads than playing in fromt of 15k in the empty vessle that is the 'Aviva'. Championship has been over for 3 weeks, if anything, we havent organised enough friendlies. If we do the iob in competitive matches we neednt worry about rankings. Roll on Russia |
Posted By: nvidic
Date Posted: 29 May 2017 at 8:22am
If we qualify we a play off we won't be seeded because of this game which means a lot likelier chance of every player not getting a chance to play in a World Cup But sure that's grand because some young lads get a run out in America
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Posted By: Trap junior
Date Posted: 29 May 2017 at 9:07am
And we all know that the young lads getting a run out isn't the reason this friendly was arranged. Pity we didn't play Brazil away in a friendly. ------------- Pied Piper to: Baldrick, Brendan 88, 9Fingers, Borussia and more... 97.6% chance this post will be replied to by Baldrick (source: PWC) |
Posted By: Stoked Up
Date Posted: 29 May 2017 at 11:56am
It can be. Depending on the ranking of the game displaced by a friendly.
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Posted By: killer kilbane
Date Posted: 29 May 2017 at 8:04pm
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going with 3 at the back for this game. I think this could work out well for us as it gives us an extra midfielder which hopsfully will give Hoolihan or O Kane that extra bit of space. ------------- And it's come through now to mackay... and it's there |
Posted By: greenforever
Date Posted: 29 May 2017 at 8:40pm
Maybe you should send your CV in to the FAI for MON's job, He seemed very happy on the telly about the trip, and remember he is judged on qualification. Some people have the view of having the best possible preparation for the Austria game and targeting winning the group. You seem resigned to a 2nd place finish and worry about the play off seedings. As Pipkin points out its far better for the "B" team to have a proper match in front of a bug crowd to see how they handle the pressure. IMO this group is far more winnable then a play off. ------------- I know nothing :-) |
Posted By: nvidic
Date Posted: 29 May 2017 at 8:46pm
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It's a head of sports analysis job they need, mon's job isn't data analysis of friendlies. Regardless of whether you think we'll win the group or not there's a very realistic chance of a play off and it's crazy to jeopardise the ranking for this for minimal gain, a world cup is on the line. Even if we do win the group, the ranking still affects the world cup Wales - top seeds Romania - top seeds Neither were good enough to be top seeds, their game management got them there |
Posted By: nvidic
Date Posted: 29 May 2017 at 8:47pm
| And as you just say, winning a plus off is already tough, winning it unseeded is even tougher |
Posted By: tonyjaa
Date Posted: 29 May 2017 at 9:26pm
Where u hearing this? Good experiment if true |
Posted By: Luis Amor Rodriguez
Date Posted: 29 May 2017 at 9:42pm
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It was reported in the Indo today that MON said he was strongly considering 3 at the back. Makes sense given there's no LB in the US squad and only one RB, Christie, who'll probably be needed next week.
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Posted By: tonyjaa
Date Posted: 29 May 2017 at 10:58pm
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Ah ok, my team then: .......................Randolph .............Egan....Duffy....Long Christie..O'Kane...Hourihane..Gleeson..McClean (c) ........................Hoolahan ........................Murphy Pearce for Egan at HT Boyle for Long at HT O'Dowda for Wes at HT Keogh for Duffy on 70 Horgan for Gleeson on 70 McGoldrick for Murph on 70 |
Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 30 May 2017 at 9:14am
Love these games. Get to see some fresh faces.  ------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: Pipkin
Date Posted: 30 May 2017 at 1:23pm
We should never play friendlies so with that in mind. Friendlies are an eye sore and the death knell was that England friendly a couple of years ago when nothing happened for 90 minutes inside a full house. But they are essential for lads getting experience as all national managers especially O Neill dont trust players to be thrown straight in regardless of club form. Look at McClean when he should have started in the euros 5 years ago. And Horgan should have at least made a sub appearance in Austria - granted we still won so didnt matter but thats a recent example. Instead we had Cox in Poland and McGeady in Austria who played due to their experience rather than form. You cant claim that a manager is going to go in to a competitive match and start a rake of youngsters with no experience. What happened in San Marino the last time that happened? So yes these matches are required. |
Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 30 May 2017 at 1:51pm
McGeady was arguably our most in form player against Austria. And he was more creative in the few mins he was on the pitch than any other player. Horgan doesn't start for Preston any more, and hasn't done in a while now. ------------- It was far across the sea, When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
Posted By: FREEWHEELER
Date Posted: 30 May 2017 at 4:01pm
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James McClean to captain us it seems. ------------- We'll never die, we'll never die, we'll keep the Green Flag flying high......Shamrock Rovers will never die, we'll keep the Green Flag Flying high. 19 Leagues and 25 Cups..... |
Posted By: BigStrongMan
Date Posted: 30 May 2017 at 5:06pm
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Horgan tired very badly at the end of the season according to Grayson. That's the reason he didn't finish the season strongly ------------- PM me for all forum moderation queries. |
Posted By: Pipkin
Date Posted: 30 May 2017 at 7:54pm
At the time, Horgan was jumping through hoops in Europe. One thing also about Horgan is that you can pose no questions over his commitment to the squad unlike McGeady who has cried out of 2 of the last 3 friendlies - this one and Oman with no hint of an injury. |
Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 30 May 2017 at 7:56pm
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Absolute laughable post. ------------- It was far across the sea, When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
Posted By: The O'Shea
Date Posted: 30 May 2017 at 9:37pm
Is that a joke? A man who endured dogs abuse for years for choosing to play for us.... ------------- We're decent enough.. |
Posted By: irishmufc
Date Posted: 30 May 2017 at 10:01pm
Pipkin doesn't like McGeady. End of story. Nothing to see here. Move on. This boy's not for turning ------------- Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been. |
Posted By: GB 1HughJarse
Date Posted: 30 May 2017 at 10:04pm
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The Nation's League will do away with having 2 or 3 friendlies a year (and the monthly match v Oman of course). |
Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 30 May 2017 at 10:14pm
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Well, when the nations league kicks in, we will be playing in League B (almost certainly). That'll be four games per cycle. That will be followed by either eight or ten games in qualifying proper. Playoffs will take away the March friendly dates before Euro 2020, for the teams that make them, so they don't need to be counted here beyond that. With the nations league and normal qualifying, that's twelve or fourteen days total. At the minute, with ten games per group, and two possible playoffs, it's ten or twelve days total per cycle. That means the nations league really only takes away one friendly, maybe two, per year from teams at our level who don't end up in the playoffs. Obviously there is the potential for us to play as many as sixteen games, compared to ten at the minute, but that's relatively unlikely. ------------- 
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Posted By: irishmufc
Date Posted: 30 May 2017 at 10:28pm
Euro 2020  Nations League I think the once off format for Euro 2020 is sh*te and completely takes away from what a tournament atmosphere should be. Italy 2020 would've have been perfect. Hate this league format bollocks that they're bringing in for the Nations League. Would rather keep it the way it is even if it means putting up with some sh*te friendlies. ------------- Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been. |
Posted By: irelandfan
Date Posted: 30 May 2017 at 10:57pm
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Only place I can find showing this is the Palace on Camden Street in Dublin I'd rather not :( ------------- I'm the gaffer whatever I say goes. |
Posted By: irishmufc
Date Posted: 30 May 2017 at 11:54pm
cxxt of a spot The Guinness was rancid ------------- Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been. |
Posted By: GreenDodger93
Date Posted: 31 May 2017 at 1:27am
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Posted By: theleprechaun
Date Posted: 31 May 2017 at 9:17am
The Living Room has said that it will be showing it.
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Posted By: djhegzy
Date Posted: 31 May 2017 at 9:53am
| what channel is this on? should get a good acestream link hopefully |
Posted By: kevincronin2000
Date Posted: 31 May 2017 at 10:46am
Fox Sports 1 Eir Sport 2 / Premier Sports. ------------- time is the stuff that life is made of, don't waste it. |
Posted By: Trap junior
Date Posted: 31 May 2017 at 11:34am
Mobdro have eirsport? ------------- Pied Piper to: Baldrick, Brendan 88, 9Fingers, Borussia and more... 97.6% chance this post will be replied to by Baldrick (source: PWC) |
Posted By: coyne
Date Posted: 31 May 2017 at 11:37am
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Is many planning on staying up for this? It's been a while since we've had a good auld list.
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Posted By: bogball88
Date Posted: 31 May 2017 at 11:51am
Bogball- If I can get stream on my iPad that is. Anyone planning on broadcasting on Facebook live? |
Posted By: djhegzy
Date Posted: 31 May 2017 at 12:06pm
if anyone has access to a computer, downloading acestream and opening a link on soccerstreams is probably the best bet, steams are HD
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Posted By: TonyNotJack
Date Posted: 31 May 2017 at 12:15pm
Pity this isn't on the terrestrial roger. 
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Posted By: Claret Murph
Date Posted: 31 May 2017 at 12:45pm
------------- Lansdowne Road debut aged 52 and 201 days . |
Posted By: OnTheOneRoad
Date Posted: 31 May 2017 at 12:51pm
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I'm an hour ahead atm so it'll be bright by the time it finishes for me ------------- No thank you Turkish......I'm sweet enough |
Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 31 May 2017 at 12:57pm
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What time is KO Irish time? ------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: grannyrule
Date Posted: 31 May 2017 at 1:18pm
1am and broadcasted live on Eir Sport 2 ------------- The only way is up |
Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 31 May 2017 at 1:24pm
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Ta ------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: darman28
Date Posted: 31 May 2017 at 2:33pm
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If anybody could throw up some good links to watch the game, that would be great. |
Posted By: valo88
Date Posted: 31 May 2017 at 2:35pm
There wont be any until a few hours before kick off tomorrow night |
Posted By: Ciaranc1991
Date Posted: 31 May 2017 at 2:36pm
| Such a pain that you cant get eir sport up north! |
Posted By: Mr. Snrub
Date Posted: 31 May 2017 at 2:48pm
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Premier Sports on Mobdro is probably your best bet
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Posted By: armahibee
Date Posted: 31 May 2017 at 3:44pm
+1, never fails |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 31 May 2017 at 6:06pm
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Just saw eir tweeted this yesterday. http://twitter.com/eirSport/status/869547225520668673" rel="nofollow - http://twitter.com/eirSport/status/869547225520668673 Livescore are still saying 01.00, is this just eir not knowing what they are at? Edit; FAI website saying 20.30 local time, 01.30 Irish time too.
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Posted By: bogball88
Date Posted: 31 May 2017 at 6:39pm
Just checked and Eir Sport is one of the channels still left on my Dreambox up north
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2017 at 11:35am
I haven't decided if I'm going to stay up or not to watch this. I feel as if I should but when I'm wrecked tomorrow morning I'll be fuming with myself. ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: Paulie
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2017 at 12:18pm
| The http://metlife.stadium-nj.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw9r7JBRCjARIsACk803wL1ZHcJbG1K_ubQiey5EXDMXZn-jUyG1AHKoQRCycTH6PWW1zbAPYaApjCEALw_wcB" rel="nofollow - stadium website has it down for 8pm. |
Posted By: Lodger
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2017 at 12:24pm
| T O'D reported on RTE yesterday that kick of is 1:36am. From what i can remember there was a similar odd kick off time when we played Portugal there. |
Posted By: rolo
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2017 at 12:55pm
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Yeah definitely a 1.36am KO. No chance im watching it live. Will just avoid the result and download the full match in the morning. ------------- "I'm off to see the Queen tomorrow too, don't forget that" |
Posted By: zizu Kilbane
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2017 at 2:00pm
Can some of the tech minded folk stick up a link to the game tomorrow morning that would be great 👍 ------------- "Sometimes, sh*t happens, someone's gotta deal with it, and who ya gonna call?" |
Posted By: djhegzy
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2017 at 2:16pm
will do!
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Posted By: Gashley Grimes
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2017 at 3:19pm
Ditto. I know it's a mickey mouse game but you think they would have tried for a 6:00pm kick off local time for viewers back home. |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2017 at 3:29pm
Yeah, f**k the New York based Irish that work and have a rare opportunity to see the team, or those that have travelled over, think of the annoyance it causes to those who might miss an hour of sleep.
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Posted By: coyne
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2017 at 3:30pm
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I'm okay with 1.30 KO time. Just dont expect anything out of tonight, its a game setup by 3rd party promoters who paid the FAI to send a team over so they can sell to the large Irish and Mexican communities so if you're planning on staying awake til 3am+ cant say you wasn't warned
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Posted By: Gashley Grimes
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2017 at 4:11pm
Indeed but 11pm ko Thur night work crowd out getting p***ed all over Dublin and a far - 11pm kick off pubs would be buzzing friendly or no friendly - no brainer surely. They are all illegal have to keep their heads down in NY.  |
Posted By: nvidic
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2017 at 4:13pm
Back home? The Mexicans outnumber us just a little in that regard!
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Posted By: Healy52003
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2017 at 5:40pm
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get a few hours sleep before the game used to staying up for stuff that starts at 1am/2am etc why didnt they play it earlier in the day ??, we saw last november when the rugby lads played the all blacks in america and i think it kicked off at 8pm our time, every pub in the country was hopping
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Posted By: Denis Irwin
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2017 at 5:51pm
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Yes that's because it was a Saturday ------------- Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one". Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn |
Posted By: t_rAndy
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2017 at 6:13pm
| I won't stay up mostly because I don't have the channel so weekday night in the early hours watching a jumpy stream for a friendly with our 2nd team isn't most appealing |
Posted By: Drumcondra 69er
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2017 at 7:49pm
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Anyone out the likes of The Living Room or anywhere watching this tonight? ------------- Blog: http://afalsefirstxi.blogspot.ie/" rel="nofollow - A False First XI Twitter: @afalsefirstxi Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/afalsefirstxi/" rel="nofollow - A False First XI |
Posted By: Hans Moleman
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2017 at 8:01pm
| Many new caps expected tonight? How many subs are we entitled to make in friendlies these days, 5 is it? |
Posted By: adineen98
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2017 at 8:06pm
6 I think |
Posted By: irelandfan
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2017 at 8:07pm
You mean every pub in the country made too much of a fuss about a friendly
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Posted By: Hans Moleman
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2017 at 8:08pm
Good stuff. Any chance the young West Ham lad will get capped. Seems to be a very good prospect.
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2017 at 8:10pm
He isn't there, the only uncapped lads are Browne and Long. Feel sorry for the 2 who won't get a game at all as 19 travelled. ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |