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I do believe that if we get past Slovakia and have a home draw we will qualify regardless of the North or Bosnia. I think two away games would be too much  
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If we are not able to beat Slovakia and either north ireland/Bosnia well we have no business going to the euros anyway  in my opinion
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Originally posted by aviva8 aviva8 wrote:

If we are not able to beat Slovakia and either north ireland/Bosnia well we have no business going to the euros anyway  in my opinion
We have beaten Georgia and Gibraltar in twelve games, the fact we have a playoff at all demeans the history of the competition. Not just us either. 
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TE have been affected by MON taking the Stoke job imo.  The way its panning out looks a bit more do-able than 24 hrs ago.

I still wouldn't fancy us though.  We just are afraid to try and win games. We were afraid to fo for it against Georgia.  Embarrassing.

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I'd be more inclined to look at how we played away to Georgia and Switzerland then the match the other night. 

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Originally posted by Bob Hoskins Bob Hoskins wrote:

I'd be more inclined to look at how we played away to Georgia and Switzerland then the match the other night. 

You are probably right in that we will be set up to play for a draw. Saying that, I'm optimistic that we have enough to do it 
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Originally posted by Trap junior Trap junior wrote:

TE have been affected by MON taking the Stoke job imo.  The way its panning out looks a bit more do-able than 24 hrs ago.

I still wouldn't fancy us though.  We just are afraid to try and win games. We were afraid to fo for it against Georgia.  Embarrassing.

As Del Boy says ''he who dares wins''.

Very true, Mick will be saying

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Originally posted by Rodneytrotter Rodneytrotter wrote:

Originally posted by Trap junior Trap junior wrote:

TE have been affected by MON taking the Stoke job imo.  The way its panning out looks a bit more do-able than 24 hrs ago.

I still wouldn't fancy us though.  We just are afraid to try and win games. We were afraid to fo for it against Georgia.  Embarrassing.

As Del Boy says ''he who dares wins''.

Very true, Mick will be saying

“he who sticks his nose in a beehive, will get more than a nostril full of honey” 


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Originally posted by Trap junior Trap junior wrote:

Originally posted by Rodneytrotter Rodneytrotter wrote:

Originally posted by Trap junior Trap junior wrote:

TE have been affected by MON taking the Stoke job imo.  The way its panning out looks a bit more do-able than 24 hrs ago.

I still wouldn't fancy us though.  We just are afraid to try and win games. We were afraid to fo for it against Georgia.  Embarrassing.

As Del Boy says ''he who dares wins''.

Very true, Mick will be saying

“he who sticks his nose in a beehive, will get more than a nostril full of honey” 


There is none so blind as them that what won;t listen

Mick will be telling them how cold it gets there , cause the last time he went there the  flame on his lighter froze 
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I think writing us off prematurely is a pessimistic view that has a lot to do with us not qualifying
a mere 2 days ago,the disappointment is still fresh.
Player availability and form will be key in March.




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Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

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

We don't have to "win" in 90 minutes though, we just have to avoid losing, which the above would suggest we're reasonably good at.
Firstly, that doesn’t make the figure any more accurate. Secondly, I can’t see us winning a penalty shootout. We do not have the mentality needed and I certainly don’t subscribe to the ‘lottery ‘ theory.
If we get to penalties and lose, Mick will talk about it as a great performance and all the rest of it. The players know that and will fall back on it. I imagine he subscribes to the lottery theory too.

0-0 will be considered a win going into this one. That will be drilled into the players. Can see either a 0-1 defeat or a 0-0 and a penalty shootout defeat which as PM says will be described as a lottery and a victory to get to that stage itself.

Some of the lads on here frothing at the mouth a couple of days ago, screaming at other Irish fans about how brilliant McCarthy is and how good the display against Denmark was, they are going to get an awful shock watching our display away in Slovakia next March.
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Slovakia are not as good as Denmark or Switzerland. If we play to our best, we can win this game. Whether we will or not is another matter entirely, as fear and "pragmatism" will probably guide our approach to the game
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If it is Slovakia away, I am confident we would be able to hold them out and potentially nick a goal. As draw specialists, we should also be spending a lot of time on our penalties in the week before the game. Jack Byrne will make his competitive debut in the 119 minute
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Originally posted by Rodneytrotter Rodneytrotter wrote:

Originally posted by Trap junior Trap junior wrote:

Originally posted by Rodneytrotter Rodneytrotter wrote:

Originally posted by Trap junior Trap junior wrote:

TE have been affected by MON taking the Stoke job imo.  The way its panning out looks a bit more do-able than 24 hrs ago.

I still wouldn't fancy us though.  We just are afraid to try and win games. We were afraid to fo for it against Georgia.  Embarrassing.

As Del Boy says ''he who dares wins''.

Very true, Mick will be saying

“he who sticks his nose in a beehive, will get more than a nostril full of honey” 


There is none so blind as them that what won;t listen

Mick will be telling them how cold it gets there , cause the last time he went there the  flame on his lighter froze 

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I'd be worried that we are not capable of winning two such knockout matches.

Having said that, I don't think Slovakia and the other two sides are particularly strong and capable of beating us either.
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A potential final at home would give the players an even bigger incentive to beat Slovakia. 

 
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Originally posted by Strazdas Strazdas wrote:

I'd be worried that we are not capable of winning two such knockout matches.

Having said that, I don't think Slovakia and the other two sides are particularly strong and capable of beating us either.
But you don't think any team we ever play are strong.
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