EH75 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 1 hour ago, oneteaminglasgow said: And there’s a real lack of goals in the squad. It makes ours look prolific. Top scorer is James McClean with 11, then Shane Duffy has 5. Their forwards have 62 caps between them, and have managed 5 goals. James Forrest has that many international goals. Ireland were undoubtedly elevated up a level by having a genuine top class forward in Robbie Keane for 20 years. Obviously they had other decent players but you can't overstate the difference made by having someone you can hang your hat on to score every second game. Stating the obvious I guess there but I doubt they would've had the number of qualifications they did in recent years without him and will now struggle (as we do) due to the lack of a goalscorer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Their luck ran out. Nothing more, nothing less. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Their luck ran out. Nothing more, nothing less. Doesn’t help when their 2 biggest prospects suddenly change allegiance to England after playing for their U-21’s tbf. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, mizfit said: Doesn’t help when their 2 biggest prospects suddenly change allegiance to England after playing for their U-21’s tbf. They were both English. Southern Ireland spent years capping anybody they could. Good to see them reap what they sow. Edited September 5, 2021 by Mr. Alli 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Excellent point well presented, ended up reading into it and turns out the FAI is incredibly corrupt and is an old Boys club that’s let the LOI collapse. so long as young talent move to England they don’t care what’s happening in their back garden. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 1 hour ago, BFTD said: I remember a few comments back at the start of qualifying along the lines of, "who are these people in the Ireland squad?" Republic of Ireland national football team - Wikipedia Genuinely looks like a squad full of regens. I'm convinced half of them are made up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 I think this is the first closed doors game I've watched since last season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kejan Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Wales finally getting their comeuppance ? They no doubt have some good players, but they have been incredibly jammy as well of late - or maybe that's good, and grinding out wins in places Scotland could only dream of. They'll no doubt win 3-2 and balding Bale will do that silly celebration that is about 10 years out of date. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 The Welsh national team have annoyed me for some time. Perhaps it’s to do with the fact that Bale is such a cretin, and Chris Coleman was an absolute fantasist, and Giggs is a w**k….I can’t quite place my finger on it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kejan Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Their rugby fans are mostly awful too. Never met the football ones, but I do mind them singing with the English fans at the Euros. And they wear those silly bucket hats. Mon the White Russians! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Stephen Kennys face looks like a regen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kejan Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 PS All the African Qualifiers are on YouTube for anyone who's wanting a fix but might not have access to the Euro qualifiers. https://www.youtube.com/fifatv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 2 hours ago, Mr. Alli said: Their luck ran out. Nothing more, nothing less. They were certainly terrible for years and slithered their way through regardless, but Stephen Kenny has absolutely had the impact you'd expect. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Bale with a last minute winner for Wales away to Belarus. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kejan Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 And that's why Wales have qualified for tournaments. We'd have lost that game 2-1 down in Belarus. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 I hate Wales 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Just now, Kejan said: And that's why Wales have qualified for tournaments. We'd have lost that game 2-1 down in Belarus. They won't have Bale for much longer, watch their results and ranking change when he retires. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi Shandrix Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 8 minutes ago, RosspCfc said: I hate Wales I'm not a fan either. I lived in Edinburgh for 20 years. Rugby is fucking awful and their rugby fans are atrocious. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy groundhopper Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Scotland miss having a decent goalscorer, and looked to struggle getting numbers forward at times. Just have to be lucky picking up the odd gems to strengthen the main eleven. Could have been 2 or 3 nil, still have a chance. Wales have had their good run, don't see much coming through, once the older players retire. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Our squad is as good as the squad Wales had when they reached the semis in 2016, but they had a solid spine while we're horribly unbalanced and struggle to score or defend. What we wouldn't give for a reliable goalscorer. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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