We're ranked 42nd in the world, they're ranked 98th.
Surprised we're that high, to be honest.
Surprised we're that high, to be honest.
Republic Of Ireland Football Thread
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Robbie Keane would still be better than any of the strikers in the current squad. In fact they should bring Tony Cascarino back as well!
This is absolute dross.
That is 100% a second booking.
What on earth has happened to Irish football?
Has this game been going on for 4 hours?
We wasted our best generations with managers who managed to convince the general public that our players weren't capable of playing football, all while the FAI acted like a bunch of cowboys who cared more about the suits than the players. Now we actually have a manager who wants to try to play but the quality of players has fallen off because grassroots football in this country is a joke.
I think it started before the first lockdown
Who is the co-commentator? Sounds like he's 14.
20 years of Delaney at the head of Irish football might be the reason, Dublin GAA taking a lot of the top class kids it’s all coincided with a 10 in a row
Shite
Between watching Munster get stuffed by a Leinster side in first gear and now this, today has been a crap day of sport
I honestly did think we'd score a goal tonight.
Oh wow.
Oh wow.
Objectively, this team shouldn't be making World Cups.
Oh Christ.
Oh Christ.
Get in.
Luxembourg deserved that they have been the better team
Oh well maybe in 12 years Ireland will have a ok squad.
Terrible defending but that was a good hit.
This is woeful.
Just feel disappointed for them. It's just lose lose for this team at the moment, and for the next few years it looks like.
There are no excuses for losing to fecking Luxembourg.
Will he still be here for the next match?
Wow, just wow.
Has to be sacked at this stage.
Kenny is fecking shite but getting rid will do little to better things. The squad is just wank.
Stephen Kelly, I think. He is awful to listen to as always.
John Delaney.
This is maybe one of the most accurate depictions of Irish football. When I think of how talented the team was in the early 2000s and were stuck with Mick McCarthy
The thing is, our underage teams have been quality over the last decade. And you’d expect them to decline first if the talent was being stifled by a recent decline in the domestic game. Plus our grass roots football and local academies were all a hell of a lot worse when the Keanes etc were coming through.
This is just an unusually shit generation of Irish players (worst ever?). With much more talent in the generations before and after them.
Surely the Carlsberg player of the match should be a Luxembourg player 
It’s officially reached the point where I’d back Canada to beat Ireland. Never thought I’d say that.
First we lost our prowess at Eurovision... Then we lost our prowess in European football.
Glory days long gone in both. Sad times.
Glory days long gone in both. Sad times.
More proof we need proper investment in the Irish leagues. There are hurling players in Ireland that could have put this Luxembourg team away in a game of soccer.
I don't think that's really going to achieve anything
Losing at home to Luxembourg. Our lowest point?
I mean, probably not, but I almost believe that
We'll bring Mick back
Honestly, it was tongue in cheek but I'm also not sure.I mean, probably not, but I almost believe that
Why ?
What can another manager do ? What decent manager would want to touch this job.
Back to Martin oNeill style shite?
May as well stick with him. Weve no hope either way so feck it.
Sending a message that 10 games without a win is completely unacceptable
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