Said it last night. As someone who grew up watching Irish players stare blankly into space during the anthem, it warmed the cockles to see almost every one of them singing along last night. As gaeilge.
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Still a couple of them that need a kick up the arse to learn it (Big Ev in particular) but yeah, definitely agree. Tbh, if I was Irish manager, you wouldn't play if you didnt' know it (without a genuine reason).
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Not sure what to make of this (or which thread to put it in!)
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Delighted for him. To get the nod from both his teammates and the fans is pretty satisfying. Should also stand him in good stead when the upgrading process starts. Kompany is clearly a big fan of his, I think he'll be starting their first match back in the Premier. Which is fantastic news for Ireland.
My old man uses his dodgy TV set up to follow Irish players more than he follows United these days and I've seen three full Burnley matches in the last while and in two of them he was stellar. And I was thinking while watching that he's better than Fred & McTominay in so many respects.
That Kompany brought him with him from Anderlecht and put him at the bass of the midfield while implementating a possession based philosophy was a huge compliment.
Better than McFred?? Steady on there @moses
He’s very good. Probably the best English player we have right now.
No, I've decided to make bold outrageous but fundamentally incorrect statements and insult people who disagree with them. So fecking watch out!
It's how we roll in the Caf in 2023, innit?
Moses not living up to his tagline after all.
It was always a red herring.
Thinking about it further, it is phrased as a question. The answer is apparently no.
Decent player, shame about his mistake the last day v France. Played a blind pass on the edge of the box straight to Pavard. Would he be top 6 Prem standard for example?
Will be interesting seeing him in the Premier League next season. He's probably been the most consistent (and best) performer in the Kenny era.
Sorry, I was distracted earlier. Not all round, but that taking the ball and delivering short passes and then being an option for who he has just passed it to. Just to build momentum and control. He's good at that bit.
Ah completely agree. He's always available, an invaluable trait. I love watching him.
Did he get that award from the Pope?
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Lads, we're gonna win the 2030 World Cup.
That was savage.
Class.
We won't even Qualify even if its a 72 team tournament by then
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Woah. Didn’t know we could have had a crack at Jude.
Oh feck me, if this thread is active we must be playing again.
What are we making of Tom Cannon? Looks like another one getting away.
Didn't get picked for the England U21s this week so I wouldn't be too sure we're losing him yet.
Interesting. Hope we don't lose him but usually when they get their heads turned, they don't come back.
Grealish, plays like a spaniard and drinks like a paddy. The only thing english about the cnut is his accent.
Massive game for Kenny tonight. How are we feeling? We've certainly done everything we can on the prep front. Big pressure on them but I'm really looking forward to it.
Bazunu
Lenihahn
Collins
Egan
Doherty
Molumby
Cullen
O'Dowda
Smallbone
Idah
Ferguson
Lenihahn
Collins
Egan
Doherty
Molumby
Cullen
O'Dowda
Smallbone
Idah
Ferguson
Small-bone. Ha!
I'm hopeful, but I've been hopeful before. Hopefully we get a result we deserve.
Hopefully we win, even if we don't deserve it.
Yeah, when did that ever matter? Any win will do.
We're looking fairly dodgy at the back so far.
Lovely pass from kick off. Expecting that to be the highlight based on how things have gone since then
They look very good.
Smallbone having a shocker