With the vast bulk of our Irish internationals set to kick off their season, Bill Gaine of Irish Football Blog gives his 5 players to watch out for this season. (1)Tyler Goodrham – Oxford United A new name to most Irish Football Fans, but somebody you will be hearing a lot more about in the […]
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The famous Lansdowne roar was in full evidence recently against France as we were treated to a raucous and stirring fan reaction to the arrival in Dublin of the World Cup Finalists. As ever, we were the 12th man for our Boys in Green. Lansdowne Road (or the Aviva if you prefer!) is a special
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Kevin Christie gives his 3 positives and 3 negatives following Ireland’s 1-0 loss to France. As always, be sure to let us know what you think in the comments! Positives 1.Holding our own France’s effortless dissection of the Dutch on Friday evening had some of us fearing the worst ahead of Monday night’s encounter at
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By James Agnew Against Latvia, on 64 minutes, the Lansdowne Road crowd were becoming restless with the game locked at 2-2. Manager Stephen Kenny took some action and introduced a trio of substitutes (John Egan, Chiedozie Ogbene and Mikey Johnston). There then followed an immediate impact with Johnston adding some much-needed spark and directness to
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If there is one thing that Stephen Kenny has brought to this national team its talking points and plenty of them. Yet again tonight after 20 minutes 2-0 up you would think a comfortable night was in store but not with this team and by halftime it was 2-2 and we are left scratching our
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Latvia is a Baltic state bordered by Estonia, Lithuania, Russia, and Belarus. Its capital city is Riga. Football is the third most popular sport in Latvia after ice hockey and basketball. The Latvian national team (nicknamed the 11 Wolves) are currently ranked 133rd in the world (between the Central African Republic and the Philippines). With
As we begin our build-up to Stephen Kenny’s squad announcement to the games against Latvia and France, we look at 5 dark horses who could find their way into the Irish setup. With the likes of Will Smallbone, Ryan Manning and Mark Sykes hitting form, there will be inevitable calls for the trio who have
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With it just three weeks until to the much-anticipated Ireland v France game, Stephen Kenny will have a few dilemmas when it comes to picking his squad. The first real decision will be the size of the squad seen as we have a friendly against Latvia five days before France. Will Kenny use this as
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