International Team

Conaldinho, is it ok to talk about the Irish international team in this section ?

International forum is probably the best place but no harm in doing it here either.
The team for the San Marino games been announced...

Henderson (Brighton), Colgan (Barnsley), Randolph (Charlton), Finnan (Liverpool), Harte (Levante), McShane (West Brom), Dunne (Man City), Carr (Newcastle), O'Shea (Man Utd), Douglas (Leeds), Carsley (Everton), McGeady (Celtic), Duff (Newcastle), Kilbane (Wigan), Keane (Tottenham), Ireland (Man City), Gibson (Royal Antwerp), A Quinn (Sheff Utd), Keogh (Wolves), Hunt (Reading), Stokes (Sunderland), Elliott (Sunderland), S Quinn (Sheff Utd), Long (Reading)

Quite a few young players in there, no top keeper either but San Marino will be lucky to have a single shot tbh. Hopefully a few of the youngsters are given a chance to impress, Id like to see Gibson given a game, ive never seen him play for United but ive heard hes a good wee player

The win is guaranteed anyway. Concerning the goalkeepers... you're right, it doesn't really matter because San Marino won't take a lot of shots

As I predicted in the Euro 2008 section, Ireland will win 4-0. I don't expect an 8-0 game because some players are injured (Reid and Doyle) and the young players will play their first game, so no experience... My predictions are also based on the fact that the last game endend by the score of 5-0.

Well we played terrible in that game and still won 5-0 so it could be anything really. Germany beat them 13-0 and Czech rep 8-0 so Im expecting at least 5 again

Stephen Hunt and Shane Long. Ecstatic to see those boys in your national side. Do you think they will get a large amount of playing time?

I doubt it either of them will start, we have too many left wingers already but id say Hunt will get on as a sub at least. Long has an outside chance of starting with Doyle out injured but it will probably be Keane & Stokes to start. I hope bothplay though, theyre great prospects for the future