Absolutely brilliant! What a massive result at the end of a hard week.
Stan and the team responded in the best way possible to the criticism and you never know where this might lead further down the line...
Isnt it funny how things predicted in the press and by sensationalist fans don't happen in the end.....
Just because we lost 5-2 to Cyprus, doesnt mean we'll lose 10-2 to Czech Republic.
Just because we only beat San Marino, doesnt mean Wales will beat us...(a friend of mine predicted 4-0 to Wales last Friday before the game.)
Just because we only beat Wales (how crap are they...?!) doesnt mean Slovakia will destroy us.
Each game is a new game. That's why I always feel that positive is better than negative. Maybe it'll turn around I kept thinking... Maybe the Croke Park effect will work... Maybe Stan will settle into it...maybe the young players will click...
but all the time the media and fans were about the business of destruction...
Well last night I felt just a little bit vindicated. Those young players are great new players. Stan has brought them in, and he's maintained a good team spirit through bad days. Is there any praise too high, given the pressure they were under?
Fair play to him. Tough games ahead in the Autumn, but a really positive way to go into the break now. He could be lucky you know...
PS.
O'Hurlihy: What's your prediction for tonight then?
Giles: I dont know
Brady: I think its likely to be a draw
Dunphy: Slovakia, if they are half decent and if the absence of two players doesnt hurt them, I'd fancy them to win...
...you'd kinda expect atleast one of them to get it right really wouldnt you?
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