@MattRJBrodsky You're a fucking useless piece of shit that wouldn't have the balls to say that to those Irish men or any Irish person for that matter!
Brave man hiding behind your phone, acting like a typical keyboard warrior. You're nothing but a spineless horrible cunt.
Toni Kroos in the first half vs. Bayern:
โ Most chances created (2)
โ Most passes completed (73/76)
โ Most long passes completed (17/18)
โ Most forward passes completed (18/21)
โ Most passes into final โ completed (14/16)
โ Most switches of play completed (7/7)
โ 96% pass accuracy
โ 94% long pass accuracy
โ 92% retention rate
It's a clinic. #UCL
I begun to understand Stephen's character while following Dundalk's 2016 Europa League campaign. His team drew with AZ Alkmaar, beat Maccabi Tel Aviv and were unlucky (a trend!) not to get points against Zenit.
It was during Martin O'Neill's Ireland low block tenure but here was an Irish team that refused to take a backwards step.
I didn't think it was possible, but I really wanted him to get the Ireland job. I wanted him to get the chance to do very good things for Irish Football. If not to transform results, to transform the culture.
His empathetic and socially conscious programme notes made me like him more (as did his Hotpress interview where he declared his love for Arctic Monkeys, Villagers and the Stone Roses!). I saw a good, intelligent man with big dreams and a good track record of fulfilling them.
Needless then to say I was thrilled when it was announced that us Irish fans would get to spend time dream chasing with him.
And sometimes it was better than chasing. 1-0 up against Portugal, 3-0 up against Scotland, for the fleeting moments after the ball left Nathan Collins' head Vs France - Dreamland was felt. Fortune was never on his side, but the fans at Lansdowne Road certainly were in those moments.
He might have had too many setbacks to stay in his job, but Irish Football should take leaps forwards because of Stephen Kenny's endeavours. We needed somebody like him when he was appointed and I'm just grateful that it happened.
By showing enough courage to follow his beliefs in the most pressurised and scrutinized of positions, he inspired changes in the fabric of Irish Football culture that others will benefit from.
Tonight we can only thank him for that selfless service.
A deeply decent man.
An Irish Football legend.
Thank you for your work.
That maul at the end is causing a bit of a debate and when you look at this still image, I think you can see that there was some untoward stuff going on.
#RSAvIRE
What a performance!!!
An incredible game by the whole team and the bench from Ireland made the bigger impact.
Huge result and onto the Scottish next!
๐ฎ๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐๐๐โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
Our 33-player squad for Rugby World Cup! โ๏ธ
#TeamOfUOur 33-player squad for Rugby World Cup! โ๏ธ
#TeamOfUOur 33-player squad for Rugby World Cup! โ๏ธ
#TeamOfUs
@Stmckay04@AoDespair Wow! Glad to see youโre not letting education get in the way of your ignorance!
Your time would be better spent searching for the tree that's working tirelessly producing oxygen for you. You owe it an apology
RTEโs Dee Forbes & Declan McBennett are Directors of GAAgo. A public service broadcaster whose primary duty is to the public, is at the same time maximising profit by putting big games behind their paywall. It is a very serious conflict of interest.
โ๏ธNew audio statement by Prigozhin (00:03 BST), stating Wagner "crossed state borders in all areas" and is now entering Rostov, promising to "destroy anything standing in their way":
"The current situation: today, we were dealt a missile strike. After this strike, helicopters did their work. Then, artillery.
The orders were coming from the Head of General Staff to destroy PMC Wagner. After a meeting with the Minister of Defence Shoygu where they made this decision - to destroy the rebellious units, who are ready to defend the motherland, but not their asses.
As of now, weโve crossed the state borders in all areas. Border guards came towards us and hugged our fighters.
Now, weโre entering Rostov. Units of the Ministry of Defence, in fact, the conscripts who were thrown to block our path, moved away.
We do not fight with children. We do not kill children. Shoygu is killing children by throwing untrained soldiers, conscripts included, into the war.
He set up 18-year-old lads against us. Theyโre like children and grandchildren to us. Therefore, these lads will live and return to their mothers.
We only fight with professionals. But if someone stands in our path, we will destroy EVERYTHING in our way.
We lend a hand to anyone. No need to spit in this hand. We are moving forward, going to the end.
Regarding claims regarding the arrest: this brotherhood, this justice, this honour, this conscience is what we have. But when you make these claims, you havenโt got these feelings. These feelings are destroyed. Thus, you cannot understand anything but betrayal."
Audio: https://t.co/eVLNEA708y
At this point it is absolutely irrelevant if Prigozhin's coup will succeed or not. Literally everybody in Russia and outside will know after this night that the war in Ukraine is lost. The morale of the Russian army, which was already low, will hit rock bottom and the mood in Russia altogether will be Armageddon-like.
What started as an attempt to overthrow the Ukrainian government and annex all of Ukraine has eventually backfired on a monumental scale. The last chapter of this Russian-made tragedy has opened and I doubt that it will be a long chapter.
#Coup #Russia #Ukraine
@Henno232@DeadlyDuv@andrearadri We seem to be blaming the manger and staff and no one is giving out about the players. They've been shocking all year and shown no willingness to win. Alot more needed to be done then sack a manager or director