Stan 10,241 Posted March 20, 2017 Republic of Ireland vs Wales probably the pick of the games there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Bruce Almighty 2,825 Posted March 24, 2017 Ireland v Wales is a very tasty Championship level game tonight. If Wales lose then automatic qualification is probably over for them and it may even be a struggle to get playoffs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toony 95 Posted March 24, 2017 If Wales don't get out of that poor group it just goes to show how much of a flash in the pan the Euros were. I think it'll be a draw. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bluebird Hewitt 699 Posted March 24, 2017 Tough game tonight, but Ireland have a couple of injury concerns and this is the first time we have been able to field a full strength side since twatting Belgium. However, our defence must improve as this was the primary reason we qualified for Euro 2016. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bluebird Hewitt 699 Posted March 24, 2017 Half Time - 0-0 and been a relatively poor match so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bluebird Hewitt 699 Posted March 24, 2017 Neil Taylor sent off, straight red. Suspected broken leg for Coleman and Cannabis will be pissed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeadLinesman 3,191 Posted March 24, 2017 They didn't show a replay so it must be a bad one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhoNose 2 Posted March 24, 2017 Wales aren't going to Russia. See you at the Euros boys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HK85 267 Posted March 24, 2017 Coleman always gets injured before an Anfield Derby. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan 1,365 Posted March 25, 2017 He might never properly recover from that. Absolutely horrendous. Feel a lot for him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toony 95 Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) That's an absolute shocker of a break, never saw the match or the tackle but that's one that, like Dan said, he may never recover from. He's a class player too. As for the match, sounded woeful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirBalon 2,607 Posted March 25, 2017 Spain 4-1 Israel Goals from David Silva, Vitolo, Diego Costa and Isco. Refaelov scored for Israel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
True Blue 850 Posted March 25, 2017 That leg break is terrible, hope he can recover and return. Not certain if Taylor meant to hurt Coleman but a wild challenge there was no need for it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stan 10,241 Posted March 25, 2017 Coleman's leg breaking like that made me feel physically sick. Horrific and nasty. Feel sorry for him as he's one of those 'nice guys' in football. I know that's a bit of a cliche in football but he is the epitome of just being a all round decent person on and off the pitch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inverted 1,303 Posted March 25, 2017 Besides being a generally poor footballer, Neil Taylor has a history of being a clumsy, negligent bastard when it comes to challenges. Genuinely pisses me off when you get the whole "he didn't mean it", "not that type of player" shite. As if anything is excusable in football except pre-meditated assault. When you throw yourself around, making coward's challenges, with no thought for your opponent, and it's shown you do so consistently, you should get the fucking book thrown at you. In fact, the punishments available aren't enough for these types of players, who are happy to run the risk of doing this to fellow professionals, but make sure they themselves are never in any serious danger. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhoNose 2 Posted March 25, 2017 Taylor shouldn't be anywhere near this Welsh squad in the first place. Shocking challenge, history of it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toony 95 Posted March 25, 2017 It's a sickening challenge but I don't believe for one minute that he'll have gone in to intentionally hurt him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mel81x 2,176 Posted March 25, 2017 That broken leg is horrid and when you watch the video in slow motion and see him tumble one can only imagine the amount of pain he was in when he went to ground. Hope he recovers from it soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Palace Fan 1,814 Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) I think Neil Taylor intentionally went in so Seamus Coleman would 'feel it' if that makes sense. Obviously didn't mean to seriously injure him and potentially ruin his career. I think it deserves a lengthy international ban to be honest. On the plus side it looks like all those English born players who celebrated like they won the World Cup when England lost to Iceland won't be going to Russia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Cannabis Posted March 25, 2017 Hope there's a lengthy ban handed to Taylor and this incident makes it all the more amusing that Wales have now gone back into their international shell of nothingness. See you all in 52 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Burning Gold 503 Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) Good article from Wayne Farry of joe.co.uk here about the incident https://www.joe.co.uk/sport/why-not-that-kind-of-player-is-pointless-to-seamus-coleman-until-football-acts-on-recklessless-118863 Basically argues that the reason challenges like this are still relatively prevalent in football is that they often go unpunished if the player 'gets away with it', ie. the victim escapes without serious injury. He cites Bale's challenge on O'Shea shortly before Taylor's on Coleman. I think this in an area that retrospective action is absolutely needed and not taking further action because 'the referee saw it and dealt with it' just isn't good enough. You see a potential leg breaker every few weeks in the Premier League and whether or not a serious injury occurs simply comes down to luck. The governing bodies need to make sure they're all punished with equal severity to stamp them out of the game. Unfortunately, what I think will actually happen is that this pathetic, arse-covering policy will remain in place and referees will crack down on all hard challenges, even the perfectly fair ones, and we'll see more players sent off for tackles that shouldn't have even been fouls. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toony 95 Posted March 25, 2017 30 minutes ago, Cannabis said: Hope there's a lengthy ban handed to Taylor and this incident makes it all the more amusing that Wales have now gone back into their international shell of nothingness. See you all in 52 years. I can't see him being given anything other than the usual ban for a red card UNLESS they think he's gone in with intention to hurt and ultimately break Coleman's leg. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites