He will play. He has both legs.

He is not qualifying via a grandparent. His father is Irish. Also he announced live on tv that he is "going for a shite" he is clearly Irish. Bet he has brown sauce in his coffee.

Congratulations Sammy on getting offical clearance to play for Ireland, God knows we need all the talent we can get!!! https://www.the42.ie/celtic-mikey-johnston-soccer-6012602-Mar2023/

All 10sfor me today dont care what the result ends up being.

JRC timewasting by getting the ref to stretch his cramp? Next level.

"Defend"

At least he is working hard again.

Dolan is starting to look a real player.

And now you see why the kicked down the road, apathy would always prevail. Ah well....

Make sure to put a bag on his head so he can't find his way back.

What do you mean "keeps playing"?

Yeah at this rate he should be good and fit by the time his contract expires.

Honestly is that what all the hate is about? A handball and cocaine habit 36 years ago? Ireland were denied qualification to the 2010 World cup by Thierry handball, I was pissed about it for a week at the time and I thought about it a few times when the WC was on. I don't hate Henry now, I can still appreciate he was an outstanding footballer (though not in the same league as Messi, Maradona, Pele or even Zidane) Jesus I probably even cheered on France when they played England in that WC (I joke) I honestly cannot believe the vitriol reserved for Diego Maradona, in comparison to George Best (raging alchoholic) who is regularly put on a pedistal on this site. I loved Maradona (probably because he was such damaged goods) he was a special player, he was incredible in Mexico in 86, but I was more impressed by the way he single handidly dragged a very ordinary Argentina team to a WC final against W. Germany in 1990. Now that Messi has pretty much done the same here I think my mind is made up that he is the Greatest of All Time. Everyone's milage varies as they say.

Might be Ironic with Pele on his deathbead. Did he not predict an African World Cup winner (granted he said before 2000)

All gone quiet over there!

I thought it would be closer but I fancied Argentina, still they have the abililty to throw two goal leads away. All very quiet since England got knocked out.

Any chance this can be abandoned?

I can't remember too many more one sided games.

Are Poland going through on fair play over Mexico?

Maybe you are talking about the live commentary, but noone on here has said anything other than Poland have been embarressing. This Polish team are on paper far superior than Wales, they just have not showed any ambition at all.

https://www.rte.ie/player/onnow/66546216064

I am not arguing with you, I genuinely missed it.

Given his lack of pace when he played for us, he is not likely to catch him.

I guess I missed that I just saw him lieing on his back with his hands to his face.

What antics? He looked faintly embarressed to be given the penalty, but no player in this day and age would turn down a penaly. The goalkeepers hand did make contact with his face, I don't agreee that it was a penalty but the player is going to react to a hand in the face.