Shane Long injury!!

worrying times for us indeed

no kevin doyle...probably no shane long....and is keano not fit either...........

who's gonna score the goals

Brutal news. Near fell off the sofa when I seen it. There is a goal there Red though all we have to do in the first leg is keep a clean sheet and Doyler's back for Dublin. NI made these guys look good, there is more chance of me going to the moon than there is of a Trap team conceeding like NI did. I am more interested in keping an eye and hoping our defence remains fit

Good news is we have the likes of Walters and Best and Yes Simon Cox who is a menance in the opponents penalty area.

I would be more worried if we lost the likes of Dunne or Duff

yea walters and cox i suppose.....even stokes at celtic

Here is one of the points from "Five things we learned from the weekend." from the Guardian Newspaper (its quite convincing):

"The Republic of Ireland should look at Hoolahan"
With Robbie Keane injured, Kevin Doyle suspended and Shane Long reeling from that horrendous tackle by Alan Hutton, the Ireland manager, Giovanni Trapattoni, has a selection dilemma ahead of next month's Euro 2012 play-off tie against Estonia. West Bromwich's Simon Cox replaced Keane in the starting 11 against Armenia and it is reasonable to assume that he will start the first leg in Tallinn – Trapattoni is not a man who likes change.

But the question is who will start alongside him? Leon Best is the obvious answer but Wes Hoolahan may be a less obvious one and the former Blackpool man made a strong case for his inclusion with his performance for Norwich against Liverpool on Saturday. He worked hard, tracked back and had a hand in Norwich's deserved equaliser – he has created the most chances (16) for Norwich in the Premier League this season and only Grant Holt had more assists than him in the previous two seasons. He is also a good passer of the ball and rarely cedes possession – 86% of his passes met their intended target at Anfield.

The game in Tallinn will most likely be one that Trapattoni sets out not to lose, rather than to win, and selecting Hoolahan would fit the Italian's perennially conservative plans. The Norwich man could play in front of the central midfield pairing – Glenn Whelan and Keith Andrews – supporting Cox when his side attack and dropping deeper when Ireland are not in possession, helping to swamp the midfield; a role not too dissimilar to what Doyle does for the Italian, albeit with a more attacking edge. His steady, mature and level-headed approach is what Ireland will need and, judging by Best's somewhat reckless performance against Wigan – he was substituted to save himself from being sent off – Hoolahan may just have earned himself a place in Trapattoni's thoughts.

Walters and Cox are capable.You have Keogh and Doyle for leg 2 as well.