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Macedonia v Republic of Ireland - live!

Ah Macedonia. The scene of many an Irish disaster. Well, two so-called disasters to be precise but that qualifies as carelessness at the very least. The 3-2 defeat in Skopje in 1997 during qualifying for the following year's World Cup may well have counted as Mick McCarthy's lowest point as Irish manager, but the 1-1 draw in the same venue two years later was more damaging as Goran Stavrevski injury-time equaliser denied Ireland an automatic place in the European Championships. Instead the result meant Ireland had to face Turkey in a two-legged play-off (which they duly lost, heroically of course).

It shows how the improvements Macedonia have made (or how far Ireland have fallen) that Giovanni Trapattoni would probably settle for a 1-1 draw right now. The Italian's methods have come under scrutiny during the build-up to this game (who would have thought that the glory from lifting the Carling Nations Cup would fade so quickly?) with the selection of West Brom's Simon Cox ahead of Reading's Shane Long particularly controversial.

Macedonia are tough opponents, as Shane Long found out when he was nearly decapitated by this tackle from Boban Grncharov during Ireland's 2-1 win in March, although given this Jason McAteer 'tackle' from 1997 you might say things are now even. We'll see if the Macedonians feel that way in about half an hour.

Ah Macedonia. The scene of many an Irish disaster. Well, two so-called disasters to be precise but that qualifies as carelessness at the very least. The 3-2 defeat in Skopje in 1997 during qualifying for the following year's World Cup may well have counted as Mick McCarthy's lowest point as Irish manager, but the 1-1 draw in the same venue two years later was more damaging as Goran Stavrevski injury-time equaliser denied Ireland an automatic place in the European Championships. Instead the result meant Ireland had to face Turkey in a two-legged play-off (which they duly lost, heroically of course).

It shows how the improvements Macedonia have made (or how far Ireland have fallen) that Giovanni Trapattoni would probably settle for a 1-1 draw right now. The Italian's methods have come under scrutiny during the build-up to this game (who would have thought that the glory from lifting the Carling Nations Cup would fade so quickly?) with the selection of West Brom's Simon Cox ahead of Reading's Shane Long particularly controversial.

Macedonia are tough opponents, as Shane Long found out when he was nearly decapitated by this tackle from Boban Grncharov during Ireland's 2-1 win in March, although given this Jason McAteer 'tackle' from 1997 you might say things are now even. We'll see if the Macedonians feel that way in about half an hour.

Shay Shay coming at chyea!: Internet Dating,,,A world I will never ...

So recently I have gone through a pretty shitty breakup. My loving friends have also brought to my attention that they don't like my single life so much. Ha. I guess I have taken the extreme turn from having a boyfriend for the better part of my adult life, (since I was 13) and have not been single since that age, my extreme turn to YEAH SINGLE LIFE, is apparently alarming to my said friends. I mean, I am not gonna lie, HOW IS IT THAT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW AMAZING IT WAS TO BE SINGLE ALL THIS TIME?!?! I have genuinely been missing out. I'm not saying that I will never date again, but I am taking a solid break. I'm thinking for the next year or so. Seriously, I am loving casual encounters and not having to worry about someones opinion constantly, and having to live up to someones unreasonable expectations, controlling attitude and psychoanalyzing everything I do. Maaaaaybe it was the kind of guy I dated that turned me off so much. But I think it's fair I give some time to be by myself, and dedicate to me. I think I deserve THAT much, no? I wasn't mad, if anything I was kind of offended. That they think I couldn't find a guy is why I was single? Nah bro's, on the contrary, I am CHOOSING to be single. I have yet to find someone that is worthy of my time, I just don't see the point in wasting my time with guys I know I see no future with. I'll just sleep around and get my fill for the time being. LOL. Jokes aside, what's with some of the guys on dating sites? Like why the need to send such disgusting repulsive messages to women? And my big question is DOES IT ACTUALLY WORK!? DO people actually respond to such vulgar comments made to them? And like do men get messages from women? I know if my life depended on it I wouldn't send someone a message on the site I am on, due to the simple fact that my EGO is way to big for that. I have yet to reply to a single person either, if anything it is amazing entertainment during work. I'm definitely not trying to be snotty, the whole reason my friends signed me up was due to the fact that they think CLEARLY the men I am currently meeting are not working out for me and they think I need to broaden my horizons. I can see their point, but does the internet REALLY bring out the best men? Which brings me to my next point...meeting somoene off the internet. I have met one person off the internet, very randomly once.

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