FAI International Football Awards

**DeLorean** · 12/03/2015, 8:20 AM

McGeady, O'Shea and Walters battling it out for the senior player of the year award. Hendrick, Christie and Brady in the running for the young player of the year (seriously scraping the bottom of the barrel with the latter two!). An interesting race for the U21 award also but can't expand too much on that

Three good candidates for goal of the year - McGeady (v. Georgia), O'Shea (v. Germany) and Pilkington (v USA). Has to be McGeady's though.

Some injury updates ahead of today's squad announcement

**tetsujin1979** · 12/03/2015, 10:15 AM

spinning this post out into its own thread

Full list of nominees: http://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/nomin...ards-announced

**the doc** · 12/03/2015, 11:36 PM

These Father Ted Association of Ireland Awards are a shambles.

One year St Ledger was set to win the young player of the year award when some genius at the FTAI realised he was a couple of years over the young player age group.

Panic set in and it was revised with the 3 quickly assembled candidates, a mad cow from Cork with a large head, a Programne seller from the Aviva Stadium and Paul McShane.

The Cork Cow turned it down, and McShane won it after pressure from the Ginger Rights Campaign,

Mrs Doyle presented it with a nice cup of tea!

**gastric** · 13/03/2015, 2:03 AM

Originally Posted by the doc

These Father Ted Association of Ireland Awards are a shambles.

One year St Ledger was set to win the young player of the year award when some genius at the FTAI realised he was a couple of years over the young player age group.

Panic set in and it was revised with the 3 quickly assembled candidates, a mad cow from Cork with a large head, a Programne seller from the Aviva Stadium and Paul McShane.

The Cork Cow turned it down, and McShane won it after pressure from the Ginger Rights Campaign,

Mrs Doyle presented it with a nice cup of tea!

He would be odds on favourite to win this year's 'I've got splinters in my arse award.'

**DeLorean** · 13/03/2015, 8:58 AM

Must be from staying on the toilet too long, as he wasn't warming any benches!

**the doc** · 13/03/2015, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by DeLorean

Must be from staying on the toilet too long, as he wasn't warming any benches!

More like warming the sun loungers by the pool after training at least he's got plenty of caps to keep the sun out of his eyes!

Magic Kingdom awaits.

Scorchio!

**nigel-harps1954** · 22/03/2015, 7:50 PM

Goal of the Year: Aiden McGeady
Hall of Fame winner: Andy Townsend
Under 17 player of the Year: Danny Kane
Under 19 player of the Year: Sam Byrne
Under 21 Player of the Year: Jack Grealish
Airtricity League POTY: Colin Healy
Young Player of the Year: Jeff Hendrick
Senior Player of the Year: John O'Shea

**zero** · 22/03/2015, 7:57 PM

the u21 player of the year made some interesting comments about his future. we're not allowed to mention this i think so i may be absent for the foreseeable...

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish...reland-set-up/

**CraftyToePoke** · 22/03/2015, 7:58 PM

At the awards Grealish signals intent to resume his Ireland career, which I realise is not up for discussion, but the stage he chose to affirm this is encouraging I feel, particularly after his club managers two cents on it recently.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish...reland-set-up/

**CraftyToePoke** · 22/03/2015, 7:59 PM

Originally Posted by zero

the u21 player of the year made some interesting comments about his future. we're not allowed to mention this i think so i may be absent for the foreseeable...

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish...reland-set-up/

Great minds zero, great minds.

**zero** · 22/03/2015, 8:00 PM

i'm frightened, crafty.

**CraftyToePoke** · 22/03/2015, 8:04 PM

I am as well, lets just pray tets isn't in the throws of some horrible Sunday hangover or we are both for the gulag.

**tetsujin1979** · 22/03/2015, 8:14 PM

I'll allow the posts above. He's clarified his position, he's taking a year off. Let's leave it at that for now.

**CraftyToePoke** · 22/03/2015, 8:20 PM

Grand, good man.

**Olé Olé** · 22/03/2015, 11:15 PM

Lads, sorry to bring this up again but has anyone watched this clip on the RTE link? Does Tony O'Donoghue not completely cut Jack off when he is stating '..I'll be back player for, for.."?

**TrapAPony** · 22/03/2015, 11:22 PM

Ya, he doesn't let Jack finish but it does not matter. The FAI have an interview up on their website with Jack after the awards where he says that he hopes to be back wearing the green in September. It's as clear as crystal.

**Olé Olé** · 23/03/2015, 8:41 AM

Originally Posted by TrapAPony

Ya, he doesn't let Jack finish but it does not matter. The FAI have an interview up on their website with Jack after the awards where he says that he hopes to be back wearing the green in September. It's as clear as crystal.

The RTE one wasn't "as clear as crystal" but I've found the FAI one to which you refer: http://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/jack-...rnational-aims

**TheOneWhoKnocks** · 23/03/2015, 10:43 AM

Why did Noel King attempt to call Jack up for an U-21 squad after Jack had already clarified that he wanted to take a year off?

And why wasn't this brought to O'Neill or Keane's attention? As this clearly wasn't explained to them, judging by numerous recent press comments.

Lines of communication clearly need to be worked on and there obviously needs to be a little more transparency.

Still.. Jack has made his position a bit clearer now.

Hopefully it won't remain a bugbear for MonKeano and the lad can concentrate on his club career
Until decision time next year.

**geysir** · 23/03/2015, 12:18 PM

When he says at 1.45 "hopefully next september I'll be back playing for Ireland", his eyes look up to the right (his left), in nlp terms, most probably that's him being sincere and truthful, as far as he can be truthful.

**Stuttgart88** · 23/03/2015, 2:30 PM

Originally Posted by TrapAPony

Ya, he doesn't let Jack finish but it does not matter. The FAI have an interview up on their website with Jack after the awards where he says that he hopes to be back wearing the green in September. It's as clear as crystal.

England set to unveil green away strip!