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    LoI international call-ups

    There's a few LoI players been called up to foreign national squads - Ayman Ben Mohammed (Bohs; ex-UCD) is the newest; called up by Tunisia.

    Bit of a surprise! Didn't think Tunisia were that badly off, with respect to Ayman.

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    Quality player, Longford should be sick for not doing more to try keep him, we've lost out on a huge pay day down the road Coz there's no doubt this boy will go right to the top. I expect this call up to have a negative effect on bohs however, plus Ramadan greatly effects him too

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    I think he just likes an easy life and travelling to Leixlip and Longford regularly was a bit too much like hard work. He wouldn't be on much more in Bohs than he was with us.
    Upwards to the vanguard where the pressure is too high.

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    His potential was clear to everyone though after just a handful of games, why not say right this lad is a talent lets offer him a contact now before the big boys come calling at the end of the year. This is the sort of mentality that doesn't exist within LOI.

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    Quote Originally Posted by outspoken View Post
    His potential was clear to everyone though after just a handful of games, why not say right this lad is a talent lets offer him a contact now before the big boys come calling at the end of the year. This is the sort of mentality that doesn't exist within LOI.
    Because you didn't read Longfordian's post - he likes an easy life.

    This is a guy who gave up his scholarship by leaving UCD to play for Trinity without telling anyone at UCD, remember.

    Great talent if he's bothered. And I suspect, deep down, he's not really.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pineapple stu View Post
    Because you didn't read Longfordian's post - he likes an easy life.

    This is a guy who gave up his scholarship by leaving UCD to play for Trinity without telling anyone at UCD, remember.

    Great talent if he's bothered. And I suspect, deep down, he's not really.
    This. Hugely talented by LOI standards but if things get overly physical (for example) he isn't the type of guy who's going to jump up with a point to prove.
    Upwards to the vanguard where the pressure is too high.

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    Someone should point out Tunisia on a map to him if he thought Longford was too much of a slog

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    Quote Originally Posted by Longfordian View Post
    This. Hugely talented by LOI standards but if things get overly physical (for example) he isn't the type of guy who's going to jump up with a point to prove.
    He has been tubthumping all season by all accounts though. Was being hacked down left right and centre against Galway tonight according to ET and posters on the Bohs MB. I think most who go to games would agree that he has shown a lot all season even when the going gets tough (and rough).

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    I'd actually say there was a bit of admirable fight in the young lad. He'd get a kick and it would drive him on more than discourage him. I think he has a good portion of someone like Paddy McCourt's ability which are rare in our league. Hard to know how far he'll go but I'd say he has abilities that you wont often see at your local pitch.

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    Yeah I wouldn't agree at all, many times I saw him win the ball back off much bigger and stronger players. He was a little warrior

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    I agree he has a bit of physicality in him - more than you'd think from his size - but I've still seen plenty of players who have the ability but don't convert that into career progression. Paul Byrne was a better forward than Conor Sammon, for example, but he never had the same drive that Sammo did. Same with Ayman.

    Maybe the call-up will help him push on. And either way, best of luck to him obviously.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Longfordian View Post
    I think he just likes an easy life and travelling to Leixlip and Longford regularly was a bit too much like hard work. He wouldn't be on much more in Bohs than he was with us.
    He's from south Dublin, so travelling to Leixlip and Longford isn't much worse than going to Phibsborough, and less stressful as a driver.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SkStu View Post
    He has been tubthumping all season by all accounts though. Was being hacked down left right and centre against Galway tonight according to ET and posters on the Bohs MB. I think most who go to games would agree that he has shown a lot all season even when the going gets tough (and rough).
    I've seen him a lot for UCD and Bohs and he gets kicked to bits. I don't think he's interested in being a pro footballer all that much, but he definitely has the stomach for it.

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    Gary Rogers been training with the Irish squad again and could be in the squad for Netherlands game tonight.
    https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.

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    Gary Rogers on bench tonight,great to see it

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    Quote Originally Posted by shep View Post
    Gary Rogers on bench tonight,great to see it
    Reckon he has a great chance of a cap against Belarus, delighted for him.

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    Well done Gary. Great for him and the league.

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    Quote Originally Posted by D24Saint View Post
    Reckon he has a great chance of a cap against Belarus, delighted for him.
    He'll likely not be there against Belarus with Forde and Westwood returning.
    https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.

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    Tunisia won 3-0. There's loads of photos on the Tunisian FA website (including one strangely pasty-faced Tunisian player!) -



    - but he didn't even make the bench in the end unfortunately.



    I don't know what happened with the fourth goal (9:30), but it seems to have been disallowed despite Tunisia's best effort to celebrate it.

    3:23 is gas too - Tunisian keeper daftly handling a back-pass.
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