Stephen Ireland

**Hibernian** · 13/07/2009, 10:13 PM

I dont care how we get him back but we badly need him and S Reid to be fit for the 3 remaining games in our group.

At the end of the day Ireland would walk into most international sides and that is something we cannot ignore.

He is a class act and if we have him back I think there no reasson why we cant top the group.

its better for him to be with us then not.

**Crosby87** · 13/07/2009, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by Razors left peg

Its hardly a ploy is it by the FAI to break the news slowly that Ireland is coming back?? first the talk of a meeting between Trap and Ireland and now one of the senior players saying it would be fine with him..................
Maybe Im just getting cynical and suspicious in my old age

Hopefully you are right! Stranger things have happened. Either that or they are walking on egg shells trying to convince him in public....

**Manblue** · 14/07/2009, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by Crosby87

Hopefully you are right! Stranger things have happened. Either that or they are walking on egg shells trying to convince him in public....

Somehow i doubt he reads the herald but doubt thats its a ploy evenmore.

**Crosby87** · 14/07/2009, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by Manblue

Somehow i doubt he reads the herald but doubt thats its a ploy evenmore.

Well I dont know what the Herald is and Im aware of it now, 4,000 miles away!
They still have papers?

**Wolfie** · 14/07/2009, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by Razors left peg

Its hardly a ploy is it by the FAI to break the news slowly that Ireland is coming back?? first the talk of a meeting between Trap and Ireland and now one of the senior players saying it would be fine with him..................
Maybe Im just getting cynical and suspicious in my old age

I'd doubt that's a ploy. Its old news that Duff has no issue with a Stephen Ireland return.

He's stated that in a few interviews over the last year.

**tricky_colour** · 14/07/2009, 12:46 PM

I wonder if Duff will be making a return himself? To the Premiership.

**carloz** · 14/07/2009, 1:39 PM

Just saw a picture on the paper a couple of days ago of the starting team agains Cyprus in out 5-2 mauling out there. Stephen Ireland looks like a child in the picture. He really has woked hard on the physical side of his game since then.

**tricky_colour** · 14/07/2009, 4:30 PM

Originally Posted by carloz

Just saw a picture on the paper a couple of days ago of the starting team agains Cyprus in out 5-2 mauling out there. Stephen Ireland looks like a child in the picture. He really has woked hard on the physical side of his game since then.

Anyone have a video of tht game available for download?
I have never been able to find one.

I recall one player seemingly heading the ball to a Cyprus player and I thought it was Ireland but I ain't sure so I would just like to check, I migh be doing him a diservice by saying that so I would like to check.

**Scram** · 15/07/2009, 8:46 AM

Originally Posted by tricky_colour

Anyone have a video of tht game available for download?
I have never been able to find one.

I recall one player seemingly heading the ball to a Cyprus player and I thought it was Ireland but I ain't sure so I would just like to check, I migh be doing him a diservice by saying that so I would like to check.

I'm sure he won't really care, or anyone else, if you do him a dis-service but good luck with your investigations

There can be no doubt that an available Stephen Ireland should be in our starting 11. The only caveat being that he must be tried in a friendly to see the ideal fit.

**dr_peepee** · 18/07/2009, 3:56 PM

In the Mirror today..... SI was apparrently the victim of a blackmail attempt after some dude found SI's brothers Ipod, and said Ipod had some seedy pictures of SI and his girlfriend

Now... I like a bit of smut as much as the next guy. And I might have had sympathy for him had it been his own phone or Ipod... But what kind of bloke passes mucky pictures of himself and his mare to his Bro..

No SI's usual enterage of blind defenders wil say "What has this got to do with his football?"... I'll save you the trouble.... Absolutely nothing!!!!

**rebelmusic** · 18/07/2009, 4:48 PM

Sounds like complete toss to be honest, a reporter probably found an ipod with some porno of a guy wearing superman jocks and thought "Hey, there's a story idea"

**Superhoops** · 18/07/2009, 7:03 PM

Originally Posted by dr_peepee

...No SI's usual enterage of blind defenders wil say "What has this got to do with his football?"... I'll save you the trouble.... Absolutely nothing!!!!

A dad who tried to extort £20,000 after finding an iPod with nude photos of footballer Stephen Ireland was jailed for a year yesterday.

Bus driver Paul Smith came across the iPod, which belonged to Ireland's brother, in a clothing store's changing rooms.

Smith, a 30-year-old father of three, discovered it contained not only family photos but two pictures of Ireland in the nude and one of his girlfriend He contacted 22-year-old Ireland's club Manchester City and said if he did not get £20,000 he would sell the photos to a Sunday newspaper.

Smith, who pleaded guilty, was arrested after giving the club his first name and his mobile phone number. Judge Clement Goldstone told him as he passed sentence yesterday: "Mr Ireland must have been distressed."

Ireland, on tour in South Africa, said: "It is a relief that this man has pleaded guilty. It is a weight off my mind and I can get on with my life and career.

Dunno, another crisis in his life is over!

**TerryPhelan** · 21/07/2009, 6:54 PM

Does anyone else find it incredibly weird that Stephen Ireland's brother had nudey pictures of his own brother saved on his iPod?! This is probably the most controversial aspect of the whole story and yet it's gone unmentioned!