At 32, and no longer guaranteed his place, is Whelan likely to retire now? I think he'd be a useful asset for the WC qualifiers, but wouldn't be too surprised.
At 32, and no longer guaranteed his place, is Whelan likely to retire now? I think he'd be a useful asset for the WC qualifiers, but wouldn't be too surprised.
I'd like to have him if McCarthy gets injured. He's good at anchoring midfield. They just aren't great playing together. He performed better than McCarthy in the first two games of Euros. McCarthy flourished when Whelan was dropped.
I'd rather Whelan than Meyler as a DM
Folding my way into the big money!!!
couldn't blame him if he decided to retire, though would prefer he stayed for one more campaign.
there will be a fair number of retirements i expect.
I find Meyler a bit too laid back to push for a place. Doesn't impose himself and has been caught napping and being too casual on more than one occasion for Ireland
I've had a bit of a thing for Gibson as a deep lying playmaker since Turners Cross.
Signed a contract extension to summer 2018. http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/socc...medium=twitter
#NeverStopNotGivingUp
He must be closing in on the top 20 appearances for Stoke: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...st_appearances
Jimmy Greenhoff is currently 20th with 346
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Wikipedia has him on 307 appearances for Stoke: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Whelan#Club
Could pass Greenhoff before the end of the season
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
Are Glenn Whelan and Neil Delamere the same person?
Glenn Whelan
Neil Delamere
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With all the excitement of youngsters like Manning, Kelly and Byrne, let's not forget how lucky we are to still have Glenn coming up on 500 games in league football and anchoring a winning midfield against Man Utd....
Edit. Goal Utd
I didn't think he was particularly good. United opened them up time and time again, just couldn't score until the very end.
Hey guys,
Stephen Elliott has produced this brilliant article on Glenn Whelan.
https://sportdec.com/app/article-single/bprmpsn89rb51lkzqr5fdk8ul
Abdoulaye Faye punched him in the face after being on the receiving end of one of those rants.If someone wasn't putting in a shift, he could never understand it and was always the first to let them know about it. Put it this way, you wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of one of his rants in the dressing room if you hadn't given everything in a match.
But where is he now?
Ya Dave. We are the superior, subtely superior band of Ireland supporters here. This ain't Ybig Dave.
God sake Dave.
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
It would be confusing if every team did have a Glenn Whelan though.
Anyhow he has seen a lot of his doubters off.
Last edited by tricky_colour; 24/01/2017 at 3:03 AM.
Malaysia aparently at least that was his last club, given he 38 I expect he is retired.
Here is the punch in the face story.
https://www.theguardian.com/football...e-glenn-whelan
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