Jon Walters

[tetsujin1979]

scored in a behind closed doors friendly against Wigan today: https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/2017/december/wells-and-walters-on-target/#.Wjk17xcMgJM.twitter

[Paddy Garcia]

I have always had the utmost respect for Jon Walters, yet another reason ...............

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p060hy7q

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p060n9xr

[DannyInvincible]

Walters has no plans on retiring from international football just yet: https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/2336471/jon-walters-tells-martin-oneill-that-he-wants-to-play-on-for-republic-of-ireland/

[Diggs246]

He is a legend and a brilliant player for us, but I have a slight concern MON will use him as a lone striker/ target man and im not sure he is fast enough now. It will mean seanie and the likes scott Hogan will be plan B when we are losing. It also it will mean the ball will be played high from the back, making any creative attacking midfielders redundant and not picked

[samhaydenjr]

Walters has no plans on retiring from international football just yet: https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/2336471/jon-walters-tells-martin-oneill-that-he-wants-to-play-on-for-republic-of-ireland/

Great to see his commitment to the cause as I had thought he would be likely to retire - so as long as both he and MON respect that his role might be limited to, say, impact sub appearances when a more physical presence might be required up front, it is good to have another option up front during this transitional phase. In fairness, this is the first realistic opportunity to test out Seani and Hogan so let's hope he makes good use of them in the upcoming friendlies and Nations League games.

[tetsujin1979]

Confirmed in an interview with Keith Andrews that he is not retiring from international football: http://www.offtheball.com/Soccer/Exclusive:-Jonathan-Walters-confirms-he-wants-to-continue-with-Ireland-and-explains-why

[tricky_colour]

Not yet.

[Charlie Darwin]

Not yet.
How dare you suggest Jon will ever retire?

[DeLorean]

Confirmed in an interview with Keith Andrews that he is not retiring from international football: http://www.offtheball.com/Soccer/Exclusive:-Jonathan-Walters-confirms-he-wants-to-continue-with-Ireland-and-explains-why

An interesting contrast with this - https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43827736

[seanfhear]

Was Carrick not happy to be in the squad and not getting games ? In fairness we are probably not grateful enough to all the lads that turn up and even more so for the lads that might not be getting many games .

In a way it shows that players that are not fully committed may as well say so , and not bother to show up and give the place to a player that wants to be there .

[DeLorean]

Was Carrick not happy to be in the squad and not getting games ?

It seems he was able to cope reasonably well with time away from his family when it came to playing for Manchester United, but not for England. I'm sure if he was a bigger part of the first team picture with them it would have probably helped his mood. That said, more prominent England internationals have also shared their negative experiences of playing for England.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRdbUfcBPZw

[NeverFeltBetter]

Think its only fair to say that with his club he's with people he knows and has worked with for years, which is a marked difference from an international camp. He's far from the only player to have been unhappy with the England set-up. Paul Scholes was a prominent example from the same club.

[seanfhear]

Think its only fair to say that with his club he's with people he knows and has worked with for years, which is a marked difference from an international camp. He's far from the only player to have been unhappy with the England set-up. Paul Scholes was a prominent example from the same club.Might be something about Utd that convinced these players that they were above International football .

Didn’t one our Utd boys throw his toys out of the pram and spit the dummy on International duty .

Denis Irwin also retired from international duty a bit earlier than he could have .

There is something about Utd .

[CraftyToePoke]

There is something about Utd

Was..

[third policeman]

Was Carrick eligible to play for us?

[NeverFeltBetter]

Might be something about Utd that convinced these players that they were above International football .

Didn’t one our Utd boys throw his toys out of the pram and spit the dummy on International duty .

Denis Irwin also retired from international duty a bit earlier than he could have .

There is something about Utd .

No denying Ferguson had little time for international football. I doubt he needed to push Keane much though. And Scholes had some manner of falling out with Goren-Erikson over being played out of position as I recall. Don't think withdrawing from national duty is ever one thing.

[seanfhear]

No denying Ferguson had little time for international football. I doubt he needed to push Keane much though. And Scholes had some manner of falling out with Goren-Erikson over being played out of position as I recall. Don't think withdrawing from national duty is ever one thing.
Maybe they were just looking for an excuse .

Of course ‘ our own one ‘ went full loco on the Island .

[tetsujin1979]

On the bench today against former club Stoke
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[zero]

could be on the move again:

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/16606773.jonathan-walters-could-leave-burnley-before-fridays-loan-deadline/

update - looks like a return to ipswich:

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11708/11485079/jon-walters-nears-ipswich-return-from-burnley-on-loan

[Colbert Report]

Signed on loan with Ipswich today until January.

[Diggs246]

Signed on loan with Ipswich today until January.

Good move for both club and player

[DeLorean]

Ruled out for six months - https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2018/september/jon-walters-out-for-six-monrhs/

[backstothewall]

Ruled out for six months - https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2018/september/jon-walters-out-for-six-monrhs/

I suspect we're unlikely to see him in a green shirt again sadly. Unless he gets a farewell run out a la Kevin Doyle.

[samhaydenjr]

I suspect we're unlikely to see him in a green shirt again sadly. Unless he gets a farewell run out a la Kevin Doyle.

For sure it's terrible news, but I wouldn't rule him out just yet. He made the decision not to retire during the summer, and I'm guessing it wasn't solely for the opportunity to play in the Nations League. He should be back either just before or just after Qualifying Proper starts, so if his recovery is successful he should still be able to play a part (even if only as an impact sub)

[Colbert Report]

Any word on his progress? Does his contract run out in the summer?

[Olé Olé]

He was co-commenting on Newstalk over Christmas and said that he hopes to be back before the end of the season. Said that he is working hard (as one would expect).

I can't remember exactly what else he said but I had assumed this season and his Burnley career were written off but I was left with the impression that's not the case.

[tetsujin1979]

ah, ****
Walters forced to announce retirement due to injury
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[Olé Olé]

Let the tributes flow in. An absolute warrior.

[irishfan86]

A great servant for Ireland. Impossible not to love the guy really. That's a hard injury to come back from, especially at his age. A guy that made the most of his talents. Enjoy your retirement Mr. Walters.

[Diggs246]

great guy, never let us down

[Eminence Grise]

For me, he was the lodestar for what it means to be an Irish player. Always a privilege to see him play. Good luck with the next phase of the journey, wherever it leads.

[tetsujin1979]

Someday, he'll let those two German players get the ball.
But not today.

[SkStu]

Congratulations to Jon Walters, son of the god Luch of the Long hand and the mortal Dechtire, and nephew to King Conor of Ulster.

[Kingdom]

Congratulations to Jon Walters, son of the god Luch of the Long hand and the mortal Dechtire, and nephew to King Conor of Ulster.

Ugh, you sound like a guy who'd bore a whatsapp group to tears :o

Jon Walters quite simply is the template for what a 2G player should be. He broke his body for Ireland. I think that his career benefited from Ireland, and consequently we benefited from his career.

The very least from Jon Walters was that you knew the opposition would be exhausted, harassed and seeking the care of the Samaritans, without ever losing his discipline. We've lost a warrior, but we knew this day was coming.

Slán agus beanacht Jon.

[Paddy Garcia]

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2m35klh&s=5

First apologies for quoting my own post.

However this is a wonderful interview which tells the measure of the man.

Thank you Jon.

[johnnyc]

Passionate, talented, humble and powerful. We were lucky to have him.

[Closed Account 2]

An absolute warrior, and a very good finisher too. I always thought he was our Carlos Tevez, making runs, tracking back, hassling the opposition non stop and a very confident finisher too.

[Fixer82]

Ugh, you sound like a guy who'd bore a whatsapp group to tears :o

Jon Walters quite simply is the template for what a 2G player should be. He broke his body for Ireland. I think that his career benefited from Ireland, and consequently we benefited from his career.

The very least from Jon Walters was that you knew the opposition would be exhausted, harassed and seeking the care of the Samaritans, without ever losing his discipline. We've lost a warrior, but we knew this day was coming.

Slán agus beanacht Jon.

You sound like a guy who has a go at anyone that's a little bit different to the herd.

Now back to Jon, as powerful as the one-eyed Balor and as cunning as Bricriu the bitter tongue!

Good point on Walters' career. I think Ireland and him were very much mutually beneficial. Had all the components to make him a fan favourite for Ireland fans.

[Colbert Report]

Incredible player, sad to see him go. Worked his socks off every time I saw him play.

[tetsujin1979]

Amazing interview on the Late Late at the moment.

[Fixer82]

Amazing interview on the Late Late at the moment.

Tough to watch.
He’s as courageous off the pitch as he was on it.

[Fizzer]

Absolutely, just watched it on the RTE Player.He’s really been through a lot, wish him and his family all the best.It’d be nice to see him in an Irish dressing room again in some capacity, i’d say he’d try to play for Ireland on one leg if they’d let him, actually if memory serves, he did try that at the Euros

[Paddy Garcia]

What he did not mention was that, when his daughter was seriously ill, at 22 he tore up a his contract at Hull to relolate and that meant signing for Wrexham - for family support reasons.

Willing to sacrafice his career.

Great role model.

[Olé Olé]

Just watched this now. I haven't been through one of the person tragedies he's been through. He's been through 3. Amazing to think that most people on the outside were wondering why he didn't just retire. And all he wanted to do was keep playing football for his family and for his country. Loved him before this, love him more after. Awesome man.

On an aside, Tubridy did his best to make it uncomfortable interjecting within a second of Walters pausing to hold back the emotion or attempt to vocalise the emotion.

[tetsujin1979]

I think Tubridy did ok, he was trying to give Walters a second or two to compose himself before continuing

[Fixer82]

Reading Keane’s comment on OTB about Walters crying on tv about his family.
Looks particularly harsh in print but I’ll wait to hear it to give my full judgement. Still, made me wince when I read it. Reads as quite a nasty comment.

[CraftyToePoke]

https://m.independent.ie/sport/soccer/have-a-look-at-his-medals-it-wouldnt-take-long-roy-keane-hits-out-at-walters-arter-and-ward-38468944.html

When it was put to Keane that Walters had scored big goals during his Irish career, he replied: "How many years ago is that? How long is he going to live off that? A certain player scored against Holland and he still is," with a clear nod to his old foe Jason McAteer

He talks a good game," he said. "Imagine if he'd won a trophy. He goes on the TV about how he was harshly treated by me. He's crying on the TV about his family situation.

"Maybe he should lie low for a while. Have a look at his medals? That wouldn't take long."

"We got beaten by Wales. Jon played. Jon didn't have a good game. Wardy played, he didn't have a good game. They need to go back see how bad they were."

Etc.

He'd want to learn a new tune, for his own careers sake if nothing else.

[third policeman]

Reading Keane’s comment on OTB about Walters crying on tv about his family.
Looks particularly harsh in print but I’ll wait to hear it to give my full judgement. Still, made me wince when I read it. Reads as quite a nasty comment.

He's a nasty character and should never have played for Ireland again after Saipan. Walters may not have been as good a footballer, but he is a better human being.

[tricky_colour]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJysMDzt6rQ

[Fixer82]

He kind of half says it. Doesn't seem as bad as it did in print. Still, shouldn't even go there