Irish Abroad 2011/2012

[Dermotron]

Eamon Zayed to be offered new contract with Persepolis

http://www.goal.com/en/news/1277/west-asia/2012/07/12/3236387/eamon-zayed-reportedly-set-for-new-persepolis-deal-fabio

12 in 15 is an impressive (think it includes 2 hatricks)

[theworm2345]

Two more goals from Shane Robinson for Haka today

[zackmorris]

http://www.denverpost.com/preps/ci_20890433/fairviews-shane-oneill-signs-colorado-rapids

Born in Cork - may be worth keeping an eye on or even letting the FAI know about!

[AlaskaFox]

http://www.denverpost.com/preps/ci_20890433/fairviews-shane-oneill-signs-colorado-rapids

Born in Cork - may be worth keeping an eye on or even letting the FAI know about!

His brother sounds like the next Ronan O'Gara too.

[gufcfan]

http://www.denverpost.com/preps/ci_20890433/fairviews-shane-oneill-signs-colorado-rapids

Born in Cork - may be worth keeping an eye on or even letting the FAI know about!
Sounds like he has a good future ahead of him. 18 years old, 6'2, 13 & 1/2 stone, good technically (according to the yanks). Might see him in the MLS soon.

[AlaskaFox]

Interview with him on Cork's Red FM, as well as another interesting story about locals going to Mexico
http://bigredbench.blogspot.ie/2012/04/irish-soccer-talent-abroad.html

[gufcfan]

Interview with him on Cork's Red FM, as well as another interesting story about locals going to Mexico
http://bigredbench.blogspot.ie/2012/04/irish-soccer-talent-abroad.html
I was listening, thinking this is interesting, then he says... "well he's only 8 years old yet" FFS... I thought he was some young lad about to burst onto the international scene...

[bwagner]

Aston Villa squad for three-match tour of the United States: Agbonlahor, Baker, Bannan, Bent, Carruthers, Clark, Collins, Delfouneso, Delph, Dunne, El Ahmadi, Given, Gardner, Guzan, Herd, Holman, Ireland, Johnson, Lichaj, Lowton, Marshall, N'Zogbia, Stevens, Warnock, Weimann.



Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/premiership/trio-named-in-villa-touring-squad-16185612.html#ixzz20ncfSs7H

[tetsujin1979]

Sunderland squad for Peace Cup in South Korea: http://www.safc.com/news/20120716/wear-on-our-way_2256213_2848777

Peace Cup squad: Adams, Bramble, Brown, Campbell, Cattermole, Colback, Cuellar, Deacon, Egan, Gardner, Knott, Laing, Lynch, Meyler, Mignolet, Noble, Pickford, Reed, Richardson, Turner, Vaughan, Wickham, Wilson.

[AlaskaFox]

Plenty of Irish were in pre-season action over the weekend:
http://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/3942/ireland/2012/07/16/3244730/irish-abroad-pre-season-friendlies-get-underway-for-several

[tetsujin1979]

Cliff Byrne on trial at Preston North End: http://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/preston-north-end-news/southport-0-preston-north-end-2-1-4742297

[CraftyToePoke]

Paddy Mc signs on for three more years at Palace. 29 now. The time flies.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19014302

[paul_oshea]

Thats a great article about that irish american guy. The Gaelic footballer one i mean.

[CraftyToePoke]

Great news on Mark O'Brien here. Fit again and been on the weights in the meantime.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19049968

[dr_peepee]

Found out recently he's a 2nd or 3rd cousin of mine. His oul lad and mine are first cousins, so whatever that works out as. Bask in my reflected glory!!

He's a first cousin of Cliff Byrne too on the other side of his clan. By all accounts a nice youngfella.

[Serb]

Found out recently he's a 2nd or 3rd cousin of mine. His oul lad and mine are first cousins, so whatever that works out as. Bask in my reflected glory!!

You guys are second cousins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cousins#Basic_definitions). Congrats.