Anthony Pilkington M Fleetwood Twn b.1988 [Archive]

Jaysus

15/10/2011, 4:14 PM

Pilks is, by all accounts, a top lad and he has bags of potential.

Time for a B international methinks.

-------------------Kieran Westwood

Kevin Foley - Mark O'Brien - Ciaran Clark - Marc Tierney

Seamus Coleman - James McCarthy - Marc Wilson - Anthony Pilkington
-----------------------------------------Wes Hoolahan
--------------------Leon Best

Not too shabby.

nigel-harps1954

15/10/2011, 6:05 PM

Scored 3 in 7 appearances now this season. Not bad. But saying that, Leon Best has scored 3 this season too and no game for him.

Yard of Pace

15/10/2011, 6:35 PM

-------------------Kieran Westwood

Kevin Foley - Mark O'Brien - Ciaran Clark - Marc Tierney

Seamus Coleman - James McCarthy - Marc Wilson - Anthony Pilkington
-----------------------------------------Wes Hoolahan
--------------------Leon Best

Not too shabby.

There's a fair chance our B team could beat our A team if they all gelled well together.

dr_peepee

15/10/2011, 6:38 PM

Think Meyler could be the biggest asset of any of them in Trapps system. Would like to see a B international at some point myself...

Sullivinho

17/10/2011, 3:33 PM

Pilkington class puts him on Trap radar. (http://www.examiner.ie/sport/soccer/premiership/pilkington-class-puts-him-on-trap-radar-170974.html)

IF Ireland can overcome Estonia next month, expect Giovanni Trapattoni to run the rule over some new faces for his squad for Euro 2012.

In other eligibility news, O'Hara will not play for Ireland. (http://www.skysports.com/story/0,,12016_7245325,00.html)

"I have a massive Irish family on my dad's side. In fact, I'm probably more Irish than English! But it would be unfair on the Irish players."

Jaysus

22/10/2011, 5:58 PM

Great cross for the goal against Liverpool.

The Legend

23/10/2011, 12:05 AM

was class today, we should get him into senior squad.

Jaysus

23/10/2011, 1:21 AM

was class today, we should get him into senior squad.

Agreed, at the next friendly he should take Keogh or Lawrence's place in the squad.

mark12345

25/10/2011, 12:45 AM

Why no thank you? He's a bloody decent player.

mark12345

25/10/2011, 12:47 AM

Agree 100 per cent. The boy can control the ball pretty good. I could see him doing a job up front for Ireland. Come to think of it we could have a whole new left side to the team with Tierney, Hoolahan and Pilkington.

The Legend

25/10/2011, 7:44 AM

Unfortunately Trap probably thinks Norwich is some kinda of scandinavian fast food! lol

tetsujin1979

25/10/2011, 8:58 AM

Unfortunately Trap probably thinks Norwich is some kinda of scandinavian fast food! lol
Don't be daft, Hoolahan was in his earliest squads, and the B game against Forest, and Tierney has repeated being reported as being watched by Tardelli.

paul_oshea

25/10/2011, 12:32 PM

Unfortunately Trap probably thinks Norwich is some kinda of scandinavian fast food! lol

Norway Porridge?

Murfinator

28/10/2011, 2:50 PM

Why no thank you? He's a bloody decent player.

Would rather Irish people playing for Ireland.

Sullivinho

29/10/2011, 2:32 PM

Lambert backs Irish trio. (http://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/lambert-backs-irish-trio-2919958.html)

"They are meant to be looking at them and quite rightly so," said Lambert.

Paddy Garcia

29/10/2011, 3:22 PM

Would rather Irish people playing for Ireland.

Is there a No Thanks button for these remarks?

theworm2345

29/10/2011, 3:35 PM

Is there a No Thanks button for these remarks?
Click the star to the right of the Thanks button and hit I disapprove...can even leave a comment (though its not public)

mark12345

29/10/2011, 9:47 PM

Maybe I can get your autograph some time. The guy who is actually more Irish than the rest of us.

Catch yourself on my friend. Would Anthony Pilkington be playing for Ireland if he didn't have an Irish passport? He's no different than scores of others like Andy Townsend, Mick McCarthy, Ray Houghton etc. You shouted your 'Would rather Irish people playing for Ireland' slogan loud and clear back then, didn't you?

Pilkington is the son of Irish emigrants. Do you want me to get started on that whole emigration history lesson which is to Ireland like green is to grass.

mark12345

30/10/2011, 12:08 AM

[QUOTE=Murfinator;1547217]Would rather Irish people playing for Ireland.[/QUOTE

Maybe I can get your autograph some time. The guy who is actually more Irish than the rest of us.

Catch yourself on my friend. Would Anthony Pilkington be playing for Ireland if he didn't have an Irish passport? He's no different than scores of others like Andy Townsend, Mick McCarthy, Ray Houghton etc. You shouted your 'Would rather Irish people playing for Ireland' slogan loud and clear back then, didn't you?

Pilkington is the son of Irish emigrants. Do you want me to get started on that whole emigration history lesson which is to Ireland like green is to grass.

Murfinator

30/10/2011, 10:32 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_8qKF0pr8o

He sounds very Irish, wexford accent is it?

He received a call-up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 squad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland_under-21_national_football_team) in October 2008; not knowing he was eligible to play for Republic of Ireland national sides until a scout enquired of his availability. He qualifies through his paternal grandmother from Dublin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin) but has not yet declared his national side

Also showing great national pride there, if that report is correct he didn't possess an Irish passport and was even unaware he was eligible until he received inquiries. Also he has not declared his national side yet which if true again doesn't show him as a very committed Irish man.

Do we really want people like this? Again? More Irish than the rest of us, are you insane or just taking the ****? Show some pride in your country, that's a disgraceful comment.

Yard of Pace

30/10/2011, 12:27 PM

By all accounts, Pilks is a top lad, hard-working, honest and level headed. If he decides to throw his lot in with us I'd have him in a heartbeat, he'll give it his all. He's not your average EPL primadonna, he's got there the hard way, playing for Stockport and Huddersfield. I like lads like that.

mark12345

30/10/2011, 12:46 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_8qKF0pr8o

He sounds very Irish, wexford accent is it?

Also showing great national pride there, if that report is correct he didn't possess an Irish passport and was even unaware he was eligible until he received inquiries. Also he has not declared his national side yet which if true again doesn't show him as a very committed Irish man.

Do we really want people like this? Again? More Irish than the rest of us, are you insane or just taking the ****? Show some pride in your country, that's a disgraceful comment.

Show some pride in your country? A disgraceful comment?

So let me get something straight. Let's take three Irishmen as an example. Let's take Ronnie Whelan, Denis Irwin and Niall Quinn. All three have young sons (at least I think all three do, but you get my point) and all three were born in England and reside there. The time comes for one or all of them to play international football and they decide to opt for Ireland........ you know that country where their father came from.

You sir would deny them the opportunity because they were, like Anthony Pilkington, born in a different country? And don't split hairs between grandparents and parents - they have the Irish lineage and that's all that matters. And that's my point about the passport. He will have one pretty soon if the FAI and Trap so desire. At that point Anthony be an Irish passport holder like you or me.

And at the same time of questioning / denying Pilkington's right to play for Ireland, you will, I take it, allow some refugee into Ireland, from some far flung country, who has little or no Irish heritage, the chance to play for the Boys in Green. Yeah, I guess you have it all figured out. But then what would I know, you are the one who is pure Irish, purer than the rest of us.

Yard of Pace

30/10/2011, 12:53 PM

Show some pride in your country? A disgraceful comment?

So let me get something straight. Let's take three Irishmen as an example. Let's take Ronnie Whelan, Denis Irwin and Niall Quinn. All three have young sons (at least I think all three do, but you get my point) and all three were born in England and reside there. The time comes for one or all of them to play international football and they decide to opt for Ireland........ you know that country where their father came from.

You sir would deny them the opportunity because they were, like Anthony Pilkington, born in a different country? And don't split hairs between grandparents and parents - they have the Irish lineage and that's all that matters. And that's my point about the passport. He will have one pretty soon if the FAI and Trap so desire. At that point Anthony be an Irish passport holder like you or me.

And at the same time of questioning / denying Pilkington's right to play for Ireland, you will, I take it, allow some refugee into Ireland, from some far flung country, who has little or no Irish heritage, the chance to play for the Boys in Green. Yeah, I guess you have it all figured out. But then what would I know, you are the one who is pure Irish, purer than the rest of us.

Why on earth would you bother replying in such detail to Murfinator? Himself and Colbert Report should have their own separate sub-forum, far away from everyone else.

BonnieShels

30/10/2011, 12:57 PM

Show some pride in your country? A disgraceful comment?

So let me get something straight. Let's take three Irishmen as an example. Let's take Ronnie Whelan, Denis Irwin and Niall Quinn. All three have young sons (at least I think all three do, but you get my point) and all three were born in England and reside there. The time comes for one or all of them to play international football and they decide to opt for Ireland........ you know that country where their father came from.

You sir would deny them the opportunity because they were, like Anthony Pilkington, born in a different country? And don't split hairs between grandparents and parents - they have the Irish lineage and that's all that matters. And that's my point about the passport. He will have one pretty soon if the FAI and Trap so desire. At that point Anthony be an Irish passport holder like you or me.

And at the same time of questioning / denying Pilkington's right to play for Ireland, you will, I take it, allow some refugee into Ireland, from some far flung country, who has little or no Irish heritage, the chance to play for the Boys in Green. Yeah, I guess you have it all figured out. But then what would I know, you are the one who is pure Irish, purer than the rest of us.

Mark, I appreciate that you have gone through there to make your point and 100% agree with you but there's a more succinct answer to Murf's rambling...

Mr Kevin Daniel Kilbane

mark12345

30/10/2011, 1:09 PM

Mark, I appreciate that you have gone through there to make your point and 100% agree with you but there's a more succinct answer to Murf's rambling...

Mr Kevin Daniel Kilbane

Very well put BonnieShels. Couldn't have said it better meself.

mark12345

30/10/2011, 1:11 PM

Why on earth would you bother replying in such detail to Murfinator? Himself and Colbert Report should have their own separate sub-forum, far away from everyone else.

I should have known better

seanfhear

30/10/2011, 1:13 PM

Lambert backs Irish trio. (http://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/lambert-backs-irish-trio-2919958.html)
Nice to see a club manager talking about international football in a positive manner.

BonnieShels

30/10/2011, 2:56 PM

Lambert is a class act. Not surprising really.

Murfinator

30/10/2011, 7:26 PM

It's an insult to even compare Kilbane to an indecisive englishman tempting himself with International football. Kilbane commited himself to Ireland at 19, there was never a shadow of doubt in his mind what he wanted to do or who he wanted to play for. If you think the issue here is his country of birth you're absolutely wrong. The issue is the shaky commitment and unclear intentions, he's 23 for god sake he's had more than enough time to stake his national colours at this stage.

Very selective to name Kilbane as well, if only that was a typical example of commitment from a foreign born player in Irish colours. How about Andy O'Brien, Paddy Kenny or Marc Wilson. Not want to talk about any of those hmm? The many years of fence sitting from O'Hara, Nolan or the chancer attempts from Pennant? I suppose you'd call him Irish if he threw on a green shirt too would you?

Predator

30/10/2011, 7:52 PM

Very selective to name Kilbane as well, if only that was a typical example of commitment from a foreign born player in Irish colours. How about Andy O'Brien, Paddy Kenny or Marc Wilson.Now that's an insult.

Jaysus

30/10/2011, 10:34 PM

Agreed, Marc Wilson has as much right to call himself Irish as anyone in the Republic.

Murfinator

31/10/2011, 9:36 AM

Maybe if he turns up when requested by Trapattoni once in a while I'd call him by more endearing terms. He's as Irish as Stephen Ireland, lets put it that way.

Stuttgart88

31/10/2011, 10:17 AM

He'd fit in well. I hear he likes a night on the tiles.

ifk101

31/10/2011, 10:36 AM

He'd fit in well. I hear he likes a night on the tiles.

Wordfeud? :confused:

geysir

31/10/2011, 1:24 PM

A night on the tiles.

http://www2.alibris-static.com/isbn/9780395936559.gif

Stuttgart88

31/10/2011, 2:44 PM

Wordfeud? :confused: I thought everyone knew these guys

http://pilkingtons.com/

Word Feud was new to me actually. Is it not just Scrabble for iPhones?

gastric

31/10/2011, 8:25 PM

Murf, if my memory serves me correctly, Paddy Kenny asked Staunton to not consider him as his wife walked out on him and he went through some personal hell. He has made himself available since without success. If I am correct in this opinion I think you are being a little harsh on him as regards his commitment to Ireland.

Sullivinho

01/11/2011, 10:14 PM

Canaries midfielder Pilkington focussing on Norwich City. (http://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/norwich-city-fc/canaries_midfielder_pilkington_focussing_on_norwic h_city_1_1113641)

The Lancashire-born left winger, however, is in no rush to pledge his allegiance to the country of his birth or that of his ancestors. “If they both came in I’d have to think about it, but I’m not thinking about that. I’m just enjoying my football down here at Norwich,” he said. “I’m not thinking about any international call-ups or anything like that, I just want to concentrate on getting the three points each week and playing well.

TrapAPony

01/11/2011, 11:00 PM

Murfinator

02/11/2011, 12:09 AM

If they both came in I’d have to think about it.

You look around and there’s young British players, but there’s so much quality in the changing room and I think people underestimated us coming into the season.

Now how on earth could anyone stand by this guy after saying the above. He's as much as issued a "come and get me" to England in stating that despite who he represented as youth he doesn't feel he's declared for a country and is willing to listen to any who'd come forward. People like this guy are whats wrong with the international game and supporters who tolerate or even encourage mercenaries such as this to play for their country.

This lad can **** off. He can enjoy his summer off preparing for the championship while Wes is in Poland.

gastric

02/11/2011, 12:30 AM

You're being a bit harsh in judging Pilkington on one comment. Pilkington will not be going to Euro 12, but is certainly one for the future. I remember when Clinton was first asked about representing Ireland, he was unsure where his allegiance lay. However, once he came on board, he gave 100% and even turned up to watch a B International. Pragatism must overcome emotion if you want success when you only have a tiny population!

Jaysus

02/11/2011, 12:33 AM

Irwin3

02/11/2011, 12:39 AM

Now how on earth could anyone stand by this guy after saying the above. He's as much as issued a "come and get me" to England in stating that despite who he represented as youth he doesn't feel he's declared for a country and is willing to listen to any who'd come forward. People like this guy are whats wrong with the international game and supporters who tolerate or even encourage mercenaries such as this to play for their country.

This lad can **** off. He can enjoy his summer off preparing for the championship while Wes is in Poland.

Someone's got their knickers in a twist. Most of the Norwich squad can be described as British. Pilkington has one Irish grandparent. I presume he is 3/4 British. He is both Irish and British. He's just being honest and a bit naive in coming out with these commments. The most damning thing he said in that piece was “If they both came in I’d have to think about it" and that's fair enough. Who here thinks he'd play for Ireland over England? Who would Andy Townsend have played for if he had the choice?