Aston Villa and Arsenal Irish youth

[bwagner]

Carruthers 15, scored to put Villa ahead
Rhys Murphy stared
Substitute Sean McDermott


Aston Villa

Derrick Williams
Samir Carruthers
Ciaran Clark (yellow card)
Graham Burke
(88) Substitutes Michael Drennan
Lewis Kinsella
(88) Jordan Graham - is he with Ireland still?

[liamoo11]

Lots of irish involved alright. Graham is back with the brits but grealish who has played with the reserves is with us. Lewis and Bryan are 2 other defenders who are irish and in and around the youths and reserves. Devine is a centre half who has a bad knee injury and is out for the season. |Dont think Kinsella is Irish. Arsenal also have roberts a striker and Glasgow a full back in and around the reserves and youths. 2 other irish under 19s smith a centre half and webb a midfielder left arsenal since the beginning of the season for leicester and qpr. Carruthers used b with arsenal so Im sure he enjoyed the goal!

[tommy_c12000]

Carruthers 15, scored to put Villa ahead
Rhys Murphy stared

Wenger won't like that. You'd think Murphy would at least make some kind of effort to stop Carruthers instead of merely eyeballing him

[bwagner]

Well Carruthers is a dish lads

[IsMiseSean]

Isn't Williams eligible for Germany? Anyone know how he is?

[bwagner]

Think Williams dad is German, his mum from Waterford

[Charlie Darwin]

Close - he was born in Germany to an Irish mother and American father: http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/williams-out-to-match-dunnes-euro-exploits-2825820.html

(http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/williams-out-to-match-dunnes-euro-exploits-2825820.html)Looks like the American sawker boards are hoping they'll get him in a reverse Conor Doyle: http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1843081

[SwanVsDalton]

Conor Doyle who we tried to 'poach' apparently. IFA and US Soccer should form a joint declaration to FIFA about this evil.

[French Toasht]

Unfortunately, statistically, if just one of those players goes on to represent the senior Ireland team on a regular level, we will have done very well there.

[Deckydee]

Was googleing those lads (dont take out of context) and I found this:

http://www.downinthebox.com/2011/10/next-gen-series-provides-an-antidote-to-a-european-promised-land-beyond-irish-reach/

[magicman]

Was googleing those lads (dont take out of context) and I found this:

http://www.downinthebox.com/2011/10/next-gen-series-provides-an-antidote-to-a-european-promised-land-beyond-irish-reach/

A decent read.. And it seems it could be just in time for Ireland too, with the new u19 league. Hopefully once the league is up and running we can get a couple participants into this competition. That would only help the LOI grow too

[Deckydee]

Can anyone put names on these faces?

http://kelvinwinscom.fatcow.com/clients/ditb/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/45444.png

[liamoo11]

Williams is the no3 and carruthers is the no 7 just in front of him. Dont think anyone else in the picture is at villa or arsenal

[Charlie Darwin]

I'll have a go. From left to right:

Top: Jeff Hendrick, Matt Doherty, Joe Shaghnessy, Derrick Williams, Anthony Forde, Joe Egan
Bottom: Conor Murray, Conor Murphy, Aaron McCarey, Samir Carruthers, Anthony O'Connor

[Closed Account]

I'll have a go. From left to right:

Top: Jeff Hendrick, Matt Doherty, Anthony O'Connor, Derrick Williams, Anthony Forde, Joe Egan
Bottom: Sean Murray, Conor Murphy, Aaron McCarey, Samir Carruthers, John O'Sullivan
So close....
It was the starting line-up against Poland in the Elite Round. (http://www.uefa.com/under19/matches/season=2011/round=2000082/match=2004664/index.html)

[Charlie Darwin]

Dagnabbit.


edit: and it's John Egan, not Joe.