James McClean M Wrexham b.1989 [Archive]

Noelys Guitar

11/12/2011, 2:46 PM

Excellent cameo today for Sunderland. Changed the game when he came on. Different type of player from Duff and McGEady in that he can head the ball and uses his size to great effect. Excellent first touch as well. Very impressed and makes sense now of MON' comments about starting him earlier this week.

legendz

11/12/2011, 2:54 PM

Sullivinho

11/12/2011, 3:32 PM

Sounds very positive. Glad to hear he's getting involved enough to deserve his dedicated thread back. ;) I was undecided whether to watch the game later or not but will do based on that review Noely. I'm one of those with no club allegiance who looks out for the Irish players on show more than anything else.

Closed Account

11/12/2011, 3:34 PM

Another great advertisement for the League of Ireland. Go out and watch these players on your doorstep now instead of waiting until they move to the "big" leagues.

The only negative is Noelys incorrect use of Capitalisation. Grrrr...

Jaysus

11/12/2011, 3:34 PM

Very fast and positive and crossed well.

O'Shea on the other hand was terrible (again).

tommy_c12000

11/12/2011, 3:36 PM

Predator

11/12/2011, 3:56 PM

I've seen him play in the LoI a few times. He did well today when he came on. To think the Dublin Super Cup is labelled a waste of time for LoI players but it was playing in the Dublin Super Cup that clinched McClean's move to Sunderland.I don't recall McClean being outstanding in the Super Cup. The guy who replaced him in one of the games, Daniel Kearns, could probably put his performances in the Super Cup down as the clincher.
McClean was simply brilliant for Derry before he left.

ArdeeBhoy

11/12/2011, 4:04 PM

Good luck to the lad, hopefully MO'N will get the best out of him now?

Yard of Pace

11/12/2011, 4:47 PM

Exciting young wingers in the north-east of England have really prospered for us over the years. Alan O'Brien, Thomas Butler....

Predator

11/12/2011, 5:10 PM

None of whom hail from the Creggan.

legendz

11/12/2011, 6:29 PM

Very fast and positive and crossed well.

O'Shea on the other hand was terrible (again).

O'Shea has been terrible all season. Surprised he was not taken off.

legendz

11/12/2011, 6:32 PM

He was very positive when he came on, had a couple of good crosses and displayed a good first touch. However, I wouldn't get too carried away with it. Posters on the Sunderland forum making him out to be the Messiah. It was a good solid start to his Sunderland career and he certainly didn't do himself any harm. Hopefully, he will build on this over the coming weeks

Some were questioning the last manager for having on the bench at all. He'll have a long way to go. Decent start but he's a lot to learn. It's a great advert for the LoI again. The FAI should really do some promotion work using Ireland players who've played in the league. Now that we've qualified for the Euro's with players like that, it's time to be promoting the talent that is in the league. Ward played in the LoI. Doyle played in the LoI. Fahey played in the LoI. There's no better time than In February/March ahead of the start of next season. Airtricity should look to get involved.

Charlie Darwin

12/12/2011, 12:03 AM

It seems like he made a big impression on the Sunderland fans today, and all the papers say his introduction changed the game. A quote from O'Neill here:

The substitute James McClean, making his debut for Sunderland following his move from Derry City in the summer, made a significant difference after he came on with 14 minutes left. O'Neill had watched him play for the reserves against their Manchester United counterparts on Thursday and judged him ready.

"He wants to go out and please," O'Neill said. "He is young, a bit immature but he was great and the crowd took to it."

tricky_colour

12/12/2011, 1:47 AM

If he turns out to be as good as the toothpaste he will be fantastic.

tricky_colour

12/12/2011, 1:52 AM

On a more serious note there is a good article about him here.
http://www.rokerreport.com/2011/8/9/2351036/who-is-james-mcclean-your-questions-answered-by-someone-who-knows

ifk101

12/12/2011, 6:50 AM

The first thing he did after coming on was beat his man and drill in a perfect cross. That turned the game for Sunderland as it lifted both the team and the crowd.

ArdeeBhoy

12/12/2011, 8:46 AM

If he turns out to be as good as the toothpaste he will be fantastic.

I believe their market share has been dropping for some years now...

Eminence Grise

12/12/2011, 9:13 AM

If he turns out to be as good as the toothpaste he will be fantastic.

He might be of Northern Irish extraction, but filling a hole in the Irish squad is a realistic target. Hopefully he'll get a better chance than the Brian Careys of this world. He knows the drill...

I can hear the chant now: 'Let's go f***ing dental, let's go f***ing dental, la la la la, la la la la!'

ArdeeBhoy

12/12/2011, 9:31 AM

Brian Carey??
Hardly a valid comparison?

Eminence Grise

12/12/2011, 10:03 AM

Brian Carey??
Hardly a valid comparison?

Aural pun! Had to sacrifice spelling accuracy for an oh-so-clever jest.

Caries = tooth decay!

ArdeeBhoy

12/12/2011, 10:41 AM

Ok clever, but more than a little obscure.

The Fly

13/12/2011, 5:42 PM

I can hear the chant now: 'Let's go f***ing dental, let's go f***ing dental, la la la la, la la la la!'

Hmmm.......I think I'll save that for when an Alan Aquafresh, Colin Colgate or Simon Sensodyne take to the field, and even then it's 50:50.

ArdeeBhoy

13/12/2011, 6:23 PM

Btw, isn't this the third separate thread in his, er, honour?

Must be a foot.ie first?

CiaranR

14/12/2011, 4:49 PM

Here's an article on his dream start and a bit about the path that got him there as well:http://sc1sports.com/dream-start-at-sunderland-for-james-mcclean/

Brendan 82

14/12/2011, 11:12 PM

Will he make the squad for the cup? If he performs for Sunderland?

Yard of Pace

01/01/2012, 1:42 PM

Starts for Sunderland today along with O'Shea. Meyler on the bench.

drummerboy

01/01/2012, 2:54 PM

Where is Westwood today?

Closed Account

01/01/2012, 3:02 PM

Injured in training.

Closed Account

01/01/2012, 3:04 PM

James has done well so far. Couple of crosses in and a shot on target. Overran it a couple of times but more to do with no options in front of him.
Has been tracking zabaleta well all day.

the bear

01/01/2012, 3:39 PM

looks a good player at this level, defended well all game and dangerous when in possesion, final ball hasn't been the best though but defo promising

geysir

01/01/2012, 3:57 PM

He's tenacious.
That's some support Sunderland have got going at Roker pk.

gastric

02/01/2012, 2:35 AM

He's tenacious.
That's some support Sunderland have got going at Roker pk.
It must be loud considering they left Roker Park in 1997! Sorry Geysir, just being a pedantic *****!

ArdeeBhoy

02/01/2012, 9:32 AM

It's The Stadium of Light!
Went to NQ's testimonial there;great day out besides a few hostile natives...

Stuttgart88

02/01/2012, 11:54 AM

I still see loads of tricolours and Ireland scarves there on TV.

In Stuttgart in '06 we met a fourth (I think, but definitely at least 3rd) generation Irish guy called Peter, a big bald Mackem, who had a tricolour with the names of all the Irish in or around the Sunderland team. Delap, Clive Clarke, everyone. He worshipped big Mick.

For all of my / our issues with the EPL, the last round of games was enthralling. Credit where it's due.

McClean did well and his efforts were recognised by the commentators. Good to see Meyler in the match day squad too. MON likes his midfielders to have a bit of bite so Meyler might have a chance soon.

theworm2345

03/01/2012, 7:14 PM

Looking good so far against Wigan, might be even more effective if he had something other than a donkey to aim at.

TrapAPony

03/01/2012, 7:32 PM

Any link to the Sunderland match?

tricky_colour

03/01/2012, 7:34 PM

one here (http://www.sports24u.com/ch4.html) but it is laggy for me
goal!!!!!! gardddner for sunderland

theworm2345

03/01/2012, 7:36 PM

Any link to the Sunderland match?
http://www.adthe.us/streams/CreepyTV4.html

one here (http://www.sports24u.com/ch4.html) but it is laggy for me
goal!!!!!! gardddner for sunderland
Lovely goal there, shades of Roberto Carlos against France.

tricky_colour

03/01/2012, 7:40 PM

Hard to get a good view of the goal on my stream, I think it is blowing a gale there, perhaps?
To me it looked like the wind did the work rather than the ball being bent round the wall but bit hard to tell.

theworm2345

03/01/2012, 8:02 PM

tricky_colour

03/01/2012, 8:04 PM

What happened there??
My stream is real bad, I thought there was a goal and McCLean was shown but this stream is a dead loss.

tricky_colour

03/01/2012, 8:05 PM

Lol my stream is stuck on 0-1

tricky_colour

03/01/2012, 8:06 PM

Just heard the radio presenter say james McClean as mcclain are in lane rather then clean is in lean.

Sullivinho

03/01/2012, 8:06 PM

Yippee ki-yay!

SkStu

03/01/2012, 8:07 PM

Great news for the lad. Former LOI player of course. Scrappy headed goals by McClean were available in a stadium close to you up until a few months ago.

theworm2345

03/01/2012, 8:09 PM

Goal McClean! Jones loses the ball deep in his own half, ball comes in from the right, McClean ghosts in and somehow misses as he barely gets anything on the header, fortunately for him Mignolet's touch comes back out to him and he this time he finds the goal with his header...2-0 Sunderland.
Well Sammon just came on after that. Now 2-1, McCarthy passed to Rodallega who fired past Mignolet...may have taken a touch off Sammon so could be his goal.

EDIT: Now Meyler on for Sunderland

kev mcq

03/01/2012, 8:17 PM

Is Mignolet playing for both teams? He was beaten for Sunderland's second goal and Wigan's goal...

geysir

03/01/2012, 8:18 PM

Bendtner has some finish ;)

edit, then after missing that sitter, he sets up a 3rd sunderland goal with a beautiful assist

theworm2345

03/01/2012, 8:24 PM

Is Mignolet playing for both teams? He was beaten for Sunderland's second goal and Wigan's goal...
Oops, the abundance of gingers (two named James) in the match must have my mind spinning.

McClean nearly just got a second, probably was a cross but Al-Habsi managed to push it over. Sammon nearly got one as well just couldn't control it, and another chance there with a near post header.

Some great work from McClean there in the buildup to Sunderland's fourth (another cracker)...thought it was Meyler at first. Quinny and Kevin Moran enjoying the match.