Irish Abroad 2014/2015

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A little bit of Irish involvement in Leeds Utd Development Squad's loss to Colchester. Grimes seems to have done reasonably well.

http://www.leeds.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=374153

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Adam Barton is awarded MOTM for Coventry in this report. Is it just me or was he released by them in the summer? Interesting!

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/look-oldham-4-1-coventry-city-7977194

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Praise for Mark Yeates from Phil Parkinson while Billy Clarke's confidence seems to be on the rise.

http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/11553798.Team_man_Yeates_earns_Bradford_City_plaud its/?ref=rss

[Charlie Darwin]

Martin O'Neill is heading to Charlton-Fulham tonight to watch Stephen Henderson and, if he plays, Sean Kavanagh.

[tetsujin1979]

Martin O'Neill is heading to Charlton-Fulham tonight to watch Stephen Henderson and, if he plays, Sean Kavanagh.
game is on Sky Sports. Obviously you won't see as much as if you were there, but those are the breaks

[Charlie Darwin]

Hopefully the lads from YBIG will head down to let us know what really happens.

[tetsujin1979]

Hopefully the lads from YBIG will head down to let us know what really happens.
well, obviously the real fans who go to the game won't post here, so we'll have to depend on them.
Godspeed, and good luck.

[tetsujin1979]

Lee Carlsey takes over as manager of the development squad at Brentford: http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/academy-coaching-update-21.10.14-2030013.aspx

[tetsujin1979]

Martin O'Neill is heading to Charlton-Fulham tonight to watch Stephen Henderson and, if he plays, Sean Kavanagh.
Henderson conceded three goals, but Kavanagh played 90 minutes on the left wing. Swings and roundabouts, I guess.

[tetsujin1979]

continuing the recent theme of comebacks from injuries, Cody Mulhall played for Hibs earlier this week for the first time in more than 12 months: http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibs/mulhall-returns-as-hibs-under-20s-draw-1-3580238

[tetsujin1979]

Barry Roche out for the season with a hip injury: http://www.morecambefc.com/news/article/roche-out-for-season-barry-roche-is-set-to-muss-the-rest-of-the-season-with-a-hip-injury-2039026.aspx

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A short interview with Corey O'Keefe of Birmingham who mentions his debut for us as being his most memorable sporting moment. Anyone know anything about him?

http://www.birmingham.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=374785

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

I knew he was recruited when I seen the spelling of his surname.

[Charlie Darwin]

James Collins starts for Shrewsbury at home to Chelsea in the League Cup tonight, with Liam Lawrence on the bench. It's live on Sky.

Also of interest for Ireland fans is Derby's trip to Fulham, where Jeff Hendrick and Richard "Call Me Up" Keogh face Seán Kavanagh.

Eunan O'Kane and Ian Harte starts for Bournemouth at home to West Brom.

Darren Potter and Samir Carruthers starts for MK Dons at home to Sheffield United, with Ian McLoughlin on the bench. Connor Dimaio is on the bench for Sheffield United.

[liamoo11]

Is that knight Percival the lad who played for us when he was at spuds now at shrewsbury??

[tetsujin1979]

lineups and all match events on the live blog here: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Live

[Charlie Darwin]

Is that knight Percival the lad who played for us when he was at spuds now at shrewsbury??
Don't think this one was ever at Spurs, nor can I find any reference to him playing for us.

[Charlie Darwin]

James Collins starts for Shrewsbury at home to Chelsea in the League Cup tonight, with Liam Lawrence on the bench. It's live on Sky.

Also of interest for Ireland fans is Derby's trip to Fulham, where Jeff Hendrick and Richard "Call Me Up" Keogh face Seán Kavanagh.

Eunan O'Kane and Ian Harte starts for Bournemouth at home to West Brom.

Darren Potter and Samir Carruthers starts for MK Dons at home to Sheffield United, with Ian McLoughlin on the bench. Connor Dimaio is on the bench for Sheffield United.
Lawrence actually started for Shrewsbury, in an apparent change to the originally-announced line-up. Collins in particular has played well as a target man and chasing back, and he had one half-chance, a header he couldn't quite wrap his head around.

[liamoo11]

Don't think this one was ever at Spurs, nor can I find any reference to him playing for us.
Cheers u spot on. The lad I was running of was Roman persil who was with spurs

[tetsujin1979]

one time U19 call up Matty Mainwaring has retired from football, aged only 24: https://twitter.com/Matty_Main/statuses/527195720034832384

Sad to make the decision to retire from professional football today, but ecstatic to start chasing my real dream!! #WatchThisSpace (https://twitter.com/hashtag/WatchThisSpace?src=hash)

[Charlie Darwin]

He's either going to be a boxer or a drag queen.

[Charlie Darwin]

18 year old striker Ronan Coughlan has signed a pro contract with Huddersfield Town after impressing following his summer move from Limerick FC

http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-academy-striker-ronan-8015239

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Liam McAlinden recalled by Wolves, possibly to play this weekend. Time will tell.

http://www.fleetwood.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=547413

[Charlie Darwin]

Just looking at this picture from the last U19s games on the FAI website... Fiacre Kelleher is an absolute monster:

http://www.fai.ie/sites/default/files/styles/content_width_730px_x_350px/public/thumbnails/image/U19s%20v%20Netherlands.jpg?itok=MHz6rvI5

[Closed Account]

21 year old Charles Dunne made his debut at left back for Blackpool today. Had a good effort from distance before being substituted with cramp.

[gastric]

A good Meath man signs for Villa.

http://www.meathchronicle.ie/sport/soccer/articles/2014/10/31/4033521-talented-skryne-youngster-signs-for-aston-villa-/

[tetsujin1979]

Kevin Walker about to sign for Djurgårdens: http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/kevin-walker-flyttar---ar-klar-for-djurgarden/
(passing through Google Translate)

Sundsvall captain Kevin Walker is not "Giffarna" up to the headlines.
According to information SportExpressen.se midfielder is ready for Djurgråden - and will be presented as DIF's acquisitions shortly.
He goes down to Stockholm and complete the final details of the days.
- We know that there is interest from other premier league clubs, says Gif Sundsvall's sporting director Urban Hagblom.

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Conrad Logan has saved three penalties at Rochdale and has had 6 clean sheets. Regular football is an amazing thing as Kieron Westwood can testify too, although granted Logan is playing at a lower level.

http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/article/youtube-loganssavevpne-01.11.14-2058058.aspx

[DannyInvincible]

I knew he was recruited when I seen the spelling of his surname.

Why is that and what are you getting at?

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Why is that and what are you getting at?

It was a poor attempt at a joke.

[Stuttgart88]

And a poor attempt at pretending you're really a Dub ("when I seen...").

Not as bad as Bonnie Shels pretending he's a real hard nut though, by referring to the English football team as The Tans, mind you.

[WexCar]

Shane Duffy gets his 1st goal of the season away to Millwall
&
Stephen Kelly gets the start at left back for Reading tonight against Rotherham
&
Daryl Murphy & Simon Cox both score 2

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Shane Duffy gets his 1st goal of the season away to Millwall
&
Stephen Kelly gets the start at left back for Reading tonight against Rotherham
&
Daryl Murphy & Simon Cox both score 2


Shaun Williams scored for Millwall too!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2820980/Millwall-2-2-Blackburn-Ian-Holloway-sent-stands-bust-Gary-Bowyer-10-men-Lions-claw-two-goal-deficit.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

[BonnieShels]

And a poor attempt at pretending you're really a Dub ("when I seen...").

Not as bad as Bonnie Shels pretending he's a real hard nut though, by referring to the English football team as The Tans, mind you.

I think we both know that I am far from a hard nut.

Is the term actually that offensive? Or is it merely projected offence because as Irish people we know the root of the term.

I have no idea and I have used in certain situations as a "neighbourly" ribbing, much like an English friend referring to us as Paddies or Micks without any underling Chelsea-Combat 18-BNP connotations.

[Wangball]

This guy - Glen Rea - has been called up to our U21's for the upcoming friendly matches against USA & Russia - maybe one of the funniest videos I've seen in a while (Our guy is in blue & white)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyCUmK34_f4

[tetsujin1979]

Ben Burgess retired at 30 with a knee injury and is now a teacher: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29972022

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Ben Burgess retired at 30 with a knee injury and is now a teacher: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29972022

Reflects my life. Burnout in advertising/ media at 30, back to college at 31 to become a teacher and never looked back!

[tetsujin1979]

Stephanie Roche's goal this year is up for the FIFA's Puskas award for Goal of the Year: http://www.fifa.com/ballon-dor/puskas-award/index.html
Vote early, vote often

[Closed Account]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z9wjq6f
Percentage of minutes this season to 1 Oct: 4.22%
Percentage of minutes last season to 1 Oct: 4.70%
Percentage of minutes of whole of last season: 4.81%
Percentage of minutes of 2007-8 season: 6.00%
Three State of the Game findings:
1. More players from the Republic of Ireland were used in the first six games this season than during the same time last season (21 compared to 19).
2. However less than a third of them (6) featured in every game and, collectively, they contributed fewer minutes during that period (5,002) compared to last season (5, 652).
3. Half the clubs in the Premier League used players from the Republic of Ireland in the first six games this season: Everton (4), Hull (4), Stoke (4), Aston Villa (2), Crystal Palace (2), Southampton (1), Sunderland (1), West Ham (1), Burnley (1) and QPR (1).

[tetsujin1979]

Kane Ferdinand has signed for Cheltenham Town FC on a two month loan deal: http://www.ctfc.com/news/article/peterborough-united-midfielder-kane-ferdinand-has-agreed-to-join-cheltenham-town-in-a-two-month-loan-deal.-2094149.aspx

[Charlie Darwin]

Derrick Williams starts for Bristol City v Peterborough on Sky Sports now, where they've just gone 1-0 up. Cunningham on the bench.

Stephen McLaughlin starts for Notts County at Paddy McCarthy's Sheffield United with Ronan Murray on the bench for County.

In League Two, John O'Sullivan, Seani Maguire and Michael Liddle all start for Accrington. They're 1-0 down to Graham Cummins' Exeter, who also have Jimmy Keohane and Clinton Morrison on the bench.

[gastric]

Come on Kwame, help us take him off the leek lovers if he's good!

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/6159172/Dadll-Du-it.html

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Not everyone has a subscription to that smutty newspaper's site, like you gastric. You naughty, naughty boy.

http://thescore.thejournal.ie/craig-mahon-chester-1808010-Dec2014/

Forgotten man Craig Mahon hoping to impress Football League teams in Chester's match against Barnsley today.

[DannyInvincible]

Come on Kwame, help us take him off the leek lovers if he's good!

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/6159172/Dadll-Du-it.html

The lad is eligible for Ireland (through his paternal grandmother), England (through his father), Wales (through his mother?) and Ghana (through his paternal grandfather), at the very least.

[tetsujin1979]

another goal for Dan Cleary for Liverpool in the UEFA Youth League today: http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/175981-u19s-stun-basel-late-to-grab-qualification
Liverpool needed to win by two, and he got the second in a 3-0 win.
Whelan started as well, but O'Hanlon was an unused sub, anyone know what's going on there?

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/watfordfc/watfordfcnews/11673484.Watford_have_no_intention_of_selling_Bren tford_target_Hoban/

Watford have no intention of selling Tommie Hoban to Brentford.

http://www.punditarena.com/football/irish-football/league-of-ireland/rlyons/richie-towell-linked-with-motherwell-move/

Richie Towell linked with Motherwell.

http://www.punditarena.com/football/irish-football/league-of-ireland/rlyons/cork-city-gearoid-morrissey-set-to-leave/

Gearoid Morrissey set to join Cambridge.

http://www.punditarena.com/football/english-football/gcummins/graham-cummins-column-diving-is-an-art-in-football/

Graham Cummins blogs in support of diving.

[tetsujin1979]

Short interview with Daniel Cleary on Liverpool's website: www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/176532-meet-the-academy-daniel-cleary

[tetsujin1979]

On Hat Tricks: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=9006226900499139205

[tetsujin1979]

Three sendings off today, equals the most sent off in one day this season: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Live

[Charlie Darwin]

McCann, McClean and Kiernan all start for Wigan against Sheffield Wednesday, who have Kieren Westwood in goal.