Irish Abroad 2016/17

[tetsujin1979]

The new season for Irish players based outside Ireland starts tonight, with Aberdeen playing CS Fola Esch of Luxembourg, and Hearts playing FC Infonet from Estonia

[tetsujin1979]

Scholars added to academy at Everton: http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2016/07/01/scholars-added-to-academy


Stephen Duke-McKenna (Midfielder): A skilful left winger, Duke-McKenna was born in Liverpool and is eligible to play for Guyana, Holland, Republic of Ireland, as well as England.
Tom Murphy (Goalkeeper): An Irish custodian, Murphy believes his main strength is shot stopping. He also enjoys Gaelic football.

[tetsujin1979]

U17 defender Tyreke Wilson among a number of academy players handed professional contracts by Man City: http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-academy-graduates-scholars-11558166

Here's what Man City blogger InEsteemedKompany had to say about him: https://twitter.com/EsteemedKompany/status/749259056473370626

10) Tyreke Wilson. Very attacking, very competitive left back. Gets forward well with excellent pace.

[tetsujin1979]

The Italian Jobs - what was discovered when researching the history of Italian losses in international tournaments: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=5954236330079217577

[tetsujin1979]

Reading to rename North Stand after Eamonn Dolan: http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/eamonn-dolan-stand-madejski-stadium-3168672.aspx

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

New four-year contract with Man City for the former Cherry Orchard player.

http://www.the42.ie/irish-youngster-four-year-contract-man-city-2862889-Jul2016/

And with a four-year contract I assume a loan to a league team will be on the agenda soon enough.

[tetsujin1979]

New four-year contract with Man City for the former Cherry Orchard player.

http://www.the42.ie/irish-youngster-four-year-contract-man-city-2862889-Jul2016/

And with a four-year contract I assume a loan to a league team will be on the agenda soon enough.
Please don't start a new thread every time a player signs a contract. The policy is to do that when they make a first team appearance, either as starter or on the bench.

[tetsujin1979]

Former underage player Gerard Nash to take over as U21 coach at Ipswich: http://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/29829/nash-set-to-be-u21s-coach
I went to school with a lad called Gerard Nash, so the name stuck in my head when he was called into Ireland squads
Had a quick search on fai.ie and found these three U17 games from 2002:
VS Germany: http://www.fai.ie/ireland/match/23/2003/69550
VS France: http://www.fai.ie/ireland/match/23/2003/69551
VS Slovenia: http://www.fai.ie/ireland/match/23/2003/69554
Some familiar names there, along with the usual "where is he now?"

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

I went to school with a lad called Niall Quinn. Shortarse who was useless at sports.

[Wangball]

Not sure if this has been posted before but former U19 cap Matty Mainwaring is now a professional boxer training under Ricky & Matthew Hatton

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/boxing/stockport-county-matty-mainwaring-boxing-10589094

[tetsujin1979]

Updated the site with teams and players for the 2016/17 season: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/CompetitionDetails

[liamoo11]

Just a mention for youth hawk which is a great website for keeping an eye on Irish lads in youth and under 21 football in the uk unfortunately doesn't do Scotland. Brighton seems to have the most Irish underage players at present there academy head was our under 15 coach a few yes ago I think . An interesting one on it is a Leicester city lad keaveney who has played for us and been involved with Hungary as well. Seems to b a few Irish strikers around in uk youth teams which is good.

[Charlie Darwin]

Just a mention for youth hawk which is a great website for keeping an eye on Irish lads in youth and under 21 football in the uk unfortunately doesn't do Scotland. Brighton seems to have the most Irish underage players at present there academy head was our under 15 coach a few yes ago I think . An interesting one on it is a Leicester city lad keaveney who has played for us and been involved with Hungary as well. Seems to b a few Irish strikers around in uk youth teams which is good.
Keaveney wearing an Ireland top in his twitter profile: https://twitter.com/joe_keaveny9

[SkStu]

ours to lose.

[tetsujin1979]

ours to lose.

don't think it'll be a problem: https://www.instagram.com/p/BCA-FSeqdK-/

[Olé Olé]

don't think it'll be a problem: https://www.instagram.com/p/BCA-FSeqdK-/

His Instagram tagline is 'É a dhéanamh mé féin' too!

I haven't much of an idea of his background but his first name is down on Youth Hawk as being Jozsef which hints that his mother is Hungarian but that's a guess...

[tetsujin1979]

Wexford Youth's Ryan Delaney set to be offered a deal by Burton Albion, but it's a case of "don't call us, we'll call you" for Jay Tabb: http://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/nigel-clough-burton-albion-3195692.aspx

"Ryan Delaney is off back to Ireland this morning, he’s a cracking lad and we would look to try and get him fixed up if we can. He hasn’t played at a high standard in football and doesn’t train full time, that’s why we brought him off today he was a bit tired."


“With Jay Tabb, he is a great professional and great lad. We haven’t ruled out bringing him in but for the time being we are waiting to hear back on a few of our loan enquiries for wide players so we aren’t in the position currently of bringing him in.”

[tetsujin1979]

full list of transfers, loans and new contracts signed by Irish players in July 2016: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=677747823770015315

[tetsujin1979]

The Scottish Challenge Cup has had a revamp for the 2016/17 season: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Scottish_Challenge_Cup
Jon Daly is managing the Hearts U20 who beat Stirling Albion last night
U18 goalkeeper David Craddock is playing for the Aberdeen U20s, they beat Formartine(who had Conor Gethins lining out for them) 5-2 last night

[tetsujin1979]

Ahead of the domestic leagues in Scotland and England kicking off tonight, we've compiled the first round up of 2016/17 featuring Conor Sammon's first goal in European competition, two senior debuts & Darren O'Dea's 200th start: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=1874111765287022504

[liamoo11]

Stokes and Byrne on bench at Blackburn dusappointing

[tetsujin1979]

Jimmy Ryan's 50th appearance for Fleetwood, Kevin Dawson's first goal in two years & senior debuts for Pierce Sweeney & Olamide Shodio's in the weekend round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=8584448344521868296

[OwlsFan]

Useful website here to keep track of the tricolours on the move https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_football_transfers_summer_2016

[tetsujin1979]

John O'Sullivan's 50th career appearance, Richard Keogh's first goal since October in his 200th Derby appearance and the second red card of Mark Connolly's career in the mid week round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=6106820315816003386

[liamoo11]

Great to see Henderson in at forest and de vries hopefully off to celtic

[tetsujin1979]

Two players make their 50th career appearance and two players score their fifth goals for Wolves in the weekend round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=734448046393132154

[liamoo11]

Glen McCauley made his first under 18 appearance and got his first goal at that level today for Liverpool . Interestingly he replaced Liam Miller who scored a hat rock and is a Canadian with the internet tells me an Irish mother. Masterson was captain

[Olé Olé]

Glen McCauley made his first under 18 appearance and got his first goal at that level today for Liverpool . Interestingly he replaced Liam Miller who scored a hat rock and is a Canadian with the internet tells me an Irish mother. Masterson was captain

Pity that lad was born in 1999, as opposed to any year subsequent i.e. the year of Liam Miller's Celtic debut onwards (2000). The speculation about who he was named after could have been rampant!

[tetsujin1979]

launching a new "On This Day" feature on the site later today, so ahead of that I looked into the history of Ireland games to see what dates have the best, and worst, results for the Boys In Green: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=6216825449170407185

[tetsujin1979]

Willo Flood's first goal in two years, Harry Arter's third red card and the first brace of Graham Carey's career: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=4272813406266515232

[tetsujin1979]

bit of a random question - anyone remember an Irish youth player called Armstrong? I think he was at Arsenal for a while, but can't find anything about him

[liamoo11]

bit of a random question - anyone remember an Irish youth player called Armstrong? I think he was at Arsenal for a while, but can't find anything about him

Its okoflex. He scored a few for arsenal under 14s at the st Kevin's tournament Easter 15

[tetsujin1979]

Its okoflex. He scored a few for arsenal under 14s at the st Kevin's tournament Easter 15

no, this is way back, mid 2000s

[liamoo11]

no, this is way back, mid 2000s

ok sorry that lads name is Armstrong okoflex . Struggling to think of Armstrong lad mid 2000s . Arsenal did have a lot of possible Irish then stokes odonnell cragg Bradley Tracey Connolly Kilkenny Henderson . Can't actually remember any Irish underage internationals called Armstrong .

[tetsujin1979]

ok sorry that lads name is Armstrong okoflex . Struggling to think of Armstrong lad mid 2000s . Arsenal did have a lot of possible Irish then stokes odonnell cragg Bradley Tracey Connolly Kilkenny Henderson . Can't actually remember any Irish underage internationals called Armstrong .

might not have been capped at underage level. Might not have been Arsenal either - not a big help I know

[RiffRaff]

Youre not thinking of Chris Armstrong that was mentioned as being eligible for us about 10-15 years ago? Think he played for Spurs though

[tetsujin1979]

Youre not thinking of Chris Armstrong that was mentioned as being eligible for us about 10-15 years ago? Think he played for Spurs though
no, I'm actually thinking that Armstrong was his first name!

[tetsujin1979]

Jonathan Walters' 250th appearances for Stoke City, Marc Wilson's first goal in six years and Liam Kelly's senior debut in the round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=4134043889441341259

[tetsujin1979]

Short interview with James Talbot on Sunderland's site today: http://www.safc.com/news/academy-news/2016/august/behind-the-shirt-james-talbot
Vite Mannone's picked up an injury, so they've no backup keeper, could see him into the squad V Southampton this weekend

[Charlie Darwin]

They never should've let Westwood go.

edit: strictly speaking, O'Shea is back-up.

http://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2014/10/soccer-fa-barclays-premiership-tottenham-hotspur-v-manchester-united-white-hart-lane-2-390x285.jpg

[tetsujin1979]

Two own goals, four debuts, Billy Clarke's 20th goal for Bradford City and more in the weekend round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=1827710001405317505

[bwagner]

Some epl tropy games on tonight. Everton under 23s playing Bury 1st team. Young Polish Irish lad I goal. Mat Hewelt. Reading have Griffen and Barrett starting. Stoke city have Ryan Sweeney on the bench

[tetsujin1979]

Dylan Watts on the bench for Leicester as well

[tetsujin1979]

Conor Ronan, Tom Holland, Daniel McKenna, Declan Rice, Thomas O'Connor, Robert McCourt, Zachary Elbouzedi, Des Hutchison and Jay Molumby all made appearances in the EFL Cup

[tetsujin1979]

Some numbers from the two internationals in the round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=3683299380774698204

[tetsujin1979]

Conor Hourihane and Matt Doherty nominated for SkyBet Championship Player of the Month for August: http://www.efl.com/news/article/2016/sky-bet-championship-player-of-the-month-nominations-august-2016-3294845.aspx

[Bungle]

Young striker from Tallaght playing above his age group with Liverpool. Already scored twice for Liverpool u18s today.

Great talent. One to watch.

Kelleher is playing with the Liverpool u23s. Masterson progressing nicely also.

[tetsujin1979]

Aiden McGeady's first appearance of 2016/17, Shaun Williams's 100th start for Millwall and Robbie Kiernan's 150th career appearance in the weekend round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=1797103690500919211

[tetsujin1979]

Seamus Coleman's 15th Premier League goal, Leon Best's debut for Ipswich and Shane Long's 50th start for Southampton in the weekend round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=6842785090991003760

[OwlsFan]

Aiden McGeady's first appearance of 2016/17,

He played the whole game as well I think. Not sure when the last time that happened. Eoin Doyle was subbed though.