Richard Dunne

[Charlie Darwin]

More or less, yeah.

[irishfan86]

I thought the voting was done in January, and they vote player of the calendar year ended in December?

[osarusan]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8847259.stm


France World Cup exit made Richard Dunne 'laugh'
Republic of Ireland defender Richard Dunne has expressed his pleasure at France's shambolic 2010 World Cup exit.
"I didn't see it but I did laugh," said Dunne, whose side were denied a place at the finals by Thierry Henry's handball in the play-offs.
"If you're going to cheat to get there, you might as well try when you are out there but they didn't even do that!"

[seanfhear]

Richard had a bit of a stinker the other day (mind you so did the whole Villa team).

He is the kind of player that seems to take to some managers and not to others. I hope Villa get in a manager that takes to Richard and vice versa because when he is in the right zone for him he is a hell of a good player.

[tetsujin1979]

about to be interviewed on Today FM if you're near a radio

[Charlie Darwin]

Replaced at half time by Cuellar. Hope it's nothing serious :/

[Noelys Guitar]

Not playing tomorrow against Wolves. Still out with an injured knee.

[tetsujin1979]

Taken off early against Chelsea with a knock on his ankle. ESPN just announced he's had 6 stitches in his ankle but is in good spirits.

[Sullivinho]

Richard Dunne laughs in the face of 6 stitches.

He's the reason Waldo is hiding. He doesn't mow his lawn, he dares the grass to grow. He doesn't turn on the light, he turns off the dark. etc. etc.

[Charlie Darwin]

Good to know it's just a superficial injury. Last thing we need is Dunne going down with an Achilles problem.

[theworm2345]

Dunne has scored his eighth career own goal...an EPL record :o

[Charlie Darwin]

I'm sure Jamie Carragher won't let that go unchallenged.

[tricky_colour]

Dunne has scored his eighth career own goal...an EPL record :o

He would make a great striker then :p

I have not see it yet but it sounds like it was a bit of a mix up.

Often defender score own goals because they are trying hard to cut out a shot which is a good thing, probably not the case this time, will have a look at it on MOTD, sounds a bit of an unfortunate blunder "Dunne was on hand to clear the danger, but instead of knocking it clear side-footed the ball into the bottom corner at the near post to give Sunderland the lead."

[Stuttgart88]

He had a great effort on goal in Armenia. He had Shay beaten all ends up.

[geysir]

At least St.Ledger has the knack of getting into good positions in the opposition box and striking a few goals.

[Charlie Darwin]

I'm sure Jamie Carragher won't let that go unchallenged.
Told you.

[SkStu]

class CD :D

Regarding Dunne's o.g. - i thought that the other defender that was running across him looking like he was going to head it clear totally messed Dunne's head up and affected how committed he was to hitting the ball. It was bizarre run for the other defender to make in fairness.

[Colbert Report]

Told you.

I had to laugh at that one. Hard to blame Carragher for yesterdays's OG though.

[seanfhear]

Paul McGrath used to score the odd o.g. (more in his utd days if I recall correctly)

He was a half decent centrehalf for us;)

[tommy_c12000]

Dropped to bench 2day. Has been shocking recently so its not really a surprise. Clark is suspended and Ireland has been dropped out of the match day squad altogether

[Junior]

In related news, I've dropped him from my Fantasy League team for this weekend. Not been good enough and I probably gave him a few weeks too many to be honest.

Ill keep you posted if I put him back in.:)

[Colbert Report]

Mick needs to put a bid in for him, seriously.

[AlaskaFox]

In related news, I've dropped him from my Fantasy League team for this weekend. Not been good enough and I probably gave him a few weeks too many to be honest.

Ill keep you posted if I put him back in.:)

I still have him in mine. Might drop him, like I did with Duffer. Sad times.

[Colbert Report]

I swapped John O'Shea out for Robert Huth this week. He just doesn't seem to play anymore, tough to get points when you're not playing.

[seanfhear]

Mick needs to put a bid in for him, seriously.
Thats a good call. Wolves desperately need a good centre back or two.

Dunny is one of those players that seems to do better for managers that he "clicks" with.

Mind you, Mick did not give Dunny too many caps but that was a while ago. Still I believe they could be a good combination for Wolves. Why not get Sean St Ledger as his partner.

[backstothewall]

Dunny is one of those players that seems to do better for managers that he "clicks" with.


Can't imagine Houllier will be in there much longer. Maybe bought himself some time yesterday, but it really isn't working out. Hopefully the next manager will get the best out of him.

[Stuttgart88]

Dunny is one of those players that seems to do better for managers that he "clicks" with.

Mind you, Mick did not give Dunny too many caps but that was a while ago. Mick left seven years ago!

Whatever people say about MON's football, he always got the best out of his CBs.

[rebelmusic]

Houllier would have woken up on Sunday to see reports claiming a training-ground bust-up involving defender Richard Dunne, himself and assistant manager Gary McAllister.
Dunne, who was axed for Saturday's win over the Baggies, is reported to have criticised both training and tactics at the club.
Houllier has yet to respond to these claims but he was full of praise for the character and togetherness of his players in ending a four game losing streak.



http://football365.com/story/0,17033,8690_6569661,00.html

[Junior]

Whatever people say about MON's football, he always got the best out of his CBs.

Bobo Balde, an extremely limited footballer is testament to that.

[tetsujin1979]

Bobo Balde, an extremely limited footballer is testament to that.
Balde, Mjallby, Laursen, Valgaeren all played right to their limits under O'Neill, even the likes of Gerry Taggart played out of his skin for Martin.

[Murfinator]

Surprised to see no real talk about his situation here. About 2 weeks ago he had a training ground bust up with Houllier and other coaches, was stripped of his captaincy and was told he had no future at villa.
http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Richard-Dunne-facing-the-axe-from-Aston-Villa-after-his-training-ground-bust-up-article650269.html

And sure enough he didn't even make the squad today, along with Ireland.

Rumours linking him with Tottenham and Everton at the moment, definitely appears probable he's on the move. There's also whispers about him having personal problems leading to the tension on the training ground as well as him putting on weight recently.

[tetsujin1979]

Tottenham are a little light at the back at the moment, so it wouldn't be surprising to see him move there.

[drummerboy]

Don't think Dunne will end up at Spurs. Redknap was asked if he was interested in Samba on Xmas day and he said he had enough centre halves, with Dawson now fit, Gallas and King not far off playing again, and Woodgate who will probably be sent out on loan. I’d love to see him go there btw.

[gustavo]

Also they have Kaboul, Bassong and Corluka who can play there too so it's unlikely

[Charlie Darwin]

I'd say it's more likely he'll just bite his lip and wait for Houllier to be sacked.

[gastric]

I would love to see him reunited with Hughes at Fulham. He could even take Ireland with him.

[Colbert Report]

Wolves.

[Sullivinho]

I didn't realise things had become terminal for the big man at Villa. A fresh start mightn't be the worst thing. His form has dipped and he looks cumbersome (possible fitness issues?)


Wolves.

Good shout. On a bad day he's still better than what masquerades for a defense around those parts.

[irishfan86]

Really doubt Wolves would be afford to pay his wages. Was on big money at City and probably a similar figure at Villa.

[Colbert Report]

Villa should loan him to Wolves then. I've never understood why clubs are so willing to pay a player to sit on the bench and collect their wages.

[irishfan86]

Villa should loan him to Wolves then. I've never understood why clubs are so willing to pay a player to sit on the bench and collect their wages.

Well, in this case Dunne is still a very good option to have, even if he's out of form. If they're paying him they may as well have him available on the bench rather than at Wolves (which could potentially be a rival if Aston Villa continue to flirt with relegation).

Aston Villa will be looking to sell him, not loan him out. The problem will be wages for many of the teams that would actually be interested in him.

[endabob1]

Don't think Dunne will end up at Spurs. Redknap was asked if he was interested in Samba on Xmas day and he said he had enough centre halves, with Dawson now fit, Gallas and King not far off playing again, and Woodgate who will probably be sent out on loan. I’d love to see him go there btw.


Also they have Kaboul, Bassong and Corluka who can play there too so it's unlikely

And Spurs have just signed a South African lad Khumalo
http://www.iol.co.za/sport/soccer/bafana/spurs-sign-khumalo-from-supersport-1.688994

Which would make it 8 possible centre backs!!!!!

[Predator]

It's a bit sickening when our best three players cannot get starts with their clubs. Keane, Given and now Dunne. I just hope Dunne gets a move. Everton have been looking at centre halves. That wouldn't be a bad move for him.

[tommy_c12000]

Both Dunne and Ireland fail to make match day squad yet again against their former club

[tetsujin1979]

According to the city twitter feed, the city fans were singing for dunne and ireland coming up to half time.

[seanfhear]

According to the city twitter feed, the city fans were singing for dunne and ireland coming up to half time.
Richard was player of the year for at least three years so you can understand that.

Stephen Ireland had and I would say I am being generous here about 9 months(in total) of admittedly good quality football for city so I suppose he is worth a few bars !

[Charlie Darwin]

Bet they're both at home laughing away at the moment.

[SwanVsDalton]

The way Villa are going at the moment it's not unrealistic to suppose Houllier will be gone before Dunney.

[Serb]

The rumour mill has this to say:


Despite losing 4-0 to Manchester City without Richard Dunne in their defence yesterday, Gérard Houllier reckons Aston Villa can do without their best defender. Dunne will be allowed to join Celtic on loan immediately. Stephen Ireland might also be heading for Celtic. He has a grandmother up there or something.

[Manblue]

wouldnt be suprised if he ended up at blackburn. if not there everton although they are completely skint and badly need a forward