Irish Abroad 2017/18

[Charlie Darwin]

I suppose he could have researched it independently, but probably not.

[tetsujin1979]

I agree, it's possible that his research did lead to the same conclusion, but it'd be a massive coincidence that he publishes it so soon after me

[liamoo11]

Sean Kavanagh (Fulham), Tyreke Wilson (Man City), Conor Coventry (West Ham), Harry Charsley (Everton) and Corey Whelan (Liverpool) all start in Premier League 2 (reserves) tonight. Conor Masterson (Liverpool) is on the bench.

2 for afolami for Southampton tonight a lad who couldn't get near our 17s last season. Hayes Doyle scored for Villa who had toner in side and Clark on bench.

[samhaydenjr]

2 for afolami for Southampton tonight a lad who couldn't get near our 17s last season. Hayes Doyle scored for Villa who had toner in side and Clark on bench.

In fairness, our U-17s were well-stocked with highly promising strikers, with Aaron O'Connor, Adam Idah, Glen McAuley and Rowan Roache. But it's definitely good news that Afolabi has stepped up to U-23 level and made such a good start to the season. So while we may never see another Robbie Keane, at least we can hold out hope that we may soon have a really decent strike force, with good depth

[liamoo11]

In fairness, our U-17s were well-stocked with highly promising strikers, with Aaron O'Connor, Adam Idah, Glen McAuley and Rowan Roache. But it's definitely good news that Afolabi has stepped up to U-23 level and made such a good start to the season. So while we may never see another Robbie Keane, at least we can hold out hope that we may soon have a really decent strike force, with good depth

That's true. Didn't mean it as a critisism more as u say to say it's unusual for us to have excess striking talent in an age group. In this year's 16s we will have 2 Man Utd players, an arsenal player and a spurs player available for our front three which is unusual for us at underage level

[tetsujin1979]

Aaron Connolly and Jayson Molumby included in Brighton's squad for tonight's league cup game against Barnet: https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2017/august/four-albion-players-to-watch/

[mark12345]

Aaron Connolly and Jayson Molumby included in Brighton's squad for tonight's league cup game against Barnet: https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2017/august/four-albion-players-to-watch/

Jake Doyle-Hayes got a MOTM accolade from Villa website on his first full debut for the team

"A debut Man of the Match performance from the midfielder who really caught the eye. Commanding the middle of the pitch, Doyle-Hayes impressed with countless interceptions, released the ball cleverly and always looked to put Villa on the front foot. His performance will also be recalled for relentless harrying of the opposition & his efforts were rewarded with a standing ovation when withdrawn with 10 minutes to go. Huge potential if nurtured properly."

[mark12345]

Jake Doyle-Hayes got a MOTM accolade from Villa website on his first full debut for the team

"A debut Man of the Match performance from the midfielder who really caught the eye. Commanding the middle of the pitch, Doyle-Hayes impressed with countless interceptions, released the ball cleverly and always looked to put Villa on the front foot. His performance will also be recalled for relentless harrying of the opposition & his efforts were rewarded with a standing ovation when withdrawn with 10 minutes to go. Huge potential if nurtured properly."

And Villaunderground were also very impressed with Scott Hogan's performance.

"A really good display from Hogan, who ran himself into the ground across both halves. His reward was two deserved goals. The first a sliding finish, the second, a superb spin and strike beyond the keeper. As is often remarked, his movement is good, but he can sometimes be guilty (like many) of over-running the ball. With that said, a constant runner and never gave the defence a moments peace."

[tetsujin1979]

Three players make their senior debuts, Anthony Pilkington scores on his 100th Cardiff appearance and more in the midweek round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=8205160718617563485

[tetsujin1979]

Six players are booked for the first time the season, five players score their first goal of 2017/17, David Meyler reaches an appearance landmark in England and more in the weekend round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=1012553538831567360

[tetsujin1979]

Two players score on their Oldham debut, Shane Duffy's first international goal & more in the weekend: roundup http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=7468570175122593829

[tetsujin1979]

Two first career red cards, Shaun Williams' 300th appearance in England & more in the weekend round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=3406348683189963659

[tetsujin1979]

Towell's first start for Rotherham, Conor Hourihane's 300th career appearance & more in the round up from Tuesday night's games http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=509127487620148999

[tetsujin1979]

Colin Doyle's first yellow in four years, Ciaran Clark's 200th career appearance, Liam Kelly's fifth goal for Reading and more in the weekend round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=8273631884872986258

[tetsujin1979]

Following a request from one of the facebook followers of the Irish Abroad page, I investigated if John Aldridge's eight goals against Latvia is a record for an Ireland player against single opposition: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=2896605305431292247

[tetsujin1979]

One of the site's facebook followers asked If not Stephen Ireland, what Ireland player has the best goal/game ratio: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=2410371641994015158

[tetsujin1979]

Cyrus Christie's first goal for Middlesbrough, Ian Lawlor's 50th career appearance, Joe Rafferty's first goal in 18 months and more in the weekend round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=1430265745563151246

[tetsujin1979]

Following on from the question of who has the best goals per games ratio for Ireland, what player has the record of scoring in the most consecutive games: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=5882490356823088494

[tetsujin1979]

Anthony Forde's 25th start for Rotherham, Scott Hogan's 25th appearance for Villa and more in the midweek round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=493352002411388188

[tetsujin1979]

Sean Murray's first goal in a year, Robbie Brady's 100th Premier League appearance, two players reach five bookings in 2017/18 and more in the weekend round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=3826163590054850364

[tetsujin1979]

Player appearance stats for September 2017: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=193749306377456607

[tetsujin1979]

Two players reach 50 appearances for Exeter City, Eoghan O'Connell returns from injury, Luke Wade's first career start and more in the midweek round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=7553893326047941877

[Olé Olé]

What's Finn O'Mara's deal? london-born I think? Has he ever been called up?

https://twitter.com/finnomara/status/866240228339716097

[Olé Olé]

Also, nice to see progress from Wade-Slater. Jamie Gray getting time there too at Stevenage. Might have been a good, albeit unorthodox, decision by those lads.

[tetsujin1979]

What's Finn O'Mara's deal? london-born I think? Has he ever been called up?

https://twitter.com/finnomara/status/866240228339716097
I'm not sure actually, but soccerbase lists his nationality as Irish

[liamoo11]

I'm not sure actually, but soccerbase lists his nationality as Irish

Never been in any irish set up that I can remember

[tetsujin1979]

A new managerial record, James McClean's tenth international goal, Glenn Whelan reaches Paul McGrath's caps total and more in the weekend round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=536406013354154179

[tetsujin1979]

Scoring Streaks Part II: Which Ireland player scored in the most consecutive appearances: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=757151019552764897

[tetsujin1979]

Anthony Stokes' 200th SPL appearance, the third red card of David Meyler's career, Bradley Garmston's return from injury & more in the weekend round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=4172079702217909929

[tetsujin1979]

The Irish Abroad twitter account recently passed 3,000 followers, so I'm taking any questions you have about Irish player appearances, and I'll do what I can to get the answer for you

[tetsujin1979]

Comparing some appearance details for the squad in the qualifiers: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=112182514865500709

[tetsujin1979]

Andy Keogh's 40th goal for Perth Glory, Wes Hoolahan's 200 appearance in the Championship, Harry Arter returns for Bournemouth and more in the weekend round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=2550254888422572597

[tetsujin1979]

Paul Green's 50th Oldham appearance, Callum O'Dowda's first goal for Bristol City, James McCarthy returns and more in the midweek round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=9112079541840524978

[tetsujin1979]

Yesterday had the highest number of Premier League fixtures (seven) without an Ireland starting player in the league's existence. The previous high was five games on 6th November 2016.

[seanfhear]

That not a good stat for us but thats the way the premier league has gone .

[samhaydenjr]

That not a good stat for us but thats the way the premier league has gone .

Not to worry - as long as Leeds (O'Kane and hopefully Shaughnessy), Villa (Hourihane, Hogan and hopefully Doyle-Hayes) and Preston (the entire team) get promoted and Palace, Swansea and Huddersfield get relegated, while Declan Rice, Conor Masterson and Shane Long establish themselves as starters, next season will be better:crossed:

[tetsujin1979]

An unwanted record, two players reach 350 appearances, two more see red and more in the weekend round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=8519240955854135803

[mark12345]

That not a good stat for us but thats the way the premier league has gone .

Yeah, what the hell is wrong with that Premier League that they don't want more Irish players to start.

[seanfhear]

Blood guts and glory isn’t in as much demand as it once was .

[DeLorean]

Especially without the glory.

[tetsujin1979]

Sunderland start four Ireland players for the first time in eight years, Ryan Manning's 25th QPR appearance and more in the midweek round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=8857145692161225058

[tetsujin1979]

Gavin Gunning's first goal since 2014, Sean St Ledger returns after two years, Michael Doyle's 50th appearance in the FA Cup and more in the weekend round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=7421967458971549047

[tetsujin1979]

Richie Towell's first goal in two months, two players pick up their fifth bookings of the season, John O'Sullivan returns from injury and more in the midweek round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=665764454269040059

[tetsujin1979]

Curtis Fleming, Steven Reid and Chris Hughton among the Coaching and Management winners at Football Black List awards last night: https://twitter.com/FootieBlackList/status/928374266395090945

[tetsujin1979]

Roy O'Donovan's 50th appearance in the A-League, Aaron Doran returns after injury, Harry Arter's tenth cap for Ireland and more in the weekend round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=1514715177769496162

[tetsujin1979]

Three players are booked for the first time in 2017/18, two score their first goals of the season, Willo Flood's 200th start for Dundee United and more in the weekend round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=7977907805227862049

[tetsujin1979]

Daryl Murphy's first goal for Nottingham Forest in two months, Ryan Manning's 25th appearance in the Championship, two players are booked for the first time this season and more in the midweek round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=1202289590339064897

[tetsujin1979]

Conor Henderson's first goal in Bulgaria, Gary Dicker returns from injury, John Egan's 50th appearance in the Sky Bet Championship and more in the weekend round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=1761297574597783648

[tetsujin1979]

Two players reach career landmarks, Leon Best's debut for Charlton Athletic FC, Ciaran Clark's 15th career goal and more in the midweek round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=671207841492011677

[tetsujin1979]

Jack Byrne's 50th career start, Glen Rea's 100th career appearance, Aiden O'Brien's 150th appearance for Millwall, Joe Rafferty's 200th career appearance and more in the weekend round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=2479949859676941131