Irish Abroad 2022/23

[tetsujin1979]

Graham Kelly, Cian Bolger, Daniel Kearns, and Fuad Sule are the first Irish players to appear in the 2022/23 season, for Larne in their Europa League qualifier against St Joseph's of Gibraltar
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[Demesne Lad]

Craig Hope (Daily Mail, 6 July) reports that Ciaran Clark and Jeff Hendrick, plus Dwight Gayle, have been sent to train with the Newcastle U-23s, while Eddie Howe tries to move them out of the club. According to Hope, Sheffield Utd and Birmingham City are interested in Clark, while Reading are interested in Hendrick.

[Demesne Lad]

Sean McConville (33) has signed a new two-year contract with Accrington Stanley (EFL 1). To date he has made a club record 388 English Football League appearances, and scored 65 goals. (BBC Football, 12 July).

[tetsujin1979]

Site has been updated with the latest squad lists ahead of the new season: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/CompetitionDetails

[tetsujin1979]

I've been thinking of a tutorial on how some of the stats I post are created for a little while, and made these two episodes over the last few weeks.

Episode 1 - Introduction to the data
How the player and game data is stored, and accessed
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Episode 2 - Losses, Wins, and Substitutes
Explaining how three different stats were created using the data


That Stephen Kenny is the first Ireland manager to lose two games to teams ranked outside the top 90
That the winning margin against Scotland was the largest against a higher ranked side in a competitive game since rankings were introduced
That Alan Browne's goal against Belgium was the fastest by a substitute since James Collins V Serbia


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They are both a little technical, so some knowledge of programming is assumed, but I'd hope they're both still relatively accessible.
Not sure how many more of these I'll work on, but I'm not going to go through three stats in a single episode again!

[Trequartista20]

I watched some of that.

For someone whose only experience with coding is trying to help their kid with their Python homework, you come across as at least very patient, if not a full-blown saint.

[tetsujin1979]

Thanks, don't think anyone had ever told me that before!
A few of my friends' kids have started getting into coding so I came up with this

[tetsujin1979]

Dan Casey and Lee Desmond will play for Sacramento Republic in the US Open Cup final after beating Sporting Kansas City on penalties last night. Sacramento are the first team from outside MLS to make it to the final since 2008
https://www.sacrepublicfc.com/news/2022/07/27/recap-republic-fc-0-5-0-4-sporting-kansas-city/

[tetsujin1979]

Live blog is live blogging for the new season in the UK: https://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Live
Or you can follow on twitter: https://twitter.com/irish_abroad

[tetsujin1979]

i was asked to come on the Pog Mo Goal podcast this week to discuss what it's like to track Irish player appearances around the world with the host James Carew and The Bottomless Pit of Football's Philip Flanagan
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0l2xOhQ8Eztbj0p0tHNDKD?si=1fNc-eJCT12KotV469ujKg

[tetsujin1979]

After a longer than initially planned hiatus, the round up has returned, with two players reaching 200 starts in British football, Conor Hourihane's 25th goal in League One, and Ciaran Clark's first booking since October 2021
https://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=6282336764558332326

[Demesne Lad]

Stretching the thread title a bit, I know, but I recognised Callum O'Dowda on the BBC coverage of the Commonwealth Games; he was supporting sister Jade (England), who won the long jump in the Women's Heptathlon and is second after 5 events. Mark Kinsella's daughter Alice won a gold for England in the gymnastics.

[Eirambler]

Stretching the thread title a bit, I know, but I recognised Callum O'Dowda on the BBC coverage of the Commonwealth Games; he was supporting sister Jade (England), who won the long jump in the Women's Heptathlon and is second after 5 events. Mark Kinsella's daughter Alice won a gold for England in the gymnastics.

Interesting - didn't realise the connection. She's up against Dundalk's Kate O'Connor (nominally representing NI as we're not in the commonwealth - she has a connection to Newry also) in that event. Both in with a chance of a medal - though like many events in the Commonwealth Games it's a really shallow field compared to the proper athletics championships.

[tetsujin1979]

Two Irish goalkeepers start Premier League games on the same day for the first time in six years, Anselmo Garcia MacNulty's first appearance in senior football, Aaron Doran's 350th career appearance, and more in the weekend round up
https://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=4399424135332531439

[tetsujin1979]

ease into the weekend with the first podcast episode of the new season in England and Europe with myself, Hawkeye Sidekick, and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football reviewing the opening round of Premier League fixtures and making predictions for the season ahead
Link: https://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=4419075789344848652
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2KerTkRvWuubXPGNmXGjTi?si=e593d7829ac44dae
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzL2 lyaXNoLWZvb3RiYWxsLWZhbnM/episode/NjJmNjNlYWNhYTI5MDcwMDEyMGZjOGI5?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiY5OmAv8H5AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQZQ
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/episode-45-2022-23-predictions/id1626813727?i=1000575871915

[tetsujin1979]

The fifth Irish player in Serie A, Aaron Doran's 50th goal for Inverness Caledonian Thistle, John Egan's 350th career start, and more in the weekend round up
https://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=7752420985431274972

[tetsujin1979]

Jake Doyle-Hayes' 50th appearance for Hibs, Greg Cunningham's 150th appearance for Preston, Jonathan Hayes' 300th appearance for Aberdeen, and more in the weekend round up
http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=8833909529521171569

[Demesne Lad]

Eoin Toal played 45 minutes for Bolton Wanderers' B team away to Blackpool B in the Central League. Conor Carty scored for Bolton, but the Wanderers lost 1-2. CJ Hamilton hit the woodwork twice before scoring for Blackpool. (Bolton Wanderers website, 23 Aug)

[Demesne Lad]

Killian Phillips makes his Crystal Palace debut v Oxford Utd in the Carabao Cup tonight. Ed McGinty in goal again for Oxford.

[Demesne Lad]

Carabao Cup: Former League of Ireland stalwart Gavan Holohan starts for Grimsby Town, v Notts Forest; Republic of Ireland international Kieran O'Hara between the sticks for Colchester Utd, v Brentford; Shane Duffy starts for Fulham, away to Crawley, for whom Mazeed Ogungbo makes his fifth appearance .

[tetsujin1979]

Ben Greenwood, James Furlong, Kieran O'Hara, and Armstrong Okoflex make their first appearances for their clubs, Anthony Scully's 40th goal for Lincoln, Chiedozie Ogbene's 100th appearance for Rotherham, and more in the midweek round up
https://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=3645937708871492736

[tetsujin1979]

David McGoldrick's first goal for Derby, Will Keane's 40th goal for Wigan, Warren O'Hora's 100th appearance in English football, and more in the weekend round up
http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=2918931735841517417

[Demesne Lad]

Jack Bonham (28) making his 3rd appearance of the season in goal for Stoke City v Swansea; Manning starts for the Swans, Obafemi and Oko-Flex on the bench.

[Demesne Lad]

Not a great day for the Irish forwards in the Championship: Obafemi, Idah, O'Dowda and Scully not in their squads, for various reasons; Ogbene, Parrott, Hogan, Keane and Robinson (45 mins) didn't score; Oko-Flex got 30 mins or so but Kelly stayed on the bench.

[Demesne Lad]

Crystal Palace looking for a new loan deal for Tayo Adaramola. Tayo got only 61 mins game time for Coventry, so he was recalled to Selhurst Park. Oxford Utd may be interested (London.football, 12 Sept)

[tetsujin1979]

In the new episode of the podcast, I'm joined again by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football to discuss the final two games of Republic of Ireland's 2022/23 UEFA Nations League campaign against Scotland and Armenia - is a good performance in a loss better than a bad performance in a win? Also, we look back at the U21's two legged play off against Israel for the 2023 UEFA U21 Championship, and the U19s topped their 2023 UEFA Under 19 Championship Qualifying Round group with a 100% record, without conceding

acast: https://shows.acast.com/irish-football-fans/episodes/episode-46-performance-or-result
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1MXdhBXSeaYXxDdp2nxdYM?si=37a0599aa18a41d8
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/episode-46-performance-or-result/id1626813727?i=1000581790854
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzL2 lyaXNoLWZvb3RiYWxsLWZhbnM/episode/NjMzZTE0MDhiOGJiMmUwMDExMWQ1MDU3?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiQxta_48z6AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA

[tetsujin1979]

Joe Hodge's senior debut, Troy Parrot's 100th career appearance, Matt Doherty's 400th career appearance, and more in the weekend round up
https://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=6187893735108023017

[tetsujin1979]

I'm joined by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick to review the Republic of Ireland's Women's team's qualification for the 2023 FIFA World Cup in Australia and New Zealand after defeating Scotland in a play off, and also the Men's team's qualifying group for UEFA Euro 2024 to be held in Germany
acast: https://shows.acast.com/irish-football-fans/episodes/episode-47-the-low-of-a-draw-to-the-high-of-a-win
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3W436ammFpkCmBKrfkJVup?si=a80ee3211a51414f
iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/episode-47-the-low-of-a-draw-to-the-high-of-a-win/id1626813727?i=1000582899206
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzL2 lyaXNoLWZvb3RiYWxsLWZhbnM/episode/NjM0YTA5NjMyOTE5MTUwMDEyNDJiOTY0?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjoiZ7Lq-f6AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAg

[tetsujin1979]

Derrick Williams' 50th appearance for LA Galaxy, Callum Robinson's 200th appearance in the Championship, Seamus Coleman's 400th appearance in English football, and more in the weekend round up
http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=7593694142601848222

[tetsujin1979]

Why John Egan's 30th birthday is a watershed moment for Irish football
http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=290157537005277610

[pineapple stu]

I wonder is it possible to do that same graph for the second tier?

Fewer Irish players in the Premier League is understandable as the league gets stronger, but ideally there should be more in the second tier (which is far less international).

If there's fewer in both the Premier and the Championship, and if we assume that by and large League One and lower isn't a good enough standard, then we've got a problem...

[CraftyToePoke]

Why John Egan's 30th birthday is a watershed moment for Irish football
http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=290157537005277610

Nice info tets & yes, one for the Championship would be great if possible please.

[tetsujin1979]

Give me a few days, don't think ill be able to look at it before Sunday

[tetsujin1979]

The first red card of Callum Robinson's career, two players score their first goals of the season, three players receive their fifth yellow card of the season, and more in the weekend round up
http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=6769526029044092409

[tetsujin1979]

In the new episode of the podcast, I'm joined by Mark Kennedy of hawkeyesidekick to discuss the opposition for Vera Pauw's team in Group B of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

acast: https://shows.acast.com/irish-football-fans/episodes/episode-48-2023-fifa-womens-world-cup-group-b
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2LjXp9oSWP9DQULOWUpqLX?si=c85411a726304d81
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/episode-48-2023-fifa-womens-world-cup-group-b/id1626813727?i=1000584321127
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzL2 lyaXNoLWZvb3RiYWxsLWZhbnM/episode/NjM1Yzc2NGI2MDQxYWMwMDExY2E3N2Vj?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiQmo_7mIX7AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAg

[Demesne Lad]

A first start (and just his second appearance) in the Championship today for Peter Kioso of Rotherham.

[tetsujin1979]

Connor Ronan's Premier League debut, four players reach 50 appearances for their respective clubs, Will Keane's 60th career goal, and more in the weekend round up
http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=8016620296855266824

[tetsujin1979]

Myself and Mark Kennedy are joined by Gareth Maher, author of Away Days - Thirty Years of Irish Footballers in the Premier League and Clare Shine's Scoring Goals In the Dark to discuss the history of Irish players in the Premier League, and Clare Shine's recovery from addiction and mental health issues

acast: https://shows.acast.com/irish-football-fans/episodes/episode-49-gareth-maher-away-days-and-scoring-goals-in-the-d
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1iAgFtKt3NIv4pPWpBOMfM?si=bcc1f734575640fb
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/episode-49-gareth-maher-away-days-and-scoring-goals/id1626813727?i=1000585629456
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzL2 lyaXNoLWZvb3RiYWxsLWZhbnM/episode/NjM2YWJmNWRhZGU1MmMwMDEyY2E1NWY5?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjwna2ClqH7AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAg

[tetsujin1979]

In the 50th(!!) episode of the podcast, I'm joined by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football to discuss the end of year friendlies for the Republic of Ireland men's team against Norway and Malta, and the women's friendly against Morocco as their preparation for the World Cup in 2023 begins

acast: https://shows.acast.com/irish-football-fans/episodes/episode-50-norway-malta-and-morocco
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3iXxGkNpiGZqJrqll44q6M?si=t6t9s0bBQLOmM-IC669-Pg
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/episode-50-norway-malta-and-morocco/id1626813727?i=1000587916933
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzL2 lyaXNoLWZvb3RiYWxsLWZhbnM/episode/NjM4NGRiYzVjOWJlZTcwMDExMmZhNGFi

[tetsujin1979]

Join myself, Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick, and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football in the first part of our review of the footballing year that was 2022 for the Republic of Ireland men's team

acast: https://shows.acast.com/irish-football-fans/episodes/episode-51-2022-a-year-in-football-part-one
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3bSwdpeQIWocKLxwuC32Sh?si=0e78e415abce487b
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/episode-51-2022-a-year-in-football-part-1/id1626813727?i=1000592074492
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzL2 lyaXNoLWZvb3RiYWxsLWZhbnM/episode/NjNiMzhjMTk0MzJjZjAwMDExYzVmYTMz?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiIjN7tuqv8AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAg

[Demesne Lad]

The Technical Director of the Nigerian Football Federation, Austine Eguavoen, was in London at the end of last month to court a number of players of Nigerian heritage but born outside Nigeria. Among them was Tayo Adaramola, the Crystal Palace and Republic of Ireland U-21 defender. (The Street Journal, Nigeria, 5 Jan)

[Demesne Lad]

Generous praise for both Ferguson and Moran from Pascal Gross www.sussexlive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/phil-foden-brighton-liverpool-albion-7991939?int_source=nba

[tetsujin1979]

John Fallon has compiled 23 important dates for Irish football in 2023 in the Irish Examiner
https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-41044529.html

[Demesne Lad]

Parrott and Idah on for the last 20 mins or so.

[Demesne Lad]

O'Shea, Hendrick and McClean in the SkyBet Championship Team of the Week.

[tetsujin1979]

Jayson Molumby's first goal in 11 months, Pierce Sweeney's 300th appearance for Exeter City, Lee O'Connor's 100th start in senior football, and more in the weekend round up
https://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=4028125649510685512

[tetsujin1979]

I'm joined by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football to continue our discussion on the last 12 months of international football, this time focusing on our Top Five Positives and Negatives from 2022.

acast: https://shows.acast.com/irish-football-fans/episodes/episode-52-2022-a-year-in-football-part
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0eZeeIrbBkoIxzfBy6y7kU?si=ocfQGB9xR_6FFUC2n_P81g
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/episode-52-2022-a-year-in-football-part-ii/id1626813727?i=1000595281746
Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzL2 lyaXNoLWZvb3RiYWxsLWZhbnM/episode/NjNjODBiZDEyNjkyNjYwMDExZjUyMWRi?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjQu5XEwdH8AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQCg

[Demesne Lad]

Oisín McEntee (22) and Ronan Maher (18) on the bench today for Walsall v Leicester in the FA Cup; 0-0 at half-time.

[tetsujin1979]

Conor Wilkinson named as a substitute too

[tetsujin1979]

Twitter are making some massive changes to how people access their API(the system which allows things like posting automatically) from Monday, and it's going to affect the @irish_abroad account
I've explained it in this short thread
https://twitter.com/irish_abroad/status/1623720821578428416