Carr Retires.... Again

[dr_peepee]

Carr's gone.. Anyone else want to follow him. Now's the time. I don't care if it's a European playing regular or not. If anyone's only half interested let them walk now. I won't post anything like when Gary Kelly or Dean Keily reitred. I just want the dead wood out. I'd sooner have a team of Football league players or dare I say it 11 Kevin Kilbanes busting a gut for me as a fan, than some of those moaning side stepping oul wans.

[jmurphyc]

What's your source?

[OneRedArmy]

"Retiring" twice from international football.

Stephen Carr, international hero......

[btid1]

Carr is a grade A waster. Good riddance. Never did anything for us. Wasn't even the best option in his position.

Don't let the door injure you AGAIN on the way out Stephen!!

Good riddance!

[NeilMcD]

Was a great player for about 3 years when he was one of the finest fulll backs in Europe but then injury and grumpiness took over and he has been shocking for the last 5 years.

[Sligo Hornet]

Was a great player for about 3 years when he was one of the finest fulll backs in Europe but then injury and grumpiness took over and he has been shocking for the last 5 years.

:D I wonder if this will takeover from the "Metartarsal" as the new Designer Football Injury..?;)

[Ireland4ever]

:D I wonder if this will takeover from the "Metartarsal" as the new Designer Football Injury..?;)

Good riddance to him and hope he enjoys his ''retirement'' and no better place to do that NUFC.

[Theskinloyal]

Never turned up for Ireland. Used to play great for Spurs has been **** for Newcastle thought.

Just hope Finnan doesn't follow him......

[EalingGreen]

Was a great player for about 3 years when he was one of the finest fulll backs in Europe but then injury and grumpiness took over and he has been shocking for the last 5 years.

Good summary, NMcD. As a Spurs fan, I can only conclude that the "grumpiness" derives from his getting big headed after his early success with Spurs, then expecting everyone to kiss his ass, even after injury and loss of form meant he was now only mediocre (at best). And eventually having to go to Newcastle, when Man U were formerly very keen, can't have helped his humour, either.

I can't comment on his ROI career, but for all that our defence is currently shocking, I don't know of any Spurs fans who would have Carr back - even if he offered to play for nothing!

[bwagner]

He is finished anyway and wont have a role under Big Sam in Newcastle
slan you jackeen

[eirebhoy]

A sad little man with a big chip on his shoulder. Happy retirement muppet.
Do you keep forgetting that you already posted in this thread? ;)

[Schlooooomp]

Tuff Paddy - the Eamon Dunphy of foot.ie :D:D:D

[as_i_say]

what age was he when he first packed it in for us and who was in charge?

[NeilMcD]

Does anyone know what Tuff Paddy thinks about Stephen Carr. Trying to find his views but can't seem to find them anywhere:)

[shelbourne1904]

Who cares?

What always amazed me was the fact that international managers played him before Finnan after Finnans outstanding Japanese World Cup.

[Sligo Hornet]

Does anyone know what Tuff Paddy thinks about Stephen Carr. Trying to find his views but can't seem to find them anywhere:)

:D...sadly your humour seems to have been overlooked;)

[Wolfie]

What's your source?

YR Yorkshire Relish gets my vote.

[jmurphyc]

Good riddance anyway. I'd pick Finnan, J.O'Brien and Kelly ahead of him anyway. ****ed off at how he always gets the nod over finnan at right back who is pushed out to the left.

[fergalr]

A career where the quality of his play went in the opposite direction to the size of his pay packet.

Belongs to a select few for whom playing for their country always seemed to be a chore.

[Colbert Report]

I won't miss him. After he left Spurs he just wasn't the same player. He's on the wrong side of thirty now so it's time to move on. Finnan will be our first choice right back until the 2010 World Cup anyway.

[jmurphyc]

i reckon finnan could on for longer than the 2010 world cup. he isn't particularly pacy so he probably won't miss it (besides his positioning is generally excellent). Only fear is that he may retire from internationals, though he has thus far been quite dedicated to the cause.

[B1977]

Stephen Carr was as good a full back as Steve Finnan,but he never came back the same player after his knee injury.He was asked out of retirement by Steve Staunton

[SkStu]

good riddance he is useless anyway..humpy little pr&*k

:D :D endorsed.

[pineapple stu]

Any link for this?

[Paddy Garcia]

Any link for this?

http://www.eleven-a-side.com/euro2008/irish_soccer_detail.asp?newsid=29782

[Bottle of Tonic]

what age was he when he first packed it in for us and who was in charge?

I never bother researching facts for things like this but I would take a stab at - age 29 and Kerr.

I seem to remember thinking - 'thats horrid young to retire from your country - Carr you little let down shyte' and then 'sure the sterility of the Kerr set-up must have been one of the main reasons'.

[4tothefloor]

Good riddance to him, he was a useless, cowardly p***k anyway

[Dave77]

very good player who had bad luck with injuries in his later career

[feo123]

kinf of all went a bit pear shaped after about a year at newcastle

[pete]

kinf of all went a bit pear shaped after about a year at newcastle

Many a players career has ended at Newcastle. Large wages & low expectations.

I thought Carr retired a few years ago from International football?

[co. down green]

he should have stayed retired.

[pineapple stu]

Lats retired after the last qualifiers, I think.

[pete]

he should have stayed retired.

I don't believe he ever came out of retirement. Never seen him in a game.

[pineapple stu]

Played four times since; last time in Denmark.

[gustavo]

Shame really cos I thought around 2000 that he would be really deadly for us , never quite worked out since then , injuries ruined him

[RiffRaff]

Mind you, if you were given a second name like this, you may have reason to look grumpy!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Carr

[pete]

Played four times since; last time in Denmark.

I am sure that was just a shadow...

[jmurphyc]

He was shocking against Denmark. Our worst player in that game.

[John83]

Actually Carr was a marvellous player who loved turning out for his country, was pleasant to everyone and will be a big loss to Ireland. There, I've done a Dunphy!!
Nah, Dunphy would have pointed the finger at Delaney's choice of Staunton as the reason we're losing this fine servant of Irish football, who's going to be a major loss to whoever next manages Ireland.

[stojkovic]

The liitle fcuker has endorsed everything I ever said about him.

Although my mate was his coach at Stella Maris and loved him.

[danonion]

It annoys me how good he is in pro evo!!

[SuperDub]

Kick a man while hes down. You all have very short memories. The lad has never recovered from the Knee injury he got prior to the 2002 world cup. Disappointing to see some of the abuse hes getting on this thread.

[Stuttgart88]

I maintain he could have been a good right midfield option for us and an intelligent manager may have tried that option. A right flank of Finnan AND Carr would have been solid and had a good attacking edge to it. It was tried the other way around but Finnan is the better defender so I'd have given Carr the attacking license he thrived on but left the main defensive responsibility to the better defender.

Anyway, yesterday's man.

[Den Perry]

:D I wonder if this will takeover from the "Metartarsal" as the new Designer Football Injury..?;)

ha

:D

[Stuttgart88]

i reckon finnan could on for longer than the 2010 world cup. he isn't particularly pacy so he probably won't miss it (besides his positioning is generally excellent). Only fear is that he may retire from internationals, though he has thus far been quite dedicated to the cause.

It's been speculated a few times that he may retire but it apperas everyone of this squad will pay on which is good. I think the ionly reason people guessed Finnan may retire is because he fits the profile - 30ish, busy schedule at a top club...

[OwlsFan]

I'd say Finnan will wait and see who the new manager is. If it's a world class team of say Liam Daish and Rodney Marsh (with the fans picking the side), he might say adieu but if it's a decent well respected manager, he might hang on.