Ian Harte

[Fixer82]

I thought it was the shroud of Trapattoni scouting from his penthouse in Milan. *Faint* "We watch Harte. Carsley too. We remember. We remember. *Fainter* We remember.."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKPPMCbhz1g

[tricky_colour]

Certainly knows how to put his foot through the ball, he has dynamite in his boots!

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

http://www.afcb.co.uk/news/article/2014-04-18-ian-harte-signs-new-afc-bournemouth-contract-1495721.aspx

Harte signs on for another season.

[Charlie Darwin]

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/74321000/jpg/_74321741_bournemouthpic.jpg

Bournemouth could move into the Championship play-off positions if they beat Sheffield Wednesday today and both Reading and Brighton lose. Eddie Howe's side are six games unbeaten. Ian Harte, their 36-year-old left-back, seems to be piling up the supplements in the home dressing room. Maybe that is the secret to a 17-year career.

[geysir]

You have to remind me, who's Ian Harte?

[Charlie Darwin]

You have to remind me, who's Ian Harte?
Careful now. Ian will be on twitter complaining geysir didn't even know he was Irish.

[DannyInvincible]

Careful now. Ian will be on twitter complaining geysir didn't even know he was Irish.

Ian Harte's Irish?!

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Ah? Ah? In Italian we have saying, non destare il can che dorme. Harta need let sleeping dog lie. We remember, me and Marco. Also Carsley. I manage many team. Many trophy. How many trophy Ireland win? Ah? Ah? Many teams interest. Me and Marco leave tomorrow. Ciao! We do good job. Must remember. Before Giovanni, Ireland no tournament. Bottom qualification. *Explosion noise* Con niente non si fa niente. You can't ah make something from ah nothing.

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/latest-whites-news/leeds-united-nostalgia-set-piece-specialist-harte-still-being-missed-1-6790534

Nice little tribute to Ian Harte here.

[Charlie Darwin]

Bournemouth could use some of that experience now. He sits on the bench as they've gone down 3-0 in 25 minutes to Blackburn.

[tetsujin1979]

Howe doesn't even know he's on the bench!

[tetsujin1979]

Harte released: http://www.afcb.co.uk/news/article/afc-bournemouth-announce-seven-departures-in-retained-list-2444107.aspx
He's 37, 38 in August, so he'll probably retire

[tetsujin1979]

announces retirement on twitter: https://twitter.com/ianharte23/statuses/636821384979722240

The time has come to hang the boots up. I have had over 20 years playing football and loved every minute of it!!! Now to the next chapter

[DeLorean]

'After 20 years it's time to hang up the boots' - Ian Harte announces retirement (http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/other-soccer/after-20-years-its-time-to-hang-up-the-boots-ian-harte-announces-retirement-31482194.html)

Great career overall. Semi finals of the Champions League, played in a World Cup, a decent spell in La Liga, Wembley and top scorer with Carlisle and promotion with Bournemouth. He said his highlight was the free kick against Deportivo in the CL quarter final (https://youtu.be/0zg1mSpcGbA?t=2m35s), hard to argue with that but perhaps Korea/Japan might have outranked it if his own personal performances had been closer to his usual level.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGhC4NNs6ZE

[Fixer82]

For me Harte suffered most from the Keane/McCarthy fall out. His confidence seemed absolutely shot in Japan/Korea

[geysir]

For me Harte suffered most from the Keane/McCarthy fall out. His confidence seemed absolutely shot in Japan/Korea
Roy Keane stamped on his toe?

[seanfhear]

I am half joking here ! ! but can you imagine how good he would have been if he had a right foot and and a bit of pace ! !

Anyway he has had a very good career.

[seanfhear]

I am half joking here ! ! but can you imagine how good he would have been if he had a right foot and and a bit of pace ! !

Anyway he has had a very good career.

He was also a brilliant Freetaker and a good penalty taker as well.

[Fixer82]

I read a few of the books post Saipan, notably Quinn's where I think I remember him saying some of the lads were shattered and very low in confidence after Keane's exit. He galvanised certain players. I think Harte was one of them.

Others, of course, upped their game

[DeLorean]

I am half joking here ! ! but can you imagine how good he would have been if he had a right foot and and a bit of pace ! !

Ahem.... :p


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPOUotIFN9E&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop

[Stuttgart88]

Super career, super set piece specialist. He was injured in Japorea, a nerve problem in his left foot, no? In typical Irish manner he was ridiculed for much of his career. He and Kelly were an awesome full back combo.

That said, anyone remember the missed easy header early in the crucial home game against Switzerland under Kerr? Awful miss :)

Good guy, very good player. Hope he has a great retirement - and gets over his Trapattoni thing.

[tricky_colour]

I am half joking here ! ! but can you imagine how good he would have been if he had a right foot and and a bit of pace ! !

Anyway he has had a very good career.

About as good a Usain Bolt playing left back for Ireland I expect.

[geysir]

Super career, super set piece specialist. He was injured in Japorea, a nerve problem in his left foot, no? In typical Irish manner he was ridiculed for much of his career. He and Kelly were an awesome full back combo.

That said, anyone remember the missed easy header early in the crucial home game against Switzerland under Kerr? Awful miss :)

Good guy, very good player. Hope he has a great retirement - and gets over his Trapattoni thing.
A stand out memory was his first game under Kerr his recall against Israel at home and banging home that free kick with a no nonsense approach, that shut up the critics.

[DeLorean]

Harte on Newstalk's 'Off The Ball' (http://www.newstalk.com/ian-harte-on-retirement-otb)

The Trap comments seem a bit all over the place.

[DeLorean]

That said, anyone remember the missed easy header early in the crucial home game against Switzerland under Kerr? Awful miss :)

That miss lingers a bit alright. In a way it was possibly more costly that the penalty miss against Spain because we ended up equalising then anyway. For some reason, though, it's not something that still grates on me. We were so poor on the night that I think the chances of Switzerland getting themselves back into the game were pretty high, in truth we blew that campaign long in advance on that match. Israel home and away and even France at home would bother me more than Harte's chance. John O'Shea's miss in Paris as well of course, it really was a campaign that could have been so different but I think we were at a low ebb by the time the Swiss game came around, even if it was still all to play for.

[Fixer82]

Ahem.... :p


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPOUotIFN9E&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop


Good ol' Derby Country

[DannyInvincible]

Was always a fan of Harte. Pity he wasn't his usual self in 2002. Some more comments from him here in appreciation of Mick McCarthy and Roy Keane: http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2015/0827/724041-ian-harte-hails-mccarthy/

The victory over Holland in 2001 was his favourite moment in an Ireland shirt. Hard to argue with that.

[DeLorean]

Good ol' Derby Country

Well spotted... didn't notice it on the video (or indeed your post for about twenty seconds!)

[DeLorean]

Harte was on the Fantasy Football Club during the week, it was a good interview. (http://www.the42.ie/ian-harte-best-xi-2512013-Dec2015/)

Joey Barton picked Richard Dunne in his team on the same programme. He said if he was a very, very underrated player and if he was English he would have got more plaudits and been a bigger name in the game.

[Stuttgart88]

...and in China.

[OwlsFan]

Did Harte not play with Paul McGrath ? Wasn't in his fantasy side. Four Irish in his team: Uncle Gary Kelly, Denis Irwin, Roy Keane and Robbie Keane.

Favourite manager: Mick McCarthy.

[pineapple stu]

Harte made his international debut in the 1996 US Cup - which McGrath didn't play - and McGrath's last game was in 1997. So minimal, if any, overlap between the two.

[Crosby87]

Always played with a lot of Harte.