Irish in FA CUP

FA Cup 3rd Round this weekend, many clubs making changes...

James McCarthy started and scored for Wigan
David Meyler & Daryl Murphy started for Sunderland, with Michael Liddle coming on late
Cian Hughton started for Lincoln
Rory Delap & Liam Lawrence started for Stoke

Steve Finnan & Marc Wilson for Portsmouth
Westwood, Morrisson (replaced by Best) for Coventry

St Ledger & Nolan for Preston

Coleman came on for Everton
Kavanagh & Harte started for Carlisle

Shane Long came on for Reading

Carsley & Fahey started for Birmingham

Stephen Kelly for Fulham
Jonathan Douglas for Swindon

Keane for Tottenham
Frecklington for Peterborough

Many more??

Shane Long came on as a sub against Liverpool. The game was dire so it was difficult for him to make an impact.

Seamus Coleman came off the bench and set up Everton's 2nd goal, 2 minutes later.

Robbie Keane, rumoured to be a future Celtic player, got Spurs' 4th from the penalty spot and is supposed to have played pretty well.

Shay Given kept a clean sheet for Man city

Alan Lee started for Palace

James O'Connor started for Wednesday

Stephen Elliott came on for Preston

Delaney started for Ipswich ad Garvan came on as a sub

Gary Dicker started for Brighton

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Originally Posted by ponyobrien

Gary Dicker started for Brighton

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Created the goal to put them in to the 4th round, too.

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Originally Posted by olegunnar

FA Cup 3rd Round this weekend, many clubs making changes...

James McCarthy started and scored for Wigan
David Meyler & Daryl Murphy started for Sunderland, with Michael Liddle coming on late
Cian Hughton started for Lincoln
Rory Delap & Liam Lawrence started for Stoke

Steve Finnan & Marc Wilson for Portsmouth
Westwood, Morrisson (replaced by Best) for Coventry

St Ledger & Nolan for Preston

Coleman came on for Everton
Kavanagh & Harte started for Carlisle

Shane Long came on for Reading

Carsley & Fahey started for Birmingham

Stephen Kelly for Fulham
Jonathan Douglas for Swindon

Keane for Tottenham
Frecklington for Peterborough

Many more??

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He's back at Preston. I thought he moved to Boro'.

Gibson started in Man Utd's defeat to Leeds. Didn't stand out in a poor team performance, but he played the full game - staying on the pitch in preference to Anderson when Owen was subbed on late.

i thought Doyle played well for dirty Leeds today

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Originally Posted by harpstilidie

I thought he moved to Boro'.

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On loan.

On today's evidence I'd take Doyle over Gibson any time

Not exactly much to take hope from there is it

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Originally Posted by yapster

Not exactly much to take hope from there is it

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Not even for a poster of your burning optimism.

Phew.
I read the thread title and thought we'd asked the FA to include us in the competition as compensation for the Henry handball.

Any word on Leon Best. I see Chris Coleman has repeatedly stated he won't be leaving but does this imply their is much interest in him? Anyone heard anything?

I think i saw Stephen Reid line out for Blackburn as well, that loan to QPR was only for a month afaik.

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Originally Posted by Leeside Swagger

I think i saw Stephen Reid line out for Blackburn as well, that loan to QPR was only for a month afaik.

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you did, and he played the full 90 minutes too

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Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

you did, and he played the full 90 minutes too

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Nice one, only caught brief highlights.Great to see him back in action.

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Originally Posted by osarusan

Not even for a poster of your burning optimism.

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it's true, slim pickings among that lot

St Ledger playing against Chelsea now on ITV1