Irish Abroad 2012/2013

All starts again tomorrow for Irish players at clubs outside Ireland with Patrick Cregg's St Johnstone away to Eskisehirspor of Greece, and Cillian Sheridan's CSKA Sofia away to Mura Murska Sobota of Slovenia in the Europa League
I've updated the Irish Abroad site with the latest transfers and I'll have the live blog running from tomorrow on matchday with the lineups, and all goals, red and yellow cards updated in real time, and the goals, red & yellow cards will be posted to the @irish_abroad Twitter account with the hashtags #YBIG and #FAI

I'm currently working on adding a similar live feed to Facebook but I might just only post the goals there, including everything would only start to dominate people's feeds.

Great work tets. Will be good to keep an eye on the up and coming lads in the preseason friendlies, particularly the lads at Villa who might make a breakthrough this season.

Tests,

Has Sheridan gone back to Bulgaria then? He was back in Scotland on loan wasnt he back end of last season?

Whats your FB page where I can get the live feeds? (Twitter is one step too far for me at the moment:eek:)

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Tests,

Has Sheridan gone back to Bulgaria then? He was back in Scotland on loan wasnt he back end of last season?

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Yep, he was only on loan at St Johnstone

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Whats your FB page where I can get the live feeds? (Twitter is one step too far for me at the moment:eek:)

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It's not set up yet, can I PM you when it is ready for testing? Just want to see if it works correctly and if anything needs to be changed

Of course yeah, no bother.

Derby linked with moves for Aiden White and Richard Keogh in the morning's papers

Good work as always tets.

This one kind of slipped under the radar. Home Farm's link-up with Portsmouth has finally collapsed, with the English club releasing strikers Carl Walshe, who will probably return to Ireland, and Chinedu Vine who has joined Portuguese club CD Fierense. They were relegated from the top tier last season.

Darren Randolph and Derrick Williams both appear on this list of players who are eligible to play for the US but have not been capped elsewhere yet: http://www.yanks-abroad.com/content....e=show&id=9243
To be fair, the author does concede it's unlikely either player will change allegiance

Aidan White signs on for three years at Leeds United.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18938552

Friend of mine is a big Middlesbrough fan, and he posted a link on facebook to a goal scored by their striker Luke Williams against Falkirk today.
The name sounded kinda familiar and it turns out he has played for Ireland at U16 level, in the same team as Sean McGinty, Daniel Devine, and Anthony Forde among others: http://www.fai.ie/fai/press-office/archive/4085.html
Unfortunately,he later changed allegiances to England, and is currently in their U19 setup
He gave this interview last year to the Gazette: http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/boro-fc...4229-26609507/

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He added: “I qualify to play for Ireland as my nan is Irish so I played for Ireland at under-16 level and went to training camps with them.

“But it was always England I was going to choose if I had the choice.”

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He might still come back to us yet, cap in hand!

Barry Corr's got another year at Southend despite missing all last season injured, but is now missing pre season with a strain. His comment on the link is revealing, basically a season out at his level usually means being released.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18973507

Jonathan Walters headed the opener in Stoke's 2-1 defeat at The Colombus Crew last night.

Ciaran Clark also headed for Villa in their 2-2 draw at Portland Timbers. It went to a shoot out and Samir Carruthers took the winning kick.

Harry Crawford released after trial with Luton: http://www.leightonbuzzardonline.co....xits-1-4094729

Sean Scannell bagged one for Huddersfield Town in their 2-2 draw with Hibs

Just reads this article about Spurs' forward options for the new season. Wasn't it mentioned somewhere on here in the past that Harry Kane qualified for us?

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...e-striker.html

Andy Jackson today with a goal for Brechin in the Ramsdens Cup that took Rangers to extra time.

Ben Burgess has retired at only 30: http://www.tranmererovers.co.uk/news...ct-279843.aspx

Micharl Drennan aiming to follow Weimann's path to goalscoring success at Villa: http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetai...865739,00.html