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01/04/2006, 9:10 AM
Stuttgart88

Nolan Opens Door To The Irish

Nolan Opens Door for an Irish Call Up
by John Thompson, PA Sport

Despite several "come and get me" pleas to England manager Sven Goran Eriksson by Kevin Nolan, Bolton Wanderers' talented midfielder and captain, and calls by his cub manager Sam Allardyce to the same effect, Nolan now appears to be set to make a dramatic U-turn on his decision to reject advances by the FA of Ireland.

Nolan, 24 and born in Liverpool to Irish parents, has played U21 football for England and has repeatedly claimed that his future lies with the English.

However, Nolan is believed to be running out of patience with Eriksson and is said to have agreed to meet Sir Bobby Robson recently. Sources close to Nolan suggest he is prepared to throw his lot in with the Irish if he fails to make selection for England's World Cup squad this summer.

The Irish begin their Euro 2008 campaign away to Germany in September and could greatly use Nolan's talents to replace former captain Roy Keane, who retired from international football in October last year. Ireland, without a domestic league to draw players from, has frequently exploited FIFA's eligibility rules to full effect in the past.

Nolan's first opportunity to link up with his new Irish teammates could be an end of season training camp in Spain, organised by former international Ray Treacy, which precedes a friendly in Dublin against Chile.
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01/04/2006, 11:02 AM
Cowboy

Lord help us, Ray Tracy organising the training camp, hope he brings footballs this time.

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Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Nolan Opens Door for an Irish Call Up
by John Thompson, PA Sport

Nolan's first opportunity to link up with his new Irish teammates could be an end of season training camp in Spain, organised by former international Ray Treacy, which precedes a friendly in Dublin against Chile.
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01/04/2006, 11:06 AM
CollegeTillIDie

:mad:

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Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Nolan Opens Door for an Irish Call Up
by John Thompson, PA Sport
Nolan, 24 and born in Liverpool to Irish parents, has played U21 football for England and has repeatedly claimed that his future lies with the English.

The Irish begin their Euro 2008 campaign away to Germany in September and could greatly use Nolan's talents to replace former captain Roy Keane, who retired from international football in October last year. Ireland, without a domestic league to draw players from, has frequently exploited FIFA's eligibility rules to full effect in the past.

Eh excuse me for speaking up but, I went to a match in Ireland's domestic League last night . Does this journalist know something about the F.A.I.'s plans for the new league? ... i.e. abolish it altogether?
01/04/2006, 11:11 AM
Cowboy

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Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

:mad:

Eh excuse me for speaking up but, I went to a match in Ireland's domestic League last night . Does this journalist know something about the F.A.I.'s plans for the new league? ... i.e. abolish it altogether?

He obviously does not know his football very well A. Of course we have a league and B. You cant have a national side without a domestic league according to FIFA/UEFA. Maybe he meant to say its not possible to draw players because of the standard which again is wrong.
01/04/2006, 11:21 AM
Plastic Paddy

P�ss-poor lazy journalism, that's for sure. No excuses. :rolleyes:

Back to topic - since this subject seems to be approaching a conclusion (although I may yet be proven wrong) I have combined all the threads from this forum in which Nolan is the principal subject. Three years and three hundred posts and we're still chasing shadows. I would say "p�ss or get off the pot" but I'm not sure whether it's us, the fans, or Nolan that I'd say it to. :confused: It all makes for interesting if somewhat frustrating reading.

:ball: PP
01/04/2006, 11:28 AM
CollegeTillIDie

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Originally Posted by Plastic Paddy

P�ss-poor lazy journalism, that's for sure. No excuses. :rolleyes:PP

Plasticpaddy to be fair to the English media,The Guardian has a complete roundup of EL results on a Monday as do one or two of the tabloids.
01/04/2006, 12:12 PM
Plastic Paddy

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Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

Plasticpaddy to be fair to the English media,The Guardian has a complete roundup of EL results on a Monday as do one or two of the tabloids.

Who said anything about the English media CTID? I certainly didn't. In any case PA is a syndicated newswire from which papers with lesser *ahem* production values purchase their articles, which in turn only propagates such untruths. The eL PR machine obviously hasn't reached the ear of John Thompson.

:ball: PP
01/04/2006, 12:26 PM
Don Vito

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Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Nolan Opens Door for an Irish Call Up
by John Thompson, PA Sport

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April fools I presume?
01/04/2006, 1:14 PM
Stuttgart88

surely not don vito?
01/04/2006, 2:59 PM
Plastic Paddy

Well in that case you caught me hook, line and sinker. :o

:ball: PP
01/04/2006, 4:03 PM
CollegeTillIDie

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Originally Posted by Plastic Paddy

Who said anything about the English media CTID? I certainly didn't. In any case PA is a syndicated newswire from which papers with lesser *ahem* production values purchase their articles, which in turn only propagates such untruths. The eL PR machine obviously hasn't reached the ear of John Thompson.

:ball: PP

Oh he's a brit ... sorry for not highlighting that !:rolleyes:
01/04/2006, 4:05 PM
Stuttgart88

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Originally Posted by Plastic Paddy

Well in that case you caught me hook, line and sinker.

I know :) :) and you weren't alone.

"without its own domestic league" - really lads!
01/04/2006, 7:30 PM
hamish

This topic was mentioned by the commentator at the Bolton v Manure game today.
It sticks in my craw TBH to see him openly making Ireland a second choice if Sven doesn't come calling.
Let him fcuk off.:mad:
01/04/2006, 11:34 PM
FarBeag

This is really p!ssing me off now.Why can't this imbecile just take a run and jump.One thing for sure if he does get an England call up he wont get many caps unless big Sam takes over.If he does decide to throw his hat in the ring with us i just can't bring myself to support him with his attitude.
02/04/2006, 7:27 AM
Plastic Paddy

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Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

Oh he's a brit ... sorry for not highlighting that !:rolleyes:

WTF has that got to do with anything CTID? Bad journalism is bad journalism wherever it's from, irrespective of the nationality or persuasion of the journalist. I really don't know what point you're trying to make (or indeed why you're trying to make it). As our friends from the North might say - catch yourself on! :rolleyes:

:ball: PP
02/04/2006, 10:40 AM
CollegeTillIDie

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Originally Posted by Plastic Paddy

WTF has that got to do with anything CTID? Bad journalism is bad journalism wherever it's from, irrespective of the nationality or persuasion of the journalist. I really don't know what point you're trying to make (or indeed why you're trying to make it). As our friends from the North might say - catch yourself on! :rolleyes:

:ball: PP

The point is he is British.,.. therefore he has access to the Guardian... therefore he has no excuse for not knowing we have a domestic League.. do I have to spell everything out ?:confused:

I agree 100% with your point about the Press Association and the lazy media here reproducing wire stories without checking though.
02/04/2006, 10:45 AM
CollegeTillIDie

Kevin Nolan reckoned in a much quoted recent interview that the way Ireland played in the recent friendly that, if he declared for us, there's no guarantee he would get a game.....
02/04/2006, 10:45 AM
Plastic Paddy

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Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

The point is he is British.,.. therefore he has access to the Guardian... therefore he has no excuse for not knowing we have a domestic League.. do I have to spell everything out ?

In this case you do because you haven't stated your point clearly until now, but now you have the confusion is over. And - in any case - this was Stutts on the April Fool wind-up. There's no John Thompson, no PA article and no denial of the existence of the eircom League. :eek: So you and I have been arguing over... nothing. :o

:ball: PP
02/04/2006, 8:35 PM
geysir

But you were right PP, it was p1ss poor journalism nevertheless.
02/04/2006, 10:25 PM
livehead1

tell me more, does anyone have it or able to post it up here?

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