Daryl Murphy

O'Neill said Murphy and Keogh were carrying injuries and he was going to send them back to their clubs but they wanted to stay. Keogh ended up going back for treatment but for some reason Murphy ended up staying and went on to miss his next league game with an aggravated injury.

So I'd give him the benefit of the doubt for now. 10 league goals at this stage of the season and top scorer in the league is nothing to sniff at.

Two goals today make him leading scorer in the Championship last time I looked, on 13 IIRC

1	Daryl Murphy	13	Ipswich Town
2	Chris Martin	12	Derby County
2	Britt Assombalonga	12	Nottingham Forest
4	Rudy Gestede	11	Blackburn Rovers
5	Michail Antonio	9	Nottingham Forest
5	Callum Wilson	9	AFC Bournemouth
7	Igor Vetokele	8	Charlton Athletic
7	Mirko Antenucci	8	Leeds United
7	Hugo Rodallega	8	Fulham
7	Grant Leadbitter	8	Middlesbrough
7	Cameron Jerome	8	Norwich City
12	Bakary Sako	7	Wolverhampton Wanderers
12	Troy Deeney	7	Watford
12	Simon Cox	7	Reading
12	Jordan Rhodes	7	Blackburn Rovers
12	Andre Gray	7	Brentford
12	Matej Vydra	7	Watford
18	Patrick Bamford	6	Middlesbrough
18	Harry Bunn	6	Huddersfield Town
18	Kike	6	Middlesbrough
18	David McGoldrick	6	Ipswich Town
18	Nahki Wells	6	Huddersfield Town

Three Irishmen in the top 20, not bad.

Bamford is also eligible for Ireland but it seems he prefers England.

15th of the season after only one minute this afternoon against third placed Brentford

He has two now.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-30862536.html

Murphy revelling in McCarthy's show of faith.

First senior hat trick for the lad, 17 for the season. He's already surpassed his previous season's best.

Seen one of the goals very confident in front of the keeper

https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/E1C...n2CHkP2dA8Xmks


https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/74B...oIqEZJov0e57ud

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Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

First senior hat trick for the lad, 17 for the season. He's already surpassed his previous season's best.

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only got 2 today I think


merry Xmas all.

Another one for Murphy - he's got back the goal tricky cruelly deducted from him.

First goal from open play in 10 games for McGoldrick in injury time to rub salt in Charlton's wounds. Murphy has 7 in his last 7 games now and leads the goalscoring charts with 3 more goals than Derby's Chris Martin.

Murphy, McGoldrick and Stephen Hunt respectively with the assists.

Luke Chambers with another clean sheet.

Another very productive day for the Irish at Ipswich.

Jay Tabb started too.

Hunt only came in after 94 mins acc to BBC.

McGoldrick hit the bar 3 times.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30584631

Very encouraging by Murphy. If only he can look as comfortable against even the lesser lights of European football. He has the ability.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuRxxN91ZcI

He is pretty deadly from a foot out, not the best quality video, warning includes chant :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uld9PTjHpWU

http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-30878890.html

Murphy in line for new contract, amid interest from Crystal Palace and West Brom.

Both relegation battlers, currently Ipswich are top tier team by two points, West Brom by one point
and Crystal Palace are a Championship team by 1 point.


So he will have to see whther he is taking a step up or a step down if he moves. I'd say he may well be better off staying where
he is.

Championship player of the month for December: http://www.football-league.co.uk/new...h-2191255.aspx
Mick was nominated for manager of the month, but lost out to Bournemouth's Eddie Howe

Live on Sky tomorrow at home to Derby @ 12:15.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-30892637.html

Video of all 17 goals in this link.

I am afraid he was very poor in the game against Derby where only McGoldrick stood out to any extent of the Irish on show.