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Im taking from this that Clark will not start, and kilbane will be given the nod.Quote:
Originally Posted by EastTerracer
Good news for mccarthy if his family are coming over and to tie him down - even if he was always going to play for ireland.
So:
Westwood
Foley Dunne St Ledger Kilbane
Mcgeady Whelan Green/Gibson Duff
Keane Doyle
Assuming no inuries, going on the above. Im still not sure about Green/gibson...
Foley and Gibson in, over Kelly and Green? McCarthy to get some game time? Trap's turned populist.
Kelly hasn't played in a long time SvD and isn't starting for fulham.
Green could still play yet!! But mccarthy getting game time is good, even if it is only 3 mins but id hardly say populist just yet.
I know Paul, but Trap, for the most part, retains the same order of players barring some kind of emergency. Kelly was in-and-out of the team last year as well, when Foley was playing constantly, and he still was the number 2 RB. So it's a little surprising, if not unwelcome, for Trap to promote Foley.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Only going by the tweet re:Green. Of course we're not sure what'll happen Trap could be playing mind games, making the Macedonians heave a sigh of relief that Green won't play before starting him on Saturday and shattering the oppositions confidence at having to come up against the Green Giant. Or something...
Kelly featured more for fulham last season though SVD, certainly in their run to the Europa League final.
Sorry I missed the tweet on Green....
Yah I know, but my point still stands. If he picks Foley this week it'll be a turn-up of Trap's perceived selection policy. A welcome one mind. He thoroughly deserves his chance and will be looking forward to seeing him.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Kelly missed a few weeks through injury before taking up his place on the Fulham bench. It could be a combination of those two factors that's ruled him out.
http://www.sportsfile.com/id/500099/Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Has Stutts jinx started? The Saint takes a heavy knock after a heavy tackle by Clark!
Team after listening to Trapatooni's interview
Westwood
Wilson, Dunne, St Ledger, Clark
McGeady, Whelan, McCarthy, Duff
Doyle, Keane/Long
Oh dear, is he making opposite statements in different interviews again? James will be in the Scotland squad by Thursday I fancy.
Desperate times if you are going by some tweet, by someone (a feckin' drummer?) - expressing a hope that Green will not play.Quote:
Originally Posted by SwanVsDalton
It all goes to prove that the opinions of anti-Green brigade are to be taken with a large dose of salt :)
Clark is just making sure of his place.Quote:
Originally Posted by the doc
Have you not seen the film Le Couperet?
Westwood
Coleman Dunne St Ledger Kilbane
McGeady Whelan McCarthy Duff
Doyle Keane
Mccarthy to open the scoring and Kiss the Crest!!! Watch this space!
Except for emergencies Kelly has been a persona not grata on the team since the game against Georgia. It would be no surprise for Foley to be selected ahead of him.
It's a reply by Ken Early to a feckin' drummer.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
I don't like this bit from RTE sports. Very likely just precautionary
Damien Duff (Achilles) and Seamus Coleman (ankle) also sat out, while Jonathan Walters will join up with the squad on Thursday with his wife about to give birth any day now.
Footballers should plan out their family with a bit more precision.
Kevin Foley could get the nod at right-back, with Ciaran Clark vying with the 108 times-capped Kevin Kilbane for a start on the left side of Dunne and Sean St Ledger.
In midfield, Gibson could partner Glenn Whelan in the middle if he shakes off his fitness problems with Duff and Aiden McGeady out wide, while Keane seems certain to start alongside Kevin Doyle in attack with Shane Long held in reserve.
Read more: http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/tra...#ixzz1HLh2hgmW
Would be very happy to see Foley start, although it would be a bit bizarre as Trap has more or less refused to give him a run out in the friendlies. But he def deserves a start imo.
Clark has to start ahead of Killer I think. Played well enough against wales and has been solid in the PL, so no reason to think he wouldnt do a good job on sat night. The other big decision is CM where a neither proposed partnership really whets the appetite. Perhaps go with Gibson and Whelan with McCarthy to come on after an hour.
Dunne MUST play, vital he is fit.
We need to get Anthony Stokes da in to sort this communication issue out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Hi Paul.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
Not true, as I outlined in a post earlier in this thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
An example to be clear - Kelly played 90 minutes against Brazil (Foley on bench), Paraguay (Foley played 8 minutes), Algeria (Foley on bench) and Norway (Foley played 23 minutes). He also came off the bench against Andorra (Foley not on bench and not injured far as I can tell) for 15 minutes. That's just in the last year.
When both have been in the squad, Kelly has been preferred to Foley every time except once - against Nigeria, when Foley made his debut.
It's not a huge surprise if Foley was to get the nod ahead of Kelly, his form has been good and he's been more or less ever present at Wolves (unlike Kelly). But that's been true for sometime, and Trap has stuck with Kelly even in recent matches. It seemed bit of a 'Trap Pick', maybe like Keogh's continued presence in the squad. But it's completely welcome - he should be rewarding Foley for his club form and showing players regular first team football is what's needed.