Outstanding against Wolves yesterday, wonder if Mancs Irish Wolf was at the game?
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Outstanding against Wolves yesterday, wonder if Mancs Irish Wolf was at the game?
http://www.psg.me.uk/roper/matchreport.php?id=28
HaHa, Nice one Doc - love your fighting talk.Quote:
Originally Posted by the doc
Didn't go myself, but my brother did. By all accounts you fully deserved it. St Ledger was meant to be quality. Sweeping up brilliant at the back and obviously scoring.
As a silver lining, hopefully Elliot's goals will make the booboys think twice. Proper confidence player, but if he stays injury free he could do a job for you.
Also good to see Ward generally regarded as our Man of the Match.
Elliott is looking sharp and getting into good goal scoring positions, St Ledger is on top form and Eddie Nolan is doing well too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Manc Irish Wolf
This is down to Alan Irvine, the Preston manager who works very hard on improving each players all round game and giving them the confidence to go out and express themselves on the pitch.
Top manager. What is is about the Scots?Quote:
Originally Posted by the doc
They've got the worst tempers, so you don't want to step out of line or under perform.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
AND
They're cheap *******s: they're not going to give you a good contract unless you've truly earned it.
Fear and greed breed success.
They certainly have got something.They know the value of a pound (something i admire them for).We are softies in comparison to the Scots.
I knew this guy that used to run pub football teams in london and he always wanted some Scots in the team to add a bit of steel.The English/Irish/Welsh lacked that bit of "cutting" that you need in a team(or used to anyway)
St Ledger on sky tv today v Burnley.
Wolves are on later in the day, Foley and Keogh expected to play, Stephen Ward injured - could ruin hs chances of a call-up.
And Trap is there, with Alan Kelly
Let's hope he does himself justice.
Does Alan Kelly's presence mean that Lonergan is close to a call? Obviously his name suggests he's got Irish in him.
I wouldn't read anything into that. Kelly spent years at Preston.
Ledger played very well today other than a misjudged header towards the end of the game that Burnley should have at least tested the keeper from. It'll be interesting to see if he's called up on Monday.
Eirebhoy did you do a bit of fiddling around with the posts here after my helicopter comment.
Has to be in the squad for the Georgia game in my opinion.
Yes Andy Lonergan is eligible to play for Ireland, has played for England in the lower age groups but has recently been "sounded out" about declaring for Ireland.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hunty's Flatcap
Good young keeper!
You have me bewildered. You drunk? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD
As for Lonergan. Great save from Eagles' brilliant shot.
If he has already played for England and is now over 21 how could he play for Ireland???Quote:
Originally Posted by the doc
I havent seen St Ledger play enough to make a call whether he should be called up the the Irish squad or not, but Ive just seen on the Irish abroad thread that Eddie Nolan has been called into the Irish squad and St Ledger hasnt which led to a lad on the same thread asking if the Irish management even know he is Irish. Now I just want to play Devils Advocate here for a second, but is it possible that St Ledger himself doesnt want to be included in the squad and has eyes on an England cap in future???
Im not trying to be a smart ass because Im open to any lad playing for us no matter where he is born, Im just throwing out the question
I don't think it's likely. St. Ledger has talked openly about his desire to represent Ireland.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razors left peg
I think Nolan is being fast-tracked into the squad because our full-backs are having injury problems (Finnan has hardly played, McShane pulled his hamstring, Kelly just back from injury).
To call St. Ledger up (clearly a centre-half) to remedy a shortage at full-back wouldn't make sense.
That said, St. Ledger should definitely be ahead of Bruce in the pecking order, and thus should be in the squad.
And he has already switched from Ireland to England once.Quote:
Originally Posted by Qwerty
Was St. Ledger not in one of Staunton's squads? If so then they should be aware that he can play for Ireland.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razors left peg
Edit:
Just had a look, he was in the squad when Ireland played Germany in the last qualifiers.