Sixteenth of the season for McAuley - http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/acad...w-with-man-utd
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Sixteenth of the season for McAuley - http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/acad...w-with-man-utd
First qualifier kicking off in a few minutes against the Faroe Islands
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Sorry, it's at 1:15 GMT (2:15 CET) according to uefa: http://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2...sts/index.html
the FAI website has it as 12:15
Slovaks 1 up after 5 mins in the other game. No room for error for our lads.
We're 1 up ourselves now. Connolly scored
2-0 Connolly again after 23 mins
Slovaks 2 up also.
Finished 4-0, very competent.
Slovaks won 2-1, missing a penalty at 2-1.
Slovakia on Paddy's Day. Beat them and we go through.
I think it bodes well for the future that our named strikers - Idah, Connolly and Roache - have scored 11 of our 13 goals so far and that our highest profile striker in this age group (McAuley) not on the scoresheet. I'm starting to feel a bit more positive about our forward options in the longer-term, but we may still have a bit of a short-term problem after the World Cup with Doyle, Murphy and Walters likely in their last campaigns.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingdom
Just kicked off the second qualifier against Slovakia. Live text commentary on uefa: http://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2...&match=2021291
1-0 up in stoppage time, McAuley. Great result if I haven't jinxed it.
Great result to top group
Qualified now, and the result should see them top the group now, yeah? Unless Cyprus beat us, and Slovakia hockey the Faroes
highlights of the 4-0 win over the Faroes
and the 1-0 win over Slovakia
final game VS Cyprus is live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be1g1x_kDqc
2-0 victory over Cyprus today to wrap up their elite group - both goals from Brighton's Aaron Connolly, bringing his total to a very impressive seven in six qualifiers - looks like he could be one to watch in the next few years. He hasn't exactly been prolific for Brighton's U-18s, with three goals in fifteen appearances, but has played two games for their U-23s over the last couple of months and has scored three times.
Slightly Off Topic - but I see that the Faroe Islands beat Slovakia 2-1, and as runners up they have also qualified. Must be a first for them ( 7 of the 8 runners up qualify, and they have a better h2h record against the top 3 teams in their group than Portugal who only drew with 3rd placed Poland in group 3 ) .
There won't be a whale slaughtered in torshavn for a week!Quote:
Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid
Great for them to top group and play in the finals in the summer!
In Pot 1 for the draw on Monday
http://www.uefa.com/under17/news/newsid=2452037.html
Quote:
How the draw will work
• Croatia will be placed in position 1 of Group A. The seven best elite round section winners will be in Pot 1 and drawn to fill the remaining positions 1 and 2 in the four finals groups. The remaining teams are in Pot 2 and fill positions 3 and 4.
• Pot 1: Germany, England, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Netherlands, France, Spain
• Pot 2: Hungary, Turkey, Italy, Serbia, Ukraine, Norway, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Faroe Islands
Draw starting in a few minutes on uefa.com: http://www.uefa.com/under17/index.html
Drawn in Group C with Germany, Serbia & Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tough group.
ScheißeQuote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Mccauley made his debut for Liverpool 23s midweek . Brewster who is the striker is in the England under 17 squad for the euros was on the bench for Liverpool against crystal palace. Just shows How tough at a club like Liverpool it is to be even the best youth team striker
6 Of The 18 eligible next season
I suspect Liamoo11 put this up but editing on mobile removed it.
http://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/obrie...uro-u17-finals
Quote:
Republic of Ireland Under 17 Squad - UEFA European Under 17 Championship
Goalkeepers:
Brian Maher (St Patrick’s Athletic),
Kian Clarke (Bohemians)
Defenders:
Lee O’Connor (Manchester United),
Kameron Ledwidge (St Kevin’s Boys),
Nathan Collins (Stoke City),
Jordan Doherty (Sheffield United),
Daryl Walsh (Waterford FC),
Joe Redmond (Birmingham City)
Midfielders:
Aaron Bolger (Shamrock Rovers),
Luke Nolan (St Patrick’s Athletic),
Brandon Kavanagh (Bohemians),
Richard O’Farrell (St Patrick’s Athletic),
Gavin Kilkenny (Bournemouth),
Tyreik Wright (Lakewood AFC)
Forwards:
Callum Thompson (Wolverhampton Wanderers),
Rowan Roache (Blackpool),
Adam Idah (College Corinthians),
Aaron Connolly (Brighton & Hove Albion)
8 outfield players and the 2 goalies - all irish based --- that looks good, doesn't it?
Isn't it a good shift that they're all with senior Irish clubs as opposed to schoolboy sides?
Id probably leave one of the keepers out and stick 2 more outfield players in just for the first game anyway!!Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
Agreed. I know they're doing amazing things in Iceland right now but I think, for the time being, we need to be putting out 11 players for Irish teams with only one goalkeeper.
Well, apart from Kevin's, Corinthians and Lakewood!Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
Haha. Typo. *Almost.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
I've heard that Ledwidge is on his way to Southampton, Idah is apparently signed up with Norwich for next season and Tyreik Wright is currently in the process of choosing a team across the water and is in high demand (as Idah was)
A bit more on that here - http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-35668484.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by Colin O'Brien
Good job he's Irish born & raised lads what ? Or there would a lot more twitchy arse syndrome on this matter and life in this thread too.
When does he become eligible for England through residency? Could he declare for Norn Iron?Quote:
Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
First match on Eurosport today at 3.30pm
Full fixture times and details here: http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2017/...uro-challenge/
Will all the games be on Eurosport?Quote:
Thursday, 4 May: Republic of Ireland v Serbia, Stadium Kostrena, 3.30pm
Sunday 7 May: Republic of Ireland v Bosnia & Herzegovina, Stadium Kostrena, Kostrena, 3.30pm
Wednesday, 10 May: Republic of Ireland v Germany, Stadium Rujevica, Rijeka, 11.00am,
He has already played competitively for Ireland (in the qualifiers for this tournament), so he can't become eligible in the future for England.Quote:
Originally Posted by samhaydenjr
See article 8 of the Regulations Governing the Application of the Statutes for further info: http://resources.fifa.com/mm/documen...al.pdf#page=73
Has he got northern connections?Quote:
8: Change of association
1.
If a player has more than one nationality, or if a player acquires a new nationality, or if a player is eligible to play for several representative teams due to nationality, he may, only once, request to change the association for which he is eligible to play international matches to the association of another country of which he holds nationality, subject to the following conditions:
a) He has not played a match (either in full or in part) in an official competition at “A” international level for his current association, and at the time of his first full or partial appearance in an international match in an official competition for his current association, he already had the nationality of the representative team for which he wishes to play.
...
Hook. Line. Sinker.
Luxury,Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Iceland don't even need a goalkeeper when they play Ireland.