One of the best underage structures in the world, thanks in no small part to the technical director at the timeQuote:
Originally Posted by stickyjoe
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One of the best underage structures in the world, thanks in no small part to the technical director at the timeQuote:
Originally Posted by stickyjoe
Good news for the league 30 million to be spent redeveloping richmond and surrounding areas ... 10-15k all seater satdium, astro park training facilities ... etc ...
Wonder is this whole deal purely business or part charitable?
bhs
source?Quote:
Originally Posted by blackholesun
Horse manure.Quote:
Originally Posted by stickyjoe
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Originally Posted by Dodge
sorry to go off topic on this one but best underage structures in the world ? Are you for real, these underage structures havent produced a top class player since Shay Given made his debut in 96
There is great numbers playing the game alright but that has always been the case for the last 20-30 years
Sorry he was top class, he managed to beat georgia, albania, faroe islands and cyprus in his time in charge.Quote:
Originally Posted by TonyD
And couidn`t beat swiss(x3), france(x2), russia at home, israel(x2) and his victory in cyprus and at home to albania were nearly as bad as anything staunton has produced
Better then staunton but thats not hard but unfortunately kerr was a flop
You said he was hopeless, which I repeat, is horse manure. His record wasn't perfect, but in no way was it as bad as some people make out.Things went wrong during the latter part of the WC campaign, that can happen. I've had this argument on the Ireland forum here before, but two competitive defeats is not a hopeless record. You're right about one thing though, he's miles better than Staunton. It's good to have him back where he belongs, and where he's appreciated.
His team bottled it on a few occasions but I don't think he was hopeless. If only he could have got the team playing in competitives like they did in friendlies. He has us playing excellent football. The game in Holland was fantastic and the Dutch were really up for it in their last match before the Euro's. All Given's kickouts were short to the defenders who never hoofed it up the pitch. He's a really tactically astute guy and well up on the modern game. Also, nobody ever looked like scoring against us at one point. He had Cunningham and O'Brien looking like Nesta and Cannavaro. :D In the friendlies he had Duff playing the best football he ever played (Italy, Portugal, Croatia). I just wish he could have transfered that to competitives.Quote:
Originally Posted by stickyjoe
I think he lost the dressing room thanks to most of our players not having a clue and being lazy but if I took over a club in England Kerr would be the first guy to get a call. :) Roy Keane was obviously impressed by him. His tactics, coaching and football knowledge is top notch, maybe things like motivational and man management skills could be improved on.
The only games from the WC campaign we could have realistically played much better was Cyprus away and Switzerland away but we still got the points in those games. Israel at home we should have won 5-0, freak game. Switzerland were the team that nobody could score against at the world cup and without Duff and Keane we really hadn't got the team to beat them.
dont worry charlie I have my sources ...Quote:
Originally Posted by charliesboots
:cool:
you want more details ... stand to be built up over camac, apartments on site, whole place to be bulldozed, Kellegher wants to move quickly on this ... job done no messing ASAP ...
bhs
He knows bhs, he just wants to know how you know ;)
Good news for Pats.
What are the plans for Richer?
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Originally Posted by blackholesun
bhs = gary doyle?
reads like the irish mirror take on events in any case
Maybe he reads the Irish MirrorQuote:
Originally Posted by wws
he posted it last night
the mirror was out this morning with this story....
> He knows bhs, he just wants to know how you know
I aint a hack, in fact a Pats fan filled me in on all the nitty gritty details yesterday afternoon!
bhs
ps. lads, any truth in the rumour that a Dublin NFL franchise team will play in the completed stadium every second week?
bhs
yes, 100% FACT
Seeing as Johnny Mc will be under severe pressure this year to win a trophy, is is safe to asume that Kerr will just happen to be waiting in the wings to take over next season if there's no silverware?
under what pressure???Quote:
Originally Posted by hoopy
this years playing budget is LESS than last years.
Under pressure from who? Read the last paragraph of Kerr's interview in this morning's I.Times - "Not this year". Read all our predictions / hopes for this year before the season started - top four in the League. decent Cup run (without actually winning it cos we don't win the Cup), decent Setanta run.Quote:
Originally Posted by hoopy
None of that changes cos of yesterday's news. This is long term stuff we're looking at.
If we don't win at least 3 trophies this year - MCDONNELL OUT!
What do ye think it would take for McDonnell to be sacked?? Finishing outside top 4 or is he safe even then
Not sure. I think he should've been sacked the last couple of years
First ye takeover St Francis group. Now ye get taken over by Shelbourne group :p
Is new super dooper name going to be St Francis Athletic of Drumcondra?
Nice day for fishing eh :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by pete
Look at the fans of the last surviving franchise having a go at us?!
Anyway the Francis thing never happened
Apologies if I've jumped the gun, just that I assumed you were paying more wages this season with the players you've brought in. Also, any Pats fan I know doesn't see J Mc been there after this season so I just put 2 and 2 together. I also know that most other fans at other clubs would expect to win something with the squad you have
No we're very short upfront. We've been saying for a while we're strong at the back and the midfield is class but we haven't enough of a squad to challenge strongly for a title. We're getting there though
lovely piece of after timing thereQuote:
Originally Posted by hoopy
I didn't notice many fans of other clubs tipping us to win anything in the two pre seasons thread on this board
nor did I see the prices on pats winning anything slashed dramatically to favourites in any market
these fans of other clubs are a funny lot
Apologies again for not realising all EL fans use this forum
BTW I got slated for tipping us for third place...