I thought he did well last night. Ok, the opposition might not have been up to much but certainly put in a creditable perfomance in an area where we are not exactly awash with talent.
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I thought he did well last night. Ok, the opposition might not have been up to much but certainly put in a creditable perfomance in an area where we are not exactly awash with talent.
Trapattoni said before the Macedonia game that he was picked over Clark because he is a "stopper" type of defender, and he definitely played that role last night with some clearances early on
It was O'Dea who played against Macedonia, wasn't it?
I thought Delaney made some good challenges and dominated physically but he and Kelly were caught out quite a few times by Feeney's runs in the first half and McGinn late on. I think Delaney will start with O'Shea in Macedonia though.
crap, you're right. Delaney wasn't even involved! I'm an idiot, ignore the aboveQuote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
The mask of authority slips!Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Damien Delaney straight into the Crystal Palace team today for his debut after being released by Ipswich earlier this week.
Scores 3rd goal of the season for Palace. I think it was a header from a corner.
Good on him, is he good enough for the EPL though?
I think he could do reasonably well AB. He has always impressed me since his early days in the LOI and in his irish appearances. Actually his is one of the ommissions by Trap that ****ed me off in his first couple of years after what i thought were a couple of very promising performances. Pity he is 31 now.
Aye, hope you're right.
Not a bad age for a CB.
Yes Susan Boyle was nearly 50 before she hit the big time.
Very solid today. Coped with Deeney well though his pace seemed to be slightly more threatening in extra-time but Delaney coped well and got some crucial blocks in in the second half.
A few pictures sum up his post-match emotions : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...promotion.html
thats bloody brilliant.
My favourite one is when he's on his knees with arms spread as wide as possible in front of the podium. Such sheer elation in everything he's doing in that picture.
Having played in the Premiership for Leicester so long ago and having played constantly with clubs over the past few years who have all had Premiership spells before and/or after his arrival and departure, it must be some emotion.
I often wonder how managers find it in themselves to move on players in these situations. Everyone surely wants their stab at the Premiership having worked to gain promotion.
Winning promotion for a lot of these lads is like turkeys voting for Christmas. Most of them will be out the door come July
He picked up a knock in extra time, but they had already used up all three subs, so he couldn't come offQuote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
Maybe but you would think there would be a lot of teams eager to sign them up.Quote:
Originally Posted by drummerboy
I am always a bit puzzled about clubs kicking out the players who won them promotion, seems crazy as basically they will more
than likely be signing up the players booted out when their club got relegated from the Premiership!
Every new signing is a risk but the player you have are proven performers in your team, if it ain't broke don't fix it?
He was very solid in the game yesterday, i'd be surprised to see him lose his place. I think Palace will need to focus any signings on attacking players. With Zaha leaving, yesterday proved they're pretty toothless in front of goal without their main man. Philips is too old so they really have only one serious attacking player. Their defence is solid enough. The only one i'd be worried about is Garvan, not sure at this point but i think the championship may be his standard unless he can up his game next season.
Delaney is safe, I would say. McCarthy should be worried but if he has a contract then I'm sure he won't be too quick to pass up the PL.Quote:
Originally Posted by rebelmusic
They definitely need reinforcements in attack (Ward looks good enough for the PL and Delaney and Ramage will get their chances) but I think Garvan will get his chance, similar to Hoolahan at Norwich. It appears Holloway has faith in him and if he's not afforded a substantial budget and required to hunt for bargains like at Blackpool then I'm sure having Garvan in place will be superior to some of the journeymen continental players he brought in during that stint in the PL.
At worst, Garvan can surely hope for being a squad player next season. I can't see someone like Aaron Wilbraham having any form of impact in the PL, whereas a contribution from Garvan could occur and I think he'll be given the chance accordingly.
True, championship is not exactly the perfect setting for creative players so Garvan could potentially come into his own in the PL. I'd say he just needs to look at his consistency. Everytime i've seen him he has flashes of brilliance but they're nullified by lazy passing at times and not being clinical in front of goal.
I would think McCarthy is safe as he seems to have a real impact in the dressing room and might be exactly what Holloway needs during the inevitable troubled times they're going to experience next year. Hopefully they'll pick up some of the irish lads from Wolves, maybe even a place for Doyle. I wouldnt be surprised if McClean is offloaded to one of the promoted teams as the word in the gossip columns is Di Canio wants rid of him.
You would think that if McCarthy is still captain whilst injured (which I belie he is?) you would think
he would have little trouble getting back in the team.
However with his injury persisting for so long I wonder if that is being done more out of sympathy than anything else.
Crikey, I would have thought the two fascists would be best friends!Quote:
Originally Posted by rebelmusic
Hahaha we'll wait an seeQuote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Garvan just got his contract extended to 2015 as well so i take back everything i said about him. Great to see
McCarthy's contract was extended to 2015 at the start of the season too. Delaney's runs to the end of next season.
New two-year contract signed: http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/socc...lace-1.1578362
Bit late I know but was disappointed he let Arsenal player (can't remember who it was) away from him for Arsenal's last goal on Saturday
5 clean sheets in 8 games for Delaney at Palace. He's thriving at Palace under Pulis. That's a defensive record any defender at this level would be proud of.
He made the Daily Mail's team of the day this morning. High praise :)
Did it include the phrase "bloody foreigners"?
No, but, conscientiously, they did remind readers that if he gets out of contract he could end up claiming benefits.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
He is also in the team of the week here, dunno if it is the same one.
http://www.winnersports.co.uk/premie...-week-18-44121
Damien Delaney The Tony Pulis effect on Crystal Palace is beginning to show as the once leaky Eagles defence has now become a pillar of strength and at the heart of the defence, Damien Delaney along with Danny Gabbidon have been absolutely fantastic. Palace grabbed a vital away win over Aston Villa last night with Pulis’ side showing remarkable resistance. Admitedlly Villa have been a bit toothless in attack but Delaney snuffed out danger immaculately and stuck to his task very well.
I've noticed he has been in the top 100 Premiership players on whoscored.com for a while now.
7 clean sheets in 13 games for Delaney. Pulis is really bringing out the best in him (and his teammates).
O'Shea and Dunne are also on form for Sunderland and QPR respectively.
A pity we don't have any meaningful games until September. I just hope they can all keep it up.
Another clean sheet for Delaney. Paddy made his first ever Premier League appearance off the bench and it's safe to say he will be in the squad of 25.
Can't say the same for Garvs.
Garvs? Deffo not a Dub #garvo
Both Delaney and McCarthy played last night v Hull. Has there been another all irish centre half pairing in the Premier League?
Evans and O'Shea surely had some few minutes together but I presume we're talking ROI players.
Would Steve Staunton ever have filled in at centre back for Villa alongside McGrath? Unlikely I suppose.
Liam Daish and Gary Breen? Both at Brum and Coventry around the same time.
This suggests they probably did.
http://www.myfootballfacts.com/COVENTRY_SQUADS.htm
Kenny Cunningham and Alex Bruce both played for Birmingham in the league in 05-06.
Cunningham and Scott Fitzgerald were both on Wimbledon't books in 1994-1996.