I'd imagine its what the majority on his here think about DG and his position in the FAI. Give Andrews a few months, if he has broken into the starting eleven by then, he should be called up.
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I'd imagine its what the majority on his here think about DG and his position in the FAI. Give Andrews a few months, if he has broken into the starting eleven by then, he should be called up.
The thing is to break into the first team he will need to displace Reid, who many consider one of our better players.
The problem is that the chances of him replacing Reid are high enough. I was reading that bbc 606 site, and they don't seem to share our love for Steven...to say the least.
Even if Andrews was to replace Reid, I would still want Reid in the starting 11.
Might not necessarily have to replace Reid, could partner him!! I cant remember who it was, but the guy that partnered Reid in midfield today was also a new signing so perhaps a place up for grabs there. If he stays injury free I can see Reid becoming a top player and is a potential future captain for both club and country.
Definetly. I was quite shocked by the reaction I got when I made a thread about him after the Norway game. Although I have to say I don't really trust opinions on those sort of sites. An official forum would probably be a better place to get opinions.
He's too good for Blackburn. Love to see where he would have been had he stayed cleary injuries. Your right about that though, the other midfield place is probably up for grabs. Grella played there today.
Well it looked like at one stage ManU were gonna make a bid for him so if he had stayed injury free he could easily have ended up there or one of the other top 4 clubsQuote:
Originally Posted by irishultra
While Givens was head of youth coaching at Arsenal he tried to sign Keith Andrews. Andrews spurned the opportunity to join Wolves. Givens never forgave him and refused to pick Andrews for the U21 team despite the fact he was captaining the Wolves team.
Correct, the same person who ended R Forans career at U 21 Level because Richie stayed out late, how has this man got so much power and what is his connection with J Delaney?????:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by drummerboy
There are so many stories about Don Givens that there must be something behind it.Do the powers that be think that Irish international football would collapse without this man.No one is indispensible and one of the first rules of management must be to get your best players in the squad.To lose 1/2/3/4 might be unlucky but Don must have lost a whole team over the years.
To counter my own argument perhaps the clubs are putting pressure on young players not to play for their countries due to the possibility of injury and wanting them to be in the best condition when playing for them.
I think that this must be the case when you see players that everyone believes should be in the squad ommitted or just maybe some of the players are not interested in playing under age football for their country.
See the boy got a good goal yesterday...Trap should be keeping an eye on this decent prospect.
Praise for Andrews from Ince:
http://www.football365.com/story/0,1...444674,00.htmlQuote:
Paul Ince is backing Blackburn goal hero Keith Andrews to finally make the grade at the age of 28 - after dismissing accusations he signed the midfielder as "an old pals' act".
Ince first became aware of Andrews' qualities during the latter days of his playing career at Wolves and then worked with him when manager of MK Dons last season.
He always felt Andrews had the quality to play at the highest level and had no hesitation in taking him to Ewood Park in a £1.3million deal in August.
And Andrews went some way to repaying that faith with a late equaliser during Saturday's 2-2 draw with West Brom at The Hawthorns.
Ince said: "I played with Keith at Wolves. He couldn't get in the side because I was playing but he is a fantastic player.
"He went through a bad time when he was 21, 22. I think he was misguided, misled. His attitude has always been spot on but he needed some guidance and I think, when I went to MK Dons, he got that.
"When I went there he was going to leave but I forced him to stay. By then he was really serious about his football and his talent is second to none for what we paid for him.
"It shows that you can go and buy quality players down the leagues. Keith is much better than that lower league anyway, hence why I brought him to Blackburn."
Ince added: "Some people tried to question it when I signed him for Blackburn. Some people were saying 'Is it an old pals' act?' after working with him before.
"It wasn't that. You've seen what a quality player he is. You saw that against Aston Villa in midweek when he was man of the match.
"Those midfield players who get forward and score goals, you don't get them 10 to a penny.
"He had a couple of chances against Villa, a couple of shots against West Brom and it was great for him to finally score because he was a fantastic player.
"He got 14 goals last season. I don't care what league it is, if you get 14 goals as a midfielder you've got a knack for doing that and he will score a lot more goals for Blackburn."
Yeah it was a lovely shot.
“I played with Keith at Wolves,” Ince said. “He couldn’t get in the side because I was playing but he is a fantastic player.
"When I went there he was going to leave but I forced him to stay"Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
The old softly, softly approach. Classy.
Tough love lads and it looks like it worked for Keith. I am sure he is not compaining about being made stay at the Dons.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfie
Perhaps this topic could be merged with:
http://foot.ie/showthread.php?t=101358
But sure this is the Keith andrews thread....the boy is good but dunno if he warrants two threads....
See Ince was singing his praise again this morning...he's a real talent i feel we should be nurturing. Big game for him tomorrow.
http://football365.com/story/0,17033...471121,00.html
Started yesterday, didnt do an awful lot wrong imo but was taken off at half time for Derbyshire, who did nothing in the second half. Chelsea were very dominant in midfield in the first half, as you would expect.
Wasn't it his backpass that sent Anelka through early on that probably should have been a penalty and red card? Not 100% sure on that but think so.Quote:
Originally Posted by elroy
Obnly saw bits of it but of interest for me was that he seems to play a very advanced midfield role, with Grella playing the more defensive role. Neat, tidy and mobile. Nothing flash.
He was a bit more defensive in the B game against Forest, cleaning up, assisting the defence when they got crowded, and spraying the ball out to the wingers.
Didn't notice him in the match yesterday. Can't remember his name being mentioned at all, actually.
Best player on the park in the first half. His ball control and passing have been excellent.
BBC Sport Player Rater man of the match: Blackburn's Keith Andrews 8.67 (on 90 minutes).
Going on todays game I can understand why Trap would pick Andrews ahead of Reid. Reid played well when he came on but goes for the killer ball 50% of the time. He gave up possesion twice in the last ten minutes just inside his own half. I can't remember Andrew's giving the ball away cheaply. He instigated most of Blackburn's attacks for the 70 or so mins he was on (why did Ince take him off?).
It says 5.41 pretty much the lowest rating.Quote:
Originally Posted by joe_denilson
You must be looking at Eamon Andrews.Quote:
Originally Posted by tricky_colour
BBC Sport Player Rater man of the match: Blackburn's Keith Andrews 8.67 (on 90 minutes).
from http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/foot...em/7711291.stmQuote:
Originally Posted by tricky_colour
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BBC Sport Player Rater man of the match: Blackburn's Keith Andrews 8.67 (on 90 minutes).
Dare I say Andy Townsend in his prime based on 70 mins tetsujin. Really impressed with this guy. Looks like he has the balls to make it.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Have to say I did have my doubts about him making the move up to the Premiership from League Two last season, but he hasn't looked out of place. Don't know if I'd go as far as compare him with Townsend just yet. Obviously centre midfield is one of out weaker positions, along with left full, so any options we have there have to be looked at. He was my pick for MOTM in the B game, and I wouldn't have any problems with him starting against Poland on wednesday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Noelys Guitar
Great to see him getting a chance in the top flight - fair play to Ince as it's a bold move. He looked quality when he came through at Wolves and was our youngest captain since Billy Wright for a spell under Dave Jones, but enjoyed the good life a bit too much and lost his way with Ince and Rae as competition.
Big, strong lad, tough in the tackle with a good range of short and long passing who prefers to keep it simple - so would seemingly fit well into Traps mould for a Centre Midfielder - although not the quickest if I remember right. Would be interesting to see how he fairs if he gets a chance on Wednesday.
Encouraging the number of modern midfielder options we have emerging in the centre-midfield position - Andrews, Gibson, McCarthy, Garvan & O'Toole all have a chance to stake their claim, although frustrating how the latter two have been in and out of their sides recently after scoring so many.
1.McCann
2.Garvan
3.Fahey
4.O'Toole
5.McCarthy
6.Gibson
7.S.Quinn
8.Joe Gamble
Good enough. Prob all them are high level championship at least.
Very bad result for Blackburn today, dont think Ince will be around for the next game. Will be bad news for Andrews, doesnt sound like he had a good game today.
I wouldn't blame the result on Andrews at all. Ince has his tactics all wrong, and he was playing without any sort of defensive midfielder.
Their heart consisted of Andrews (a driving midfielder), and Tugay (a playmaker).
Neither of them have the discipline or the work ethic to play that defensive role.
Maybe Trap can mold Andrews to play in that role, but if last night was any indicator, he's too attack-minded to play in our system.
Ince has just been sacked. Real test for Andrews now. Interesting to see how he gets on
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Originally Posted by tommy_c12000
Would be very surprised if he remains a fixture at Blackburn, especially of Souness comes in. He does not have a premiership reputation, and will probably be seen as a relic from the soon to be expunged Ince era. I expect to see him back in League 1 before the beginning of next season.
It's a shame for Andrews; Ince has clearly given him his big chance. I don't think he's done himself any harm with his performances this season and in the absence of our own Stephen Reid, he's seen a fair amount of first team football this season. I hope the new manager, whoever that may be, will develop him further and see him as part of his first team plans. In fairness, it's not as if Glenn Whelan is a first team regular at Stoke, yet he's been a regular under Trap and Andrews has more years behind him the most of the other centre midfield candidates.
I reckon that a host of Championship teams would bite the hand off the new Blackburn manager if he was to release Andrews.
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Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
It definately says 3.79 here,, which is a very low score, I don't think
you get MOM if you lose 3-0, I suspect the 3.79 is correct.
Few Blackburn players scored over 5.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...rs/6183155.stm
Watch a game and then look at those BBC fan ratings to see how accurate they are. Not very. ;)
Ince is gone, expect Andrews to play very little football for the rest of the year. Rovers will return to a midfield containing Johann Vogel who had been out in the cold since Ince's arrival. Expect Vogel and Dunn to start on Saturday v Stoke.