haha! i thought that might have got a reaction from ya Paul! :D
he was from Castlecoote, most of my family being from Glenamaddy and Dunmore in Galway. Manys the good night i spent in Roscommon Town though!
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haha! i thought that might have got a reaction from ya Paul! :D
he was from Castlecoote, most of my family being from Glenamaddy and Dunmore in Galway. Manys the good night i spent in Roscommon Town though!
Castlecoote is full of droll people, almost, as droll and depressing as Glenamaddy and Dunmore. Seriouslly I have yet to find two more depressing towns in the world than Glenamaddy and Dunmore. I remember years ago when I was in America, drinking in the burren, and this guy who played music and sorta worked there was telling me his family were from glenamaddy and how he used to go back every summer etc etc. I couldn't beleive him and had to ask did you really go back. I mean being there once, is enough for any sane man. Come to think of it he had a funny head on him, so it might all fit the jigsaw.
Creggs.
http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDe...768901,00.html
Sad news to hear, was wndering why he wasnt in the squad yesterday
Sad news alright, hopefully it won't afftect his form too much or lose his place while he's gone. Granted that's the least of his worries right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wexford Delboy
Did anyone catch the RTE panel extra thing online after the game tonight? Giles, Souness and Dunphy took user submitted questions on it and one of them was about potential midfield replacements, where they brought up the likes of Lawrence and Carsley and as the conversation went on Bill suggested questioned if Dunphy thought Fahey could be a potential player to look at it, at which point Dunphy rather snidely dismissed the prospect saying "he's a full back, Bill" before he want back to praising Carsley.
That gave me a chuckle tonight anyway! Either he's never heard of him or more likely he's confusing him with Foley. :D
we need the vision of keith fahey anyway.
dunphy wasnt at the races last night anyway. made me laugh when he was taking about the cyprus league without realising that they have more players playing champions league than we do this season..made me laugh anyway.
yeah I heard Dunphy's dismissal of Fahey as a full back; it really goes to show how little Dunphy knows of the game, or thinks he knows of the game. That neither Giles nor Souness corrected him shows that none of the panel know anything about him, a Premiership player at that. It does undermine the argument that Trap isn't supposedly watching his players, when clearly neither are the "experts"
he thought duffer still plays with newcastle sure.
How wrong could you be?Quote:
Originally Posted by youngirish
Instrumental in Birmingham's promotion last season and now more than holding his own in the much vaunted English Premier League.
Great player, always was. Just ask Alex McLeish. Definitely deserves a look in for the Irish team.
I expect Fahey will feature, but just not before Oct / Nov.
The Fahey remark aside (he must have been confused with Foley), I thought the RTE panel's assessment of Saturday was good.
Midfield is still all about Steven Reid's comeback for me. If it's to be accepted that duff & McGeady on the flanks can't accommodate Andy Reid, then maybe Lawrence could get one of the wide berths. I hope he starts tomorrow and does well.
Personally I think the editorial slant on RTE's coverage of the Premiership should always include a comment on any Irish in action. That way there'd be no excuse for being ignorant of Fahey or anyone.
If Fahey (or any Irish player) scores in a PL game you can be sure it'll be mentioned.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Regarding Dunphy, he must have got mixed up with Foley as already said. Wouldn't put much stock in what he says at the best of times anyway!
just to note, birmingham signed tainio(sp?) on last day of transfer window, so that is carsley, fahey, ferguson, bowyer competing for midfield places. bit of competition for fahey if McCleish is gonna play him in the middle.
I stated McCann was a better prospect than him in those early posts before most on here had even heard of McCann so your post should actually state how right could I be? Apology accepted.Quote:
Originally Posted by dong2008
How can you claim he is holding his own in the Premier league anyway? He's only played 2 games. Anyway the point I made wasn't about Keith Fahey in particular if you read it you would see the posts were about all the LOI players who had been touted on here that turned out to be poor following their moves to England. If you follow through the posts you can see all those posters still claiming the likes of Roy O'Donovan, Alan Bennett and Daryl Murphy had been successful in England when I stated they hadn't been and weren't going to be. Got that wrong also did I?
But anyway you just continue to quote a line or two from a sequence of posts if that makes you happy to try to prove a point and delude yourself into thinking that two appearances in the Premiership thus far for a relegation threatened team proves that someone is a great player and should be in the Ireland team. Great is not a description I'd use for many players in the Birmingham team tbh but each to their own.
You just can never admit when you're wrong can you? You were pulled up on your 'facts' about O'Donovan earlier in the thread and tried to turn it back on the poster who pointed out you were wrong. And you were VERY wrong about Fahey, and still can't admit it.Quote:
Originally Posted by youngirish
How was I wrong about O'Donovan by correctly stating he wasn't part of the first 11 at Dundee? Don't be silly. He had a torrid spell up there so I was for all intent and purposes right in my assessment when others were singing his praises. He was sitting on the bench from when I made that statement until close to the end of his time there when he got back into the team so if you knew anything about football instead of taking other people who contradicted my statements as gospel you'd know I was right. The guy claiming he was a regular starter at that point was wrong. Irrespective of these details my main point was he is sh*t and in that sense I was proven to be 100% correct. It is so correct it has since become a recognised law of physics.Quote:
Originally Posted by kev mcq
As for being wrong, weren't you the one I pulled up a few years ago for claiming Paddy McCarthy should be in the Ireland team when I stated he was struggling in the Championship? People in glass houses and all that.
LOL. Can you point to the quote where I said he should be in the Ireland team? Correct me if I'm wrong (which you never are apparently), but was he not on the bench for Ireland last night? But that obviously means he's sh!te because he shoud have been playing??Quote:
Originally Posted by youngirish
Was it not you who was singing McShane's praises in the Paddy McCarthy thread? LOL at that as well, McShane's a complete liability.
People in glass houses and all that.
You really are clueless. Didn't you pull me up when I stated he had been previously dropped to the subs bench for Leicester and claimed he was a first teamer and that he was their captain? Didn't you imply he was one of their most important players at the time with these assertions? Yes of course you did. You were subsequently shown to have no clue what you were talking about whatsoever considering he didn't start another game for Leicester after that point and was offloaded at the first opportunity to Crystal Palace when the transfer window re-opened. But yeah you were right he really was a crucial part of their plans and a top player for them at that time.Quote:
Originally Posted by kev mcq
Congratulations btw he finally got onto the subs bench almost 3 years later for a meaningless friendly with a depleted squad but wasn't deemed good enough to make an appearance. Looks like he has a glowing future in Ireland colours. Pat yourself on the back for spotting that talent. You should be a scout.
Oh where to start with this drivel :rolleyes:
Firstly, I'm still waiting for you to show me where I said McCarthy should be in the Ireland team...
Lets see, he was their captain at the time of that post. He was out injured with a broken collarbone and you said he was dropped. Yes, because most people would play with a broken collarbone.Quote:
Originally Posted by youngirish
I'm sure you also recall that just about everyone else disagreed with you when you said he wasn't a first-teamer.
I'm the one who's clueless :rolleyes: LOL. If we're going to go into what people were implying , I can come up with plenty of BS just like you do. The part in bold is my favourite, especially considering he transferred from Leicester to Charlton, but you knew that, right? :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by youngirish
http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/...033615,00.html
P.s. notice the captain's armband on his right arm. Also notice.... "Paddy McCarthy today (Wednesday) joined Championship side Charlton Athletic for £650,000 after turning down the offer of a new contract from the Foxes.
Leicester had offered the Irish defender, who had just one-year left to run on his current deal, improved terms to stay at the Walkers Stadium."
Offloaded at the first opportunity?????? Riiiiiiiiight
Was McCann, who you seem to have a particular hard-on for, in the squad? YOU REALLY ARE CLUELESS. Now get back to your school work.Quote:
Originally Posted by youngirish
McCarthy is a 26 year old defender floating around the lower leagues. Unlikely to get much better at this stage of his career. McShane is still a better option than him ffs.Quote:
Originally Posted by kev mcq
McCann is only 22 and plays regularly in the Premiership and has improved every season since he first made the Burnley team. If you can't see the difference then you really are beyond all hope.
McCann plays regularly in the premiership?! 4 times!!!! Earlier in this thread you dismissed Fahey because he had only played 2 games games in the premiership, but 4 is enough for McCann to be playing regularly?! Just give up, you haven't a clue.Quote:
Originally Posted by youngirish
And the rest of my post? Just ignoring it because you're wrong?
nice little bitchfest going on here!! u would almost think some lads really want some irish players to fail just so they can say I told ya so
It's all about being the foot.ie master.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razors left peg
Entertaining stuff though I must confess, think Kev has the upper hand at the minute but it could change in a shot!
Dear Kev
You will find it much less time consuming to post a message when youngirish gets something right, instead of pulling him up each time he's wrong.
If you don't have a job, then maybe its ok!
Didn't you earlier ignore my post regarding O'Donovan because you were shown to be wrong? Move out of that glass house. As stated earlier my initial assessment of McCarthy has turned out to be right and you were wrong. He is sh*t wasn't that the initial disagreement? We can argue all day about how much Leicester wanted to sell him or how valuable they thought he was to the squad but at the end of the day you don't know the answer to these questions and he left because Leicester didn't/wouldn't/couldn't offer him a deal he wanted and he hasn't lit up any of his subsequent clubs. As for your silly claim about him being captain as if that has relevance to his ability or worth to the club, look at it this way, Richard Dunne was city's captain yet they offloaded him as soon as a suitable offer came in.Quote:
Originally Posted by kev mcq
Is Fahey a better player than Andy Reid, Stephen McPhail or Owen Garvan?
All seem to be talented left footed midfielders with a bit of class about them but none (as yet, in the case of Fahey & Garvan) has sustained form at a level above EPL relegation candidate.
(Is Fahey left footed, or just played on the left?)
Fahey is right footed.
Kevin Foley starts for Brum today. Dunne for Villa.
Crasley on bench.
Carsley says that Keith Fahey has almost effortlessly taken to playing in the EPL. Saw it in Irish Times online I think.
Are you Eamonn Dunphy. I think he made a similiar mistake recently.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Just watching the Birmingham derby...Keith Fahey doing very well..Andy Reid scored a great goal yesterday...how Miller with no club and even Gibson etc make the International squad ahead of these two is mind blowing...a stubborn old man.
Seen fahey in a few games now, have to say I'm not that keen on him.
Seems like a poor man's Keith Andrews to me, very unimposing and difficult to notice that he's actually playing at times. I don't think he's premiership class.
Stutts dont be letting your kids or your wife login to foot.ieQuote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Quote:
Originally Posted by Murfinator
a poor Mans Keith Andrews??..very harsh thing to say about any footballer!!!...Fahey is a way more intelligent and skillful footballer..as i seen many times in the flesh around LOI grounds but as you never go you would have missed that:):):)...also was well able for the championship and was very important in getting them promoted...i wont judge him after 4 or 5 games in the premiership although he seems to be doing ok to me!!..and anyway back to my original point do you think Liam Miller is a better option??
I saw the Villa match today and I wasn't impressed with Fahey, but I wasn't impressed with Dunne either and he won man of the match in fantasy football so maybe I'm out to lunch!
hmm I'm not sure about Miller. Right now I'm happy for him to be around the 5th choice back up and on the squad since I don't ever conceivably see him getting on the pitch but that might change if there were serious injuries and he actually had to start. :o
I think not though, Miller is an incredibly average player but he's never really let us down like say an Alan Quinn or Jonathon Douglas might, Miller has always held his own when played, although usually doing precious little more than that.
For this campaign it's an easy decision between Miller and Fahey. One has the experience in the squad, one doesn't. Long term, I don't know. I really don't want to see either of those guys on the pitch for us as in an ideal world we'd have a fit and ready S.Reid, S.Ireland, A.Reid and Whelan, Gibson and Andrews all the time. But it's not an ideal world so I'd probably like to see Fahey get a chance in a friendly, he deserves a chance at least.
Assist today for Fahey
No chance of him being better than Reid or Garvan. Can't comment on McPhail as I haven't seen him for a couple of years, when he was doing quite well at Cardiff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
A corner I believe.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
http://www.goalstube.com/210246/Hull...ighlights.html
Goal and Keith's corner can be seen here.
That Chucho lad looks good too.
Great ball in from Fahey for the goal. Nice to see him in the starting 11.