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Was Keane not taking completely out of context anyway? Any footage I saw afterwards he was just slagging off the team for not giving the fans something real to sing about... basically that the fans deserved more than to just go for the singsong. His prawn cocktail/away supporters rant would suggest he understands the nature of supporting a team very well.Quote:
Originally Posted by OwlsFan
Roy can certainly get involved in ways we can appreciate. He joined the u17's at a 3 day training camp in Liverpool as they prepare for the elite qualifiers.
Keane inspires Mohan's U17s at Finch Farm
Is there a sly / subliminal dig at Keane in that article? :)
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Originally Posted by FAI
:D
I had thought the dig came at the end of the story.
'He made an inspirational speech to the lads, which saw them energised ahead of their clash against Everton Tuesday'.
However
'The result didn’t go our way,'
He spoke to kids that age for a whole hour? Their eyes must have been rolling around like pinballs.
http://thescore.thejournal.ie/martin...05456-Feb2014/
5 games in 4 days ahead of squad announcement in Limerick on 20/2.
Apparently Roy got coffee at 3FE the other day.
Wonder if he gets anything fancy.
Indo: We insist Marty ignores Stephen Ireland. A five step process to bring glory to the Irish people.
http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-29994218.html
I think the press is guessing what the reaction to Ireland's return would be. That's for the insiders to determine, not the onlookers. It was interesting to read about the wig-teasing though.
I agree with the point about not undermining Forde but that there is a way to bring Shay back into the mix in an elegant manner. With Westwood crocked there is no harm in having Given involved on more than a standby basis though.
I don't think we should be going out to court Redmond or Bamford.
I'm neutral on the issue of resting the old guard. Sometimes I think that the best way to introduce youth is into a stable foundation. So I would like to see Dunne being played still. But I really do think there is no need to pick Robbie for these games if we are to place faith in other options.
I would say the first thing he should do is ignore all advice, and build his own teamQuote:
Originally Posted by Crosby87
Funny that Garry Doyle spent more words typing that dramatic rendering of Stephen Ireland's exile than he did points #2-5.
not sure if it's been mentioned here or not, there's a Q&A with Martin O'Neill in Thomond Park on the night of the 20th: http://www.limerickfc.ie/thomond-par...ickets-on-sale
It's even more superfluous seeing that SI has already put himself out of the equation for a call up by O'Neill.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
It was good to see him at the Celtic/Aberdeen game where there were quite a few Irish on display. Good game and Jon Hayes played well. Some stat mentioned that Celtic haven't beaten the Dons at home in the Cup since the late 1950s or did I mishear that?Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
I'd like to see Aaron Doran get a move back to England to see if he can become a genuine option; Gavin Gunning too.
O'Neill and Keane pretty downbeat on the emerging talent
http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/s...ht-259587.html
Elsewhere he has said that he'll be watching LOI players recommended to him by their club managers. I'm not necessarily linking the two strands here!
I suspect he is referring to guys capable of breaking into the squad right now. It's a bit harsh to be writing off the current U19s or U21s, for example. You'd think he'd be more upbeat on the Villa kids too, for example.
The talk about lack of dearth doesn't sit too well with me. Having a lack of dearth hasn't stopped teams like Sweden and Switzerland from having better qualifying records. I would say that these teams have a similar level of talent to us. We have a pool of approximately 50 players to choose from playing at PL and Championship level. The lack of players playing further afield hinders us but at the same time, the PL is (arguably) the best League in the world and The Championship is (arguably) the 7th or 8th best League in Europe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
I am not putting us on a pedestal with Croatia but compare our depth with theirs and we aren't that far behind.
And the answer to our problems doesn't lie in the eligibility rules. England are better than Ireland but in the grand scheme of things, they are nowhere near the level of Spain, Germany, Italy or even France. If a player is not good enough to play for England, I genuinely don't think he is going to make an impact for us in proportion to the impact Deco and Senna made for Portugal and Spain.
Our problems are generally endemic in football anyway. Look at Portugal and Holland as two examples. They are nowhere near the level they were at 10 years ago. Imagine how bad Portugal would be without Ronaldo. They struggle to beat teams like North Ireland and Liechtenstein in Qualification.
I don't like that kind of talk either. I'm surprised by it.
I dont think he is using it as an excuse, but if you look in traps reign we had plenty of young bucks coming through, and decent potential as well the likes of Clark, Coleman and McCarthy. That's 3 who are now regulars pretty much when available.
There is no one like that coming through. Who else in the squad is u21? It is very worrying for the future its not an excuse to throw out there but one we should be very worried about.
We need at least another 3 clarks/colemans/maccarthys coming through in O'Neills time, least because we rely on players who are or will be finished within 1 or at most 2 campaigns e.g. keane/dunne/oshea and lesser players like walters, whelan, doyle, reid, hoolahan.