I see he had a homosexual moment as shown on MOTD 2. :)
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I see he had a homosexual moment as shown on MOTD 2. :)
Hilarious stuff.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by MeathDrog
(Still can't pronounce his name though)
Just saw this myself, no room for that in the Irish team.Quote:
Originally Posted by MeathDrog
http://www.mediafire.com/?rzauz3xttgx
Just ask "Roy Keane" what he thinks of that.
(40 seconds in)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idOm8b2nbVQ
what does he have to do!!
and now trap is here for 2 more years. shocking
Play consistently well in the Premiership? Prove himself better than the other midfielders in the squad?Quote:
Originally Posted by dubman
Seriously, anyone who thinks Keith Fahey's ommission from the squad is a major issue at the moment is smoking dope.
If he plays well between now and the New Year he'll have a chance of a call up for the spring squads. There is absolutely no need whatsoever to call him up for these crucial games.
anyone who hasseen Keith play or followed his career knows he should have had a look in since he was with Pats. It hasnt happened yet. Its a pity.
anyway, from BBC
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It's all Birmingham now at St Andrews and Blues are getting closer as Keith Fahey's vicious volley rattles the crossbar.
Is he a better player than Andy Reid, Stephen McPhail or Owen Garvan, none of whom is in the squad? If any of those was in the LOI they'd be stand out players too. I'm pretty sure Liam Miller would be.
Is he a better central midfielder than Andrews, Whelan or Gibson? Is he a better wide player than Duff, McGeady, Hunt or Lawrence?
Fahey is a talented lad, no doubt. Lee Carsley speaks very highly of him. But it's by no means a disgrace or "shocking" that he's not in the squad. We have a settled squad ahead of two crucial games, probably 4. I see no compelling need or reason to call up Fahey right now.
You can argue something like this until the cows come home and it achieves nothing. Fahey has proven that he is good enough to be a regular for a Premiership side - full stop.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
As it is, I don't see Fahey fitting into the system Trap plays and I'd be surprsied if he is called up to the squad anytime soon.
Yes he's better than both Andrews or Whelan....much better than Andrews(seriously andrews is not good. Whelan has as much stake in the team as Fahey to be fair)Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
I've never seen Gibson, but I'll say that Gibson probably has more than Fahey but its only potential
Fahey has done very well since he has gone over to England and is establishing himself as a solid Premier League player, he was also great with St.Pats while over here. But I dont see why people are so convinced he deserves a chance at International level and are "shocked" he isn't in the squad? At the moment Ireland are winning games and Trap has been relatively successful since taking the job, personally I dont see why Trap should risk this by playing Fahey (or any other midfielder of similar standard) at the moment.
I would love to see Fahey given a chance at this level and I think he would fit in with the standard of player Ireland currently have, but I am far from shocked that he is left out of the squad when we pretty much have a full squad to chose from whch Trap has clearly developed a system with since he took over.
Nowhere near good enough for the international team in my book. People here just want him involved since he was involved in the LOI and for no other reason. There was equal outrage from this site when Roy O Donovan wasn't getting call ups, in retrospect I'd say it was just as well he wasn't.
If he was "nowhere near" good enough he wouldn't be playing regularly in an English second tier team never mind a Premiership teamQuote:
Originally Posted by Murfinator
There's a lot of players who play regularly for lower premiership sides that were never good enough. Derek Geary for example. Fahey isn't a bad player don't get me wrong but I could name 6 or 7 clear cut better options than him and another handful who are at least the same level.
There maybe a few that want him involved as they have a soft spot for him etc. But from reading your posts I think its clear you are anti LOI so if you are dismissing their posts as biased I think we can all dismiss your posts also. Now move on. The guy is good enough to be in the squad as he is as good if not better than Miller. However its possibly too late in the campaign to call him up. However if we win the group we will have free dates in November and if we get to play offs we will have friendlies in Feb and March/April next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Murfinator
He is clearly a talented player, but his style doesn't suit Trap's formation.
Even if he is good enough (debatable at this stage IMO), I don't think Trap would pick him for the same reasons that Andy Reid is excluded (not physical enough for the middle, yet not a true wide player).
Name 6 or 7 players who you think are better options than him. I can understand why he isn't in the squad though because Trap wants to keep more or less the same players but surely he is a much better option than Miller and maybe even Gibson.Quote:
Originally Posted by Murfinator
For Centre Mids
Steven Reid
Glen Whealen
Keith Andrews
Andy Reid
Liam Miller
Lee Carsley
Darron Gibson
Chris McCann
Owen Garvan
If there really were dire straits on the injury front I'd rather play O'Shea and Kilbane in the middle than Fahey too.
So there's 11 for you. There's others like Delap, Stephen Quinn, Alan Quinn, O'Toole and Rowlands who I'd put Fahey on the same level as.
Hit the corssbar yesterday I see. Was unlucky, a good strike.
I'd have the first four on that list ahead of Fahey, maybe Carsley as well but Fahey is better than the rest imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Murfinator
Gibson and McCann are far more talented players than Fahey, I think there's any case for arguing Fahey over those two. Miller and Garvan on their day are quite clearly better than Fahey on his day too, though their inconsistency could give you a case.
To your extreme credit Murfinator I'd say at least 50% of your 100 posts have gotten bites
biggest wind up merchant since Ciaran....
now that i mention it.... some STRIKING similarities between the two. :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Interesting Article here about Brady inquiring about Fahey lately:
McLeish said: “I am a little bit surprised this time. I know it’s difficult to pick international sides because I’ve got experience of that.
“When you’re trying to find a position for a new guy then sometimes you’ve got a bit of momentum with the fellas that are already in the squad and that can be a stumbling block in itself. But Liam Brady phoned me a few weeks ago and I told him that Keith would be playing against Villa and he played really well against them so I’m sure Liam would have gone back with a good report.
“Liam will also have the benefit of knowing Keith from his younger days when he was Arsenal, although I could say right now he is absolutely nothing like the player he was back then.”
maybe a call up isn't too far away....
McLeish must have taken some notice of Fahey when he was with Arsenal.
I haven't seen much of Fahey except in the Villa game where he didn't do a whole lot. Does he have much defensive qualities, does anyone know?
I do like the fact he's not afraid to try things, and he's clearly quality given time on the ball. Could he play the Keith Andrews role as well as Keith Andrews?
He's best suited as an attacking midfielder/playmaker, in the mould of Kaka. I've never seen him do well defensively, that's not to say he's utterly useless but he's definitely at his most effective and comfortable far up the pitch.
With the way Trap has the team set up, I don't think there's a role for Fahey that wouldn't require him learning an awful lot on his feet.
Subbed at half time today. Didn't see any of the game, but he was either injured or played poorly.
He started on the right, according to Sky Sports?
What's going on with him lately? Not in today's squad I see and not injured according to physioroom
aye, anyone know why he isn't even in the squad?
To be fair to Keith, he was the man when he was with Arsenal. I know most of the background goings on, and it was more about feeling untrusted than doing anything wrong. I think the Italian and German underage midfield captains were with Arsenal when Fahey was there, and didn't appreciate it.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
He's injured.Quote:
Originally Posted by MeathDrog
What does the above mean?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingdom
http://www.birminghammail.net/birmin...7319-25141538/
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KEITH Fahey has been nominated for the Irish Overseas Player of the Year Award – adding further weight to calls for the Blues midfielder to be handed an international call-up.
The nomination, made by the Professional Footballers’ Association of Ireland (PFAI), sees Fahey join Manchester City’s Stephen Ireland and Tottenham’s Robbie Keane on the shortlist.
The new category has been voted for by players in the League of Ireland’s premier and first divisions and will presented at the PFAI’s annual players’ awards ceremony in Dublin on Sunday.
Fahey is the reigning PFAI Players’ Player of the Year following the sparkling performances for St Patrick’s Athletic that led to his dream move to Blues in January.
Since then, the 26-year-old has gone from strength to strength and is now a key part of Alex McLeish’s Premier League survival plans.
Stephen McGuinness, the PFAI general secretary, praised Fahey’s progression since arriving at St Andrew’s.
He said: “It is a mark of the impact that last year’s winner, Keith Fahey, has had in the Premier League this season with his nomination in the first-ever Irish Overseas Player of the Year Award.
“Keith’s progress since joining Birmingham at the start of the year demonstrates the talent this league has to offer and hopefully some day players will not need to leave Ireland to fulfil their potential.”
Fahey will have a good chance of beating Ireland and Keane to the gong, given that the Dubliner is held in high regard by his peers in the Emerald Isle.
Even if he is pipped to the award, it will still increase the pressure on Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni to hand the Blues ace his first senior call-up.
The Republic of Ireland host France on Saturday for the first leg of their crucial World Cup 2010 qualifying play-off.
Fahey did well to help Birmingham get to the Premier League, but if he wins this award it will basically be because of his LoI background.
John O'Shea (playing more minutes than any Man United player as they won the league) and Stephen Ireland (should have been young player of the year in the Premier League last season) are more deserving of the award though if you want to talk about actual merit.
Robbie Keane shouldn't be nominated as his club form has been shaky at best.
Congrats Keith - great to see a former LOI man get this recognition.
I don't mean to open a can of worms (no pun intended :p) but why the f*** is Manchester on that list?
As far as I can tell it's an award given out for club form.Quote:
Originally Posted by theworm2345
As its voted on by the players from the LoI, they're to blame for this situation...
Its voted for by members of the PFAI, of which the international players are membersQuote:
Originally Posted by irishfan86