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preston v leicester 0-0

McCarthy and Maybury both played the fullgame and several of the reports make mention of how solid the defence looked,and how it was never looking like conceding.the sweedish u21 centre half came in alongside McCarthy with Johannson playing at left back with Dublin on the bench,Maybury was at right back. Johannson has done well recently in the problem left-back role (7/8 different players have played there so far) , so Sheehan may have to be content with reserve team action for now.

from the 'blue army' site on Paddy McCarthy's injury


Paddy waiting game

by BILL ANDERSON

Craig Levein is anxiously awaiting a fitness check on Paddy McCarthy to see if his Leicester City defence can remain intact for tomorrow night's trip to Plymouth.

The Republic of Ireland Under-21 international managed to play on in Saturday's draw at Preston despite a fierce challenge by Patrick Agyemang which went unpunished.



But McCarthy may not be able to resume his emerging central defensive partnership with Swede Patrik Gerrbrand which gained a second successive clean sheet at Deepdale.

The solidity of the defence was one of few plus-points Levein took out of Saturday's draw and he said: "Paddy is lucky he did not get his leg broken.

"It was a terrible challenge and if he had not had his foot off the ground then I am sure it would have been a fracture.

"We will have to have a look at him to see if he is all right for tomorrow night, but there will be changes.

"Joey Gudjonsson is suspended for a start and there could be other options in other areas."

If McCarthy does not make it, then Dion Dublin is a ready-made replacement at the back, although Levein is also looking to boost his attack after they failed to cash in on some good chances at Preston.

Dominic Foley scored again for anyone who cares.

interview with Maybury from 'blue army' site

Earn the right to play your game

by BILL ANDERSON

Full-back Alan Maybury's return has coincided with City keeping two clean sheets away from home, but he is taking nothing for granted.

A three-match ban at the same time as a two-week international break meant it was almost a extra close-season for Maybury and he has certainly come back looking eager and refreshed.


Now he is keen to make up for lost time and stave off the competition for the right-back spot from Richard Stearman who never let anyone down when he filled in.

Maybury said: "The ban was self-inflicted and I had no divine right to come back into the team.

"Richard Stearman had been doing well and it was maybe a bit harsh on him that he didn't play last week at Cardiff. But, on the other hand, I am delighted for myself and now it is up to me to persuade the manager that I should stay in the side."

City will face another test at Plymouth tonight and, having felt the draw at Preston was perhaps a win that got away, this could bring all three points.

Maybury said: "We have to match them early on with our work-rate so that, when we get the opportunity, we can get the ball down and pass it.

"They played on Sunday so we have had an extra day to recover, but then we have got the travelling to contend with. But we will be prepared correctly for the game.

"We felt we should have won at Preston. For an hour we both just banged our heads against each other because they are in there fighting for their lives. It was windy, the pitch was poor, there are a million reasons but we never really played properly until the second half.

"You say a point away from home is good but, as the game panned out, maybe we should have won it.

"It is the same everywhere in this league. For the first half-hour it is a battle then after that you can play your football. But it didn't happen for too long at Preston.

"Against Plymouth we want to get into our stride as soon as possible."

Bunch of Irish involved in Ipswich reserves demolition of Watford reserves, and Gerard Nash back from injury , from an Ipswich site


http://boards.footymad.net/mboard/fm...mid=2138622935


Jaime Peters grabbed a hat-trick as Town destroyed Watford's reserve side, with Supple getting in on the action saving a Les Ferdinand penalty

Billy Clarke set the ball rolling with the first goal coming on 22 minutes following a smart pass from Danny Haynes.

Peters was on the score sheet shortly after, and Liam Craig made it 3 following a corner created by Clarkes fierce drive.

10 minutes before the break, Watford were handed a penalty, albeit harshly against Krause's apparent hand ball. Supple saved Ferdinands strike at full stretch and Ferdinand was the first to congratulate young Supple in a show of sportsmanship that impressed the entire ground, including Royle.

Clarke, who had tortured Watfords defense all night, made some smart moves resulting in an own goal by Adam Griffith to make it 4, before he made it 5-0 himself via a Peters cross.

Second Half

Watford pulled back what was always going to be a consolation goal at best on 52 minutes, Diagouraga bending a free kick round the wall and Supple.

But just two minutes later the score was made 6-1 through a Jaime Peters header after he had connected onto Liam Craig's free kick.

Aiden Collins made it 7-1 in a goal mouth scramble before Peters completed his hat-trick in the final minute leaving a final score of 8-1 to Town.

More good news was brought by Gerard Nash's second half appearence as he stepped up his progressing come back.
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plymouth v leicester (abandoned at h.t. due to waterlogged pitch)

McCarthy and Maybury had both started here but the ref deemed it unsafe to play on at h.t., but going by this report from the 'blue army' site Paddy McCarthy wont be too upset about it.
Leicester had managed 3 wins and a draw and one loss in 5, 5 unbeaten away, and 2 consecutive clean sheets coming into this so form their point of view they will be happy to have it struck from the record books.

REPORT;

City, and especially Paddy McCarthy, will have been relieved when tonight's game at Home Park was abandoned at half-time. Plymouth went 1-0 up in atrocious conditions when McCarthy's header intended for Douglas was intercepted by Chadwick in the 28th minute.

City never adapted to the conditions, while Plymouth realised early on that this would be a night for brawn rather than brain. City's 4-3-3 formation had to be abandoned and it was all hands to the pump (sorry) as Argyle laid seige to Douglas's goal.
Buzacky, Capaldi and Evans all went close to opening the scoring before Chadwick cashed in on McCarthy's error just before the half hour mark.
With the driving rain getting heavier as half time approached doubts began to be raised about the game lasting the course and the Home Park faithful were not happy when the game was called off as the teams were due to emerge for the second half.

Kevin Thornton, brother of Sean, made his debut for Coventry last night, coming on as a 60th minute substitute in a 2-1 home defeat against Stoke. He was also booked. No sign of Willo Flood, even in the subs, perhaps he is still injured.

Richard Dunne made his comeback from injury last night in a 1-1 game for Man City's reserves against Liverpool reserves, including Darren Potter. Karl Bermingham played his first game since returning from loan with Burnley, and could have won it with a late run and shot. Bermingham seemed to be played out on the wing, with Robbie Fowler and Bradley Wright-Phillips playing up front.

Dunne was substituted in the second half, and should play against Fulham at Craven Cottage this weekend
Man City review: mcfc.co.uk
Liverpool review: http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drill...51102-2242.htm

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No sign of Willo Flood, even in the subs, perhaps he is still injured.

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He is and is back at Man City after his loan period ended

leiceter reserves v fulhan reserves 1-1

Alan Sheehan played at left back but Conrad Logan was again on the bench.it was a very youthfull leicester side with very little first team experience against a fulham team which included Knight,Legwinski and Pearce among others, so a decent result for leicester.

No irish in the fulham line up.

Probably Old News but Shane McFaul and Saul Deeney were Released by Notts County last Month.
Is Southampton player David McGoldrick Irish? He played for them in the League Cup this year and also had a spell on loan at Notts County.

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Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke

No irish in the fulham line up.

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Is Timlin playing with the first team so? Or is he just injured?

McGeady starts for Celtic today. Kickoff 2.00 on Setanta.

Playing very well and just scored. He's unstoppable on the ball today but poor crossing. I suppose if he was playing in his preferred position behind the strikers he wouldn't need to cross much though. He's just not a winger.

/edit - Stephen O'Donnoll (released by Arsenal in the summer) played well for Falkirk.

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Is Timlin playing with the first team so? Or is he just injured?

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He's a squad player only managed one league cup appearance so far.

Interestingly BBC have him now as English, but I saw a Fulham club programme where they definitely had him down as Irish.

leicester v southampton 0-0

McCarthy and Maybury both played the whole match and both had fine games,the leicester defence needs to keep clean sheets at the moment as the side it looking a bit toothless at the other end. McCarthy made 2 fine blocks when he made up 10-15, yards inside the penalty area to intercept goalbound shots. thay faced Fuller,Walcott (who had scored 3 in 3 starts previously) and Pahars for 20 mins and they denied southampton any clearcut chances in the game.

Maybury also provided nice overlapping runs in the second half and put 2 nice crosses in.

heres a piece from the 'blue army' site about McCarthy and the leicester defence generally of late:


Central partnership looks to thrive from solid start

by Steve Pumfrey

Paddy McCarthy and Patrik Gerrbrand made a compelling case for the Leicester City defence against Southampton on Saturday.

The burgeoning central defensive partnership nullified the threat of Saints livewire duo Ricardo Fuller and Theo Walcott. And, for Gerrbrand, it is the fourth game he has started in which City have gone on to keep a clean sheet.



Like all good double acts, it is the contrasting styles which make the combination work.

McCarthy wears his Irish heart on his sleeve, attacking every ball with bags of determination and playing the agg-ressor to Gerrbrand's pace and vision.

Craig Levein has been working hard on the training ground to encourage the back four to play higher up the field, with Gerrbrand often the starting point for attacking forays.

As you would expect from a team managed by Harry Redknapp, though, Southampton did not come to the Walkers Stadium with the intention of putting 10 men behind the ball. Their tactics asked questions of the City back four - and they were mostly answered.

"It's nice to see a team coming to the Walkers and having a go," said McCarthy.

"They kept us busy but didn't threaten too much and I thought we looked comfortable throughout. I don't think Rab (Douglas) had a lot to do."

Gerrbrand admits his attacking tendencies are being kept on a leash by Levein, and there was a first-half incident which illustrated why. He skilfully beat two players to reach the midfield, but a loose pass from Gareth Williams was seized upon by Fuller who went past Alan Maybury before his cross was dealt with by McCarthy.

On the half-hour, the roles were reversed as McCarthy slipped, but this time Gerr-brand tidied up.

The Swede also produced a fine defensive header to prevent Fuller getting on the end of a Neil McCann cross.

But the best example of the former Under-21 international's strengths came early in the second half as Southampton were in the ascendancy. Walcott, the 16-year-old who had scored in his previous three games, used lightning pace to skip round Gerrbrand but, despite having yards to make up, the City defender hared back to make a timely block.

Another terrific interception by Gerrbrand after 70 minutes confirmed why Levein identified him as one of his first-choice centre-backs.

Levein said: "We were losing goals, but hard work on the training ground, and the introduction of Gerrbrand, means this is not now happening."

McCarthy, too, is pleased with the way the partnership is developing with each match.

He said: "It is working well and there's plenty to build on.

"Patrik has come in for the last couple of games and done really well. We're enjoying playing alongside each other. We're doing a lot of work as we have a young squad and the gaffer is trying to build a new team."


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Quakers' Murphy worry

Darlington fear their prospects of signing Sunderland striker Daryl Murphy have diminished.

The League Two outfit were confident of bringing in the Irish youngster on loan to hand him some Football League experience.

Murphy had struggled to make an impact at The Stadium of Light since his arrival from Waterford in the summer and Mick McCarthy had appeared happy to sanction his loan.

But Murphy started on the left wing during Saturday's defeat at Arsenal and Darlington manager David Hodgson is now less bullish about landing the player.

"We have been told we can have him on loan but I'm not sure what the situation is now after he played at the weekend," said Hodgson.

"I'll be speaking to his club again and hopefully we can push something through before the weekend."

Hodgson will also have to try to convince Murphy that a move to The Quakers is a viable option, as the forward wants to press his claims on Wearside after starting at Highbury.

Murphy said: "I said when I came here that I wanted to push on and get into the first team.

"I've had a start now and it's up to me to do well and try to stay there."

Anyone see SWFC vs Cardiff last night?

Bits and pieces, from what I did see, SW weren't great, defence was at fault for at least 2 of the goals. Cardiff's striker (name escapes me, young lad, highly rated) simply outpaced them to score. Partridge came on for the goalscorer Eagles, and didn't do much to impress. Odd, considering his contract is up in January, you'd think he'd be playing out of his skin to earn a longer deal

Barry Corr Started for Sheff Wed last night. His First League Start. He did OK.
Glenn Whelan played also and as mentioned earlier Partridge came on as a sub.
Alan Lee started for Cardiff.