Yeah and there's been games where he has been at least partially at fault for goals too, but I think it's inevitable with the constant pressure their back four are under. Something has to give eventually. They just do everything wrong as a team.
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Yeah and there's been games where he has been at least partially at fault for goals too, but I think it's inevitable with the constant pressure their back four are under. Something has to give eventually. They just do everything wrong as a team.
It is exactly what I think about Hendrick. But with him its more fits and bursts. I don't think he has the consistency to be a top midfielder. Again its difficult to tell from the first game or two. He will give his all, and perhaps in those games its the ones where he will show a higher level than normal. I never got the thing about him moving up myself I didn't see anyone coming in for him unless he managed to get promoted with a team from Division 1.Quote:
Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
*I am just waiting for Junior to come on and out Stutts and I about some average-run-of-the-mill young irish we watched at a game once :D
I'm saying nothing, though I would like to point out I was also at that FAI / Monkeano brekky in London and MON needed a translator to understand your questions.
I think the "on their day" tag can apply to a lot of players at international level. We've had several down the years. It doesn't bother me so much as long as their "on days" are for us.
I think Hendrick has shown flashes of something a bit more than ordinary, much much more so than Meyler for example. His assists for two vital goals (O'Shea and Walters) were invaluable.
Meyler is more defensive, Hendrick does not contribute as much there but is better on the offensive.
isn't a lack of inconsistency a good thing?
Not if he's not inconsistently bad
"3 Shane Duffy’s Euro 2016 hopes have taken a knock after being dropped to the bench for Blackburn’s last two games following a couple of individual mistakes in last weekend’s game against Huddersfield."
4th goal of the season for Duffy today.
Shane Duffy’s Euro 2016 hopes have been given a boost after scoring.
He is 6th in the championship stats, that goal might boost him up a place or two.
Won Blackburn goal of the season for this strike against Brentford: http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article...y-3099531.aspx
goal at 1:27
Surely won celebration of the season too.
Good goal, I was expecting something a little more spectacular but I guess I am hard to please!
Shane on coming back after the life-threatening injury and his hopes of making the final squad: http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-34743377.html
Quote:
Duffy said: "I appreciate everything after [the life-threatening injury], to be honest. It's been six years since it happened and to be back in the fold is obviously a big thing for me and my family.
"But it's not just this, it's being back playing on the pitch and everything in my life, to be honest.
"I do look at everything a bit differently after that, to be honest. It took me a while to get going and I came back a bit early from it, but it's one of those things."
Derry-born Duffy was then an emerging player at Everton, but eventually had to take a step backwards before he could get his career heading in the right direction once again.
Loan spells with Burnley, Scunthorpe and Yeovil handed him the regular football he craved before he got his chance at Ewood Park, securing a permanent move in September 2014, and he has not looked back since.
His development has been such that he was worked his way into O'Neill's sights having been denied a debut under Giovanni Trapattoni by his injury back in 2010.
Duffy finally got his chance in an end-of-season friendly against Costa Rica in Philadelphia in June 2014, but had to wait until the 1-0 friendly victory over Switzerland in March this year for his second appearance.
However, he revealed he set himself a target as he watched his compatriots head for the Euro 2012 finals in Poland from his armchair, and that target could yet be achieved.
Duffy said: "I probably wasn't ready four years ago. I sat there and I was obviously watching the lads, and you want to go out and represent your country if you are in the game.
"It was just, 'I want to try my best to try to get to the next one - and if I can't get to that one, I'll try my best to get to the next one after that'.
"You have got to set it as a target and that's what I did, and hopefully I can be there."
Duffy's hopes of making the squad have been increased by the news that Stoke's Marc Wilson will not make it because of injury, while fellow defenders Paul McShane and Alex Pearce have been placed on stand-by.
Shane Duffy: It's surreal to be here - http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article...d-3138877.aspx
http://www.derryjournal.com/sport/fo...uffy-1-7482011
Linked with Celtic again. Swap move with James Forrest mentioned about the place, or something like it. It's been in a couple of tabloids I think.
PL sides mentioned in that article also. PL move would be ideal but I'd rather see him at Celtic than Blackburn or another Championship side come the new season.
Sidenote: Ciaran Clark linked with £4.5m move to WBA in tabloids today too. Don't think that would be the best move for Ireland. I could see him playing left back in a Pulis flat back four comprising of four centre-halves. And I don't think that's his long-term position for us.
He should wait and see if Celtic qualify for the group stages of the CL before making his mind up!
Why is that? Standard of the Championship is overall higher than that of the SPL so it would be better for him to be playing at a higher standard, especially if, as DeLorean says, Celtic don't make the group stage of the Champions League.Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
DeLorean has put that to me before and I've given my opinion on it as well. But I'll repeat what I think for you. I think that there's a good chance they'll get into the CL, I like Rodgers and I think that playing at Celtic hasn't done Virgil Van Dijk any harm.Quote:
Originally Posted by OwlsFan
DeLorean's suggested strategy could be the best for him but hard to see a Derry lad thinking like that maybe?
To really rub it in to our Derry folk, you could have written ..... '...............no offense meant but hard to see a Derry lad thinking like that' ....Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
I was more referring to my perception that with a father from Donegal and being from Derry himself then it's hard to see him not being a Celtic supporter.
I see that now,Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
I don't know how I read it that you thought it would be hard for a Derry man to think strategically,
which might have have a few grains of truth in some cases :)
I see Grant Hanley has signed for Newcastle. Blackburn will surely do everything they can to keep Duffy now. Actually Richard Keogh was linked with Newcastle too, so that'll probably soften those rumours too.
How many quality games would Duffy play in a season if he signed for Celtic .Sadly for Scottish football the English Championship is probably a higher level .Ok ,he could play a few european games but what happens id Celtic are knocked out early.
If we could hire Sam Alardyce to teach our Centre backs to defend in his spare time.......................
According to The Sun, Brighton have bid £2m for Duffy.
http://www.sportsjoe.ie/football/rep...ne-duffy/88545
£3m bid turned down, another one being prepared according to the Lanc Telegraph.
Can't see Blackburn selling him a week shy of the the new season.
They have sold Hanley already and they don't have a lot left in reserve.
Can see Blackburn struggling this season.
Might be win-win for us if they do sell him without time to find a replacement. Could mean Lenihan getting a chance at centre-half.
Only a year left on his contract so if they want to cash in they need to sell him now or get him to sign a new contract. Blackburn have been struggling since they were relegated. Rumours of Wednesday being interested as well as they are short a centre-half.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
linked with a move to Sunderland today to replace Kone
Even though they signed McNair and the other fellow from Man U ?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37034471
Puts through his own net in what is a disastrous result for Blackburn. This years Bolton?
Byrne & Lenihan in the middle too, with Stokes & Duffy all starting, bad times.
Yeah, although they might have some competition from Newcastle. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
2nd og in 4 days for Duffy.
3rd own goal in 4 days for Duffy.
:eek2: Is he pushing for a transfer or something?Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
"Duffys on fire, all of Blackburn terrified!Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
Duffys on fire, all of Blackburn terrified!
Na na na na na na na, na na, na na"
Sent off too. He can kiss any last remaining hopes of a PL move goodbye and sign that new contract Blackburn offered him now.
2 own goals and sent off.
Does not get much worse than that.
I bet Blackburn fans were glad to see him sent off!
If he had stayed on he might have got a hat trick!
An Irish player hasn't drawn this much attention to themselves since Jonny Walters scored two own goals and missed a penalty. Duffy has definitely eclipsed that seeing as he scored an og in ye previous match as well. I read his second yellow was for kicking the ball at a Cardiff player in frustration deep in injury time. He'll have to work on his 'damage limitation' when things are going wrong.