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23/12/2008, 9:36 PM
Irish_Praha

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Originally Posted by endabob1

Good, I like to see Irish players go someplace different rather than the soft option of playing in England, Finnan is still an excellent full back and should be well suited to la liga

I couldn't agree more with your first point. We need some senior internationals to go on and be successfull outside of the UK. This might help break the trend of all our players going to England/Scotland when they might well do better on the continent. The last thing we need is another one to return disappointed. The two most recent being Harte and Keane. You could count on one hand the players that successfully played at a decent level on the continent in the last 25 years, which is not really encouraging for any young prospect looking for a club at the start of his careere or the likes of McGeady when it becomes time to move on from his British club.
11/01/2009, 11:50 AM
tetsujin1979

Finnan back in training for Espanyol: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...776892,00.html
11/01/2009, 10:40 PM
Crosby87

He should stay there.
15/01/2009, 12:44 PM
WexCar

having medical at hull today according to sky.
15/01/2009, 1:16 PM
livehead1

That will be an amazing signing for them if they can pull it off.
15/01/2009, 1:20 PM
endabob1

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Originally Posted by livehead1

That will be an amazing signing for them if they can pull it off.

Good signing for Hull & with McShane leaving it makes even more sense;
Lazy/easy option imo for Finnan though
15/01/2009, 2:24 PM
DeLorean

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Originally Posted by endabob1

Good signing for Hull & with McShane leaving it makes even more sense;
Lazy/easy option imo for Finnan though

Well he only went abroad in the first place because he was shafted by Rafa. There's too little left in his career to stay somewhere he isn't happy.
15/01/2009, 2:31 PM
Torn-Ado

Whats the matter with these people?

Stay in Barcelona, one of the best cities in Europe where the weather and women are brilliant. playing football with a decent Spanish league side.

No thanks. Hull please.
15/01/2009, 3:35 PM
Carrigaline

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Originally Posted by Torn-Ado

Whats the matter with these people?

Stay in Barcelona, one of the best cities in Europe where the weather and women are brilliant. playing football with a decent Spanish league side.

No thanks. Hull please.

Like I said earlier, I could never see why people were so keen to see Finnan at Espanyol. Espanyol are in the relegation zone and Finnan has only played four games for them. To be honest, it sounds like the move has been a bit of a nightmare, so you can hardly blame him for wanting to move back to England.
15/01/2009, 5:30 PM
zenokelly

It's a bit of a shock that Hull would spend �1.5million on a 32 year-old, but it does show the club's ambitions in buying a quality player.

Great move for Finnan as it guarantees him first team football for the forseeable future and a great move for us at this particular time with the Georgia match less than 4 weeks away, he should be able to build up to total match fitness in that time.
15/01/2009, 5:34 PM
livehead1

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Originally Posted by zenokelly

It's a bit of a shock that Hull would spend �1.5million on a 32 year-old, but it does show the club's ambitions in buying a quality player.

It isn't a shock at all. Thinking about it logically, Hull could still be relegated this season. Even spending 4-5 Mil on a player who will help ensure they retain top-flight status is money well spent.
15/01/2009, 6:02 PM
DeLorean

And 1.5m is peanuts by the way, even for Hull.
15/01/2009, 9:30 PM
musicinmouth

I wish he would stay at Espanyol... it would be nice to have an Irish player play there. It's a fantastic league and I think he would do very well if he could just stay fit!
15/01/2009, 11:52 PM
Crosby87

What was the point of going and doing nothing? Wouldnt you want to stay and prove you could play in Spain?
16/01/2009, 12:18 AM
Fergie's Son

Maybe he just wants to wind down his career in England? He may have a young family who don't want to have to deal with life in Spain. Perhaps he has been told that he is surplus to requirements in Spain. Who knows.
16/01/2009, 12:24 AM
Sheridan

Just another Brit who couldn't hack it on the continental mainland. "I'm A Cultural Misfit, Get Me Out Of Here."
16/01/2009, 12:38 AM
co. down green

Looks like Finnan to Hull ain't going to happen.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...gh-injury.html
16/01/2009, 12:45 AM
EastTerracer

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Originally Posted by Sheridan

Just another Brit who couldn't hack it on the continental mainland.

How can someone born in Limerick be a Brit?
16/01/2009, 12:51 AM
John83

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Originally Posted by EastTerracer

How can someone born in Limerick be a Brit?

Didn't you hear? Bush's last act as US President has been to drive us all back into the 19th century.
16/01/2009, 8:25 AM
Den Perry

does that mean we can now vote on next year's X Factor?

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