Also there is a lot people on the forum who owe Martin o Neill an apology.
I'm sure we now all agree that he too was blameless "when there was some confusion" before obefemi made his debut v Denmark
Also there is a lot people on the forum who owe Martin o Neill an apology.
I'm sure we now all agree that he too was blameless "when there was some confusion" before obefemi made his debut v Denmark
I will just requote myself here.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
...Called it...Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
I was fuming when I seen squad first. Connolly and Obafemi both should have been in I thought. Both reasons for being left out seem completely reasonable. Kenny has said that Obafemi is committed to us and Obafemis reason for not wanting to play just now are also fair enough I think. To say that hes turned down his country and should never be called up against is BS of the highest order.
When I seen the Birmingham vs Boro game during the week I was very impressed with Connolly and I thought that the difference between him and Hogan was stark. Its disappointing that he is also carrying an injury. I dont like Hogan at all, think hes another version of James Collins. Yet there were people hammering Kenny for not picking him up to very recently. He also supposedly "turned down his country" in the past. If he plays I want him to do well and I'll cheer him on.
Midfield still a bit of a concern. I like McGrath, Id have had him ahead of Browne even if hes not playing much at the moment but I couldnt make a strong argument for that either.
Overall its a pretty good squad with some very decent players to come back in after injury for the summer hopefully
Sorry explain why is it BS?Quote:
Originally Posted by Razors left peg
Because as Kenny clearly explained, the lad has never played 3 games in a row in his entire career. He is minding the hamstring for now to see if he can build a long term career for himself..... why should that lead to calls for him never to be called up againQuote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
I'm of a view he will play tomorrow for Swansea and I dont want to he obvious but he is fit and players can't decide when it's suits them to turn up for their country. We can't rely on lads like this. How do you plan a formation or a team line up when a player decides his own availability.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razors left peg
Think what he said was three consecutive games before his time with Swansea, but he has featured in three consecutive games for Southampton in the 19/20 season. Didn't start three consecutive but did feature in them.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Doesn't really make sense to exclude the Swansea games though.
"He'd never played three games in a row before he played three games in a row"
Maybe we can chalk it down to Kenny not being great at the media stuff
I dunno, it's looks like I'm in the minority here where I don't think it's a big deal that a lad is managing a previously troublesome issue. If he's in communication with the manager and everyone is on same page then l think it's fine.
Too many people are too interested in always looking for something to be outraged about and comments like he should never be called up again to me are nonsense
I think it's reasonable to ask why the excuse Kenny gives isn't really true though
Before the last month isn't it true we all thought he had constant injury and attitude issues? It's not a stretch for Kenny to say that he hasn't played consistently. Fair play to the internet warriors who catch Kenny out by proving that Obafemi has maybe done it once or twice in his career
Seems like everything went to his head a bit when he got capped at 18 to secure his allegiance after the Declan Rice saga. Maybe he assumed that meant he was a senior for good.. Combining this snub with his refusal to play for the 21s throughout his barren spell certainly doesn't affirm his commitment to Ireland. But he's young. Plenty of time for him to mature.
I wouldn't read too much into Kenny's comments other than that he was trying to cover for the lad in the hopes things can be patched up. He played for Swansea this week and we are playing friendlies where his minutes could have been managed. He's not exactly an aging talismanic striker heading in to games we desperately need him with his club career hanging in the balance.
Ah he didn't say he hadn't played consistently.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razors left peg
Not everyone with a different view to you is an internet warrior like
It kinda suggests that International football might be a bit of a stretch for the lad. Perhaps he should retire from international football on fitness / minding himself grounds. Some fellas bodies are just not up to that much football. Thanks and all the best.
Kenny's exact words were, Michael has never played 3 consecutive games in his career before this year... then says I think that's true, might need to check that.
So what if he was wrong cos it's happened once or twice. Has the lad ever played 20 games or has he always been in and out because of attitude or injury
Lads forget kenny. The issue is Michael obefemi doesn't give a rats ass about us.
Does if what they were saying was until now he's been plagued with fitness issues and never had an injury free run of games like this so far in his career.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Ah he's a long way wrong though. He's played pretty much every Swansea game this yearQuote:
Originally Posted by Razors left peg