The two lads who I picked out for criticism in the last game doing the business. Goes to show what I know about football!!
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The two lads who I picked out for criticism in the last game doing the business. Goes to show what I know about football!!
Just the kick up the arse they needed, P.I. Well played. :)
Hat Trick for RGC
https://twitter.com/eirSport/status/917415738968891392
Excellent result and start to qualification for the U21s - our best ever start at this level, I reckon. And I had a quick look at the squads for Norway and Israel and both their sets of players have far more first-team experience than our lads. Good to see RGC get a hat-trick - he has seemed to be on the verge of a breakthrough a few times over the last few years but hasn't quite been able to make it stick as yet - let's hope he can build on this and finally break into the QPR first team in the near future
When is their next game and who against?
away to Norway in a month: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_U...cation_Group_5Quote:
Originally Posted by swinfordfc
Germany are four points behind us, and will have played three times before we kick off against Norway
Thanks! ....... So what your really telling me Germany will be on 15 pts after 5 games before we kick a ball again! ... The Norway game is huge so to get to 13 pts and we 2 pts behind them at the half way stage!Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Mentioned on Eir Sport coverage yesterday that they'll be showing the game in Norway live.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Norway level with Germany at HT. Chance.....tiny but chance.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Norway have done us a favour. Currently 3-1 up on Germany with 5 mins left.
That's a great win. Kosovo Norway and Israel will be very tough away games not to mention Germany. In other 21 campaigns we prob wouldn't get more than 1 or 2 points from these last 5 games. Hopefully we can buck the trend
Wow - that 0-0 against Norway looks pretty good now after last night result!
How is Chiedozie Ogbene not in this squad? He's a great prospect with serious pace and power.
He's stated his preference is to play for Nigeria.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mastershake87
I'd be asking why Conor Masterson and Glen McAuley are still excluded
Is McAuley not a tad young at 17?Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
I meant from across the underage sides
mccauley not making himself available for the 17s euros in may because idah was going to be the central striker and he was going to be playing wide in a front three clearly is a problem especially when the only previous example of similar behaviour I can remember is Stephen Ireland walking out of a qualifying tournament at under 17s in cork which wasn't as it turns out a great omen. Also mccauley hasnt managed a full game for the pool 18s all season, has only played a few mins for the pool 19s in the euros youth league and has not made any under 23 appearances. Ayoola at stoke has played at under 23 level and also didn't make the 19s squad. Mccauly needs to earn his recall and respect the privilege it is to play for your country.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
An article from the Derry Journal on the experience of Derry City's Ronan Curtis as the only LOI player in the most recent Ireland under-21 squad (besides Ryan Delaney, who's on loan at Cork from Burton Albion): http://www.derryjournal.com/sport/fo...ence-1-8194726
It mentions that Wales manager Chris Coleman is Curtis' Godfather, although I'm not sure how that came about. :confused:
There are 3 targets in there for us also. McDermott is supposed to be a serious prospect. My worry is that Shiels being their clubs boss isn't exactly the ideal environment for any of them to switch over.
If McDermott was too switch in the coming months. Am I right in thinking he wouldn't be available for our U21 campaign because he's already played for the north in their qualifying?Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
That's correct. See article 8.1(b) here: http://resources.fifa.com/mm/documen...al.pdf#page=67Quote:
Originally Posted by IsMiseSean
That's wrong - Rory Hale and Trevor Clarke were also named in the squad.Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
Oddly, it was a claim made by the author of the piece, Simon Collins, whilst Curtis is quoted later in the piece making the same claim:Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Quote:
Originally Posted by Simon Collins
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronan Curtis
Well he was the only player in the starting eleven, so I assume he meant that. Clarke pulled out due to injury but I assume Hale was with the squad but not named.
Squad announced for the Norway game next week.
No Jack Byrne, which seems a bit odd. Did he have a fallen out with The King?
Goalkeepers: Kieran O'Hara (Manchester United), Caoimhin Kelleher (Liverpool)
Defenders: Danny Kane (Huddersfield Town), Ryan Sweeney (Stoke City, on loan at Bristol Rovers), Shaun Donnellan (West Bromwich Albion, on loan at Walsall), Corey Whelan (Liverpool), Ryan Delaney (Burton Albion)
Midfielders: Josh Cullen (West Ham, on loan at Bolton Wanderers), Harry Charsley (Everton), Connor Shaugnessey (Leeds United), Liam Kinsella (Walsall), Declan Rice (West Ham United), Jake Mulraney (Inverness Caledonian Thistle), Connor Ronan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Attackers: Reece Grego-Cox (QPR), Ryan Manning (QPR), Ronan Curtis (Derry City), Joe Quigley (Bournemouth, on loan at Newport County).
Is hewelt at everton with us or with Poland? No Conor materson seems harsh
Linup Announced
http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2...405/index.html
O'Hara
Kane-Sweeney-Donnellan-Whelan
Charsley-Rice-Cullen
Mulraney-Curtis-Manning
Goal Norway,
Israel 1-1 Germany HT
Equaliser
Mulraney
Lost 2-1 and Germany hammered Israel
Disappointing to lose to an injury-time goal - wonder why our top-scorer Grego-Cox wasn't in the squad (he did play and score for QPR four days earlier) - still in it, at least, but this defeat, combined with Norway beating Germany, means that we'll have to get at least one result against Germany and have a near-perfect record against the rest of the group to make a play-offQuote:
Originally Posted by swinfordfc
Squad named:
http://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/irela...and-azerbaijan
Republic of Ireland U21 squad
Goalkeepers: Kieran O'Hara (Manchester United), Liam Bossin (Nottingham Forest), Caoimhin Kelleher (Liverpool)
Defenders: Danny Kane (Cork City), Ryan Sweeney (Stoke City - on loan at Bristol Rovers), Shaun Donnellan (Yeovil Town), Corey Whelan (Liverpool - on loan at Yeovil Town), Liam Kinsella (Walsall), Ryan Delaney (Rochdale AFC)
Midfielders: Josh Cullen (West Ham United), Harry Charsley (Everton - on loan at Bolton Wanderers), Rory Hale (Derry City), Declan Rice (West Ham United), Connor Ronan (Wolverhampton Wanderers - on loan at Portsmouth), Connor Dimaio (Unattached)
Attackers: Reece Grego-Cox (Woking FC), Ryan Manning (QPR), Ronan Curtis (Derry City), Joe Quigley (AFC Bournemouth - on loan at Boreham Wood), Jake Mulraney (Inverness CT), Olamide Shodipo (QPR - on loan at Colchester United)
Fixtures
Thursday, March 22: Ireland v Iceland, Tallaght Stadium, KO 19:30
Tuesday, March 27: Ireland v Azerbaijan, Tallaght Stadium, KO 19:30
No Jack Byrne, but Connor Dimaio gets selected even though he doesn't have a club. Baffling.
nice to see kelleher included and Doyle hayesQuote:
Originally Posted by joe_denilson
Is Ronan Hale not an out and out striker?
https://i.imgur.com/UdZARvy.png
Like this maybe?
https://i.imgur.com/BbYuqqI.png
Yes but his brother Ronan is a striker and he's just scored in the first minute with the goal set up by his Derry City team mate Ronan Curtis.Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
Actually it's Rory Hale who scored.
2-0 to the Irish now. Slow to get scorer updates.
Manning with the 2nd, Curtis gets his 2nd assist.