For example Robbie Keane.Quote:
Originally Posted by tricky_colour
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For example Robbie Keane.Quote:
Originally Posted by tricky_colour
Bright minds...Quote:
Originally Posted by republicofwhite
Reading have extended Hunt's contract to 2010
http://www.premiershiplatest.com/new...jsk-55604.html
Not too surprising, Coppell has had him at Palace and Brentford before Reading. Sort of a pet player, every manager has one.
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Originally Posted by Qwerty
Ha, like Mcarthy and Breen... I wouldnt be surprised if Breen lived in a kennel in his backyard.
Meant to post this yesterday but slipped my mind... Did anybody else see it? I thought it was very good, he came out really well, and a few interesting points about biased picking in favour of the Dublin lads and more!
Was going to post the article but its far too long so here's the link:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...6236_1,00.html
"As a teenager from rural Waterford, he strongly detected a Dublin bias when international places were being awarded and he was left empty-handed."
I assume he is directing that against Brian Kerr although he says Keane would say the same thing: Does he really think that Charlton or McCarthy favoured a Dublin born player to someone from the country:rolleyes: ? Staunton is not from Dublin: why would he favour Dublin born players? I don't for a moment believe Kerr would have either. People look for excuses as to why they're not selected. Pity he had to spoil an interesting article with stuff like.
surely he meant under age teams
ya, sure the dubs are the same in their attitude to soccer in general!Quote:
interesting points about biased picking in favour of the Dublin lads and more!
Whats soccer Paul??:confused:
Anyway watched him against the bitters (everton) on sunday. He was excellent I thought and is progressing into an excellent young player. Surely he will earn a place in the team/squad if he continues like this.
I think that thought about dublin players being selected first is purely for underage football.
He should be brought into the squad no argument. A driven, hard working fella who always gives 100%. He's also got the mental strenght considering all the sh**e he's had to put up with since the Chelsea game. He's an industrious player with a great engine, a model professional and would certainly benefit the team.
IMHO.:D
Good to know, I would also be considered young!!! i dont think he is that young!Quote:
He was excellent I thought and is progressing into an excellent young player.
yeah in professional football terms he is getting on he is 27 i think
born 1st august 1981, 25 years of age and by no means a journeyman as was suggested elsewhere
ya i know he is 25, cos im reaching that age soon unfortunately.
Hunts distrubution though is nothing short of atrocious, he worked hard against everton, made alot of good runs and tackles, put his passing was abysmal...thats why he is not an international player. If he is at Reading next season ill be suprised
Surely if they were planning on selling him at the end of the season they wouldn't have recently gotten him to sign a contract extension unless it was purely to boost his price, which I doubt. Also, he continues to get his game more often than not which implies that the manager rates him anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by citizenerased
yeah true enough, but he serves his purpose at the moment, he will only ever be a tenacious championship player for me. If Reading want to progress in the premiership next year, players like Hunt will have to be shown the door.you know as well as ii do contract dont mean crap...
You're right about contracts but I think that is more to do with players than clubs. Normally when a player, who has only recently signed a contract extension moves on, it is at his request. From the club's point of view there's no point in keeping a player who absolutely does not want to be there so if his mind is made up he's sold. Steve Coppell has signed him a couple of times and obviously rates him as he continues to play him so I don't see Hunt putting in a transfer request any time soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by citizenerased
The more i see of Hunt is realise he does not have a football brain. He makes some terrible decisions.
Hunt scored again today.
Convey is on his way back from injury so Hunt will probably be back on the bench.Quote:
Originally Posted by co. down green
It all kicked off at the Reading/ Shef Utd game to-day. Hunt was fouled by Keith Gillespie and when he got to his feet Gillespie punched him who in turn was send off.Most of the other players got involved including coaches managers etc resulting in Neil Warnock hiding in the dressing room. Comical stuff. Hunt was involved in everything even scoring a goal. Shane Long also scored.
Another man-of-the-match performance. He seems to be playing consistantly well lately. I know sometimes he is just average and is not the type of player thatis likely to change a game with a sublime piece of skill but he rarely has a stinker. He's been compared to Kilbane because of his effort but maybe he has more to offer? I think Stan should have a look at him for at least half an hour against San Marino.
Took his goal well today................
Convey will do well to take Hunt's place in the starting XI if he continues his current form
Ha ha picturing McCarthy saying that had me ****ing myself laughing!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuff Paddy
He get's a game for his club and plays okay so a good coach would take him over kilbane....definatly a squad player.
Alas he doesn't offer Kilbane's height, something we are sorely lack in the team. Hunt is a very busy like player in the Houghton mould, without the class Houghton had.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irish_Praha
I think he's a good little player. He's good in the air. He goes in where it hurts and he gets the odd goal. He's left sided also. He's good at running at people and, as seen yesterday with Gillespie and alot of the Sheffield players he's not afraid to get in peoples faces.
Ireland could do with someone like him right now.
call the lad up and give him his shot. He's part of a successful team that try and play football = worthy a place in the 22 in my book.
The more I see of him, the more I like him.
He has a desire that few can match, and his technical ability is better than a lot of people give him credit for here.
He's not Ronaldinho but he gives a ****, and that's better than I can say for a good portion of the current team.
I like him too. He seems a bit of a character. Stan said when he started that the camp was short on personalities. Hunts seems the kind of guy who won't let his relative success go to his head, unlike some I can think of.Quote:
Originally Posted by irishfan86
That said, he's definitely limited, but I'll always maintain that you don't need quality throughout a team. If Jonathon Douglas can compete against the Czech Republic, Stephen Hunt can do at least the same.
I've never particularly rated him. Having said that, and I know he plays a different role, but he's a bit of an Irish Robbie Savage, in that he seems to be able to really annoy the opposition. I can't remember the last player that did that, McAteer perhaps.
That said, he really finished yesterday's goal well. One of those goals you wished they had better coverage as I'm still not sure how he finished it.
surely hunt will offer more than the likes of alan o brian and st ledger squad wise, i feel reland needs aplaher with a pair i feel the current squad are lacking commitment!
Should'nt this be in the Andy Reid thread?:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuff Paddy
[QUOTE=Tuff Paddy;608573]Hunt bursts his nuts every time he gets a chance. QUOTE]
And occasionally the opposition goalkeeper's skull with his trailing leg :eek:
Hunt doesn't seem remarkably talented but he's spoken of how much he wants to play for Ireland, as did Doyle before him. He wants to play for us, he's playing well in a good side and deserves his chance. If he hasn't done enough to earn it compared to some others in the side, I'm not sure what he needs to do.
He's a bolshy b*stard, which I like. You need someone with a bit of passion, who really wants to be there. In the last campaign, Shay Given was the only one that seemed to really give a monkey's.
Couldnt agree more - His kind of work ethic, while not pretty all of the time, is infectous and I think a few of our older statesmen need a reminder of what hard work is all about. Bang on with the Given comment.
I have watched him a few times this season and I watched him closely on sat. He was excellent, I really liked his attitude and I for one have not seen a better irish player on the left hand side this season. His form has been way better than Duff's, who seems to have go back to his pre-Souness days. He needs another kick-up the back side and he wont get that at Newcastle.
Hunt should be given his chance. Fair play to Coppell he has built an excellent side there, packed with honest hard pro's. I also loved the way he dealt with the sending off into the after match interviews.
Pat Dolan says Hunt and Long "honest country lads" don't fit the image to make the international team. :confused: