Training with Wednesday who he has been linked heavily with since Cardiff released him. Hopefully he gets a contract!
http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/sheff...owls-1-6014255
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Training with Wednesday who he has been linked heavily with since Cardiff released him. Hopefully he gets a contract!
http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/sheff...owls-1-6014255
Wednesday are cash strapped, it seems, but hopefully McPhail gets a contract as his age and health issues might have limited his appeal to other clubs.
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/foo...-for-contracts-
signed on a short term deal with Wednesday: http://www.swfc.co.uk/news/article/m...s-1065183.aspx
And they lose their first game 4-1 to Birmingham with McPhail making his debut. Pity as the side has been crying out for someone who can pass the ball to a player in blue and white stripes but since they were wearing their away strip, that didn't work out. Hopefully things might go a bit better against Doncaster on Saturday when they are at home.
So it's OK for SWFC to pass the ball around a bit but not Ireland? I'm confused Ted :)
Ahh, but Ireland did the long ball with some success. Wednesday, well......Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Looks like SWFC could do with ..... drum roll ....
Andy Reid!
McPhail has put to bed rumours linking him to Shamrock Rovers. Says he wants to sign a new contract in Sheffield.
https://soundcloud.com/skysportsradi...l-on-transfers
http://www1.skysports.com/transfer/n...il-19-february
Deal extended by a month.
According to Garry Doyle, McPhail is currently in talks with Rovers and close to a deal: http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-29963390.html
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Originally Posted by Garry Doyle
Signed for them today :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
McPhail to prepare, prepare to McPhail.
Now that he and Keith Fahey are back in LOI do we get to close their threads...
Keith Fahey said that he wants to go back to England before he retires.
*whoosh*
I think a simple case of forced invisibility will suffice for their transgressions.Quote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
Is the last real McPhail the McDLT?
I can only assume this is some sort of American McDonalds product that failed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crosby87
Not many CL semi finalists in the LOI. Did he play any part in those games?
A guy I used to work with was a semi pro in Wales and took his coaching badges with McPhail. He said he exuded class in all the sessions. It'll be very interesting to see how he does. Between Fahy and McPhail I hope it's good for the profile of the league. Duffer will be next!
No, he was injured almost the entire season and was only back for the semis to sit on the bench. Leeds' run to the semis was remarkable in that they were playing with a threadbare squad for most of the year.
David O'Leary would have been an interesting appointment as Ireland manager imo. He wouldn't have any money to throw down the drain or chairmans to badger either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
If I can just digress for a sec: Chuck, I'm likely to be visiting the folks at Easter and I see Rovers are playing Bohs at Tallaght on Good Friday. I've been reading that these games are now even "tastier" than in my day. Is it a good idea to bring my wee lad? He's 8.
Haha, no they're nothing like they were. Aside from Dundalk fans who seem to always manage to get into fights with the local heads, games in Tallaght are safe and segregated. Same in Phibsboro. The place is full of kids under 10, many of whom go on their own, so it's really not a dangerous or hostile atmosphere at all. Bohs never bring huge numbers anyway and the ultras/casuals all have their fights in town later in the night.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
That would be part of a typical conversation between Shamrock Rovers supporters, to refer to aggro as something tasty.:rolleyes:
McPhail only yesterday was a kid playing underage for Ireland in Iceland at the Euro championship finals, now in the twilight of his career, time does fly. I can't imagine he will be up to much with shamrock rovers, more time off the park than on, considering his state of ill health. No threat to the Pats/Dundalk/Rovers triumvirate stranglehold at the top.
You've changed, geysir. Time was you were well up for a bit of tasty aggro.
McPhail will do fine in the league. The slower tempo and more technical style will suit his bandy knees. Rovers will still be lucky to get fourth though.
It's not McPhaill's legs that are the issue, he's a physically weak person and will no doubt suffer bouts of very low energy. If he's on pay for play terms, then it's fair enough.
That's nonsense. His fitness issues are in his legs, not his physical condition.
Obviously a bit head mental too to sign for Shamrocks.
Perhaps there are 2 McPhails, but the one I'm thinking of has been treated for lymphoma and now suffers from regular bouts of exhaustion and a destructive debilitating disease process. Inflammation of his joints are only one of the effects.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
I'm not sure why you'd confuse fatigue with physical weakness. He gets treatment to manage his condition which has kept him in good enough shape to work as an elite athlete.
Where did I confuse fatigue with physical weakness? His physical weakness is well documented, lymphoma, heavy drug treatment, a couple of years out, chronic fatigue, and now has the symptoms of further chronic disease and the conventional treatment involves steroids and non steroids. The nature of his symptoms is that they come and go with no rhyme or reason and are systemic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
And you say my concerns about his fitness are nonsense, it's just his bandy legs:)
He may have enough in him, just about, to play another season, then again he may not, but personally I would not gamble precious money on the prospect that he will be fit to play. It isn't a case of a very skilled player just getting a bit slower with age.
Charlie did you ever see the family guy where the Star Trek TNG cast is on, and they go to the McDonalds drive through with Stewie Driving? It's a riot. Worf tries to order a McDlt.
He doesn't have chronic fatigue, he has a condition that results in intermittent fatigue. I didn't say it was a player getting slower with age - I'm saying it's a player who's gotten slower due to a succession of injuries. If his injuries are what you meant by physically weak, fine, but it certainly appeared you were conflating the two.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
Come on lads. The two of you are behaving like me. Stop it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
He's a player who has been affected by a series of chronic diseases as well as physical injuries. I'd say he's been affected by both, because he says he's been affected by both and medical evidence says he's been affected by both. His exhaustion is connected to his chronic disease not his physical injuries. The exhaustion is intermittent because that's the nature of his symptoms, "they come and go with no rhyme or reason and are systemic"Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
He's done well to get back on the pitch and playing but this is a risky signing for Shamrock Rovers. Certainly I hope he can have a good full season.
Its funny the more wrong they are the more and longer an argument goes on!
I work with a few indians who swear by Ayruveda, reckon its really good for this kinda stuff...in fact one of the guys mother in law is a Doctor and she swears by it, they have even opened up their own production factory.