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Well Keane certainly hasn't held back in saying that he feels Connolly, Miller and even Daryl Murphy should be in the squad. It's pretty clear to me he has his own beliefs as to why Connolly isn't included and he'd rather keep them to himself. ffs he joked last month that he wouldn't be suprised if Miller was ommitted because he was from Cork. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by galwayhoop
Jaysus Neil :) Read my post more carefully, I support Stan 100% in his decision not to include Connolly. Full stop.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD
Ya we know thats what you meant. But just out of curiousity, if we had to select the manager again, knowing what we know now, how many people would seriously choose stan before roy?Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
Stan would.
So would the FAI ...and I'm no RK fan!!!
Doyle can play at full back?!?!?::confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Legend
He sounds as handy as a small pot. We could use a good utility man.
Stans logic, which he dutifully explained, as it pertains to the championship strikers should clear up and lingering debate as to whether or not the man is a rank fcuking idiot.
Keano has another go: http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_...036029,00.html
Some of Roy's least intelligent statements ever made.
"Are you're telling me there are better players on better form than Connolly and Miller?"
Yes Roy, for the Irish team there are a few.
My "conspiracy" was right! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by brine3
He's actually serious about the Cork thing though.:eek:
:rolleyes: :confused: Honestly, who is on better form than Connolly?Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
Of course, Cork representation would have been higher over time if Keane had ever showed up for friendlies.Quote:
Originally Posted by eirebhoy
Is he mad, or what?
Should The Peoples Republic of Cork declare war on Louth.Quote:
Originally Posted by eirebhoy
If they invaded Louth where do we Dubs stand.
Comes done to accents I think, which is the worst, Cork or Drogheda.
Important issues.
Goalkeepers: Given (Newcastle)--Did Not Play
Colgan (Barnsley)--Scored on 4 times, though Barnsley's site said he was powerless against it
Henderson (Preston)--Left on the bench
Defenders: McShane (West Brom)--DNP
Dunne (Manchester City)--Clean sheet
Finnan (Liverpool)--DNP
O’Dea (Celtic)--DNP
O’Shea (Manchester Utd)--Played Full 90, can't tell how he did, only mentioned once or twice
Kelly (Birmingham City)--DNP
Harte (Levante)--DNP
Midfielders: Kilbane (Wigan)--Full 90, seemed to have played well
Ireland (Manchester City)--Not in the squad
Carsley (Everton)--DNP
Douglas (Leeds)--Played full 90, but his name isn't mentioned once in Leeds report besides that
McGeady (Celtic)--DNP
Hunt (Reading)--Played full 90, but his name isn't mentioned once in Portsmouth or Reading's report besides that
A Quinn (Sheffield United)--replaced in the 68' during drubbing
Duff (Newcastle)--DNP
Gibson (Manchester United)--:rolleyes:
Forwards: Keane (Tottenham)--Unused sub
Stokes (Sunderland)--commentators said he didn't have much of an impact, was brought off in the 63'
Doyle (Reading)--Played 14 minutes, isn't mentioned once in Portsmouth or Reading's report besides that
Long (Reading)--Didn't make the squad
Folan (Wigan)--Got strechered off
Very encouraging :rolleyes: :o
Folan was the best player on the pitch before he was injured.
Some Man City reports suggest the win was due to Hamann being in instead of Ireland.
Folan has been replaced by Andy Keogh
http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=c...k=view&id=1820
I really can not understand how he deserves it over Morrison, Connolly, Lee, or Ward, but this is better than Stokes or Long.
Finally im not the only one to realise the limitations of Ireland. Personally i feel he is ver average. Playing him would only work in a 3-5-2 system with two strong midfieldrs beside him. Never was this more evident than in Cyprus where him and Kilbane were totally played off the park in the centre of midfield. I see pure **** all reason why Ireland, who has been playing dreadful in a very poor City side deserves a place in the Irish squad ahead of Miller who is playng for very well for Sunderland who are cruising in the Championship. Players form should be taken into count just as much as the level they are playing at, Staunton obviously does not understand thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Paddy Garcia
Hardly, Hamann played alongside Ireland last wednesday against Chelsea. Michael Johnson replaced Ireland, and is a similar attacking midfielder, but with more bite to his game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paddy Garcia
McShane is playing excellent today for West Brom against Birmingham today. He has just scored and got a player sent off when he was pulled down while through on goal. He is getting forward great but interestingly he is playing right back again, while new signing Sodje was put in the centre
Ireland is a very good player but in a 4 man midfield I would play him on the right side, he would be ideal as the 3rd man in the center in a 5 man midfield.Quote:
Originally Posted by carloz
I don't think you can afford the luxury of a player like Ireland in addition to 2 wingers. For goodness sake even Brazil have been using 2 destroyers in the center of the park for the past 15 years.
For the next 2 games Carsley must be partnered by Douglas/O'Shea/Quinn in that order of preference.
Doyle called up this evening Henderson with a thumb ligament damage.
He replaces Nicky Colgan according to the Birmingham site?
Strachan on O'Dea:
Pressley on O'Dea:Quote:
"Darren can play at that level, no problem at all.
This is a fantastic chance for him. He's certainly having a great time of it just now, playing at the San Siro, getting a new contract, and now receiving this call-up from his country."
O'Dea on his progress:Quote:
"Darren is a fantastic prospect. He is a lad with an old head on his young shoulders.
He is level- headed and has acquitted himself superbly since coming into the team.
After the game in Milan, I said to him that his performance was one of the best I've seen from a young player at that level. I was really delighted for him.
To top all of this off, he has been named in the Irish squad, which is fantastic for him.
Darren has a big future, and if he continues to improve and learn, he will certainly turn out to be a fantastic player for this club."
and O'Dea on being dropped after Milan game:Quote:
"I'm happy with my progress at the moment, but all I've done is play first-team football for six months.
I look at certain players in the top team at the moment and they have been playing at the top level for 13 or 14 years.
I've achieved nothing yet. I need to kick on, work harder, train harder and move to the next level."
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"Steven deserved to go back in. He'd done nothing wrong and the only reason I was playing against Milan was because he was cup-tied."
Persnally id like a defence that would somehow accomodate Finnan, Dunne, O'Dea and mcShane. For two young players McShane and O'Dea have extrely good attitudes towards the game. If only that attitude would rub off on Robbie Keane
My team for saturday would be
Given
Finnan - McShane - Dunne - Kilbane / Harte (only for free kick value)
McGeady - Ireland - Carsley - Duff.
Doyle - Keane
I do have concerns about an over attacking midfield but I rather see that than John O'Shea :rolleyes: in it. I reckon, with no injuries to anyone, Staunton has to make some real calls in this game. Does he drop McShane for O'Shea? Will he drop Kilbane? It's real make or break stuff but he put himself in this position.
Stan won't drop O'Shea or Kilbane.... It's the only consistency of his tenure thus far!!
Is it just me or do the goals look like they've been moved to the bloody half way line.I was expecting them to be moved some way up the pitch obviously,but not that far.Looking at pics in the papers yesterday and it looks ridiculous. It seems that anyone in the Canal End are getting shafted,myself included.Has anyone any links to pics of the pitch,preferably an aerial view. :mad: :mad: :mad:
He was also continiously giving the ball away as he always does with sloppy stray passes...I dont know how he can start both O'Shea and Kilbane, Id say Kilbane will make way...Do you not remember Kilbane playing left back against the dutch, he directly caused 2 of the goals, horrendus...
Hampden Park:Quote:
Originally Posted by ParkLife
http://www.thesonsofscotland.co.uk/i...ampden%207.jpg
Most of the play is in the middle of the park. It can't be that bad.
Lads I think Wales are going to play a 5 3 2
of Duffy Nytanga Collins Collins Bale
Davies Robinson Fletcher
Giggs Bellamy
I think we should play 3 in central midfield to win the midfield battle .
have Wales played a 5-3-2, or 3-5-2 under Toshack?Quote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD
Yeah most of the time. I have seen them.
I'm guessing it's a bit of a 4-1-3-2 with one of the central defenders playing a role like Caldwell did for Scotland against France.
That was a training pitch maybe:confused: Laid out for 5-a-sides. Pitch will still need to be centered in the same way, otherwise the Ard Cohmairle wouldn't have the best seats:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by ParkLife
Papers reported that the goal line will sit on the 21-yard line at each end to avoid confusion. So Canal End seats are further from the Canal goal but nearer to the Railway End goal than for GAA games. :)
I think it's pretty clear if Robson had his way he wouldn't play Kilbane. It came across in an interview after the San Marino match that he would have played Hunt instead of Kilbane. Yesterday he was talking about our best players...
"We want Robbie Keane and Damien Duff, John O'Shea, McGeady if he plays, and Ireland and Lee Carsley to be at their best. As I said, the power of your team is in your best players."
Kilbane is our most experienced outfield player (I think) yet Robson doesn't include him in that list along with the rest of our midfield.
I wouldnt have him in the list either if its any comfort...
refreshingly Jerry you have found the half-full glass! KudosQuote:
Originally Posted by Jerry The Saint
Staunton reports clean bill of health
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Steve Staunton should have a clean bill of health when the Republic of Ireland take on Wales at Croke Park on Saturday afternoon.
Staunton put his squad through their paces in Malahide this morning with Paul McShane and Stephen Ireland, both injury concerns earlier in the week, playing a full part part. The two are expected to be fully fit for the visit of John Toshack's side.
Staunton will run the rule over his players in one final training session at GAA headquarters tomorrow but is not expected to name his starting line-up until shortly before Saturday's 3pm kick-off.
Further details to follo
including the 'W' i hope ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD
Sloppy copy and paste from me.