Looks like Colin Doyle will be on the bench as Maik Taylor will be on from the start according to the Birmingham Website.
Interesting to see if Marcos Painter continues in the team after the weekends 4-1 loss to Man City.
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Looks like Colin Doyle will be on the bench as Maik Taylor will be on from the start according to the Birmingham Website.
Interesting to see if Marcos Painter continues in the team after the weekends 4-1 loss to Man City.
heres a piece from the leicester O.S. about McCarthys and Sheehans recent reds and suspensions,
http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page...57733,00.html?
Painter started, Doyle on the bench. O'Shea also starts, in central midfield with Fletcher. He made a team of the week somewhere for last weekend. Think it was the Irish Times. O'Brien starts for Bolton, Kavanagh and Mahon for Wigan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tenderloins
Karl Bermingham played in Man City's 1-1 reserve game with West Brom Reserves. Official site makes no mention of him, but apparently it was a dire match.
Man City review: http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pa...12&toyear=2005
West Brom review: http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/...58270,00.html?
O'Carroll and O'Dea started in Celtic reserve's 4-1 win over their Livingstone counterparts. O'Carroll scored the opener. No review on the official site yet.
Some comments from http://celticfcblog.blogspot.com
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Du Wei's partner in central defence was the comparatively diminutive Darren O'Dea, a mere smout at 6ft 1in. Yet he hardly lost a header and steamed into some fierce challenges.
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The pass ran into the path of O'Carroll, who had made a clever, curving run across the 18-yard line, and big Diarmuid wasted no time in slotting the ball into the corner of the net.
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For the longer term, the promise shown by O'Dea, Mulgrew, Lawson, Ferry, McGlinchey and O'Carroll bodes well.
The lad that runs that blog posts on a forum I do. I didn't even mention O'Carroll and O'Dea and he wrote:
"EireBhoy, the two Irish lads, O'Dea and O'Carroll (I am but a fool!) were also first class."
Someone else wrote:
"Darren O'Dea for me was the star man, he wins everything and organised players all over the park."
And the player ratings that have just been put up on the blog:
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Darren O'Dea: Won header after header, despite being the smallest player in this giant back four. Yet the Irishman is certainly no midget. The term "no-nonsense" sums him up perfectly. Not too proud to clear his lines, and a fierce tackler. Good shouter, too. Just 18, and a real prospect in central defence or left back. Should be ready to mount a bid for a place in the first team squad next season.
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Diarmuid O'Carroll: This Bhoy really did look the part! The big 18-year-old Irish lad is as brave as they come, and took a savage battering at times. But he kept coming back for more; coming deep to show for the ball and hold it up, or spinning away behind the left back to chase Virgo's long passes towards the corner. A defender's nightmare! Took his goal superbly well and was a tremendous "out" ball for the defenders. I particularly liked his loud yells of "Shoiytt!" whenever he lost possession. There are a few strikers in front of him just now, but at some point over the next 12 months this honest lad will get a wee chance. And he has everything needed to make the most of it. The Irish Mark Hughes? Come back in two years and tell me if I was wrong.
Daryl Murphy has been recalled by Sunderland from his loan spell at Sheffield Weds.
May mean That Stephen Elliot is still a bit away from full fitness.
I'm just looking through Arsenal's reserve reports. Stokes scored in the FA youth cup last week and was described as "arguably the best perfomer on the night". Arsenal went out on penos. Him and Cregg started in central midfield the previous match. Cregg set up one of the goals. Kelly played in that match too.
Cregg has played more reserve football than any other Arsenal player this season. Why can't he even make the bench for the Carling cup games when Larsson, Song and Muamba are there?
/edit - Forgot to mention that there's a player called James Dunne listed in Arsenal's squad list. What is it with them and Irish names in the underage teams? :)
Just a bit extra on the Man City reserve game against West Brom, Karl Bermingham played at right back, so he's played up front, on the wing and at right full for the reserves this season.
Sunderland and Ireland striker Stephen Elliott has been told that it is doubtful he will be able to play over the festive period and is likely to be back in action in the New Year.
Elliott has been out of action since November 5th due to a stress fracture of his spine, a problem he has had since childhood.
Sunderland physio Pete Friar said: "Stephen has a stress fracture of his spine. It sounds worse than it is but he is out for the short term at least.
"It is something that will resolve itself. We're hoping to get him back in training soon but we just have to be patient."
Mick McCarthy added: "We've certainly missed Sleeves
http://oneteaminireland.bravehost.com/
Yeates fear for Colchester
Colchester could be set to lose the services of on-loan forward Mark Yeates after Norwich were linked with a transfer-window move for the 20-year-old.
Norwich boss Nigel Worthington is reported to be interested in Yeates, who is at Layer Road on a season-long loan from Tottenham, as he bids to drag the Canaries into the Championship play-off places.
The Dubliner has scored once in 23 starts for Colchester, having been used predominantly on the flanks by manager Phil Parkinson.
McGeady did a bit of showboating to set up Maloney who got fouled for a peno. Complete showboating. :)
How did Paul Tierney play in that game?
Well he was up against possibly the best player in the league in Nakamura who was on form and he (Naka) won man of the match for the 3rd time this month. :) Tierney was man marking Nakamura. He doesn't seem to be anything special defensively and didn't get too much of the ball to see what he was like on it. Here's a 1 minute video of a few of Naka's touches during the game and Tierney is in them all:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
http://rapidshare.de/files/9907646/N...gston.mpg.html
DOYLE'S 10TH OF THE SEASON MAKES IT 10 IN A ROW FOR READING
Kevin Doyle's 10th goal of the season helped Reading make it 10 wins in a row as the royals march towards the premiership continues.
Doyle broke the deadlock in the 60th minute when he drilled home from 12 yards out.
Gunnarsson made sure of the points when he headed home Nicky Shorey's left-wing cross with four minutes left.
Reading are now nine points ahead of Sheffield United and a huge 20 in front of third-placed Leeds United in the Championship.
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Paul McShane has extended his loan at Brighton until the end of the season, here's what Mark McGhee had to say about this:
McShane started today for Brighton in their 2-1 home loss to Millwall, Doyle was back in goals for Millwall and Dunne played in defenceQuote:
He's been a tremendous asset to us in this period and we missed him during those games he was away injured.
"He's back now and getting back to his best form as quickly as he can. He's a tremendous character and we want to keep him permanently.
Wes Hoolahan has joined Livingston.
Graham Stack's stay at Reading has been made permanent.
Jol hails Keane
http://www.football365.com/news/story_172911.shtml
READINGS IRISH BRIGADE KEEP THE PREMIERSHIP DREAM ON TRACK
Shane Long's late equaliser earned Championship leaders Reading a point as they extended their unbeaten league run to 26 matches against 10-man Derby.
Long, signed from League of Ireland side Cork City in the summer, scored his first goal in English football two minutes from time to cancel out Seth Johnson's 62nd-minute strike for Derby, who had Andrew Davies sent off with 19 minutes remaining.
Johnson had given Phil Brown's side a first-half lead, but Kevin Doyle hit back within two minutes.
Great news
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Generally a pretty good "feelgood" day for the Irish in Ingerland y'day. Reid scoring a cracker for Blackburn. Robbie captained Spurs. Douglas 2 goals for Leeds, Doyle yet again, Shane Long, Stephen Hunt playing, Shane Supple clean sheet and so on....
Not just on the basis of one goal, but how the **** could Kerr ignore Reid for over year? He made a big impact in his late showing against Switzerland I thought & would be in my first choice midfield, along with Kav, Duff & Andy Reid. Reid has all of Steve Gerrard's physical attributes, a great engine & is an exceptional ball striker. Souness sapped all his confidence dry & Blackburn's style of play is too primitive for him at times. He should score far more goals than he does.
By all accounts Robbie put in a star performance. Surely you saw his penalty last week? imo his best so far. Supremely confident, while slightly leaning to his left, stroked a neat side foot to the goalkeepers left. The goalkeeper who subscribed to the 'stuttgart axis theory' went the wrong way.Quote:
Robbie captained Spurs