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Connor, from Arsenal
Thanks, really should have known that!
Two cruciate injuries before hitting 20 is ominous enough for him. Hope he recovers though.
Yeah, I think at this stage it'd be a bonus if Conor Henderson became a big player for us rather than something we can expect. Hopefully Arsenal still believe in him after he recovers.
http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/8234/38/
His appearance stats under Fergie is a good bit of trivia for down the pub....Quote:
In praise of the unloved John O'Shea
Shame it's from such a ManU-centric perspective...
O'Shea taken off after 27 minutes, he was a doubt before the game with a knee injury
Some interesting stats here on O'Shea's career to date at Sunderland. The fans seem to have been on his back all season, but the stats are very clear - Sunderland haven't won a single game this season in which O'Shea has been absent, and they've scored in all but 3 of the games he has featured in, while they've scored in just 3 of the 11 he's missed.
http://www.rokerreport.com/2012/4/18...nderland-stats
O'Shea back for the weekend's game according to O'Neill.
Odd; I thought the fans had started warming to him when O'Neill arrived and started building the defence around him. Did I hear wrong?Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
I had understood the same to be the case since O'Neill brought him into the centre.
JOSH not happy with Mancini comments that Sunderland is an easy mark.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1067176/sunderland's-john-o'shea-disappointed-with-roberto-mancini?cc=5901
John O'Shea starts at LEFT back for Sunderland today at home to Manchester United. Martin O'Neill must have money on United winning the Premiership.
O'Shea subbed off on 42 minutes, looks like a right leg injury. He walked off so hopefully it isn't too bad.
Paul McShane is just going out for a run around the block as I type.
Headline is a bit misleading to be fair. It's more that he might be a doubt, not that he is a doubt.
Emmett Malone on twitter:
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O'Shea has had scan, news good and FAI expects that after week off he will be ready to train next Monday as planned.
Any truth in the rumour that he played very well at CB yesterday?
He did play well, looked quite assured on the ball and his distribution was good overall. The commentators mentioned how his experience was a real asset to Sunderland on Saturday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Fergie though, he knew what he was doing when he left O'Shea go. Squeezed the absolute maximum from his body and then flogged him off at exactly the right time. Sad to say that for Ireland and even at centre half he's a rapidly depreciating asset. Mobility waning by the month IMO
O'Shea back in Sunderland's starting line-up for today's game against Spurs. Takes the place of the ineligible Danny Rose.
Sky News reporting that illness kept him out of the Manchester City game.
Screamer from O'Shea for his first Sunderland goal
One of the best goals you'll ever see.
Gone off on 67 minutes with a hamstring injury
O'Shea's goal: http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos...d-v-tottenham/
He doesn't score many but he is fairly deadly from 5 yards out into an open goal - hardly ever misses.
Got a bit shown up for Spurs' second, Lennon got the ball past him all too easily.
Penalty and red card for O'Shea after a desperate lunge in the box. As soon as my phone showed a red card for Sunderland, I had this nasty feeling it was our John.
Nice to see that you are tuning into your feminine side, Charlie.
One of us has to :)
JOSH: Keane will be missed when he is gone.
http://www.thescore.ie/john-oshea-ro...63128-Aug2013/
Claims he basically led ousting of Di Canio at Sunderland: http://www.express.co.uk/sport/footb...Paolo-Di-Canio
On the whole of it, I'd actually say that's a positive for O'Shea, considering the manic way Di Canio was acting.
To go from Fergie (who I despise but grudgingly admire) to DiCanio (who is allegedly talented but completely insane) must have been a hard transition.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter
I'd have much respect for O'Shea for helping get rid of him. I couldn't believe DiCanio's antics in the last week, from putting out the red rag to Sessegnon to his bizarre posturings to the Sunderland fans after the game.
Some crazy stuff in the i-paper here today about the detail of his reign, cant link but some of it was just power happy directionless abuse. Youth players not allowed to even enter training facilities / gym if as much as one first team player was in there, even though the gym is massive. Kitchen staff not being allowed to be on familiar terms with first team members during meal service. (the club has denied eye contact between those serving food to the elite men of the first team was banned)
All supposed to foster an aura around the first team squad, who he then continually publicly rubbished anyway. Directionless dictatorship, but then they bought it like they saw it I guess, hire a fascist admirer, give him power and reap your rewards.
Josh is the captain, the article just says he represented player views to the CEO Maggie Byrne.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter
A far cry from a roots led revolution that ousted the tyrant with Josh leading the onslaught against the barricades.
Probably it would be perceived as sour grapes if Josh led the charge. He was probably invited to a meeting to confirm that Di Canio had in fact lost the dressing room.
The 3-0 against Newcastle bought him a great amount of love from the fanbase, but it was eroded so fast. Some of the stories, like ice being banned from soft drinks, sound too crazy to be true.
Sounds like a right nutter, no surprise he lost the dressing room, good that John showed leadership in helping
get rid, seems Di Canio made the mistake of not having O'Shea imprisoned, shot or 'disappeared'.
If you are running a dictatorship you have to go the whole hog, half measures won't do it.
Had a compo for the Villa v Sunderland game yesterday, have to give a special mention to John OShea.
He was outstanding, Benteke never got a look in, first class performance from JOSH.
Clark did well too.
Long may it continue.(No pun intended)
Nice of Nigel Pearson to give you the day off, doc.