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round up from today's games:

Paul Butler headed in Jonathon Douglas' cross to open the scoring for Leeds

Alan Lee put the Tractor Boys ahead in the fourth minute, and the Republic of Ireland forward sealed the win with an 89th-minute second. Lee's opener was originally attributed to Owen Garvan

Doncaster came from behind to beat local rivals S****horpe 2-1 in a noon kick-off at Glanford Park. The hosts forged ahead when Jim Goodwin headed in Michael Rose's cross (48) but they ended up with nothing as Michael McIndoe equalised 15 minutes later and Graeme Lee volleyed in a dramatic 89th-minute winner.

Kav had a superb game for Wigan at Boro, really bossed the center of the park against his old team.

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Alan Lee put the Tractor Boys ahead in the fourth minute, and the Republic of Ireland forward sealed the win with an 89th-minute second. Lee's opener was originally attributed to Owen Garvan

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2 very good goals actually. I had pretty much written him off but if he can become a 15+ goal a season Championship forward again then who knows?

Alan O'Brien has come off the bench in Newastle's last 3 games and I wouldn't be suprised to see him starting this weekend. Souness gave Duff his chance and O'Brien is a similar player to Duff. Here's a few comments from Newcastle fans:

"Now, with O'Brien, we have a very good, well developed talent, whose skills are all there for people to see at every reserve game, regularly skinning alive every right back in the country."

"I've seen some fast players in my time, the fastest being Bellamy and Dyer, but them two are not a patch on young Alan O'Brien. He is the old fashioned winger, knock it past the full back and run, and by **** he leaves them for dead becasue he is just so fast!!"

"I agree, he looks a real talent. Some i's to dot and t's to cross, but when he does, he'll be a top top player."

"O'Brien on for Luque. Commentators will be creaming themselves.
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They were on BBC Newkie. Made it sound as if we were gonna win it all becasue O'Brien was coming on."

Leon Best on the move again, he still with us?

http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?h...ms+target+Best

Round up of tranfers and possible transfers from today's indo:
I thought Cregg's move was permanent, but here it's a loan deal?

Liam Miller's loan move from Manchester United to Leeds was confirmed until the end of the season and there were also loan moves for Patrick Cregg (Arsenal to Falkirk), Stephen Quinn (Sheffield United to Rotherham), David Bell (Rushden & Diamonds to Luton) and Gerard Nash (Ipswich to Hartlepool), while Limerickman John McGrath joined Conference side Weymouth.

Meanwhile, Luton's Irish U21 defender Kevin Foley has been linked with a move to West Ham following the departure of Tomas Repka.

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Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

Round up of tranfers and possible transfers from today's indo:
I thought Cregg's move was permanent, but here it's a loan deal?

Liam Miller's loan move from Manchester United to Leeds was confirmed until the end of the season and there were also loan moves for Patrick Cregg (Arsenal to Falkirk), Stephen Quinn (Sheffield United to Rotherham), David Bell (Rushden & Diamonds to Luton) and Gerard Nash (Ipswich to Hartlepool), while Limerickman John McGrath joined Conference side Weymouth.

Meanwhile, Luton's Irish U21 defender Kevin Foley has been linked with a move to West Ham following the departure of Tomas Repka.

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Cregg's move to Falkirk is definitely permanent.

As is Bells to Luton. Didn't they pay 100 K for him?

leicester v cardiff 1-2

Maybury started but was hauled off after an hour, the home crowd celebrated his being subbed with a huge cheer, not good for him.he just doesnt seem motivated and the player who only arrived in the jan window last season but was still 2nd in the player of the season vote last season is out of form at the moment, poor distribution and out of position for the opener. he was linked with sunderland in pre season but and it was reported he wanted to go but the club wouldnt have it and his determimation and tenacity which made him a favourite seem to have gradually faded, in his defence he is being played out of position at l.b. so we'll know better when he is back at r.b. One thing is for sure, his place as vice captain has been taken by McCarthy who despite letting his man get accross him for the opener, had another decent 90 and is becoming one of the few redeeming qualities of this manangers tenure, again as stand in captain on sat he gave his all and when the home end were booing the side off at full-time they even stopped briefly to applaud McCarthy as he came to salute them.

Boland came on for cardiff on the hour.

experimental U-18 squad for matches against Hungary in April, looks like we got another Scottish defector.

http://www.a2zsoccer.com/news/conten...m?file=2084969


Irish U-18 squad named
Tue 24 Jan 2006


Republic of Ireland Under 18 Manager Sean McCaffrey has announced an experimental squad for a double friendly in Malta on 6th and 8th February next.

On announcing the squad Manager McCaffrey said, "this is quite an experimental squad I have named for this tournament. Established players such as Anthony Stokes, Stephen Henderson, Eddie Nolan, Simon Madden and Stephen Gleeson have been omitted so that I have a chance to see other players perform. This is the start of my preparation for next year's Under 19 fixtures," he added.


The Under 18's will also play a double friendly against Hungary in April.


Republic of Ireland Under 18 Squad: Andrew Jackson St Johnstone
Lee Boyle Aston Villa
Eugene Ferry Derry City
John Quigley Stoke City
Kevin McArdle Shelbourne
Patrick Mullins Geraldines, Limerick
Scott Davies Reading Mark Salmon Wolverhampton Wanderers
Lorcan Keeney Wolverhampton Wanderers
Alan Judge Blackburn Rovers
James Ryan Liverpool
Matthew Cassidy Bolton Wanderers
Luke Hickie Barnet
Robert Bayly Leeds Utd
William John Kiely Aberdeen
Adam Rooney Stoke City
Darren Dennehy Everton
Anthony Mason Plymouth/Argyle


The squad will take on Malta on Monday 6th February and Wednesday 8th February.

Jim O'Brien scored the second in a 2-0 win for Celtic's U-19's against their Motherwell counterparts -
Celtic revieew: http://www.celticfc.net/newsroom/new...1-21_2044ss%27

Conrad Logan kept his place in the boston side which beat bury 3-1 at the weekend, bury included Barry-Murphy in their side with Fitzgerald on the bench.

Clive Clarke being linked with a move to Sunderland.
Darren O'Dea made the bench for Celtic at the weekend too (didn't come on though).

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Leon Best on the move again, he still with us?

http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?h...ms+target+Best

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now supposed to move to Palace, would be better than Plymouth,IMHO

http://www.eleven-a-side.com/acrosst...p?newsid=20863

plymouth v leicester 1-0

Maybury played at l.w.b. and McCarthy at c.b., the game was won by a free-kick wonder goal, the kick wasnt conceded by either of our 2, of whom McCarthy had the better game by the sound of it.Maybury was subbed as leicester chased it.

heres Mayburys take, from the O.S. on the sorry mess the season has become at the club.
http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page...773774,00.html

I was waiting for you to come on today. WTF is happening?

ita all going the way of the pear big time Stutt, thats whats happening, all kind of rumours about about bust ups between Levien and key players, the most recent being Dublin who was deemed unworthy of a place in the 16 last night, but yet O'Grady was on the bench, a youngster who was deemed not good enough and put up for sale and loaned out a few months back, also leicester had a 19 yr old up front in Fryatt who has just arrived from walsall and a 17 yr old in midfield on his FIRST full start.........maddness if you ask me,when i think in the mess the team is in a bit of experience on the pitch could be vital.

also rumours about the managers personal life and the fact that his family havent moved to the area,...etc etc....hard to know what the full story is but something stinks

a few weeks back you asked me bout relegation and i felt the quality of their play would getthemout but the panic has set in now and theres an awfull lot of route 1 involved which is getting them nowhere........they had 2 attempts on goal last night and both from distance, they didnt manage to create one chance in a ''must win'' with a bench containing 5 attacking players

Stevie Reid just scored against Man Utd, well taken goal - hes having a good game.

O'Carroll and O'Dea started for Celtic's reserves in their 2-0 win over Falkirk, O'Brien coming on for O'Carroll midway through the second half

Gardyne and Quinn sink Falkirk

Stephen Sullivan

Scottish Premier Reserve League,

Tuesday January 24, 2006,

Excelsior Stadium

CELTIC. 2
Gardyne 66, Quinn 89
FALKIRK. 0

Michael Gardyne scored one and made another as the reserves stepped up
their
bid for a fifth successive title with a battling 2-0 win over Falkirk.

The victory, which also saw Rocco Quinn continue his fine start to 2006
with
a third goal in two games, takes Kenny McDowall's team to within a goal
of
league leaders Aberdeen, but it was far from easy going against a
disciplined and determined Bairns outfit.

The last time these sides met, Celtic produced arguably their worst
performances of the season to lose 1-0 at the Falkirk Stadium and,
though
their second-half showing this afternoon eventually secured its just
reward,
John Hughes' well-drilled side again proved worthy opponents.

It was Falkirk, certainly, who enjoyed the best of some scrappy early
exchanges, with Mark Twaddle registering the first effort of note in 10
minutes with a driven long-range free-kick that had David Marshall
scrambling across his goal-line to see it wide.

Marshall, in truth, numbered among McDowall's more assured performers,
but
even he enjoyed good fortune as the visitors pressed for an opener.

Pedro Moutinho had raced through on goal, leaving Darren O'Dea trailing
in
his wake, and Marshall, who'd advanced to narrow the angle, was left
stranded by a delightful chip from the impressive Poruguese that,
fortunately for Celtic, dropped just wide of the left-hand post.

At the other end, meanwhile, and with McDowall's side unusually
toothless in
attack, it took until nine minutes before the break for Matt Glennon to
be
tested.

Quinn, twice on target in the reserves' previous fixtures, turned
sharply on
the edge of the box and, with his weaker foot, fired in a powerful shot
that
was heading for the far corner before Glennon - proving that the
inactivity
hadn't dulled his reflexes - leapt across goal to produce a superb
one-handed tip-away.

Celtic, though, could hardly have claimed to be deserving of a goal at
this
stage and it was doubtless with some choice words from their manager
still
ringing in their ears that the Hoops players emerged for the second
half.

Whatever McDowall said, it certainly appeared to have the desired effect

because Falkirk, comfortably the better side in the opening period, were

soon to be found pinned back in their own half as Celtic began, at long
last, to apply some pressure.

Jim O'Brien's introduction gave the frontline a welcome injection of
pace,
but with the Bairns remaining resolute and well-organised at the back,
it
required something extra-special from the team's maverick to break the
deadlock.

Danger had appeared minimal when Ryan Conroy's inswinging corner was
half-cleared to the left-hand edge of the box, but picking up the scraps
was
Gardyne, who, spying the spectacular, dug out a superb right-foot shot
that
curled into the far corner off the underside of the crossbar.

It was a brilliant goal and, rather than work on the assumption that it
would prove sufficient, Celtic set about doubling their lead, with
O'Brien
in particular a constant thorn in the visitors' side.

Twice, he went tantalisingly close, first with six minutes remaining
when,
having cut in from the left, he sent a right-foot rocket screaming just
wide
of the far post and then, two minutes later, when he worked a neat
one-two
with Rocco Quinn and forced a magnificent save out of Glennon from 20
yards.

Yet, as it transpired, it was to be O'Brien's strike partner who sealed
the
points, and with another magnificently executed goal.

Gardyne was the provider this time with an intelligent through ball and,

though Glennon raced quickly from his line, Quinn was nimble and brave
enough to get in first and dink a superb chip just under the crossbar
and
into the gaping net.
CELTIC (4-4-2): Marshall; Reid (Grant 64), Cuthbert, O'Dea, Irvine;
Gardyne,
Lawson, McGlinchey, Conroy (Bjarnason 69); O'Carroll (O'Brien 53), Quinn
Subs: Riley, Fox
FALKIRK (5-3-2): Glennon; Ross, Scobie, Barr, Twaddle, McPherson;
Theobald,
Robertson, MacSween; Moutinho, Craig
Subs: Hill, Arfield, McAloney, Mauchline

Saints sign Potter on loan

Southampton have signed Liverpool midfielder Darren Potter on loan until the end of the season.

The Republic of Ireland under-21 international made his comeback from a recent injury for the Reds' reserves in midweek.

Potter, 21, last played for Rafael Benitez's first team in their Carling Cup defeat by Crystal Palace back in October, having since slipped further down the pecking order at Anfield.