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It's on the listenback service - http://media.newstalk.ie/listenbackQuote:
Originally Posted by elroy
Scroll down to Off The Ball
Wednesday 29th
Part 2
Starts just after the 46 minute mark
and it's Daniel McDonnell
The secondQuote:
Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/9113/hoolahan.gif
:shock:
BANG! Some goal in fairness...
no different to Houghtons against Italy in 94. ;) ;)
Maybe, but Im not changing my name to Hoolahans left peg :)Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Scored another penalty today to put Norwich 2 up.
Hat- trick for Hoolahan today, inc 2 pens at home to Sheff Utd, heard Stelling calling him hotlips Hoolahan??
A reference to M*A*S*H, the 1970s US comedy.
Wes is in the list of players for Championship player of the season on fourfourtwo.com: http://fourfourtwo.com/
He's well behind at the moment, so vote early, vote often.
(scroll down for the poll, it's on the right)
Wes just won a peno for Norwich, Which Holt converted.
1:33 gone in the game
He has been taken off penalty duty recently since he chipped one down the middle and the keeper didnt move. His side have had one or two spot kicks since then, so he could have two or three more goals if he had done things a bit differently.
Everton are watching him according to 4-4-2 I think. They are a club with previous in terms of lower league shopping, would be a great move for him.
Not sure he'd fit in there with Arteta and Cahill occupying the place he'd likely play.Quote:
Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
I'd imagine it might be hard for Everton to hold onto both of them. Everton aren't up to much and could do with the money tooQuote:
Originally Posted by theworm2345
Just set up Lansbury for what will surely be the winner with a little dink over the top.
If ever a case was to be made for the inclusion of Wes Hoolohan in the full Ireland squad, it came at Carrow Road last Monday when the Dubliner produced a performance which was streets ahead of anyone else on the pitch.
At stake were three very precious points and a place in the automatic promotion spot for the Canaries, but Bristol Rovers failed to read the script and answered an early Grant Holt penalty with a second half equalizer.
Hoolohan was brought down for the Canaries opener and it was he who, after working brilliantly for over 85 minutes, produced a delightful lob for Henri Lansbury to grab a late, late winner. Hoolohan was replaced momentarily to rich applause including a very appreciative Delia Smith who kicked every ball for the home side and must view the former Shelbourne winger as the icing on her particular cake at Norwich.
The plaudits were voluminous from the commentary booth for Hoolohan and rightly so – the Irishman controlled every ball brilliantly and used it with the utmost intelligence in supporting main striker, Holt.
Hoolohan for Ireland (and Everton next season according to reports) makes as much sense as anything so far this season.
Put the hex on him I guess. The squad is named and he's not in it. Makes no sense to see Keith Treacy in the squad, talented ok but injured for most of the season and not in anything like the form Hoolohan is (he's been named as a candidate for Championship team of the year).
Neither does it make sense for Keogh to be in there instead of Hoolohan. Lazy by Trapattoni - he's named a good squad but lazy in this case nonetheless.
Yep he was excellent, all of Norwich's attacking play came through him and he also tracked back well in a few situations. Only saw one misplaced pass that I can remember.
Only saw last 15 mins tonight and was very impressed. Very much an advanced playmaker though - not a position that Trap favours.
This is it excatly, he could reproduce it for Everton and still not be of any use to Trap. Andy Reid could have held his spot at Sunderland and still concievably not been utilised much by Ireland at present. Still, great to see Hoolohan getting this attention.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
It's not as if Trap hasn't looked at him and played him in games before.Quote:
Originally Posted by mark12345
I think he'd fit in at Everton but he wouldn't occupy the same role he does at Norwich. He'd be competing with Osman, Coleman and Bilyaletdinov for the wide midfield positions.
great for the league and terrible for Colbert Report to see Wes Hoolahan doing so well. To be honest i have seen nothing of him since he left the league. He was class for Shels back in the day.
I always thought he was a winger at Shels. He's very much a "trequartista" (right word?) at Norwich.
actually, moving to Everton might push Coleman back to right full?Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Hands up here, I didn't think he'd make it. I thought he'd be deemed too inferior and wouldn't be given a chance. Thankfully managers in England are coming around to the notion that the midgets are just as important as the beasts.Quote:
Originally Posted by mark12345
From what I've seen of him, Hoolihan has speed of thought rather than speed of foot? That's a useful tool for us, as it compensates against his age (he is mid/late 20's). Certainly he'd be another option particularily if Il Mister is thinking of changing things around a bit.
Our problem has never been passion, it's been guile in the last third. This is something that we seem to have either addressed to a degree or is being happened upon.
I don't believe he'd be in competition with Treacy (or Hunt for that Matter) so perhaps that argument is invalid, but he is definitely a contender for Keogh's spot - even more so given Keogh has been targetted by the manager (publically) as a like for like replacement for Robbie some time back
He is definitely around close to 28 or 29. Isn't that late 20s? :)
I always thought in stature he was a bit like andy reid just not as big. He seemed to be quick enough in the Euro games i saw, but generally its speed of thought but he looked like he could beat a player too. Would he be quick enough and strong enough for the PL? I dont think at the moment we acutally need him, which is as much to do with having a lot of options on the wings at present, so he might be unlucky in this regard. Still though fair play norwich in second at the moment looking like they might step up, and he is probably deserving of it, given where blackpool went, and teh fact his 2 seasons at the start there went relatively well, and he has plugged away at league 1 and championship level for the last few years.
yeah, he played on the right at Shels.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Made it into the Championship XI of the Year.
Wes set up two goals tonight in a 5-1 away win over an Ipswich side that had Damien Delaney and Darren O'Dea in defence. Norwich are now second with 3 games to go. Marc Tierney who plays at left back for Norwich is supposedly a brother of Paul who played U21 for Ireland. Might be worth a look.
Reading who are chasing them play Leeds tonight.
Also Forest trying to get back in the play-off spots following a disastrous run (some hope).
No idea why you took a shot at me there. Wes Hoolahan is one of my all time favourite players.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
wow that was a while ago - ah, it was only a mild jab. Just havin a laugh! Sorry!
I was only joking, Wes Hoolahan is a joker who would be better off playing bogball in the LOI. Just kidding!
A quick wikipedia search reveals that he's about to turn 29 years old. Too bad really, we have so many wingers: Duff, McGeady, Lawrence, Hunt, Pennant, Coleman, even Fahey and McCarthy. If he was a left full or centre midfielder he'd be in the squad for sure.
Hoolahan scores! Cross comes in from the rgiht, Al-Habsi drops it, Hoolahan fires it into the back of the net.
Goal....
Damn you early worm.
Every paper I read this morning singled out Hoolahan as having had an excellent game. Great stuff. Just in time to be our secret weapon against Slovakia & Russia!
.....that's if Trapattoni bothered to pick him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
nice 7 points in ff too, not bad for a 5.5 mill player
Star man in the Sunday times and general good write up
That's what I thought too, but then I saw I left him on the bench... :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Park_Lane
I see that Marc Tierney played. I didnt really notice him. I wonder how he will perform throughout the season...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Tierney