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I can remember watching an interview when Tardelli mentioned Harte when talking about Long and Reading. Harte has every right to be ****ed off at being ignored as he is playing very well but if the management don't rate him then thats it. I watched him against Leeds recently and his general play was good but he still has a real problem defending headers. Maybe thats why he was not selected.
Looks to me like 'Longey' has done a sweetie of a wind up on 'Hartey'Quote:
Originally Posted by Drumcondra 69er
Hartey : Did you mention me Longey, did you mention me to Trap?
Longey : I did, of course I did, Hartey but he said he has never heard of you.... Never.
Trap isn't putting in the effort a manager should. Stan the muppet did travel and go to loads of games though, it didn't do him much good. It's nearing the time for Mick McCarthy to return anyways. If Trap isn't the man to lead us to the next World Cup, McCarthy is the only manager the likes of Given, Dunne, Duff and Keane will really play for with passion and drive.
I wouldn't want Harte in a squad, regardless of who the manager is.Quote:
Originally Posted by legendz
As for the next manager, at World Cup 2014, it's not going to be a concern of Duff, Dunne or Keane, they won't be there.
Can you name 3 left backs playing regularly for their clubs in that position, at the same or higher level than Harte? You must be able to if you don't think hes worthy of consideration for the Squad.
I know club form isn't everything but I don't think we're in a position to dismiss the voted best left back in the championship as not good enough for even a squad place. Personally I'd start him at LB on current form, I accept that may not be a view shared by everyone but I couldn't understand anyone who'd dismiss him and not consider him in the mix for a squad place considering our current dirth of LB talent.
Not to mention the prospect of having one of the best free kick takers in the world at our disposal.
If Kilbane at 34 and in League One is still in our starting lineup its a safe bet that when the campaign starts for the world cup in 2012 a 32 year old Keane, Dunne and a 33 year old Duff will have no problems whatsoever to be key members of the squad. You make me laugh, sir.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingdom
Harte's right to be offended if the existing Manager doesn't know he's Irish. Assuming it's true which is highly likely. He's also right with the dig at Trapp for not going to games in the UK....
Don't think he warrants a call up though
Why do people believe that Trap doesn't know Harte is Irish. Do you really think he knows that Simon Cox, Paul Green and Caleb Folan are, but not Ian Harte who played in our last World Cup, despite playing with several Irish players? It's complete bull****, whether it be from Harte or the press.
Harte could never defend when he was younger. For a team of our quality who will be under the kosh for x amount of any given game, carrying a 34 year old dodgy defender for his attacking or free kick taking ability would be ridiculous.
Hes 33, and he's a substantially better defender than Kilbane. Theres a statistic for Reading showing the number of clean sheets they've kept this season are considerably less when hes not playing.
The first half of Jicked's post stacks up. It'd be simply astonishing if Trap and his entourage (Givens :(, Martin et al) had not considered Harte. Geysir has quoted Tardelli on the issue.
I personally think he has made a value judgment that Killer, Cunningham, Clark and now Ward, not to mention Delaney or O'Dea, are the left backs he's going to work with. I defend all managers' rights to make value judgments even if I don't agree with them.
As opposed to playing a left sided League 1 midfielder there, also 34, who has made countless errors there over the past year or two, some very costly? I do agree that Trap undoubtedly knows who he is though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jicked
We have a quote from Tardelli a year ago discussing Harte. It seems faulty communication is as rife in the Reading camp as it is in Malahide.
I would dispute Tardelli's assertion that we have younger players with the same qualities as Harte. As far as I know we don't have any left fulls who can score goals, take brilliant set-pieces and display such a range of passing. It's his lack of athleticism and concentration I'd have a problem with.
If Harte were to be called up to the squad, the rest of the players would get unlimited milage out of his wind up potential.
edit - they probably wouldn't even notice he was there.
Taxi for Harte re Swansea's second goal. Running in treacle.
him against wallcott or lennon would be entertaining. doesn't look like happpening at the moment.
Yeah, that was pretty horrible. I think that's the end of his international aspirations.Quote:
Originally Posted by Noelys Guitar
oh Dear. Brendan Rodgers has done his homework on Harte.
Was that Harte just skinned for the 3rd goal? My PC is the other end of the room, and saw a left back getting skinned. but couldn't see if it was Harte.
Some finish. Reading are fcuked now.
Harte and Khizanishvili... They're like the 'Blues Brothers 2000' to Nesta and Cannavaro's original aren't they?
Harte was caught out of position up near the halfway line and couldn't get back. Very noticeable right from the start of the game that Swansea targetted Reading's left hand side.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88