Castigation will do fine for now.
I actually took it seriously. Amazing what a leading "But" will do for a sentence!
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Seems to be playing centrally as Sunderland are being monstered by Liverpool. Was hustled off the ball on the edge of his own box just now and then got booked for a silly foul in a dangerous position.
Goall for McClean tucked it in from a narrow angle under the keeper from about 4? yards out out the left.
Goal McClean: "There's a touch of good fortune about Sunderland's third goal as Stephane Sessegnon's miscued effort falls straight to James McClean, who finishes from a tight angle. No question that the Black Cats are good value for their lead though; West Ham have been poor."
Well taken goal by McClean who had a good game today.
He's the highest scoring Irish midfielder in the EPL.
Surely, he's still 'rubbish'?
:rolleyes:
Yes he is finished. Think of the last few decent games like a chicken who keeps moving after it's head has been cut off a last fulrry before his careere comes to a sudden and permanent end.
Oh God, I forgot he was finished. Why is this thread still open?
Apparently the sudden and permanent end will come during April's collapse to the relegation zone, after MON has flogged him mercilessly, playing him for the full 90 minutes in game after game.
Wonderful, well-reasoned article here naming McClean as the most hated footballer of the moment.
Ha, that reads like a parody. Can't believe the guy's for real. He does look about 12 in his Twitter profile photo, mind.
I agree with the 12 year old.
This kid needs to be taught a lesson DI. He needs one of your eligibility beatdowns...
I mean, I really, really hate McClean too* - who doesn't - but this Lawrence Rosenberg is just a bit clueless.
*joke, joke, relax geysir, ArdeeBhoy etc...
Hmmm.
And now that we've all read that can we park any discussion about it in case it gives one of us an ulcer?
That article just gives us a glimpse of an insight into the murky hateful mentality of some rationally challenged people, who, emboldened by a general prevailing level of prejudice/ignorance and probably craving attention since being ignored and treated like a bad smell all their life, then delve into their own murkiness to vent their stupidity on the theme of their perceptions of McClean.
Like the said person 'Im just expressing an opinion' :D
Not much to report on McClean on the field yesterday, he had about 20 mins as a sub at a time when Wigan had all the ball. He had not much direct involvement while he was on. O'Shea had a busy time in the 2nd half and generally did well.
Fortunately Sunderland picked up another 3 points to strengthen their league position, before they become victims of fate, the annual collapse of a MON team.:eek:
Surely his international career is now over...
:rolleyes:
Given he didn't play until so late in the game?
http://cdn.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/mu..._3_736430t.jpg
James and Erin set to be married.
is that the new trend amongst the WAGs? Earrings match your eyebrows?
That marriage won't last six months. He'll be found out. One-trick pony.
Look to the positives - 'McClean scores, at last!'
Though I was mainly watching the Wigan game, I was glancing over at the Sunderland game against Swansea, it looked to be a dreadful game.
I suspect the recent rejuvenation effect, caused by MON pinning up that RIP message from Charlie on the dressing room door, has run its course.
Survival instinct is strong but they'll run out of steam eventually. And if they don't, I'll delete any post that suggested they would.
Which RIP message is that and who is Charlie?
Possibly up thread? From CD?
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Flamboyant peacockery now! What ever will this young controvertialist do next?!
#gawa
He looks like yer man from that survival show on discovery..
http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/...canterbury.jpg
He's making room for a few more tattoos.
you all know that's for Today FM's Shave or Dye and most of the squad had it done too, right?
Clearly we didn't know that tets.
Yet another terrible performance from him last night. What the fook was all the hype about!
John O'Shea on McClean (and Brady), albeit before last night's game: http://www.football.co.uk/republic_o...s3691779.shtml
Quote:
Skipper John O'Shea has told winger James McClean to cut loose as he attempts to establish himself in the Republic of Ireland team.
The 23-year-old Sunderland winger will win his seventh senior cap in Wednesday night's friendly against Poland at the Aviva Stadium after enduring a relatively slow start to his international career.
O'Shea said: "It's a fantastic opportunity for James. He hasn't played the last couple of games for Sunderland, but just before that a couple of months ago, he was scoring goals again and starting to show what I know especially James is capable of and what he has shown in the last couple of days in training."
He continued: "The maturity shows, especially defensively. He probably does it too much - he helps out his full-back too much. He probably needs to concentrate more on his attacking game.
"It's a great opportunity for him and I am more than confident he will take it with both hands because he has got the hunger to do well.
"Once you are doing the right things off the pitch, it should come right for you on it, and he has definitely been doing that."
McClean will line up on the left with 21-year-old Robbie Brady occupying the right wing weeks after taking the tough decision to leave Manchester United, the club he supports, for Hull in a bid to play regular first-team football.
O'Shea, of course, learned his trade at Old Trafford and eventually managed to force his way into Sir Alex Ferguson's plans, but he praised Brady for his bravery.
He said: "It's a very brave decision. I suppose in the back of a young lad's mind, you are thinking, 'I could get a chance, I could get a chance'. I had a couple of loan moves before it worked out for me with the first team at United, and there's always that doubt in your mind, will you get that chance? It's one of those things. I was fortunate, I got the chance and I was able to take it.
"Robbie could have waited, but you kind of get the feeling from the manager there if you are going to get that chance. Robbie was back at United for a few weeks training and he thought he might have been involved maybe in one or two games, and when wasn't, he has made the decision. It's a very brave one and I think one in the long term he will benefit from massively."