Apparently it was discovered that he misplaced a pass once.
Apparently it was discovered that he misplaced a pass once.
Phil Babb is certainly one player I too would leave out - for Duffy, Egan or any other centre-back in the current squad.
I never rated him; indeed if I were to construct an XI of the worst players to win 10 caps or more for Ireland he would be amongst the first names on the teamsheet.
He was pacy and was thought of as okay on the ball, but set against that he was lackadaisical, liable to frequent lapses in concentration, error-prone, didn't read the game particularly well, lacked aggression in his play, wasn't dominant in the air, was no threat at set-pieces and never scored a goal.
He had one good game alongside the imperious McGrath against Italy and got a big-money move as a result, but I can't remember him putting in a really effective performance after that.
Might be worth a thread of its own actually to avoid clogging this one up (again!) That's a decent post from Treqartista for example, and we need more of them.
I'll do it after the Portugal game once the line-up is known (and to avoid a direct clash with the match thread) - compare the starting XIs from Portugal 2021 and Holland 1995. Just to get a bit of random discussion.
Could make it a regular thing if it works - one per set of qualifiers, which means compare with a completely different match in October.
Great post Sam. Doesn't change things for this international window, but with a few ifs and buts, a future Ireland manager will have a very decent squad to be working with.Quote:
Originally Posted by samhaydenjr
I thought Blackburn were given dispensation to award Kenna a medal?
He said himself he got one here: https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2020/a...ns-jeff-kenna/
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You started the last nine remaining games. It must have been great to not only make the move, but to play so much as well?
There was only nine games left and I played in every game, so I was very pleased with that and ultimately I got a medal
Travers withdraws; James Talbot of Bohs called up.
That kind of clarifies Randolph's international career anyway.
Christy Pym is one who'd been linked earlier in the year; I would have a starting Championship keeper in the squad over the Bohs keeper tbh. What's happened him?
Hopefully Kenny had the decency to let him know that personally before he called up Talbot ahead of him.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
I cant see where Pym qualifies? link?Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
I know im a broken record but kenny is hopeless... even having randy to help and advise in training surely is better than Talbot who wont play!!
Pym link is here.
Thanks, if we have a championship keeper, why isn't he in the mix to start?Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Last two games this month reviews below
He'll have far busier afternoons, but he was a calm presence behind an excellent set of defenders. Handled what he had to very well and beaten by a superb close-range strike. 7
There will be questions asked about his failure to leave his goalline for the only goal, but he also made three goal-saving interventions with his feet. Cool with the ball at his feet 7.5
From reading that article it looks like Pym qualifies through grandparents so it may be that he needs to get all the paperwork done before he can be called up.
He should move his hole!Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
Yep - the article is six months old though, so you wonder have we even been in touch since.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
You couldn't even find where he qualified a minute ago & you're now saying how he should be handling it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
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I noticed Szmodics flag has changed to Ireland on the line ups app I use but Pyms is still the English one. Both mentioned around the same time & from the same club. So maybe Pyms England underage appearances are delaying this ?
Have watched Peterborough a couple of times this season and he's doing well but teams definitely target him due to his size on set plays.
"You couldn't even find where he qualified a minute ago & you're now saying how he should be handling it"Quote:
Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
Correct as I'm not chris Pym or his fu*king agent... of course he should be handling it
“Dan McD:
Kenny said that a lack of first team football and the fact that Randolph contracted Covid-19 over the summer were factors in his decision to omit the West Ham man.
He said that Randolph will come back into his thinking once he gets games under his belt.
Talbot has match sharpness on his side and impressed for Bohemians across their six game European run.”
https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...-40801719.html
I’ve only seen snippets of Pym. Should probably have done better with a direct free kick last season vs McGeady(?). Doesn’t look like much of an athlete to me either.
Even as a Rovers fan I’m happy to see Talbot called up. I think he’s good and deserves it.
You're a bit noisy aren't you Diggs ? With not a lot to actually say on here of any real interest in terms of informative discussion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
Lucky for him you aren't handling his career, yes. It is indeed, seeing as you can't even edit / quote a post :) :)
Ryan Johansson already chose to represent Sweden.
edit: sorry, it appears i was replying to the first page
Hit me where it hurts... I cant edit / quote a post...jesus dont tell my mumQuote:
Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
If noisy is wondering why a championship keeper isnt involved, then your absolutely right I will continue to be "noisy"
What is it about Pym that you like in his ability as a keeper? What puts him above Talbot in your pecking order? Is it his height? His jowls?Quote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
To be fair I dont think I said pym was better or even a better option then Talbot. i said I would prefer randdolf to be called up ahead of talbot as neither would play and Randolph international experience alone would help in training etcQuote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
The pym post was a different conversation
You've got nothing, have you ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
Apart from the bit of noise.
I think you should check my posts... noise and all.Quote:
Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
but you said this about Pym...Quote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
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Originally Posted by Diggs246
It's a valid question in fairness
Yep thats correctQuote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
In the mix to start was wrong but Why wouldn't we call up a championship keeper..
I never said he was better then Talbot
I said Randolph was the player I would have ahead of talbot
The unholy alliance, ganging up on poor diggs and he offering only valid questions
Maybe i was reading too much into it... as being that Kenny was possibly neglecting his duty in not having selected a championship keeper. Apologies to Diggs if that was not the case.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
I do think that it makes more sense to be calling for someone to get their papers together if you have an opinion on whether they are actually be any good or not. Pym doesn't appear to me to be a step above any of the trio we have in the squad now based on the games i have watched him in.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
*thanks*
On what are you basing him being better than the others ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
His clubs recent Championship arrival & having played four or five games in it thus far ?
He's short. He doesn't look like he lives the life of a pro athlete off field to me. His club were linked with keepers all off season and in the games I've watched him, Cardiff and West Brom clearly set up to target him. V West Brom yesterday he spilled a ball a taller keeper would not have been stretching for and was very lucky not to concede a penalty chasing it.
Over to you
On the flip side, we've recently had a thread where the general conclusion was that Jack Byrne - the standout LoI player of the past few years - is maybe a squad player at best. It's reasonable to suggest that a Championship keeper is better than an LoI keeper (who I think it's fair to say isn't standing out the way Byrne did) on that basis.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
I know you're a bit biased in this, but it's still a reasonable question to ask I think.
I just asked Diggs to identify why Pym is worthy of a call up and be in the running for a start or why we should be so vehement about him getting his passport. Which i think happens to be a reasonable question to ask in reply to his reasonable question. :) I have seen both players and Talbot has been called up before, under Mick Mack iirc, which gives him something of an advantage before ability even comes into it.
Ok I will dance, jesus get off the rag craftyQuote:
Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
I've no idea how good he is. His last two games in the championship he received 7 and 7.5 out of ten reviews. I'm just of a view that just maybe a goalkeeper who is playing in a league higher then any league are others keepers are playing might be worth calling up. You have referenced his off field / non athlete ... life.
This is a yes or no answer did you just make that up? Or do u have proof that he is a poor pro or something else. Basically just explain your reference
Don't think a previous call-up a couple of years back really matters tbh. Is that the only reason you have in favour of calling up Talbot?Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
It's hard to compare a player from YouTube and one from the stands when they're facing a very different standard of players. Talbot is playing Longford, Harps and Dundalk. Pym has been playing the likes of WBA and Cardiff, and will be facing better players every day in training. Better players will ask harder questions of a goalkeeper, so Pym looking a bit dodgy may well still be better than Talbot being comfortable in the LoI.
There was a lot of excitement when Szmodmics was called up last year from the same club don't forget.
He's not an elite footballer.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
This is his first season in the Championship - i.e. he has one month experience of Championship football. And two seasons in L2. He's overweight to boot.
We know Talbot is Irish ...
And there we have it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
Google images the lad there, its at the top, when you Google his name, click on images :) :) & tell me if you see a lad carrying a bit around the middle or not ? That's all I meant. That and a gut being a fairly concerning feature on a pro baller.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
Maybe he should get off his hole & sort that while he's at it Diggsy
Indeed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Maybe Randolph is one who isn't vaccinated, that would make travel difficult for an international window where we know he's not going to be first choice. So bringing in an Irish based keeper with minimum fuss to act as the backup's backup, is a sensible decision.
The first season I saw Talbot with bohs I was very surprised that he had ended up at Dalymount. I think there's been a few times this season where his decision making has been questionable, but overall he's been very good. It's a no-brainer for me.
Is Talbot?Quote:
Originally Posted by ifk101
135 games in League Two - close on three full seasons. Plus two full seasons at League One, which you didn't mention for some reason. Is his career on an upward trajectory?Quote:
Originally Posted by ifk101
I can't imagine a professional keeper in this day and age is significantly out of shape. Also, the internet says he's an inch taller than Talbot.
That's probably the biggest factor in all this alright. Which goes back to the question of have we followed up with Pym since last March? (And that's acknowledging that following up random 2G/3G players indicates that we still have serious issues developing our own players, and is only going to lead to more Declan Rice scenarios down the line)Quote:
Originally Posted by ifk101
Ok google images is your selection criteria.Quote:
Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
I have admitted I've no idea how good he is I'm working off match reviews. Real ones not images.
Well, almost, that and having watched Peterborough four times already this season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
Do you see a fat lad or not ?