Harry arter didnt watch the georgia/moldova game. Its annoying when i hear that stuff. But if they perform well when playing then ill leave (let)it go.
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Harry arter didnt watch the georgia/moldova game. Its annoying when i hear that stuff. But if they perform well when playing then ill leave (let)it go.
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Originally Posted by Diggs246
Travelled over with John Egan, FWIW: https://twitter.com/ScottHogan92/sta...73784582397952Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
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New York with @johnegan92 . See you soon @thenotoriousmma https://www.instagram.com/p/BMqTlNTgBWK1OZ9ajEDDnF9KGDQ4g-oHY9YjVI0/ …
Winds me up when lads say "the country" I.e. it was a great result for the country.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
O'Dowda and Arter both guilty of it.
For no other reason only it sounds jarring.
I love playing for the country. What country?
Whichever country they're playing for obviously. It's generally only one so should be easy enough to figure out.
Must be Blur fans.
Let's be honest here. If Arter said "Good morning" you'd find it jarring. Now that Robbie has retired, you have found your new target or is it Walters, or both ? I have no issue with "the country". I play for a club and often say "the club" rather than the name of it. I think it's a lot worse if they said "the Republic of Ireland". I am happy with the "country" or "the team" or "the boys".Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
I can't claim to know all of his quotes but I've noticed O'Dowda referring to 'my country' or 'my national team' a few times since he was called up also. Proud as Punch he is.
I noticed Pilkington used to say it too.
I have never once heard an Irish born player refer to the country.
Remember when Simon Cox had Galway as part of his location on his Twitter profile until he stopped getting call ups.
No, you're the only one who noticed that.
It's probably just part of their syntax.
Like how Robbie used to start every sentence with "listen".
Probably just a regional thing.
He also said "the country":Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
But Irish legend, Keane, has since come out to rally for a Yes vote.
In an emotive letter sent to the Sunday World, Ireland's highest ever goalscorer has called on his people to support marriage equality.
“Although I am currently working and living outside of the country, I have been following the commentary and debate on the upcoming Referendum on same-sex marriage,” wrote Keane.
And look what happened. He jumped ship and retired the moment it got difficult. No commitment #NotAnIrishmanQuote:
Originally Posted by OwlsFan
The context Robbie used it in there is entirely different in fairness.
You're right. I read that wrong just like I did with Jack Grealish that time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
We're only human.
Unless people usually say "I am currently working outside of my country."
Perhaps I'm wrong.
How you manage to see offence in everything is to be commended.
I get wound up by references to the "Republic". That's where you should aim your ire. You might get a bit more traction.
Jeez, we're now getting precious about how players refer to Ireland! Some posters on here need to get a life. No wonder, as has been mentioned before, many posters have just given up on this site. That old feeling of excitement and enjoyment when opening threads has been replaced by a feeling of dread at what irrational, nauseating post you might find.
Fine then. Let's move on. Jeez...Quote:
Originally Posted by gastric
Stop saying jeez over there.
I can't stand how people refer to Jesus as "the lord". I've noticed Kieran Westwood doing it a lot. Feckin Catholics.
If they are good footballers, eligible to play for 'the country', I'd give them a pass on that.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Good rural country boys.
Bullet dodged.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38146298
Three goals in eleven games for a 19 year old midfielder at League One level isn't to be sniffed at all the same.
He can still declare for us.
http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/...ll-waiting-forQuote:
“I would love to play for both national teams,” McNamara said. “Right now I don’t have any chances, and am not thinking about this one or that one. For me, it would be an honor to represent either country, and however it works out down the road it works out.”
He kinda looks like a young Vladimir Putin.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
(cant link to an article - diverts to the home page) I have no idea how good or bad he is but that is pretty much the perfect answer to the question asked of anyone who is a dual national.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
be great if he does . In similar situation to Byrne at Blackburn whom I assume regrets that tweet earlier in the season which has him in the bad books don't see anyone writing Byrne off and rightly so and I think Crowley will have an excellent career and would love him to be on board with usQuote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
What tweet was that?Quote:
Originally Posted by liamoo11
Jaysus... He needs to be careful:
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Originally Posted by Thomas McNamara
he tweeted been unhappy at been on bench around September then coulee rightly banished him altogether but in fairness coyle has had him back on the bench for the last last month or so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
...and now would be a good time to have another talk with him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
I'd say the ball's in his court now - if he wants to come on board at this point it's up to him to show interest, as MON already had The Chat with him. And besides, while a year ago speculation about him potentially declaring for us caused a bit of post-Grealish excitement, if he declared for us now, there'd be more of a collective "Meh" - and I don't mean that to be disrespectful to the lad, but when you look at our current and potential midfield options, we're in pretty good shape (even in a post-Wessi world) - if JG changed his mind, I think he'd struggle to be more than a fringe player, at most, and here are the reasons why:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Fly
- Current squad players under 30 who have really started to have a major impact over the last 12-18 months: Hendrick, Brady, McClean and Meyler
- James McCarthy is still only 26
- The talented late-ish bloomers (but still all under 30) - Arter, Judge, Hourihane, Hayes
- The young Championship lads starting to deliver on their potential, who have already been called up to the squad or could be within the next twelve months or so - O'Dowda, Lenihan, Byrne, Shodipo, Browne, maybe Kelly and Barrett also.
- The League One youngsters who could yet step up - Cullen, DiMaio, Osadebe, Murray
- The current/recent League of Ireland stars who may break through in the next couple of years: Towell, Forrester, Horgan
- Players under 30 who may not have featured recently but could still do a job, if called upon: O'Kane, Gibson, Pilkington, Scannell
- And a few highly-rated development players - Charsley, Ronan, Watts, ElBouzedi
https://www.sportsjoe.ie/football/sc...ireland/105886Quote:
The Sunday Times report that the player harbours ambitions to play for England, and a move to a Premier League team, or one who hope to be there next season, could put him in line for a call-up to the Three Lions.
"Scotty feels English and that is his number one priority" a source who is reportedly close to the player told the newspaper.
"And if he gets to the Premier League he will at least feel he is in with a chance of getting a call-up."
a source who is "reportedly" close to the player. I, for one, am sold.
I don't think he is genuine with this business of "resting" during the international break. But that article is horse sh*t
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/ir...m3nbsvlg9?t=ieQuote:
Scott Hogan, could be set for a £10 million move to Norwich City in the January transfer window, which could scupper Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill’s efforts to recruit the free-scoring Brentford striker.
The 24-year-old is one of the most sought after players in the Championship, having scored 20 league goals since returning from a cruciate knee ligament injury in March, with O’Neill as anxious as anybody to avail himself of his services.
After receiving some encouraging signals from Hogan’s agent, O’Neill is hoping to have Hogan on board for the visit to Dublin of Wales in the World Cup qualifiers in March, but the Brentford hierarchy believe Hogan still has ambitions to play for England. A move to a more high-profile club would be a step in that direction rather than Ireland’s. “Scotty feels English and that is his number one priority and if he gets to the Premier League he will at least feel he is in with a chance of getting a call up,” a source close to Hogan said. The player himself has refused to comment.
Brentford are prepared to sell Hogan if the price is right, while Norwich are desperate to reinvigorate their promotion challenge with the recruitment of a top striker.
“Scott’s scoring goals at the moment and if the bids come in we will address it,” Brentford manager Dean Smith told The Sunday Times. “This will go above my head because we have co directors of football who will deal with it. Brentford has been through things like this before with Andre Gray [sold to Burnley last year] banging in goals and now Scott doing the same. What we can’t do is deal with speculation.”
Hogan delayed making a call about his international career as he wanted time off to recover properly from two serious knee injuries in as many years, but Smith confirmed he was back to full fitness. “It has been a softly-softly approach. He still has his rehab and his gym programme, but he is doing everything in training now.”
Hogan’s Irish teammate John Egan refused to be drawn on the subject: “It is not really for me to comment on. I spoke about it before and then they put it in a big headline. It was just a question at the end of a conversation and my words were twisted a bit about Scotty playing for Ireland, but I didn’t say that.”