Moved to MU to early in his career...
Hope it works out for him
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Moved to MU to early in his career...
Hope it works out for him
Because Folan is fulfilling a role in the squad - backup to Doyle along with Walters, and Best. Miller is behind Fahey, Andrews, Gibson, McCarthy, possibly Lawrence and Rowlands in the queue for central midfieldQuote:
Originally Posted by AlaskaFox
Aye, The Rat'. Celtic fans said it then and ever since....Quote:
Originally Posted by JGKyne
What a waste. Feck him.
Going down under for lifestyle rather than furthering his footballing career who could blame him. Good luck to him!
Perth's a grand spot though. It's no Melbourne but at least he has the opportunity of heading up to the pinnacles and the lancelin inn.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommy_c12000
My brother lived there for 8 years and loved it. Apparently it's a great spot. Great climate and outdoor lifestyle. Assuming he's on an OK package it's an easy move for him.
Its all been downhill for him since he ****ed Roy off after turning up late for training.
You mean as he's going down under.
Celtic effed up by not offering him a contract early enough. Allowed him a tantilising glimpse of the glorious EPL delights which he jumped at. Celtic fans rightly interpreted his move as foolish and disrespectful(stood by him during injuries, propelled him into 1st team) and when oul sir awex lost the league there was no way Miller, a january pre-contract signing, would be walking into MU's centre field come the summer. Career killed stone dead before it began. A few years in the hoops and it all could have been so different. Shame for the lad, he had champions league glory at Celtic, a support who took him to their hearts, subsequently shat on them, and now he's the walking definition of a let-down journeyman pro.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/spo...y-celtic-boss/
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Celtic manager Neil Lennon has lauded Perth Glory’s signing of former Hoops midfielder Liam Miller, claiming the Republic of Ireland international will have a big impact on the A-League this season.
Lennon played alongside the new Glory signing at Celtic seven years ago and has also witnessed the 30-year-old midfielder’s recent form for Hibernian in the Scottish Premier League.
“I’ve known Liam a long time and he had couple of seasons at Hibs where he played very, very well,” Lennon said.
“It’s a good signing for Perth and one thing Liam will do is make Perth a better team. He’s a very good player - technically very good and clever. He makes some really good runs.
“When he first burst on to the scene at Celtic he had a meteoric rise and he went off to Manchester United and his career probably didn’t pan out the way people thought it would’ve done but he’s still got a lot of quality.
“He’ll be a good signing and it’s a bit of a coup for Perth to get him.”
He was already one of the top players in the SPL which even back then was a very weak league, particularly technically so for a player like him I don't think he could have learned anymore there and perhaps would have rotted into mediocrity there instead of obscurity elsewhere. I think he made the right choice taking an oppurtunity at Man Utd, most young lads should be jumping at the chance to leave the SPL for a better standard league. Ultimately he didn't make it but I don't put that down to his decision to leave Celtic. His attitude failed him at Sunderland and like most players who go there he just wasn't good enough for Man Utd.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bottle of Tonic
Talk about rewriting history! Miller had shown glimpses of being a great player for Celtic, notably in 2 CL games against Anderlecht & Lyon. His future looked bright. In 4-5 years he made 26 appearances (per wiki), I'd say he could have learned a hell of a lot more had he stuck around both domestically and in Europe. Poorly advised imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Murfinator
I have a feeling Wiki just counts league appearances.
Possibly you are correct but I think the point still stands.Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
You are indeed correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
Yeah, certainly. Just being a grumbling pedant. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Junior
Appears Liam got his first goal down under against Adelaide United in a 3-0 victory on Sunday. His side are doing OK in the league and are looking as though they bound for the playoffs. He seems to have been an ever present in the team.
Oh, and while you guys are laughing at him playing in the A League, I should note its about 85° Fahrenheit in Perth right now. Actually watched a little bit of the Wellington Phoenix game yesterday, the standard isn't great but maybe about the same as MLS, or somewhat comparable to League One, or some SPL sides.
I watched some of their playoffs a few years ago and their method really is confusing as hell with major and minor semi-finals (doesn't mean the same thing as in GAA), then the grand final, etc. :confused:
Miller has been standout for Perth for the past two games. He controls play well and gives them an attacking edge.
Scored again last night.
wow. If he keeps turning in decent performances for a third rate team, Man U might take a punt on him!
Think it's the second goal shown here... tidy finish.Quote:
Originally Posted by theworm2345
Just watched him play vs Sydney FC. Sydney won 2-1 and Miller was disappointing. Failed to make any impact on the game at all really. Was looking forward to watching him, but he didn't get going at all...
So Perth Glory finished third in the league at the end of the regular season and now enter in to the incredibly confusing process of deciding the two teams that will ultimately compete in the Grand Final. Their first match in these weird playoffs is Sunday.
It's a bit like the GAA Championships really. 1st v 2nd play in a semi-final, and then 3rd v 6th and 4th v 5th play each other in a preliminary round, the two who win meet in the quarters, and then play a semi-final against the losing team from the other semi.
Himself and Billy Memeth are into the A-League super duper deluxe grand final, been playing great stuff both of them according to a perth fan I know, actually watched an A-League game last week on TV looks to be about lower to mid table championship standard.
Perth lost the GF today to a dodgy penalty 4 mins into injury time. I concur with Acornvilla that the standard is about championship level (plus ex-A League players who went to the Championship, like Nicky Carle, Dave Carney and Mile Jedinak seem to cope well with the standard).
Miller was impressive enough this season. He pulled the strings in midfield and created chances for his frontmen. He had a couple of poor games (vs Sydney being one of them) but I have no doubt Perth Glory are happy with him.
If A League is about Championship standard, and Miller is one of the better midfielders in the league, then perhaps there is options for him in England. Having said that, there are worse places than Perth to live and I understand he has a young family, so perhaps Aussie life suits him at this stage in his career.
Was Liam the worst replacement Man U tried for Roy Keane?
http://www.givemefootball.com/339948...e-replacements
Miller's Brisbane Roar won the A League Grand Final today. Miller played, but did not have any significant impact on the result.
https://twitter.com/brisbaneroar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDqaE...ature=youtu.be
This goal wins the A-League Goal of the Season award in The Guardian.
What a poor move from Celtic all those years back. Got caught up in his own hype.
Nothing worse than a young man with ambition.
Moving to Wilmington Hammerheads in the states: http://www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com...ersary-season/
120 appearances in the PL?
Fair play he has travelled the world playing footabll at an average level.dead right.
Rumours abound that Liam has passed away or is close to death in a hospice in Cork. I hope they are not true.
Wow! Hope that’s not trueQuote:
Originally Posted by Colbert Report
Had a search on Twitter and there's a lot of noise there. Really hope it isn't the case. Dreadful if it is.
Jayus, that puts everything into perspective
Still nothing official, either from the FAI, any of his previous clubs or the player himself.