Michael Drennan is mentioned as one to watch in FourFourTwo's preview of the NextGen series: http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/talents...g-players.aspx
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Michael Drennan is mentioned as one to watch in FourFourTwo's preview of the NextGen series: http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/talents...g-players.aspx
Seven Irish in action in Hull-Derby tonight - Quinn, Meyler, Brady and the doc's nemesis McShane for Hull; Hendrick, Sammon and Keogh for Derby. That must be the most Irish interest in a first or second-tier game for quite a while.
assists for Hendrick and Brady...
HUDDERSFIELD Town has signed Republic of Ireland U16 Captain
Danny Kane.
The Terriers have snapped up the teenage centre back after a short
trial last year.
The club has fought off a number of other high profile clubs to win
his signature and he will join Town's Academy in the summer, under
the guidance of Mark Lillis.
Huddersfield Town's Head of Football Operations, Ross Wilson, said:
"We've been tracking Danny extensively in recent months.
"His performances for Cherry Orchard and the Republic of Ireland
suggest he is a young player with considerable potential, but of
course he has a long way to go in his journey to reach his personal
goals."
Aston Villa's Youth team in last 16 action tonight against Ajax
Squad : Burke, Williams, Kevin Toner , Grealish, Carruthers and Drennan
Cant see them beating ajax with 6 players:bigsmile:Quote:
Originally Posted by bwagner
there will be some streams available from the usual sites to view the game
Hopefully they can find at least 5 more players between now and then.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
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Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Ya auld devil ya boy
Villa won 2-1, with Drennan getting their first: http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/Fixt...a/Match-Report
Drennan is now the top scorer in the NextGen series this season
Bit of love for brad lewis as well another of ours.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
thanks, didn't know thatQuote:
Originally Posted by liamoo11
How they proved you wrong. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by liamoo11
McCarey back at Walsal till seasons end
Just came across this piece about VVV Venlo's Irish connections: http://wordpress.hotpress.com/robsmi...h-connections/
Discusses Barry Maguire and Robert Cullen. Also mentions Rosinei Adolfo and Colin Killoran. Rosinei Adolfo?!
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Venlo is a small city in the south of Holland, located pretty much right beside the German border. It’s most famous export are the local football club, VVV Venlo, who ply their trade in Holland’s top tier of football, the Eredivise.
Frankly, they’re lucky to be in the Eredivisie, having narrowly missed out on relegation for a couple of seasons now. But they do possess two individuals that may be of interest to fans of both the Republic and Northern Ireland – a Japanese striker and a Dutch midfielder with the most interesting of names.
Barry Maguire is a 23-year old midfielder and previously represented Ireland and Holland at youth levels. The former-Utrecht star, born of an Irish father and a Dutch mother in Tiel, is still open to offers from the FAI. Trap and Tardelli know about Maguire, but perhaps it’s Venlo’s dire performances as of late that prevent him from getting that much-awaited call-up.
“If Ireland rang me in the morning and asked me to play for them, I would say yes without a thought. I would like to play for the Irish team again but I have no contact at all from them,” Maguire has said.
At just 23, he’s worth a punt. He’s not having the best of seasons, but only a few years back, clubs such as Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven came chasing after the youngster. What is that old saying about how form is temporary, class is permanent?
If you look closely at the list of players at VVV Venlo presently, you’ll notice another name that will raise an eyebrow. A former Japanese youth international named Robert Cullen. That’s right.
Cullen – known by fans and fellow professionals as simply Bobby – was born in Tsuchiura, about 60 km north of Tokyo in 1985, the son of a Japanese mother and Northern Irish father. Having spent six years at Jubilo Iwata in Japan’s J-League, a short stint with second-tier Roasso Kumamoto, Cullen joined Dutch side Venlo in 2011. A classic striker, he wears the no. 10 jersey.
Northern Ireland boss Michael O’Neill had previously kept Cullen in mind when making selections. Still to wear the green jersey of “our wee country”, Cullen is certainly a player O’Neill and fans wouldn’t mind seeing in Windsor Park in the near future. Though because Japan does not allow dual nationality, losing his Japanese citizenship might be too big of a gamble for Cullen to take. Watch this space.
It goes to show that there are plenty of decent players eligible for both Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland to have a look at, maybe even take a chance. If we never took chances, we’d never find people such as third-division star Mark Lawrenson or Oxford United duo John Aldridge and Ray Houghton. Some of these players are closer than we think. Some much further away (see Brazilian Adolfo Rosinei and Japanese under-19′s star Colin Killoran for example).
Oh, why couldn’t Messi’s granny hail from Castlebar or if Zidane’s parents came from Abbeyleix instead of Algeria?
If in doubt, ask Yahoo!
Or ask him youself.
I would say this is him https://twitter.com/officialrosineiQuote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-29091740.html
He could be good inspiration for young coll at derry
Call him up, Egil!
Keith Tracey seems to have played well in this game. Pity he isn't always consistent. Has all the attributes to be a good player.
http://www.sportinglife.com/football...dersfield-town
League of Ireland products Kevin Long and Daniel Lafferty are also finally getting a decent run of games for Burnley.
Aiden O 'Brien nearly scores after coming off the bench!
http://www.sportinglife.com/football...wn-v-brentford
And one to appease The Worm who doesn't seem to be a happy chappy at the moment!
http://www.sportinglife.com/football...on-keynes-dons
Is he still in a huff??
Irish Abroad statistics for February 2013: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=2
Hull's Irish midfield duo David Meyler and Robbie Brady won the most games in February, both players starting four wins
Derby's recent Irish debutants Richard Keogh, Jeff Hendrick and Conor Sammon started the most draws, with three games finishing all square
Three was not the magic number for a number of players, David Forde, Darren Randolph, John O'Shea, Stephen Kelly, Brendan Moloney, Michael Harriman, Chris McCann, Aaron Doran and Liam Miller all started three losses in February
Richard Keogh, Sean Dillon, Willo Flood, David Meyler, Aaron Doran, Jeff Hendrick, Robbie Brady, Michael Harriman, Patrick Cregg, Jon Daly, Conor Sammon all started six games in February, with Richard Keogh, Sean Dillon, Jeff Hendrick, Robbie Brady and Michael Harriman completing 90 minutes in each one
Of the six games he started, Aaron Doran went on to be substituted in four of them, no other player was substituted more than twice in February
Striking trio Adam Rooney, Eoin Doyle, Philip Roberts were all introduced from the bench three times in February
Outfield players Conor Pepper and Joe Mason were unused substituted as many times as goalkeeper Colin Doyle, five times in total
Paul Heffernan comfortably topped the scoring charts in February, scoring six goals, including a hat trick
Midfielder Patrick Cregg was booked four times, no other player was shown the yellow card more than twice
Six Irish players started today in Everton V Reading, the most in any Premier League game this season, and the most since seven started in Stoke V Sunderland in February 2012
In the big game tonight, Alan Lee has equalized for Huddersfield against Middlesbrough.
Is Wigan's Callum McManaman eligible to play for us?
No, he's ScottishQuote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
Is he? He's from Huyton and has played for England at under-20 level. It's just I saw him mentioned in a thread on OWC dedicated to sourcing out players eligible for the IFA. There was no explanation given as to his eligibility but if he's eligible to play for the IFA through a northern-born parent or grandparent, then he'd also be entitled to Irish citizenship and potentially eligible to play for us.Quote:
Originally Posted by mark12345
That would be hilarious if it happened.Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
Apparently, his grandfather was from the north.
Yoink!Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
U21 midfielder John O'Sullivan on the bench for Blackburn tonight against Millwall
They've just brought another 18 year old, Anton Forrester, on for his debut but looks like O'Sullivan won't make it on. Still good to see.
How's Chinedu Vine getting on these days? His name just popped into my head last night for some reason. Haven't heard much about him of late.
UD Lieira in the Portuguese third division. Was supposed to go to Feirense in Div 2 but it fell through. Has apparently signalled his intention to play for Nigeria.Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
https://twitter.com/ChineduVine_
Interview with Shane O'Neill, the Middleton-born, US raised midfielder playing for the US U20 side: http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/c...es-223210.html
WBA showing interest in Callum Reilly supposedly, but Birmingham not interested for obvious reasons!
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...r-news-1770947
Aaron McCarey recalled to Wolves after Karl Ikeme broke his hand in the dressing room after punching a tactics board!