And a poor attempt at pretending you're really a Dub ("when I seen...").
Not as bad as Bonnie Shels pretending he's a real hard nut though, by referring to the English football team as The Tans, mind you.
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And a poor attempt at pretending you're really a Dub ("when I seen...").
Not as bad as Bonnie Shels pretending he's a real hard nut though, by referring to the English football team as The Tans, mind you.
Shane Duffy gets his 1st goal of the season away to Millwall
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Stephen Kelly gets the start at left back for Reading tonight against Rotherham
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Daryl Murphy & Simon Cox both score 2
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Originally Posted by WexCar
Shaun Williams scored for Millwall too!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo..._campaign=1490
I think we both know that I am far from a hard nut.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Is the term actually that offensive? Or is it merely projected offence because as Irish people we know the root of the term.
I have no idea and I have used in certain situations as a "neighbourly" ribbing, much like an English friend referring to us as Paddies or Micks without any underling Chelsea-Combat 18-BNP connotations.
This guy - Glen Rea - has been called up to our U21's for the upcoming friendly matches against USA & Russia - maybe one of the funniest videos I've seen in a while (Our guy is in blue & white)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyCUmK34_f4
Ben Burgess retired at 30 with a knee injury and is now a teacher: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29972022
Reflects my life. Burnout in advertising/ media at 30, back to college at 31 to become a teacher and never looked back!Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Stephanie Roche's goal this year is up for the FIFA's Puskas award for Goal of the Year: http://www.fifa.com/ballon-dor/puskas-award/index.html
Vote early, vote often
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z9wjq6f
Percentage of minutes this season to 1 Oct: 4.22%
Percentage of minutes last season to 1 Oct: 4.70%
Percentage of minutes of whole of last season: 4.81%
Percentage of minutes of 2007-8 season: 6.00%
Three State of the Game findings:
1. More players from the Republic of Ireland were used in the first six games this season than during the same time last season (21 compared to 19).
2. However less than a third of them (6) featured in every game and, collectively, they contributed fewer minutes during that period (5,002) compared to last season (5, 652).
3. Half the clubs in the Premier League used players from the Republic of Ireland in the first six games this season: Everton (4), Hull (4), Stoke (4), Aston Villa (2), Crystal Palace (2), Southampton (1), Sunderland (1), West Ham (1), Burnley (1) and QPR (1).
Kane Ferdinand has signed for Cheltenham Town FC on a two month loan deal: http://www.ctfc.com/news/article/pet....-2094149.aspx
Derrick Williams starts for Bristol City v Peterborough on Sky Sports now, where they've just gone 1-0 up. Cunningham on the bench.
Stephen McLaughlin starts for Notts County at Paddy McCarthy's Sheffield United with Ronan Murray on the bench for County.
In League Two, John O'Sullivan, Seani Maguire and Michael Liddle all start for Accrington. They're 1-0 down to Graham Cummins' Exeter, who also have Jimmy Keohane and Clinton Morrison on the bench.
Come on Kwame, help us take him off the leek lovers if he's good!
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...dll-Du-it.html
Not everyone has a subscription to that smutty newspaper's site, like you gastric. You naughty, naughty boy.
http://thescore.thejournal.ie/craig-...08010-Dec2014/
Forgotten man Craig Mahon hoping to impress Football League teams in Chester's match against Barnsley today.
The lad is eligible for Ireland (through his paternal grandmother), England (through his father), Wales (through his mother?) and Ghana (through his paternal grandfather), at the very least.Quote:
Originally Posted by gastric
another goal for Dan Cleary for Liverpool in the UEFA Youth League today: http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/late...-qualification
Liverpool needed to win by two, and he got the second in a 3-0 win.
Whelan started as well, but O'Hanlon was an unused sub, anyone know what's going on there?
http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/spo..._target_Hoban/
Watford have no intention of selling Tommie Hoban to Brentford.
http://www.punditarena.com/football/...therwell-move/
Richie Towell linked with Motherwell.
http://www.punditarena.com/football/...-set-to-leave/
Gearoid Morrissey set to join Cambridge.
http://www.punditarena.com/football/...t-in-football/
Graham Cummins blogs in support of diving.
Short interview with Daniel Cleary on Liverpool's website: http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/late...-daniel-cleary
On Hat Tricks: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog...26900499139205
Three sendings off today, equals the most sent off in one day this season: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Live
McCann, McClean and Kiernan all start for Wigan against Sheffield Wednesday, who have Kieren Westwood in goal.
So folks, who are we expecting to attract attention when the transfer window opens tomorrow? Conor Hourihane and Eoin Doyle have clearly exceeded expectations, from a goal-scoring perspective anyway, at League One so surely they'll have Championship sides (or SPL) vying for them.
Seamus Coleman to Man United just won't go away. I'd love to see that one. Considering where Coleman has come from with Gaelic football apparently his first game, he'd be usurping a Brazilian that has probably been playing soccer all his life.
Sean Hoare (Pats to Hull)
Brian Lenihan will probably go out on loan again
Eoin Doyle is in demand but Chesterfield don't need to sell so will hold out for a seven-figure sum
Everton need Coleman more than they need to sell, so I can't see it happening unless they get an insane offer (which United are fully capable of)
Blog: Irish Abroad player appearance statistics for December 2014 - http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog...46601128692523
Irish Abroad player appearance statistics for 2014/15 season so far: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog...87524093014452
http://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/i...ising-qpr-move
Ryan Manning set to join QPR's development team.
It's been finalised for a while, not sure what's taking so long to get it announced.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
Ireland U17 international Darragh Leahy signs for Coventry from Kevin's
http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/d...bDJy5joAJ80.99
http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/late...1s-down-shrews
Good irish representation. Masterson must be making a great impression.
Both Chesterfield's goals were scored by an Irishman in their FA Cup draw with Scunthorpe tonight- Jay O'Shea and Eoin Doyle (penalty). Chesterfield came from 2-0 down.
O'Shea was with MK Dons who saw fit to send him down a division to Chesterfield in League 2. He's back in League 2 now and came on from the bench to score that crucial goal which will hopefully see him become even more important to Chesterfield during their promotion push. They currently lie one point outside the play-off positions in League 1.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30629894
I dont think he has actually played at all for the under 18s yet unfortunately. Think the first choice under 18 squad are at that tournament mentioned so must have needed a few players to make up the numbers for the 21s friendlyQuote:
Originally Posted by Bungle
Harry Arter and Daryl Murphy nominated for Championship December POTM: http://www.football-league.co.uk/new...s-2183543.aspx
Mick McCarthy nominated for Manager of the month for December: http://www.football-league.co.uk/new...s-2183551.aspx
Shane O'Connor has an article on Pundit Arena about what it's like be without a club after moving to England at a young age: http://www.punditarena.com/football/...ing-the-dream/
It's an interesting follow up to Stephen Bradley's recent peace for the Independent
]"All we are saying is give peace a chance..."Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
U19 player Des Hutchinson has been given a squad number at Brighton and Hove Albion, and was involved with the first team squad this week, but didn't make the matchday squad for their game against Ipswich on Wednesday: https://twitter.com/Deshutch8/status/558311844042256385
Connor Dimaio starts for Sheffield United at Preston, Michael Doyle and Alan Browne on the respective benches. Both sides seem understrength, no magic of the cup here.
According to this article - http://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/26725/ - red tape designed to safeguard youth players' development and education is holding McDonnell back from a place in the Ipswich first team!Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Nice summary here of our current crop:
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish...s-while-_____/
Interesting that Arter came up and introduced himself to O'Neill.
Kieran Sadlier's contract cancelled at West Ham by mutual consent
Sadlier's signed for St Mirren: http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=40793Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
every cloud, and all that
Updates on last weekend (McShane a cult here??):
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish...rs-bruce-call/