Surely here we have to be looking at the players both in form and playing at the highest level for me
Westwood
Coleman dunne O shea Clark
Mc Geady Mc Carthy Gibson Duff
Doyle Long/Best/Keane
second striker is a tough one!!
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Surely here we have to be looking at the players both in form and playing at the highest level for me
Westwood
Coleman dunne O shea Clark
Mc Geady Mc Carthy Gibson Duff
Doyle Long/Best/Keane
second striker is a tough one!!
Feel sorry for Paddy Kenny to an extent. Still there could be a whole host of reasons that we don't know about. Maybe they feel that they couldn't depend on him (which is understandable to a degree in Int football as opposed to club level).
It can't be due to age he's still young and there isn't much between himself and Forde.
In fairness Westwood has been deputy for a nice while at this stage, and is going to be a very decent keeper so good luck to him and if he's fit then there really isn't an issue.
Westwood
Randolph
Forde
Foley
O'Shea
Clark
Coleman
Dunne
St. Ledger
Kelly
O'Dea
Kilbane
Wilson
Andrews
McCarthy
Whelan
McGeady
Duff
Gibson
Green
Lawrence
Treacy
Fahey
Keane
Doyle
Walters
Best
Long
Keogh
That's a large squad! Team is in bold with the subs in italics.
I presume they'll be giving some of the filler a run out against the Guays? =>
Forde
Foley
O'Dea
Wilson
Kilbane
McCarthy
Green
Lawrence
Treacy
Walters
Best
It's not a tough choice if Keane is fit. To be fair to him, one of the stingers against him throughout his int career is that his goals only come against weak opposition. So it would be madness not to play him, in a qualifier, when fit, against weak opposition. If we're in trouble after 60 mins against Macedonia at home, in a qualifier, chances are it won't be Keane or Doyle's fault.Quote:
Originally Posted by irishbaz
I'd like to see McCarthy on ability alone but I wouldn't be surprised if Trap spared him for Uruguay. Westwood a certain starter if fit.Quote:
Originally Posted by rebelmusic
Yeah, if Doyle and Keane are fit and present they start, no doubt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingdom
Whelan is probably on better form/at a higher level than Gibson right now and Coleman has played next to no football at full back.Quote:
Originally Posted by irishbaz
Second striker is tough. You'd think with Duff and McGeady in form, we'd want our strongest aerial striker playing, which is probably Long ahead of Best, but Robbie is our best goalscorer and Doyle always justifies his presence.
From twitter
"@darbymark twas in Sunday Mirror y'day that Kenny is not willing to come back until after this season ends. Loyalty to QPR...."
http://twitter.com/Ciaran_O
Actually lot of interesting stuff :
- @darbymark twas in Sunday Mirror y'day that Kenny is not willing to come back until after this season ends. Loyalty to QPR.... 28 minutes ago via web in reply to darbymark
Trap: "Decision to make on whether Long better as starter or sub. This is a manager's decision. Doyle is Doyle." 38 minutes ago via web
Trap: "Important he's here, we have to see if he can start. We will evaluate him when he arrives." 39 minutes ago via web
Trap: "Richard Dunne 'feels good', he's already started training, 'feels he will be ready." 40 minutes ago via web
Trap: "There were no issues with James McCarthy, he was injured. He smiled and insisted he'd stay with ireland." about 1 hour ago via web
Trap: "Nobody has EVER said I'm arrogant in all my years of meeting with players." - dig at Stephen Ireland. about 1 hour ago via web
Trap giving most of presser in Italian, admits there can be 'misverstanden' when he speaks in English (German).
Daily star covered the ohara/pennant etc questions. Apparently will be in the paper tomorrow.
Westwood
O'Shea Dunne St Ledger Kilbane
McGeady Whelan Gibson Duff
Keane Doyle
Is the likely team. Question marks over whether he'll stick with Kilbane at LB, if he'd play both McGeady and Duff and if he'd take Gibson over Green and Andrews.
If Dunne isn't fit I'd say O'Shea will go CB and there's no hope in hell Trap would play McGeady then without a strong RB behind him.
Some very interesting stuff. Dunne likely to play. a 50/50 whether Keane or Long start. It is great we now have real contenders upfront and in midfield.Quote:
Originally Posted by rebelmusic
I'm OK with that squad. Randolph's form deserves recognition and it shows that the scouts are on the ball to some extent.
McCarthy is obviously a positive.
Keogh is neither here nor there really because the other 5 forwards collectively are about as strong a 5 as we've ever been able to name. I hope they're all fit. Stokes hasn't figured prominently in a month and isn't dererving of a place ahead of any of the others, bar-Keogh perhaps.
Wide options are all decent and bar naming Brady & McGrath in the squad, central midfield is what it is and won't get any better. Would love to see McCarthy play but I suspect that won't happen.
Everything else is about as expected.
You have to feel for Joe Murphy. With Westwood still not 100% certain, this seemed like it could finally be his chance to make a competitive start. Alas there is no room for sentiment in sport.
Has Joe Murphy not been injured? (Too lazy to check)
isn't he injured?Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Funny how McCarthy's inclusion gets little fanfare yet anything ambiguous about his position last month was a national tragedy. I think it's called "assymetry".
Ankle injury, hasn't played since JanuaryQuote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
It's actually a very strong squad if you ignore Green. Assuming Clarke starts the back line is all Prem regulars bar Sledge. A midfield of Duff, McGeady, Whelan and McCarthy is all top flight players and playing very well. Strikers have 4 prem starters and one champ player who is in the best form of his life. I ignore Keogh because at best he'll be thrown on in the last 5 mins for no apparent reason.
What i predict is -
OShea Dunne Sledge Kilbane/Clarke
Mcgeady Whelan (Anybody's really) Duff
Doyle Keane
Long will be subbed on regardless of the score
Best will come on if we're chasing
Somone will be subbed in midfield.
More than likely McCarthy will be capped in the 90th minute or so. I'm guessing he was under FAI orders to go meet him. You would assume the same orders demand he be capped in this game.
Poor Paul McShane. Stabbed in the back!Quote:
Originally Posted by TrapAPony
It is a decent enought squad, but with the right philosophy could be a very strong squad altogether. The players are there to play a nice brand of football. We know Killer is gone, and will be replaced by Cunningham. The squad seems younger looking at it there. That can only bode well.Quote:
Originally Posted by rebelmusic
I think you are right, also condsider Myler and some of the other youngsters like Henderson, Brady and a few more and whatever handfull of the recruits that seem to be inbound at present and there should be some good football and times just ahead. Now if we could just qualify ....Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingdom
Yeah, that's what I meant - unfortunate for him since he's next in line after Westwood.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88