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I Judge that only a 5 out of ten.
That's about 4 more than I'd give the keeper for his attempt at saving it.
"I DIDN’T SEE it coming,” says Stephen Ward in that article, which could be an appropriate epitaph for Paul's headstone.
Regardless, I note that Burnley are on a roll since the return of Stephen to the starting line up.
Seems to have divided opinion last night. Personally I thought there was more bad that good really. On top of his B&H 1st Leg performance, I'd prefer if we went with somebody else at this stage. Doing a bit of a u-turn here but, with this diamond formation, Brady probably is the best option for utilising the space on the wing. It also allows us to get more of our best players onto the pitch.
I admire wards effort but caught out of position too much, his passing is poor and offers very little going forward. brady ticks two of those boxes but was dodgy position wise, especially when facing his own goal, against the swiss. its a real problem position for usQuote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
I think it would have been more beneficial taking a look at Doherty at least one of the nights.
Ward is a Premier League player again. Burnley have secured promotion with a 1-0 win over QPR. They will be champions if they beat relegated Charlton on Saturday.
Edit - I actually jumped the gun a bit as it's still in injury time! Was looking at an 'as it stands' league table.
Confirmed now anyway.
Congrats to Ward, back in the top flight!!
Always though he was a decent player.
He has good defensive stats in the championship.
He fills me with fear for Ireland though!
He's good going forward. Defending can be hit an miss. No McShane though who gives me grey hairs every time i see him in a green shirtQuote:
Originally Posted by tricky_colour
There's no respite from the jitters following Ireland, at best our defenders are distinctly average currently and considering the exception Coleman, our outstanding full back who's a hair's breath from conceding a penalty in every game, it's grey hairs all round.
but in his 30 odd caps to date has actually conceded how many??Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
That's not the point. It's how many he might give away at unknown points in the future. Add that to all the ones he might have given away in the past had he not timed his tackles properly and used good positional sense, well, it's a disaster really.
Facts do not count when it comes to the fear that something bad is bound to happen, we only need a memory or a false memory will do just as grand.
Any word on Kevin Long?
no penalties yet, but he's due to give one away any day nowQuote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Of course you have to remember he has been playing for Ireland.
Let's face it anyone playing in defence for Ireland is in for a pretty tricky time (pun half intended ;))
Actually his stats are not quite as good as I though, but he will no doubt have the last laugh if he wins a
Premiership Title Winners medal next season!!
when is someone going to post those blue a href title links serialising Wards career -> Stephen Ward on living a lie for 15 years
"I was an imposter."
"I couldn't believe I had been getting away with it for so long. Sure, the occasional Irish fan suspected something was not quite right with my story, but I had media people in high places. And friends in low places. I was going to enjoy the ride while it lasted."Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
"People ask 'why now?' but this was affecting my home life. I wasn't a good person to be around. Playing for Ireland was all I wanted to do. I grew up dreaming of wearing the green but you ask yourself is it worth the hassle".
Stephen Ward's autobiography will be serialised every Saturday only in The Sun newspaper starting this Saturday.
Assist sorry:ball:
Bundles the ball home to give Burnley a 2-0 lead against Bournemouth. Similar kind of poachers goal following a corner to a couple he's scored for us in the past, against Northern Ireland and Estonia.
According to reports, Hull have accepted a £10m bid for Andrew Robertson...
http://www.espnfc.com/story/3049543/...ertson-sources
Could spell bad news for Ward and Brady. Perhaps Meyler too.
You mean Hull have accepted a bid.
Anyway, good to see your glass half empty as always.
What has that got to do with Meyler?
They're selling Robertson to fund signings, one of whom, Adlene Guedioura, plays in his position.Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
And Mason is injured and they've sold Livermore. You're reaching. Really reaching.
And they brought in Evandro and Markovic. And Meyler has already been plugging gaps at RB, where they have also signed Elabdellaoui, who can also fill in RM.Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
You don't need to be so negative all the time. I see your Markovic in and raise you Snodgrass out. And Evandro is completely different to Meyler too. Livermore and Mason are far more similar to him.
Robertson staying put according to SSN.
he had a good game v Tottenham even though they lost 2-0, he looks a lot slimer than he used to look but I think that has been mentioned before.
I think he has new haricut too so he looks a completely different player.
His good play featured on motd in the highlights.
Also I think he is the best Irish player in the stats as the moment with two intact legs.
Off with a knock just before half time against Palace. Earlier assisted burnley's opener.
He played very well in the first half. Apart from the assist he put two very good crosses in from Coleman like positions (on the left obviously) which almost led to goals. The knock looked innocuous enough but he was in pain, played on and then got hit again towards the end of the first half.
Stutts should ask his physio how long Ward will be out for.
:p
SORRY! Couldn't resist.
Brady seems to have been dropped. He hasn't really taken off at Burnley yet it seems. He was poor against Man Utd last week even though they were outplayed generally, Hendrick definitely fared the better out of the two though.
That was a good spot Tricky, his 45 minutes in Saturday's game v CP attracted many plaudits and he was rewarded by being included in the BBC's EPL totw.Quote:
Originally Posted by tricky_colour
" in football there was no better ball than the first-time cross. At the time, I didn't really appreciate the significance of the statement but, as I began to understand how difficult it was to score goals, I became indebted to those full-backs who had the vision and ability to execute the skill.
Stephen Ward clearly understands the importance of that statement, and so does Ashley Barnes for that matter. It was Barnes who took complete advantage of Ward's first-time cross, which gave the Burnley striker the time to have two bites at putting the ball in the back of the net."
Class goal just now to put Burnley 2-0 up against ten man Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Call him up Trap