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good Catholic that he is... :eek:
What's the story this time? Livehead?
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Best withdraws from Ireland squad (source: Soccercentral)
Sean McCaffrey.Pic: Sportsfile
Leon Best, Southampton striker, who has made two appearances for the first team in the Premiership this season, has withdrawn from the Republic of Ireland U-19 squad for the up-coming UEFA U19 Championships, 2nd qualifying phase in Serbia & Montenegro...
http://www.soccercentral.ie/viewstor...&viewstory=yes
He's playing in the FA youth cup final 2nd leg tomorrow night. He scored in the first leg. Don't see how that would stop him playing in this tournament though.
Well...It appears fairly obvious by now where his heart really lies.This guy has more excuses than Roy Keane used to have at least.
Nice to see Shane Long get the call up- big things expected of this guy. He looks quality.
Article on southampton's website - here - says he thinks he's back to his best, but nothing about why he's opted out of the U-19's
FAI website article says he's been "forced" to withdraw but doesn't say why.
I'd love to get to the bottom of all this because as yet we've still no hard & fast evidence he ever did have a change of heart in the first place, it was all just rumour started by ambiguous remarks in a Southampton fanzine, or programme. The guy could use a good PR advisor!
He pulled out due to a groin injury..the one he predicts he will pick up during the youth cup final..bit of a mystic meg here.. :eek:
There's a dude that posts on this site (can't think of his name) that reckons he knows him from their schoolday in Nottingham, and he has said that he's heard it from the man himself that he's an Irish international and the rest is just media hype.
Did he get the groin injury during the withdrawal? :D ;) :DQuote:
Originally Posted by RedX
....... I'll get my coat! :o
ye that wud be me. i went to school with him. he is irish through and through. i dunno why he's withdrawn, dont see him that much but there will be nothing sinister in it. he aint progressin as quick as i thort he wud at the mo
wat the hell are you on about. his heart probably lies with the club that pay his wages and the club that may provide him with a future in the professional game and you would think exactly the same if you were in his position. hes irish, end of storyQuote:
Originally Posted by FarBeag
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Originally Posted by kerr's tribe
you know thats wrong..its next Sunday afternoon hes going to get that injury..or is it Sunday night?... :D
Quote..livehead1..ye that wud be me. i went to school with him. he is irish through and through. i dunno why he's withdrawn, dont see him that much but there will be nothing sinister in it. he aint progressin as quick as i thort he wud at the mo
Good man..You appear to know a lot of the boys, ;) playing footie with Liam Lawrence and going to school with Leon Best.Do you know anyone else you could recommend?You must be handy enough yourself as i am sure you have picked up a few tricks. ;)
Going to be hard for him to get a run in the city team with so many forwards ahead of him. He hit the cross bar when came on as sub in debut against Italy so should do well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Éanna
Whereas eL have had players in u-21 teams for years ist rare that have players in the u-19 squad.
Two of Celtic's most important players in the youth setup, Diarmuid O'Carroll and Darren O'Dea are still travelling to Spain with the Ireland squad even though the Celtic play in the Scottish youth cup final on Wednesday.
Sean McCaffrey:
"They really want to play for us and that shows great commitment."
ye not everyone on here happens to be a fat slob (not a personal attack,merely something stated by the poster on previous occasssions) not only did i go to school with leon best but i also played with him on a saturday side called vernon colts. i also played with danny blair who is now at nottingham forest. this can be checked on the club website as it details the club as one of his youth teams. i played against liam lawrence a couple of years ago...your point being? would telling you that i played against chris waddle when he was at worksop help your point? how bout you just shut up!Quote:
Originally Posted by FarBeag
ye fair play to them , but ya can never be sure wat the club situation is e.g. celtic letting them play, southampton saying best aint fit or want him 2 play for them etc. ya jst dont knowQuote:
Originally Posted by eirebhoy
Give the guy a break FarBeag. Some clown on this forum accused me of lying once. It's not nice when someone who you only know through a website thinks he knows anything about you or yours.Quote:
Originally Posted by FarBeag
Apologies if that was me, Donal. :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Donal81
I agree. If I was going to make up stories about internationals I'd drop names like Liam Brady or Roy Keane or Pele. I was at school with a bloke who played for Watford in the 1984 FA Cup and another who was doing well at Crystal Palace until he decided that robbing post offices was more fun and ended up - so I heard from the window cleaner - having a prison 'marriage' :eek: with another schoolmate. I would have mentioned this before if either of them were Irish.
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Originally Posted by FarBeag
Good man..You appear to know a lot of the boys, playing footie with Liam Lawrence and going to school with Leon Best.Do you know anyone else you could recommend?You must be handy enough yourself as i am sure you have picked up a few tricks.
Give the guy a break FarBeag. Some clown on this forum accused me of lying once. It's not nice when someone who you only know through a website thinks he knows anything about you or yours.
I was only complementing the chap and he tells me to shut up.If I called him a deluded gobsh*te(which i would'nt of course) then he could call me what he liked.I say fair play to the chap.Hope he can get in touch with Leon sometime and put us all out of our misery. SORRY LIVEHEAD.I won't doubt you again. :o