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My brother thought up the following trivia question and posed it to me at the weekend:
"Name the eight players to have played in this season's English Premier League who have also played in the League of Ireland."
I thought it was a good'un and managed to name all but one. Can you fare any better?
(No cheating!)
Is Murphy at QPR included? He hasnt played in the league yet
I'll chance these:
long
coleman
hunt
mcclean
meyler
Stevens
Houlahan
neutrino has seven of them.
And Brian Murphy isn't one of them.
Brad Jones is no 8!
Well played. He was the one I didn't manage to get myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fermoy Blue
Brad Jones ? Sneakey - would never have got that :o - good question !!
Did Meyler actually play LOI? I had a notion he hadn't played a senior game when he left.
Edit: Apparently he appeared twice for them. Long did only once. Both according to wikipedia.
Wow, I had no idea Jones played for Shels. Doesn't sound like the happiest time of his career:
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He had loan spells at several clubs; in the 2001–02 season he played two games for Irish club side Shelbourne F.C.. He made his professional and League of Ireland début on 5 October against local rivals Bohemians at Dalymount Park and conceded 4 goals in a 6–4 victory one of which was direct from his own goal kick.
Was it Dermot Keely or someone that terminated his loan after those two games saying he'd never amount to a half decent keeper or something?
I don't think Long ever played in the league to be honest. I think he played agsinst Pats in the League cup but not 100% on that.
Meyler came off the bench a couple of times and played in a league cup game at Salt and Vinegar Stadium.
yep 100% correct keely even confrd this in his column for the sun a few wks ago!Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Did conor sammon not play the first two games for wigan before he signed for derby countyQuote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
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Nope.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flexy
According to Wiki:Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
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When ready, Long was called into the first team squad for the 2005 season when manager Dolan was replaced by Damien Richardson, and the new manager awarded him his senior League of Ireland début on 25 March 2005 as a substitute for Joe Gamble
From memory, Long came on for the last few mins of a game against Bray (I think) and nearly scored a header. I was left thinking, "why didn't they bring this guy on earlier!?"Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
http://www.ccfcforum.com/index.php?/...ay/#entry20107
Seems you are correct. Funny reading peoples 7 year old opinions
Just thought I'd post this here as well.
It's a piece on the League of Ireland's "conveyor belt" of talent: http://www.thesun.ie/irishsol/homepa...eyor-belt.html
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IF Giovanni Trapattoni is to be believed, ‘there is no league in Ireland’.
Any manager in Britain worth his salt knows better because the domestic game has provided a conveyor belt of talent across the Irish Sea.
SunSport has trawled through the squad lists of the 92 English league and 12 SPL clubs to assess just how big an exporting market the League of Ireland has been.
And our figures show there are a staggering SIXTY-ONE players on the books of 48 different clubs.
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Irish exports
PREMIER LEAGUE (11)
ASTON VILLA: Enda Stevens (UCD/St Pat’s/ Shamrock Rov).
EVERTON: Séamus Coleman* (Sligo Rov), Ben McLaughlin (Dundalk).
NORWICH CITY: Wes Hoolahan* (Shelbourne).
QPR: Brian Murphy (Bohemians).
READING: Noel Hunt* (Shamrock Rov/Waterford Utd), Karl Sheppard (Galway Utd/Shamrock Rov), Pierce Sweeney (Bray Wands).
SUNDERLAND: James McClean* (Derry City).
WEST BROM: Shane Long* (Cork City).
WEST HAM: Sean Maguire (Waterford Utd).
CHAMPIONSHIP (17)
BIRMINGHAM CITY: Keith Fahey* (Drogheda Utd/St Pat’s).
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION: Gary Dicker (UCD).
BURNLEY: Daniel Lafferty** (Derry City).
CHARLTON ATHLETIC: Kevin Feely (Bohemians).
CRYSTAL PALACE: Damien Delaney* (Cork City).
DERBY COUNTY: Conor Sammon (UCD/Derry City).
HULL CITY: David Meyler* (Cork City), Stephen Quinn (St Pat’s).
IPSWICH TOWN: Daryl Murphy* (Waterford Utd).
MILLWALL: David Forde* (Galway Utd/Derry City).
NOTTINGHAM FOREST: Stephen McLaughlin (Finn Harps/Derry City).
PETERBOROUGH UTD: Daniel Kearns (Dundalk).
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY: Paul Corry (UCD).
WOLVES: Matt Doherty (Bohemians), Kevin Doyle* (St Pat’s/Cork City), Aaron McCarey (Monaghan Utd) Stephen Ward* (Bohemians).
LEAGUE ONE (13)
BRENTFORD: Jonathan Douglas* (Monaghan Utd).
COVENTRY CITY: Roy O’Donovan (Cork City).
DONCASTER ROVERS: Paul Keegan (Drogheda Utd/Bohemians).
LEYTON ORIENT: Leon McSweeney (Cork City), David Mooney (Shamrock Rov/Longford Town/Cork City).
MK DONS: Shaun Williams (Drogheda Utd/ Dundalk/Finn Harps/Sporting Fingal), Jay O’Shea (Bray Wands/Galway Utd).
PRESTON: Graham Cummins (Cork City).
SCUNTHORPE UTD: Jordan Keegan (St Pat’s/Monaghan Utd).
SHREWSBURY TOWN: Dave McAllister (Drogheda Utd/Shelbourne/St Pat’s).
STEVENAGE FC: Don Cowan (Shamrock Rovers/Longford Town).
YEOVIL TOWN: Paddy Madden (Shelbourne/Bohemians), Kevin Dawson (Sporting Fingal/Shelbourne).
LEAGUE TWO (9)
ACCRINGTON STANLEY: Padraig Amond (Shamrock Rov/Kildare County/Sligo Rovers).
BRADFORD CITY: Carl McHugh (Dundalk).
BRISTOL ROVERS: Mark McChrystal (Derry City).
BURTON ALBION: John McGrath (Limerick).
CHELTENHAM TOWN: Alan Bennett* (Cork City).
EXETER CITY: John O’Flynn (Cork City), Jimmy Keohane (Wexford Youths).
ROCHDALE: Brian Barry-Murphy (Cork City).
SOUTHEND UTD: Graham Coughlan (Bray Wanderers).
SPL (11)
ABERDEEN: Niall McGinn** (Derry).
CELTIC: Paddy McCourt** (Shamrock Rov/Derry City).
DUNDEE UTD: Sean Dillon (Longford/Shelbourne), Richie Ryan (Sligo Rov).
HIBERNIAN: Gary Deegan (Shelbourne/ Kilkenny City/Longford Town/Galway Utd/Bohemians), Eoin Doyle (Shamrock Rov/Sligo Rov).
INVERNESS CT: Richie Foran (St Pat’s/Shels/Home Farm), Conor Pepper (St Pat’s).
ROSS COUNTY: Sam Morrow (Derry City).
ST JOHNSTONE: Alan Mannus** (Shamrock Rov).
ST MIRREN: Graham Carey (Bohemians).
TOTAL: 61.
* Ireland internationals; ** Northern Ireland internationals.
TOP EXPORTERS:
11: Cork City (old club & new). 9: Derry City (old club & new), Shamrock Rovers. 8: Bohemians, St Pat’s. 7: Shelbourne. 4: Drogheda Utd, Dundalk, Galway Utd*, Longford Town, Sligo Rovers, UCD. 3: Bray Wanderers, Monaghan Utd*, Waterford Utd. 2: Finn Harps, Sporting Fingal. 1: Home Farm*, Kildare County*, Kilkenny City* Limerick FC, Wexford Youths. *no longer a league club
Ha ha ha ha.......Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
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That piece in the Sun yesterday was a very good read. http://www.thesun.ie/irishsol/homepa...eyor-belt.html