Provisional squad being announced tomorrow afternoon
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I'm not really expecting any surprises.
Maybe Cillian Sheridan will finally get in ahead of Kevin Doyle.
Hopefully Liam Kelly will be involved.
Rob Elliot might get back in.
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Provisional squad being announced tomorrow afternoon
@FAIreland
I'm not really expecting any surprises.
Maybe Cillian Sheridan will finally get in ahead of Kevin Doyle.
Hopefully Liam Kelly will be involved.
Rob Elliot might get back in.
It will be something else if Maguire gets in after one Championship appearance though!
No surprises expected either. Don't expect Sheridan and hope and expect Kelly.
Rice ? After his Prem app today maybe. It did wonders for Long after all.
I said the following in a text group that I'm part of.
ONeill really cant name Maguire for this squad as it will completely negate O'Neills credibility considering Maguire has only been there 3 weeks.
Would hope to see Doherty Cunningham Kelly and OKane all included.
Cunningham and Maguire called up apparently
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Provisional squad named
If we can just avoid injuries we should have our best 11 available (excluding Coleman obviously)
Glad to see Cunningham and Maguire get the call.
Maguire is a completely different player to the one he was in May.
Great to see the magic plane is still in working order! ;) Joking aside well deserved and same for Matt Doherty and then Greg Cunningham getting back in after years out in the cold, playing great for Preston the last year or so. Boyle must be injured, didn't even make the bench for Preston at the weekend?
There will be uproar amongst die-hard LOI fans. And rightly so, I think. Delighted for him though. And Cunningham too.
Cunningham and Doherty unlikely to get their chance though with Ward doing well. Not for competitive matches.
Randolph, Westwood, Elliot;Quote:
Originally Posted by backstothewall
Christie, Doherty, Duffy, Clark, Keogh, Egan, Cunningham, Ward;
McGeady, McClean, Whelan, Hendrick, Brady, Kelly, Arter, O'Kane, Hoolahan;
Walters, Long, Murphy, Maguire;
There isn't one of that midfield if utilised properly that I'd be disappointed with.
No complaints, maybe Declan Rice should be in there. but its not a bad squad at all
He is most probably just being named in the provisional squad as a recognition of his step up and a general boost to his confidence, not that the langer blow-in was short of some.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingdom
What you ye think of Hogan been call up and being put straight into the final panel, even though he's done nothing with Villa!
That's going on the basis of half a season. We have plenty strikers that can point to half a season of inactivity or poor form. What about the form previous to January 2017? The form which saw him shooting the lights out in the Championship for Brentford?Quote:
Originally Posted by swinfordfc
His Villa stint has been fairly stop-start so far. We'll see what he does over the next couple of weeks first I suppose.
This is actually a salient point, and ironic considering how our numbers at the top level have in theory been shrinking over the past 2 decades.Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
We've never really had the strength in depth whereby a manager is forced to pick a squad of players based on form, current form, rather than history in the jersey. As I looked at the squad of midfielders listed by the FAI in the provisional squad, ONeill is now coming to a stage where he will have to start picking players on form given the similar levels of ability amongst them.
Excellent point. I don't think we have that depth up front, hence why out of form strikers can be picked. But in defence and midfield we actually do have a lot of players that can be picked based on form. Cunningham or Doherty? McShane or Pearce? O' Dowda or Pilkington? Meyler or Quinn? They are fairly rough examples but the point stands. We have a depth of options in the Championship. Doherty (think he's back to RB recently though), Cunningham and Stevens all Championship starters. O'Connor and Williams coming behind them. Lots of LB options of a similar level.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingdom
I can't really find fault with O'Neill's explanation of the situation to be honest. That's not to say I wouldn't called him up earlier, but the timing wasn't great in terms of his club situation previously either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingdom
Has Hogan been added to the squad, or just confirmed his allegiance?
He has no passport as of yet. I would not be suprised if he was called up to the final squad if it arrives in time - which would probably be at the expense of Maguire. That will make for a fun thread...Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Waiting on a birth cert. He's not expected to make it for these games. Moldova & Wales more likely.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
I think O'Neill will go with, (lack of) injuries permitting:
Randolph
Christie Clark Duffy Ward
Walters Whelan McCarthy Brady McClean Murphy
We're going to struggle for goals in a 4-6-0 formation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fixer82
If McCarthy is fit can't see whelan starting. Don't see why Hendrick would be dropped now if he is starting at burnley as he is especially for an away game where he tends to be more comfortable but he does need to get his work rate back up. Can't see Murphy starting away from home if long is fit think we will need that pace to keep Georgia honest to stop them playing a very high line and squeezing us and dominating the ball in our half. I think Brady offers us more at left back gets on the ball much easier he really struggled to have any impact against Austria in a midfield role at left full he can use his delivery into the box regularly which is when we look dangerous and ward does not offer this. Arter to make up the 3 in midfield.Mcgeady wes and Murphy off the bench to change things.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fixer82
It seems unlikely McCarthy will be match-fit at this stage, although Everton do have two European games as well as their two PL games between now and then, so hopefully he will see some game time.
I can't see Hendrick being dropped either, nor would I want him to be.
I knew I forgot someone.
Of course Hendrick will play. Hopefully at the expense of Whelan who is on the decline it seems.
I think McClean will play advanced role as Ward is playing well and Brady won't be dropped
-------------Elliot
Christie Duffy Clark Ward
---- Arter Whelan Brady
-Hendrick --------- McClean
------------Walters
with Long for McClean, McGeady for Hendrick and Murphy for Walters as the evening progresses.
Well most of our goals nowadays seem to be coming from midfield already, so might as well run with it :DQuote:
Originally Posted by IsMiseSean
Why Elliot ahead of Randolph and Westwood, other than he's playing in the EPL, albeit in a poor side which is letting in goals?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingdom
I actually think he should drop Hendricks, might be the kick in teh hole that he needs
Been flying all over scouting Georgia these last few weeks. They love Jano Ananidze, the Spartak ace who many are tipping to score a few against Ireland. Another young player to watch is definitely Jaba Jighauri, who is a huge talent that many tip to have sort of a coming out party VS the Irish. According to his wiki page, he was named after Jabba the Hutt, by his folks, who are huge Star Wars fans.
Ucha Lobjanidze is coming to the end of a fine career anchoring the vast Georgia Defense. He would love nothing more than to go out with a win at home over the Ireland squad.
They do have some interesting action in net, as reserve keepers Giorgi Makaridze and Roin Kvaskhvadze continue to heap enormous pressure on incumbent legend Giorgi Loria with their fine play.
Otar Kakabadze is a 22 year old stud that Georgian management think can develop into a powerhouse at right back. He is currently plying his trade at Spanish side Gimnastic after being loaned out to legendary Danish Superliga club Esbjerg fB last January. At 6'2", he is taller than most Irish players, and for that matter, Irish citizens.
I think all this could potentially be problematic for a decent, but certainly not dominant Irish side. Georgian fans also tend to light fires in the stands at home matches which could prove distracting for the Irish Lads. Stephen Hunt reported that he once was grazed in the side of his head by a bottle of Argo Dark, the most popular beer in Georgia, while playing in Tbilisi.
I'll get to Serbia next.
"At 6'2", he is taller than most Irish players, and for that matter, Irish citizens"
I guess 6'2 is taller then most human beings. we might be 10% smaller , but we're 100% funnier
Oh I wouldn't pick him, I'm trying to predict what our bat-****-bonkers manager is going to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by OwlsFan
A bottle of Argo Dark may indeed be dangerous, probably not as bad as a knife though!Quote:
Originally Posted by KrisLetang
I'd say Randy is assured of his spot after doing fine against Austria and getting himself a new club. You could be spot on with the rest of the side I think, injuries permitting, especially with Shane Long seeing so little game time and James McCarthy showing no signs of recovering in time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingdom
it doesn't look good for Jon.
From the bbc report of a league cup game,
Jon Walters, received lengthy treatment for an ankle injury early on in the game and was substituted.
Would love to see Leeds United make a move for Shane LongQuote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
think he played on for a while after the knock before being substituted just before HT. maybe not so badQuote:
Originally Posted by geysir