Great to see a LOI player called up.
if he does go it will mean he misses probably 3 matches for Rovers but wouldn't it be great to see him do well and prove the magic Airplane to England isn't needed to be able to play for Ireland.
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Great to see a LOI player called up.
if he does go it will mean he misses probably 3 matches for Rovers but wouldn't it be great to see him do well and prove the magic Airplane to England isn't needed to be able to play for Ireland.
Fair play to Burke - he has shown that he is an excellent playerQuote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Fair play to burkey in getting the call up.
But the one Hoop I expect to see regularly in the ireland shirt in times to come is aaron bolger.
Id be frankly shocked if he doesnt make it to the top, injury permitting of course.
And permitting that he gives up education as well, he can't do both...Quote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
If he was only called up for Celtic match on 20 May he would presumably miss the away trip to Sligo on 19 May
The other internationals - France on 28 May and USA on 2 June potentially rule him out for another 3 games
22 May - St Pats (h) , 25 May - Bohs (a), and and 1 June - Dundalk (h)
Maybe he could play in the St Pats game, but missing 3-4 league games would seem to be a heavy price to pay, even if making international appearances would boost the possibility of getting a decent fee for him
He could come back to Rovers after the Celtic game for Pats and Bohs matches and rejoin the Irish squad on the 26th, would only miss the Sligo and Dundalk games then.
Of course he could be cut when the squad is finalised and miss nothing.
Either way its a great opportunity for him to show that LOI players can look at home at that level.
Maybe in the interest of fairness Stephen Kenny would pick his second choice No 10 in that game!Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
It's more an opportunity for the player involved and for him and Rovers to potentially cash in from a transfer.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
MON simply doesn't believe that LoI players are playing at a high enough level to appear in competitive internationals
Whether O Neil believes it or not if Burke performs well then it opens the door for the likes of Ronan Curtis, Trevor Clarke, McEneff etc to be given a chance.
Hopefully he doesn't get cut when they cut the squad and gets more than a sub appearance 10 mins from full-time.
The poverty of real talent available at the moment in terms of Irish players playing at the top level in the UK is such that the top players in the LOI deserve at least a chance in these friendlies.
Fair play to him. Hopefully get some sort of a run, not like we are over blessed with talent.
I don't think McEneff (Aaron) declared ? Was it not just the younger brother?
Have to say I'd be selfish on this if it were a key Dundalk player, I'd want the player back at the club for league games not off on a pretty meaningless international jaunt. Ok it might give the league some extra kudos but if it weakens my team!?!Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
As a league we need to fully break the ceiling of having footballers from our own league called into squads for representative games such that it becomes normal or expected. The league as a whole will benefit. And ultimately great for our national team too.
Whether it’s Bohs, Rovers, Cork or Sligo leading the way on this doesn’t bother me at all. Well done Graham Burke.
Good luck to him. It's be great if I a few years it was the norm to have a handful of loi players in the international set up. The league needs to be a viable path to the top, this kind of thing helps
Aaron was overage for the 21s I think so he didn't put the paperwork through as he wanted to keep his options open. Jordan made the decision young enough that he could still make his one change of allegiance back to the north in the future. If MON wanted to pick Aaron tomorrow he'd put his paperwork through.Quote:
Originally Posted by bwagner
Which one?Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
The one who's not a legend in Tallaght :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
I'd agree. Any LOI representatives in the national team set up, particularly younger players is good to see.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
The cynic in me thinks ... Shams see an opportunity to cash in on Burke and any International experience will bump up the price. Their board (or Duffer) make a call!!! And why not, the more LOI clubs can cash in the better.
Shane Supple called up. Delighted for him.
https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...-36930478.html
I hope he gets a run out and it doesn't screw up his form for 12 months (as happened in the case of Gary Rogers).
Is Burke still in the squad?
"Can we just have one thread for all the LOI player international call-ups please."
I tried to rename this thread , LOI International call ups ....I can't do it...
Could one of the Mods help ?
I was being sarcastic.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Delighted for Shane Supple, great honour to get called up. ironically has not been at his best this season (compared to previous seasons) but good keeper none the less.
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Originally Posted by gufcfan
I'm a simple soul :)
Think there should a thread on the impact the LOI is having on our National team:
Look at the amount of players involved with LOI connections over the past years:
Noel Hunt
Connor O'Malley
Graham Burke
Daryl Murphy
Wes Hoolahan
Seamus Coleman
David Meyler
Alan Browne
Sean Maguire
Shaun Williams
Gary Rodgers
Daryl Horgan
James McClean
Matt Doherty
Kevin Long
Greg Cunningham
Aaron Mc Carey
Shane Long
Kevin Doyle
Enda Stevens
Stephen Quinn
Andy Boyle
I’m sorry but supple getting called up is nothing more than a token gesture. Not even the best keeper in the league
Stephen Ward and David Forde have a fair few caps between them too.Quote:
Originally Posted by bwagner
Conor Sammon and Keith Fahey too
I see the two lads made the cut. With only 3 keepers and 3 forwards in the squad they both have a good chance of getting a run out. Some people may see it as tokenism but I only see it as a positive and I hope it is something that can happen more often in the future.
its gonna happen simply not the dept of Irish talent in the uk leagues.
While it may have been tokenism calling Burke in to the Celtic game, he's obviously proven enough to gain a recall for these games. A positive performance in training, and potentially any game time, could open the door for a few more to get their chance in friendly games.
Let's be honest about it though, there'll be no floodgates opening for international call-ups. Any in future will be in friendlies again, but it's certainly a positive bit of news for the league regardless.
Would love to see him get on against France or the USA.
When was the last time a LOI player scored for Ireland???
going to hazard a guess wonder is it Johnny Giles from his time with Shamrock Rovers? Could be wrong though.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Giles did score against Turkey in 1978 (whilst playing for Rovers). I'm sure someone else will be able to confirm if there was anyone sooner
Ray Treacy (also then with Rovers) scored two goals in that game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burnsie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7In9YUM9j8
Burke on for his first cap - a credit to his manager - I wonder which of Kerr and Ezeikial will be first to suffer a meltdown over this
Great to see Burke getting on. It gives hope to all players in the league that the best player at a mid table side can get an Ireland cap.
Jesus, less of that, Shane Supple won't be able to sleep.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yossarian
5 year contract extension.At the very least. please, please, please.Quote:
Originally Posted by Calcio Jack
Welcome back Calcio - did you ever find that dog?Quote:
Originally Posted by Calcio Jack
Congratulations to Graham Burke. The reflected glory that shines on his manager and the project (TM) can only be good for the #4MoreYears campaign!