Anthony Stokes (F free agent b.1988)

**ifk101** · 02/03/2011, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

Who as a "discarded player" has made it back against the odds as a matter of interest? Very few I am afraid.

Have a look at our current national squad and cast a look over the individual careers of the players. You'll find examples there.

**tetsujin1979** · 02/03/2011, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

Who as a "discarded player" has made it back against the odds as a matter of interest? Very few I am afraid.

Off the top of my head, Graham Kavanagh, Lee Carsley, Dean Kiely, Stephen Carr, Phil Babb (briefly)

**Fixer82** · 02/03/2011, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

Who as a "discarded player" has made it back against the odds as a matter of interest?

Roy Maurice Keane

**OwlsFan** · 02/03/2011, 4:53 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

Off the top of my head, Graham Kavanagh, Lee Carsley, Dean Kiely, Stephen Carr, Phil Babb (briefly)

Graham Kavanagh (no great redemption here)

1990–1991 Home Farm
1991–1996 Middlesbrough 35 (3)
1996 → Stoke City (loan) 3 (1)
1996–2001 Stoke City 202 (33)
2001–2005 Cardiff City 142 (28)
2005–2006 Wigan Athletic 48 (0)
2006–2009 Sunderland 14 (1)
2007 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 7 (1)
2008 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 16 (1)
2008–2009 → Carlisle United (loan) 14 (3)
2009– Carlisle United 50

Lee Carsley (ditto)

Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1992–1999 Derby County 138 (5)
1999–2000 Blackburn Rovers 47 (11)
2000–2002 Coventry City 47 (4) (Premiership when relegated)
2002–2008 Everton 166 (11)
2008–2010 Birmingham City 48 (2)
2010– Coventry City 24 (0)

Phil Babb (ditto)

Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1990–1992 Bradford City 80 (14)
1992–1994 Coventry City 77 (3)
1994–2000 Liverpool 128 (1)
2000 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 4 (0)
2000–2002 Sporting CP 11 (0)
2002–2004 Sunderland 48 (0)

Carr was injured and staged a miraculous recovery (all Premiership teams as well)

1993–2004 Tottenham Hotspur 226 (7)
2004–2008 Newcastle United 78 (1)
2009– Birmingham City 74 (0)

Dean Kiely - I'll give you him.

**drummerboy** · 02/03/2011, 5:22 PM

Anyone know if Stokes is starting tonight.

**Closed Account** · 02/03/2011, 5:57 PM

Originally Posted by drummerboy

Anyone know if Stokes is starting tonight.

Doesn't look like it, from another forum

BBC confirm teams

Zaluska
Wilson
Majstorovic
Mulgrew
Izaguirre
Brown
Kayal
Ki
Commons
Samaras
Hooper

Subs: Cervi, Stokes and I missed the rest

**tetsujin1979** · 02/03/2011, 8:19 PM

third time in a row he hasn't started against Rangers, after starting the first two Old Firm games this season.
To be fair, Samaras has played well against Rangers, but it's still a little odd.

**Stuttgart88** · 02/03/2011, 8:23 PM

I don't think it's that odd. Geysir noted correctly that samaras has troubled Rangers in the last few games. Lennon would be mad to not pick him. I can't believe I'm not watching the OF game. The cricket replay is on the other channel. I was following most of it on my phone via the BBC live updates but got to a TV for the last 4 overs.

**tetsujin1979** · 02/03/2011, 8:24 PM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

Graham Kavanagh (no great redemption here)

Well, he went from League 1 to the Premiership, and forced his way back into the senior international side after more than 5 years

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

Lee Carsley (ditto)

Again, was thinking more along the lines of his return from the international wilderness, but fair enough, he never played lower than the Championship

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

Phil Babb (ditto)

2000–2002 Sporting CP 11 (0)

No way he only played 11 times for Sporting Lisbon, he won foreign player of the year while he was there, and appeared in the Champions League

**SwanVsDalton** · 15/03/2011, 4:00 PM

Not directly Anthony per se, but still funny to see his dad has barred the Queen from coming into the family pub. That's one big banner.

**The Fly** · 15/03/2011, 4:12 PM

That's bound to make his son's stay in Glasgow all the more pleasurable.

**pineapple stu** · 15/03/2011, 4:13 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

No way he only played 11 times for Sporting Lisbon, he won foreign player of the year while he was there, and appeared in the Champions League

Portuguese wiki gives him 37 appearances, which sounds more like it.

**boovidge** · 15/03/2011, 4:21 PM

Originally Posted by SwanVsDalton

Not directly Anthony per se, but still funny to see his dad has barred the Queen from coming into the family pub. That's one big banner.

I presume he's against his son paying taxes to HM's Treasury and doesn't show British football games in his pub too?

**paul_oshea** · 15/03/2011, 5:01 PM

Originally Posted by SwanVsDalton

Not directly Anthony per se, but still funny to see his dad has barred the Queen from coming into the family pub. That's one big banner.

was listening to this on joe duffy(i know), what a hypocrite, the same shilling that was paying for him to sit and drink with the wife in The Wishing Well palmers green in north london, while they were paid to drink by the Fans of Arsenal football club(indirectly) who pay taxes to the crown, and live over for a few months.

**Junior** · 15/03/2011, 6:52 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

was listening to this on joe duffy(i know), what a hypocrite, the same shilling that was paying for him to sit and drink with the wife in The Wishing Well palmers green in north london, while they were paid to drink by the Fans of Arsenal football club(indirectly) who pay taxes to the crown, and live over for a few months.

How so? Are you saying his da only spends his sons wages whilst over on the pi$$ with his mrs? Perhaps he earns his own spending money and his conscience is clear?

Ah, we should probably leave it to off topic or poor old Anthonys thread may be derailed.........:-)

**geysir** · 15/03/2011, 7:20 PM

I couldn't make head nor tail out of what Paul was writing, he only writes proper when he's annoyed with me.

"while they were paid to drink by the Fans of Arsenal football club"

Some people get paid to drink, by the fans of a football club?

**osarusan** · 15/03/2011, 8:52 PM

Tony Adams for one.

**The Fly** · 15/03/2011, 8:54 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

was listening to this on joe duffy(i know), what a hypocrite, the same shilling that was paying for him to sit and drink with the wife in The Wishing Well palmers green in north london, while they were paid to drink by the Fans of Arsenal football club(indirectly) who pay taxes to the crown, and live over for a few months.

Sheer poetry.

**paul_oshea** · 15/03/2011, 8:59 PM

Originally Posted by Junior

How so? Are you saying his da only spends his sons wages whilst over on the pi$$ with his mrs? Perhaps he earns his own spending money and his conscience is clear?

Ah, we should probably leave it to off topic or poor old Anthonys thread may be derailed.........:-)

No when he was over at arsenal as a youngster, they were put up for a while and given "expenses" or so he was telling the locals in teh pub...im not sure how long months are, by the sounds of it he was a bit of a mouth anyway.