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    Graham Stack in goals too, one of the goals was a penalty, the other Hunt was beaten for pace when the ball came back in from a corner, and left the defence 3 on 2
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    don´t know what you mean about Kevin Gallen he wanted to play for Ireland at the time but was put under pressure by QPR manger Trevor Francis that he would lose his place if he declared for us, the chap never recovered from that decision.
    Long is not ready for Ireland ( he reminds me of Micheal Reddy) Let him develop first, though I am worried with Given as manager, if playing for the under 21s will ruin him. Jesus we have the worst setup in Europe Givens under 21 and Stan and Robson with the national team. Begining to wonder if Robsons senility is contagious. Seems that way when Stan doesn´t even know which of his players have played against each other

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    hunt and long hit their penos in the shootout but doyle missed his, reading won 4-2
    zombie/thread killer..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peadar View Post
    Anyone see Reading v Manchester City last night?
    How the hell is he not getting called up to the Ireland U21 squad?
    Simple ... Don Givens didn't make any money from him. He will only play players that he can 'advise' ..... if he were to play Long then he would have one place less to have the possibility to 'advise' them.
    The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by princeofoslo View Post
    don´t know what you mean about Kevin Gallen he wanted to play for Ireland at the time but was put under pressure by QPR manger Trevor Francis that he would lose his place if he declared for us, the chap never recovered from that decision
    Trevor Francis left QPR in 1990, long before Kevin Gallen signed as a professional there in 1992, when he was 17. The manager then was Gerry Francis.

    The issue about declaring for Ireland or England was nothing to do with losing his place at QPR. He was offered a better contract if he declared for England as his transfer value would increase because of the 'three foreigner' rule that was in place at the time. By declaring for Ireland, he would be limited by the number of foreigners at a club, but by declaring for England there were more options available and was more 'saleable' by QPR, hence the better contract. He played for England Schoolboys before signing professional. After signing pro at QPR he played for England at U-18 (won a Eurpean championship?) and U-21.

    He made his QPR debut at Old Trafford on the opening day of the season in 1994/95, just a few months before Gerry Francis left QPR and was replaced by Ray Wilkins. There was talk at the time of Man.Utd. being interested in signing him.

    Kevin's brothers Joe and Stephen both player underage football for Ireland but Kevin chose England for financial reasons. It backfired badly on him when he was badly injured at QPR in the second game in the 1996/97 season and missed the rest of the season. He was never the same player after that and never got the big money move he was after.

    His interest in playing for Ireland was resurrected during Brian Kerr's tenure, and even though we were short of forwards he was way past his best by then.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Superhoops View Post
    He played for England Schoolboys before signing professional.
    Your schoolboy team is not based on nationality, you play for whatever country you go to school in, that's why Giggs has schoolboy caps for England.
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    Quote Originally Posted by A face View Post
    Simple ... Don Givens didn't make any money from him. He will only play players that he can 'advise' ..... if he were to play Long then he would have one place less to have the possibility to 'advise' them.
    He's still eligible for the U-19's as well though, isn't he?
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    Shane was robbed on Saturday!
    He was on the line, waiting to be introduced against Manchester United, when Graeme Murty got injured so Long had to take his seat again as he couldn't replace the right full-back.

    Your chance will come again Shane.
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    Same thing happened Henry in the World Cup final in '98, he was going to come on, but Desailly got sent off
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    Quote Originally Posted by tetsujin1979 View Post
    Your schoolboy team is not based on nationality, you play for whatever country you go to school in, that's why Giggs has schoolboy caps for England.
    Not in dispute! Dean Kiely also played for England Schoolboys.
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    Shane has been called into the Ireland U21 squad to face Luxembourg next Wednesday.
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    Shane came on late against Chelsea on Saturday. Didn't look out of place. Chased everything and caused a few problems. Could have done with a bit more time on the field. Lita was rubbish!
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    It was never going to be easy for Reading against Arsenal but I thought Long showed a lot of promise and certainly wasn't phased by the opposition. He battled away. Hope he starts v Liverpool in the Carling Cup on Wednesday. He did well in that competition last season.
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    Long scores.
    Liverpool 4-3 Reading
    Come on the royals.
    5 minutes to go.

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    In my opionion Shane Long is better than Doyle! Anyone agree!?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Irish Fan View Post
    In my opionion Shane Long is better than Doyle! Anyone agree!?
    jesus, no way. could be a better player in the long run, but dont be daft!

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    Quote Originally Posted by livehead1 View Post
    jesus, no way. could be a better player in the long run, but dont be daft!
    I think potentially he could offer more than Doyle ie more of a presence in the box. The few games Ive seen him play, he seemed quite good in the air, which is something we definitely lack up front at the moment. But i think he has a long way to go yet, whereas Doyle is hot property in the premiership at the mo.

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    A premiership strike force for a 100,000 quid.Some piece of business!
    Hows Denis Behan getting on Cork fans?

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    Quote Originally Posted by joema View Post
    Hes on a 5 game international ban for spitting at a Turkey player - he denies it - he says he never spat but the player went up to the linesman and showed him spit on his jersey and Long is now banned

    Cabt find link but it was on elevenaside a while ago
    cant fault him for spitting at one of that shower (if he did it!) the turks have been getting away with mthat **** for years....a good tipp man is young long

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    Quote Originally Posted by elroy View Post
    I think potentially he could offer more than Doyle ie more of a presence in the box. The few games Ive seen him play, he seemed quite good in the air, which is something we definitely lack up front at the moment. But i think he has a long way to go yet, whereas Doyle is hot property in the premiership at the mo.

    Lets hope this conversation doesnt get too drawn out(sorry for the pun...couldnt resist)

    Seriously, long looks a top class player....and a down to earth sort of young las as well

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