Tardelli to have a look at Saints trio

[Dodge]

so your telling me he would have scored both those goals against manchester united?

Nope, I'm saying he has excellent touch. Look at his contro and turn v Bohs. The shot is incidental

[qoute]there is a gap in standards lads dont deny it.[/quote]
Nobody has claimed otherwise

of course the person whos marking you has a bearing on your touch if im playing in a sunday league game against 11 35 year old men my touch will be way better than if i was playing against 11 internationals

SOme players have poor touch when in space, Fahey doesn't. John O'Shea has played international and premiership football in Midfield. Without a shadow of a doubt Fahey has better touch and control than him

[tetsujin1979]

How did the three Tardelli was there to watch play?
Anyone else stand out?

[soccerc]

How did the three Tardelli was there to watch play?
Anyone else stand out?

Fats, Kirby in the 30 mins he was on the field, and eh Fats!

[Dodge]

How did the three Tardelli was there to watch play?
Anyone else stand out?

Fahey won man of the match. Pretty much ran the show. Quigley tormented them all night but missed a few chances. Joe looked coola t the back

If Linfield are as good as some would have you believe, well then all 3 should be starting for Ireland. UNfortunately I think Linfield were/are shocking and its hard not to look impressive against them

[Shedender81]

Don't get that at all. You either have a good touch or you don't. The man marking you should have no bearing on whether the balls sticks to your boot or not.

Gents is the pace on the ball... The higher the level you play.. I played GAA to a good level and soccer to an ok level.. However I was lucky to play a few games with semi-pros and pros.. one of whom captained Ireland , and when the pass the ball its like a shot from a mere mortal...


Thats were the touch comes in ! I think....

[ifk101]

The Pats' lads are playing professional football just like the rest of the Championship players included in the 40-man squad. We really don't know how good they be at international level if they are never given the chance, as is the case with picking players playing in the Championship. I'm not saying that the Pats' lads are international standard but it annoying this lingering perception that players playing in Ireland are not good enough just because they are based in Ireland. Their qualities need to be objectively considered as, if we are to be consistently successful at international level, we need to use all resources available to us, and that means considering what LOI players can bring to the table.

BTW Lee Carsley doesn't have a "good" first touch but he fills an important role in the Everton and Ireland teams. And none of our players are named Kaka or Ronaldo so can we give over on this touch excuse as we are looking for players that can fill a role at international level and not how many goals they can score against Manchester United.

[amaccann]

I would agree with ifk101's logic - there's no point harping on about how good / bad LoI players are if they're ostensibly not getting the chance to prove themselves on the pitch. And it's not like there isn't a glut of friendlies during the year to do this. The history of Irish teams is that of players rising above their own limitations & backgrounds, and playing with heart for their country. Players like Kilbane, Carsley et al show this. There's no reason to think this wouldn't also be the case for the Faheys and Gambles of this world.

[youngirish]

SOme players have poor touch when in space, Fahey doesn't. John O'Shea has played international and premiership football in Midfield. Without a shadow of a doubt Fahey has better touch and control than him

There are wild elephants with better touch than JOS so hardly a glowing recommendation.

[Dodge]

And again I'm not recommending Fahey for Ireland. I'm just saying he was qualities above some established internationals

ifk101's point is perfectly put.

[Flawless]

To be quite honest i reckon the pats lads are as good as some of the Georgian and Bulgarian squad members, maybe even some of the montenegrans, thinking that way then they are defo worth a look!

[osarusan]

The Pats' lads are playing professional football just like the rest of the Championship players included in the 40-man squad. We really don't know how good they be at international level if they are never given the chance, as is the case with picking players playing in the Championship. I'm not saying that the Pats' lads are international standard but it annoying this lingering perception that players playing in Ireland are not good enough just because they are based in Ireland. Their qualities need to be objectively considered as, if we are to be consistently successful at international level, we need to use all resources available to us, and that means considering what LOI players can bring to the table.

I'd agree with all this.

That said, if Trapattoni watches them and decides against them, will people accept he made the decision based on their ability?

[Dodge]

That said, if Trapattoni watches them and decides against them, will people accept he made the decision based on their ability?

I will. Brian Kerr knew the league inside out and only picked Crowe once. The majority aren't good enough.


However when you see players who are released by Carlisle being picked ahead of some of the local lads, you must ask questions. If the management team look at the players, thats all we can ask

[Kingdom]

English did try and sign him. At one stage Aston Villa paid Arsenal £250,000 for him when he was 17

He's had his problems but IMO has been consistently brilliant for the past 2-3 years

I was good mates with his cousin in school and college, and knew the background to his troubles at Arsenal. Not entirely his fault is all I'll say, and the man involved at the time who thought quite a lot of Fahey, is involved in the International set up now.

[finnpark]

Roy O'Donovan is in the squad. He played like 5 games for Sunderland and he gets a call up. Says it all really. Its not about the players, its about the image of the teams they play for. If you play fro man utd ladies you have a better chance of getting selected than an eircom league player

[adamcarr]

Roy O'Donovan is in the squad. He played like 5 games for Sunderland and he gets a call up. Says it all really. Its not about the players, its about the image of the teams they play for. If you play fro man utd ladies you have a better chance of getting selected than an eircom league player

Roy has played 17 games for Sunderland an he was a different class in the LOI.

[Dodge]

Roy has played 17 games for Sunderland an he was a different class in the LOI.

He was in his ****ing arse different class...

[GavinZac]

He was in his ****ing arse different class...

20 goals in half a season

[Dodge]

And how many in the half season before?

[dynamo kerry]

To be quite honest i reckon the pats lads are as good as some of the Georgian and Bulgarian squad members, maybe even some of the montenegrans, thinking that way then they are defo worth a look!

I think I know what you mean - georgian lads of the same standard get to play internationally so why not our brave lads from the EL??

problem is we only have one international team and have to play our best players. It doesn't matter if our EL guys are as good as the montenegro only if they're better than the guys playing in englad.

the only way to do it really is admit the vast majority of the league isn't good enough to play at a higher level. There are exceptions and they should be considered. The problem is(I think) that the management don't think these guys are been challenged at a high enough standard often enough. Which makes it difficult for them to cope at the higher level again.

it's not that they aren't inherently 'good' enough it's the league as a whole.

there are always exceptions but I think thats approx the status quo.

ps to Dodge - re: o'donovan.. surely he was just showing improvement - he was only a young lad..he was head and shoulders above the rest that half season

[finnpark]

He certainly hasn't started 17 premiership games, I doubt that he has even played in 17 premiership games. 0 goals and golden oldie David Connoly also gets a call up. Brady doesn't eircom league players

NI had 3 Irish League players playing in their last win and they are ranked higher than us, while the EL is ranked higher than the IL