Paul McShane

[Qwerty]

He has gone from being the Messiah to the worst center back ever to play for Ireland

I think what the boy needs is at least one season in the Championship. He may be our new Gary Breen always suspect in the Premier League ( remember his West Ham nightmare ) but always reliable for Ireland ( even if 5 million people simultaneously say a silent prayer when the ball goes in his direction ) .

McShane is still young, next season will tell a lot about him.

After pretty much every Ireland game that Mick McCarthy or Gary Breen played in I would smile and say 'We got away with it again!' I don't think I was alone in thinking that.

[cartman]

After pretty much every Ireland game that Mick McCarthy or Gary Breen played in I would smile and say 'We got away with it again!' I don't think I was alone in thinking that. [/QUOTE]

surely funny quote of the month!!! when did ireland ever get away with having gary breen at centre half for ireland???..at his best he was attrocious..easily the worst centre half ive ever seen play for ireland and to compare mcshane[who is fairly average,but at least put in 1 or 2 decent performances for ireland] to him is baffling

[SkStu]

After pretty much every Ireland game that Mick McCarthy or Gary Breen played in I would smile and say 'We got away with it again!' I don't think I was alone in thinking that.

surely funny quote of the month!!! when did ireland ever get away with having gary breen at centre half for ireland???..at his best he was attrocious..easily the worst centre half ive ever seen play for ireland and to compare mcshane[who is fairly average,but at least put in 1 or 2 decent performances for ireland] to him is baffling[/QUOTE]

its actually a pretty fair comparison. They both have at least one moment of total lapse of concentration in every game. McShane's lapses to date have been more frequent and costly than Breens ever were (maybe he was just luckier).

But it has to be said, Gary Breen was nowhere near the worst centre back to play for us - Butler, Babb, Gary Doherty to name but a few (though Babb was fortunate enough to play alongside the Black Pearl). Im sure there are more. Staunton was poison at CB for a while. Breen, a good servant and a decent player.

[Razors left peg]

surely funny quote of the month!!! when did ireland ever get away with having gary breen at centre half for ireland???..at his best he was attrocious..easily the worst centre half ive ever seen play for ireland and to compare mcshane[who is fairly average,but at least put in 1 or 2 decent performances for ireland] to him is baffling[/quote]

you obviously didnt see the 2002 World Cup where Breen was outstanding

[FarBeag]

Gary Breen was a much better player than McShane.

[Qwerty]

You're saying that now because McShane is at a low ebb at club level.

All I'm saying is that Breen usually played above himself at the international level, sure he was responsible for some goals, what center-back isn't but largely he got away with it.

Have some of you guys ever seen Ireland play while sober? I wonder somethimes.

[danonion]

Have some of you guys ever seen Ireland play while sober? I wonder somethimes.

Dead grannies and now turning up to matches drunk jeez.

[Paddy Garcia]

Gary Breen was a much better player than McShane.

Unbelievable that anyone can think other than this. It was always fashionable to bash Breen, but we should not let that prejudice get in the way of the facts.

[RiffRaff]

I reckon McShane could still turn into a good player for us. His confidence is at an all time low. Some papers recently have been linking him with a return to West Brom which could be a good move for him. He'd be back somewhere the fans and management appreciated him. The policy at Sunderland seems to be to go out and buy new players every time someone plays badly - hardly great for confidence building.

[Qwerty]

McShane blasts Keane
By Daniel McDonnell


Friday May 23 2008

PAUL McSHANE has revealed his anger and frustration at being excluded from the Sunderland first team by Roy Keane.

The Wicklow native has effectively been out of the picture at the Stadium of Light since January and there has been speculation that Keane could sell him this summer after some high-profile errors during his time in the side.

However, McShane feels that he deserves another chance, and is exasperated that his passionate training-ground efforts have not been rewarded by Keane who played him just once -- at right back in a 2-0 defeat to Newcastle -- in the final four months of the season.

"I have done everything, I have out-trained everybody, out performed everybody, so what can you do?" said McShane.

"I've been ripping people's heads off. It's just not nice being out of the team, it's hard to take.

Determined

"It's a hard thing to sit on the bench every week or even the stand every week when you are giving it your all. The only thing I was short of doing was ripping my heart out of my chest and giving it to him."

Despite that, McShane is determined to stick around and fight for his Sunderland future in the summer rather than seek a move away.

"I'm just taking it bit by bit and, next season, I will start fresh. I want to stay at the club and I think I can play there every week. I'm going to stay there and see what happens."

The 22-year-old is now looking to rebuild his reputation and drill a point home to Keane by impressing for Ireland -- if given the opportunity -- in tomorrow's friendly with Serbia at Croke Park and the clash with Colombia in London next Thursday.

"I think the games can have an effect on the Sunderland situation," he stresses. "Everything you do in football is judged, so I think these games are a good opportunity to play and just get a few games in."

[Paddy Garcia]

No doubt Keane was more concerned at the catalogue of errors made in competitive games than the benefits of ripping peoples heads off in training.

The real worry here is that he can't see it himself, this increases the risk that he won't make it.

[Razors left peg]

No doubt Keane was more concerned at the catalogue of errors made in competitive games than the benefits of ripping peoples heads off in training.

The real worry here is that he can't see it himself, this increases the risk that he won't make it.

Id look at it from the point of view that its that sort of determination that will help him to eventually prove himself.I really do believe when he gets better at reading the game with experience he will be a good player, Kenny Cunningham wasnt very quick but the older he got the better he got

[osarusan]

" The only thing I was short of doing was ripping my heart out of my chest and giving it to him."

Perhaps he should try this. I mean, what's the worst that could happen?

[the doc]

McShane blasts Keane
By Daniel McDonnell


Friday May 23 2008

PAUL McSHANE has revealed his anger and frustration at being excluded from the Sunderland first team by Roy Keane.

The Wicklow native has effectively been out of the picture at the Stadium of Light since January and there has been speculation that Keane could sell him this summer after some high-profile errors during his time in the side.

However, McShane feels that he deserves another chance, and is exasperated that his passionate training-ground efforts have not been rewarded by Keane who played him just once -- at right back in a 2-0 defeat to Newcastle -- in the final four months of the season.

"I have done everything, I have out-trained everybody, out performed everybody, so what can you do?" said McShane.

"I've been ripping people's heads off. It's just not nice being out of the team, it's hard to take.

Determined

"It's a hard thing to sit on the bench every week or even the stand every week when you are giving it your all. The only thing I was short of doing was ripping my heart out of my chest and giving it to him."

Despite that, McShane is determined to stick around and fight for his Sunderland future in the summer rather than seek a move away.

"I'm just taking it bit by bit and, next season, I will start fresh. I want to stay at the club and I think I can play there every week. I'm going to stay there and see what happens."

The 22-year-old is now looking to rebuild his reputation and drill a point home to Keane by impressing for Ireland -- if given the opportunity -- in tomorrow's friendly with Serbia at Croke Park and the clash with Colombia in London next Thursday.

"I think the games can have an effect on the Sunderland situation," he stresses. "Everything you do in football is judged, so I think these games are a good opportunity to play and just get a few games in."

McShane is a very limited player, and a little hot headed in training this coupled with his lack of ability can cause problems.
The botom line is he has been found out, he wasn't wanted at WBA who got lucky when Sunderland foolishly bid for him.

Now Sunderland are looking to off load him, the biggest surprise is that the likes of DG still push for him to be included for Ireland, then again, DG was instrumental in bringing Bruce into the fold too!

These players may get away with it against the lesser teams but will fall way short should they come up against any players or teams with pace and skill.

They both struggle in their respective leagues against these type of players now, so how can anyone responsible for the selection of the Ireland squad pick these players and then expect them to do any better at international level!

[Paddy Garcia]

McShane is a very limited player, and a little hot headed in training !

........ & in football games generally

[shakermaker1982]

Perhaps he should try this. I mean, what's the worst that could happen?

made me laugh!!!

[FarBeag]

Well he proved many of us right with this display.He is not an international player and will never be. Sean St Ledger needs to be drafted in for Thursday as i really dont want to sit and watch this guy play again for another 2 minutes not to mind 90.

[jmurphyc]

Well he proved many of us right with this display.He is not an international player and will never be. Sean St Ledger needs to be drafted in for Thursday as i really dont want to sit and watch this guy play again for another 2 minutes not to mind 90.

I think he's probably not ready yet, but he could be in a few years. Whilst his play for the goal was very stupid - and that's something I've noticed he does on a regular basis - as well as a good few other incidents, he made some decent contributions in other parts of the game. He's just a player lacking in confidence and could yet grow in to a decent centre back in a few years time.

[FarBeag]

I think he's probably not ready yet, but he could be in a few years. Whilst his play for the goal was very stupid - and that's something I've noticed he does on a regular basis - as well as a good few other incidents, he made some decent contributions in other parts of the game. He's just a player lacking in confidence and could yet grow in to a decent centre back in a few years time.

He may very well do so but he has to learn his trade from somewhere and to be honest I don’t know what team is going to give him that opportunity. He wont get it at Sunderland either. I just think he is too unpredictable even with a confidence boost.

[Seagull-4-life]

He may very well do so but he has to learn his trade from somewhere and to be honest I don’t know what team is going to give him that opportunity. He wont get it at Sunderland either. I just think he is too unpredictable even with a confidence boost.

It's not a confidence boost he needs it's a talent boost.