Great news, now if only people like Andy Reid, Ireland, Doyle and McGeady moved to strong continential European teams it would be great.
Espanyol did well the season before last I think. I remember they were second for a long time.
Great news, now if only people like Andy Reid, Ireland, Doyle and McGeady moved to strong continential European teams it would be great.
Espanyol did well the season before last I think. I remember they were second for a long time.
Ian Harte Mk II?
"No regrets, none at all. My only regret is that we went out on penalties. That's my only regret. But no, no regrets." -Mick McCarthy
He has retired from international football, as no Irish player is selected* unless he plays in the UK.
*Injuries permitting.
John Aldridge, Kevin Moran, Frank Stapleton, David Connolly,
In Trap we trust
I wish him all the best
Must admit was annoyed at him leaving the international scene but now he back hope he can improve with the Spanish outfit for the good of the international team.
Kevin Doyle, Anthony Stokes, Daryl Murphy, LOI players in general.John Aldridge, Kevin Moran, Frank Stapleton, David Connolly
Shame about their fans
RIP JOHNNY
What's wrong with their fans?
'Fascists dress in black and go round telling people what to do, where as priests.....'
Other Irish internationals who have played for European clubs?
Noel Campbell (fortuna Cologne)
Alan Campbell (Santander)
Mick Robinson (Osasuna)
Micky Walsh (Porto)
Liam Brady (Juventus, etc)
Liam Buckley (somewhere in Belgium?)
Tony Cascarino (Marseilles, Nancy)
Phil Babb (Sporting Lisbon)
Alan Mahon (Sporting Lisbon)
Mick McCarthy (Lyon?)
John Byrne (Le Harvre)
Probably a few more but its not many. It is extraordinary that our players dont look any further than England / Scotland.
Dominic Foley with Gent in Belgium is another (former) international playing outside the UK. He also had a spell in Portugal before he joined Bohs.
This is a terrible move for Finnan.
He's gone from playing with a top English team in the Champions League to a mid-table Spanish outfit.
Still, I hope he does well. We need him to be at his best for Ireland.
Espanyol is a step down from Liverpool but realistically Finnan wasn't in Liverpool's plans so Espanyol is a good move for him. And I'd personally prefer to live in Barcelona than Liverpool
He's gone from being the makeweight in a deal to bring Barry from Villa, to being the makeweight ina deal to bring Riera from Espanyol
Realistically he wasn't in Liverpool's plans and playing for Espanyol is better than the previous moves rumoured for him (Fulham, Portsmouth etc)
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I disagree, but either way I can't see how its a "terrible" move
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Former is the key word.Originally Posted by ifk101
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