QuoteI concur.Those 3 player's are all under 25 and garvan and o'toole are only 20/21 i think.Playing football week in week out is better than sitting on a bench for a premier league club.Originally Posted by shakermaker1982
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I concur.Those 3 player's are all under 25 and garvan and o'toole are only 20/21 i think.Playing football week in week out is better than sitting on a bench for a premier league club.
Andy Reid, when selected, has been one of our most consistent players over the years.
His main problem has been injuries.
Nothing would please me more than seeing Whelan play well for Ireland but I thought the Cyprus game showed how lacking we are in cover for Steven Reid.
sure so have i........ when selected
have a look back at his performances for us and you will see decent performances widely dispersed among a lot of average ones. however, i still see a role for him in the squad
selective memory there, any time Reid had been picked in the previous campaign he had pretty much run the show for us in midfield. He's a player that makes things happen, these types of players tend to have their off day aswell but can generally do things that guys like Whelan or Gibson can only dream of...that's why we need him in the team...
Sure if you're talking about consistency Whelan has played in 3 games so far and has played poorly in one third of them already if you want to argue it that way...
"Well I think they'll be a little disappointed with that" - Matt Holland on TV3 after 5-2 drubbing by Cyprus
I think Reid is a bit overrated by some on here and I definitely wouldn't consider him one of out most consistant performers, I remember him being pretty mediocre in that crucial game 2nd game against the Czechs and being **** poor against Cyprus granted he has had some very good games too but I certainly wouldn't describe him as one of our most consistant. That being said I think he is easily good enough to be in the squad and really should have played in this upcomming friendly so there must have being some falling out between Trap and Reid.
Overall a disappointing selection, how Long can be in the team before Hunt is beyond me and the other dodgy decisions to leave out the likes of Carsley, Delap, McCarthy(just to tie him up) etc
would still be one third less than reids poor games for us
Under Staunton or overall? If you think 2/3 of his overall performances for Ireland were poor you've a very bad memory.
18-11-2003 Ireland 3-0 Canada
18-02-2004 Ireland 0-0 Brazil
31-03-2004 Ireland 2-1 Czech Rep
28-04-2004 Poland 0-0 Ireland
27-05-2004 Ireland 1-0 Romania
02-06-2004 Jamaica 0-1 Ireland
05-06-2004 Holland 0-1 Ireland
18-08-2004 Ireland 1-1 Bulgaria
04-09-2004 Ireland 3-0 Cyprus
08-09-2004 Switzerland 1-1 Ireland
09-10-2004 France 0-0 Ireland
13-10-2004 Ireland 2-0 Faroe Islands
09-02-2005 Ireland 1-0 Portugal
04-06-2005 Ireland 2-2 Israel
08-06-2005 Faroe Islands 0-2 Ireland
17-08-2005 Ireland 1-2 Italy
07-09-2005 Ireland 0-1 France
12-10-2005 Ireland 0-0 Switzerland
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24-05-2006 Ireland 0-1 Chile
11-10-2006 Ireland 1-1 Czech Rep
15-11-2006 Ireland 5-0 San Marino
12-09-2007 Czech Rep 1-0 Ireland
13-10-2007 Ireland 0-0 Germany
17-10-2007 Ireland 1-1 Cyprus
17-11-2007 Wales 2-2 Ireland
Overall, his 18 games under Kerr was probably one of the best starts to an Ireland career that any of the current squad had. He had 3 good and 3 not so good games under Stan.
Last edited by eirebhoy; 13/11/2008 at 3:28 PM.
what does listing the results in those matches prove?
one of my memories is, for example, that he was very good against cyprus (3-0) but 4 days later poor away v switzerland (1-1). another is that he was good v germany last october but anonymous 4 days later v cyprus
To look through the list and realise that he was not poor in 2/3 of those games. Far from it.what does listing the results in those matches prove?
all a matter of opinion really
noel hunt in and suddenly the squad looks much better..
McGeady out and Hunt in.
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/1116/ireland1.html
At least we know the management team know who he is now.
San Marino are going to be a handful as the group goes on." - Steve Staunton reacts to performance against San Marino.
I wonder if Il Trap will make use of his subs???
LESS OF THE BULL NOW!
We already knew that, he was called into the B squad, but had to pull out with concussionAt least we know the management team know who he is now.
Was thinking that Hunt for McGeady is a bit of a strange swap, a striker for a midfielder. I thought Trap would have brought in Scannell or Reid for McGeady.
with that in mind I expect the team to line out
with possibly Andrews coming in for either Whelan or GibsonCode:Given Foley Dunne O'Shea Kilbane Duff Whelan Gibson S.Hunt Keane Doyle
il be dissapointed if andrews doesnt start this match, very impressive again yesterday
With Keane out now also, the Hunt callup is probably to replace him.
Probably the right time to call up Reid now, and play him off Doyle, if
thats the only role Trap sees for him. Don't think it will happen though.
Code:Given Foley Dunne O'Shea Kilbane Duff Whelan Gibson S.Hunt N.Hunt Doyle
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