Irelands worst lineup in the past 10 years

**tetsujin1979** · 16/02/2009, 8:25 PM

Originally Posted by danonion

Thats ridiculous on the lad.

Why does everyone give Butler such stick? He had a torrid 45 minutes but IIRC he played U21s or something 24 hours earlier.

That was Thomas Butler, he played for the U-21s the night before the Swiss beat us 2-1 to end Mick McCarthy's reign. He brought Butler on late in the game.

**fergalr** · 17/02/2009, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by thesilverfox

1. Joey Lapira
2. Joey Lapira
3. Joey Lapira
4. Joey Lapira
5. Joey Lapira
6. Joey Lapira
7. Joey Lapira
8. Joey Lapira
9. Joey Lapira
10. Joey Lapira
11. Joey Lapira

Yes of course. The winner hands down. Simultaneously the worst ever player to be handed a cap AND the most shameful award of a cap.

**republicofwhite** · 17/02/2009, 12:45 PM

I remember when he came on, someone played a decent long ball to him, he showed a really good burst of pace and a decent touch on the chest to control and go through a (massive) gap, meanwhile Shane Long made a great run down the right, a half decent ball and he would have been clear through, Lapira keeps the head down, pelting it forward, full speed...and balloons the ball 60 yards forward straight into the crowd. I think Long just turned around with his hands on his hips and allowed himself a wry smile. I was in hysterics. Nearly fell off the couch laughing. Ireland's very own Ali Dia.