Duff injured?

[drummerboy]

Saw on another website that Damien Duff has gone back to England. Don't know how true this is, has anybody heard anything?

[strangeirish]

Saw on another website that Damien Duff has gone back to England. Don't know how true this is, has anybody heard anything?

Saw that also, but can't find any reports.

[Scram]

Saw on another website that Damien Duff has gone back to England. Don't know how true this is, has anybody heard anything?

'ow's about the link then?

[hunt4the]

Saw on another website that Damien Duff has gone back to England. Don't know how true this is, has anybody heard anything?

disaster if true

[drummerboy]

Could be total crap but here's the link anyway. Its an unofficial Leinster Senior League forum. Maybe someone starting a rumour, which in fairness I could be accused of.

http://www.freeforum101.com/forum/vi...444&mforum=lsl

[strangeirish]

Looks like it's true...


http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/soc...243515662.html

[hunt4the]

'ow's about the link then?

http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/soc...243515662.html

irish times

[irishultra]

**** **** **** ****.

[Belt]

Would obviously prefer to have him available, but its not the end of the world if he is gone. We have Hunt to slot into his position without tinkering with the rest of the team.

I'd be a lot more worried if it was one of our central defenders or strikers who were pulling out.

[celticV3]

Forgot he was still playing

[irishultra]

lol at hunt. a hard working player but a disaster of a player particulary against a team like italy away from home. duff mighnt be the old duff, but he's intelligent with the ball, makes the right decision and a lot more dangerous than hunt..well in terms of football.

[Belt]

I dunno, I know technically, he hasn't got a patch on Duff but Hunt could be the sort of curveball to throw at the Italians. He'll get in their faces. Against an ageing fullback like Zambrotta, Hunt's energy and directness could be more effective than the game Duff has nowadays.

[Fizzer]

Shouldn't he now call up Reid as cover?

[John83]

I dunno, I know technically, he hasn't got a patch on Duff but Hunt could be the sort of curveball to throw at the Italians. He'll get in their faces. Against an ageing fullback like Zambrotta, Hunt's energy and directness could be more effective than the game Duff has nowadays.

Zambrotta's only 32, and he's a bloody good full back. I'd much sooner have Duff playing against him. Is he playing right back for Italy these days? I still think of him as a left back.

[Paddy Garcia]

I don't want to rely on Hunt. He is no replacement for Duff - not that we have one.

I agree about Reid, and this is where we may regret not trying out Lawrence before now.

[irishultra]

I dunno, I know technically, he hasn't got a patch on Duff but Hunt could be the sort of curveball to throw at the Italians. He'll get in their faces. Against an ageing fullback like Zambrotta, Hunt's energy and directness could be more effective than the game Duff has nowadays.

actually i agree now. he's a bit like our ivica olic(croatia and hamburg)

[irishultra]

think that might be pushing it there. they're without their most valuable player(petrov) as well, so it evens itself out. hopefully we don't lose keane and dunne to further even the score.

[centre mid]

Not a lot to go on in that Irish Times report, doesnt mention any injury.

[Irish_Praha]

Not a lot to go on in that Irish Times report, doesnt mention any injury.

Doesn't one of his grannies live in London?

[Brendan 82]

Not worried. Hunt is the better player now. Seen Duff play for Newcastle heaps this year. He is fairly average now and does not make any kind of impact off the ball like Hunt.