According to an interview with the daily record - http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/footbal...8057-21669887/ - he's never played at any youth level.Originally Posted by RiffRaff
On wikipedia it says he qualifies for Ireland through his mother, Poland through his grandfather, but he doesn't have Polish citizenship
Everton have an excellent record with youth players, so I'm surprised he hasn't played for any country at underage level
From the newspaper interview it sounds as though he is letting it be known he is eligable for us. Having said that, it doenst look like he is good enough to make it in the top flight in England so would he really be an improvement on the likes of Sheridan?
21-Nov-2009
Premier League
Birmingham 1-0 Fulham
Birmingham's starting players: Stephen Carr
Birmingham's substitutes: Lee Carsley Keith Fahey(introduced on 72 minutes)
Fulham's starting players: Stephen Kelly(substituted on 75 minutes)
Fulham's substitutes: Damien Duff(introduced on 75 minutes)
Burnley 1-1 Aston Villa
Aston Villa's starting players: Richard Dunne
Irish bookings: Richard Dunne
Chelsea 4-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers's substitutes: Kevin Foley Andy Keogh(introduced on 62 minutes)
Irish bookings: Andy Keogh
Hull City 3-3 West Ham
Hull City's starting players: Stephen Hunt(substituted on 85 minutes)
Hull City's substitutes: Kevin Kilbane Paul McShane(introduced on 57 minutes)
Liverpool 2-2 Man City
Man City's starting players: Shay Given Stephen Ireland
Irish goalscorers: Stephen Ireland(76)
Man Utd 3-0 Everton
Man Utd's substitutes: Darron Gibson(introduced on 83 minutes)
Everton's substitutes: Seamus Coleman
Sunderland 1-0 Arsenal
Sunderland's starting players: Andy Reid(substituted on 78 minutes)
Sunderland's substitutes: Daryl Murphy
Championship
Barnsley 1-0 Cardiff
Barnsley's starting players: Jonathan Macken
Cardiff's starting players: Mark Kennedy
Coventry 1-1 Crystal Palace
Coventry's starting players: Clinton Morrison(substituted on 89 minutes) David Bell Kieran Westwood Leon Best
Crystal Palace's starting players: Alan Lee(substituted on 70 minutes)
Crystal Palace's substitutes: Paddy McCarthy
Irish goalscorers: Leon Best(47)
Irish bookings: Leon Best Alan Lee
Doncaster 2-0 QPR
Doncaster's starting players: James O'Connor
Doncaster's substitutes: Paul Heffernan
QPR's starting players: Steven Reid
Ipswich 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Ipswich's starting players: Damien Delaney Jonathan Walters(substituted on 76 minutes) Owen Garvan Alex Bruce(substituted on 57 minutes)
Ipswich's substitutes: Alan Quinn(introduced on 57 minutes)
Sheffield Wednesday's starting players: James O'Connor Darren Potter
Leicester 1-0 Plymouth
Leicester's substitutes: Conrad Logan
Plymouth's starting players: Alan Judge Shane Lowry
Plymouth's substitutes: Cillian Sheridan
Middlesbrough 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Middlesbrough's starting players: Sean St Ledger
Middlesbrough's substitutes: Mark Yeates
Reading 2-1 Blackpool
Reading's starting players: Jay Tabb
Blackpool's starting players: Ben Burgess
Blackpool's substitutes: Billy Clarke(introduced on 66 minutes)
Sheffield United 1-0 Peterborough
Sheffield United's starting players: Stephen Quinn
Sheffield United's substitutes: Derek Geary Keith Treacy(introduced on 68 minutes)
Peterborough's starting players: Lee Frecklington
Peterborough's substitutes: James McKeown
Watford 3-0 Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe's starting players: Cliff Byrne
West Brom 4-1 Bristol City
West Brom's substitutes: Dean Kiely
League 1
Brentford 1-1 Walsall
Brentford's starting players: Kevin O'Connor
Brentford's substitutes: Alan Bennett
Walsall's starting players: Dwayne Mattis
Walsall's substitutes: Josh O'Keefe
Brighton and Hove Albion 0-3 Leeds
Brighton and Hove Albion's starting players: Gary Dicker
Leeds's starting players: Michael Doyle
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Gillingham
Gillingham's starting players: Kevin Maher
Carlisle United 0-1 Swindon Town
Carlisle United's starting players: Ian Harte Graham Kavanagh Richard Keogh(substituted on 46 minutes)
Carlisle United's substitutes: Peter Murphy
Swindon Town's starting players: Jonathan Douglas
Swindon Town's substitutes: Michael Timlin(introduced on 86 minutes)
Huddersfield 2-1 Hartlepool
Huddersfield's starting players: Michael Collins Anthony Pilkington
Huddersfield's substitutes: Jim Goodwin James Berrett
Hartlepool's starting players: Colin Larkin(substituted on 64 minutes)
Hartlepool's substitutes: Leon McSweeney(introduced on 64 minutes) Denis Behan(introduced on 64 minutes)
Leyton Orient 2-1 Tranmere
Leyton Orient's starting players: Sean Thornton
Millwall 0-2 Wycombe
Millwall's starting players: David Forde
Millwall's substitutes: Alan Dunne
Wycombe's starting players: Scott Davies
Irish bookings: Scott Davies
Oldham 2-2 Colchester
Oldham's substitutes: Dean Brill
Colchester's starting players: Marc Tierney John-Joe O'Toole
Irish bookings: Marc Tierney
Irish sendings off: Marc Tierney(56)
Southampton 2-2 Norwich
Southampton's starting players: David Connolly
Norwich's starting players: Gary Doherty Wes Hoolahan(substituted on 72 minutes)
Irish goalscorers: David Connolly(65) Wes Hoolahan(54)
Stockport 1-3 Exeter
Stockport's substitutes: Danny Pilkington(introduced on 71 minutes)
Exeter's starting players: Barry Corr(substituted on 69 minutes)
League 2
Barnet 0-0 Port Vale
Barnet's starting players: John O'Flynn
Bradford 1-1 Accrington
Bradford's substitutes: James O'Brien
Accrington's starting players: Jimmy Ryan
Burton 3-2 Hereford
Burton's starting players: John McGrath
Burton's substitutes: Keith Gilroy(introduced on 68 minutes) Shane Redmond
Hereford's substitutes: Darren Dennehy
Chesterfield 5-2 Darlington
Darlington's substitutes: James Collins(introduced on 58 minutes)
Irish goalscorers: James Collins(59)
Dagenham and Redbridge 1-2 Rochdale
Dagenham and Redbridge's starting players: Peter Gain
Irish goalscorers: Peter Gain(3)
Lincoln 0-0 Grimsby
Lincoln's starting players: Christy Fagan(substituted on 62 minutes) Cian Hughton
Grimsby's starting players: Nicky Colgan Damien McCrory
Grimsby's substitutes: Barry Conlon(introduced on 77 minutes)
Macclesfield 1-2 AFC Bournemouth
Macclesfield's starting players: John Rooney(substituted on 60 minutes)
Morecambe 1-0 Cheltenham
Morecambe's starting players: Barry Roche
Morecambe's substitutes: Henry McStay
Cheltenham's substitutes: David Hutton(introduced on 75 minutes)
Northampton 2-2 Crewe
Northampton's substitutes: Gary Mulligan(introduced on 59 minutes)
Notts County 0-0 Aldershot
Notts County's starting players: Brendan Moloney
Notts County's substitutes: John Thompson
Shrewsbury 1-1 Bury
Shrewsbury's starting players: Graham Coughlan
Bury's starting players: Brian Barry-Murphy Stephen Dawson
Irish goalscorers: Graham Coughlan(90)
Torquay United 0-2 Rotherham
No Irish players.
Scottish Premier League
Falkirk 2-0 Hamilton
Hamilton's substitutes: David Elebert
Hearts 1-2 St Johnstone
No Irish players.
Motherwell 1-1 Aberdeen
Motherwell's substitutes: Jim O'Brien(introduced on 46 minutes)
Rangers 3-0 Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock's substitutes: Liam Kelly
St Mirren 1-1 Hibernian
St Mirren's starting players: Billy Mehmet
Hibernian's starting players: Liam Miller Graham Stack Anthony Stokes(substituted on 69 minutes)
Hibernian's substitutes: Patrick Cregg Kurtis Byrne
Scottish First Division
Airdrie Utd 2-4 Greencock Morton
Airdrie Utd's starting players: Diarmuid O'Carroll
Airdrie Utd's substitutes: Paul Keegan(introduced on 72 minutes)
Greencock Morton's starting players: David van Zanten
Irish goalscorers: David van Zanten(67)
22-Nov-2009
Premier League
Bolton 0-2 Blackburn
Bolton's starting players: Andy O'Brien
Blackburn's substitutes: Keith Andrews
Stoke 1-0 Portsmouth
Stoke's starting players: Rory Delap
Stoke's substitutes: Liam Lawrence(introduced on 57 minutes) Glenn Whelan
Portsmouth's starting players: Marc Wilson
Tottenham 9-1 Wigan
Tottenham's substitutes: Robbie Keane
Scottish Premier League
Dundee Utd 2-1 Celtic
Dundee Utd's substitutes: Jon Daly(introduced on 73 minutes) Sean Dillon
Celtic's starting players: Aiden McGeady
Celtic's substitutes: Willo Flood
Irish goalscorers: Jon Daly(83)
Scottish League Challenge Cup
Dundee 3-2 Inverness CT
No Irish players.
23-Nov-2009
Championship
Preston 0-1 Newcastle
Preston's substitutes: Wayne Henderson Stephen Elliott Eddie Nolan(introduced on 74 minutes)
24-Nov-2009
League 1
Charlton 4-2 Bristol Rovers
Charlton's starting players: Dave Mooney(substituted on 83 minutes)
Charlton's substitutes: Darren Randolph
Irish goalscorers: Dave Mooney(4)
Colchester 2-0 Stockport
Colchester's starting players: John-Joe O'Toole
Stockport's substitutes: Danny Pilkington(introduced on 78 minutes)
Exeter 1-1 Millwall
Exeter's starting players: Barry Corr(substituted on 69 minutes)
Millwall's starting players: David Forde
Millwall's substitutes: Alan Dunne(introduced on 46 minutes)
Irish bookings: Barry Corr
Gillingham 1-0 Yeovil
Gillingham's starting players: Kevin Maher
Yeovil's substitutes: George O'Callaghan
Hartlepool 1-3 Southampton
Hartlepool's starting players: Denis Behan(substituted on 66 minutes)
Hartlepool's substitutes: Leon McSweeney
Southampton's starting players: David Connolly(substituted on 81 minutes)
Leeds 1-0 Leyton Orient
Leeds's starting players: Michael Doyle
Leyton Orient's starting players: Sean Thornton
Leyton Orient's substitutes: JJ Melligan
MK Dons 3-4 Carlisle United
MK Dons's starting players: Martin Devaney(substituted on 72 minutes)
Carlisle United's starting players: Ian Harte Graham Kavanagh Richard Keogh
Carlisle United's substitutes: Peter Murphy
Irish bookings: Graham Kavanagh
Norwich 4-1 Brighton and Hove Albion
Norwich's starting players: Gary Doherty Wes Hoolahan
Brighton and Hove Albion's starting players: Gary Dicker
Irish goalscorers: Wes Hoolahan(22)
Irish bookings: Gary Doherty
Swindon Town 2-1 Huddersfield
Swindon Town's starting players: Jonathan Douglas
Swindon Town's substitutes: Michael Timlin
Huddersfield's starting players: Michael Collins Anthony Pilkington
Huddersfield's substitutes: Jim Goodwin James Berrett
Tranmere 2-0 Southend United
Southend United's starting players: Alan McCormack
Southend United's substitutes: Damian Scannell(introduced on 69 minutes)
Irish bookings: Alan McCormack
Walsall 3-0 Oldham
Walsall's starting players: Josh O'Keefe
Walsall's substitutes: Rene Gilmartin
Oldham's substitutes: Dean Brill
Irish bookings: Josh O'Keefe
Wycombe 1-0 Brentford
Wycombe's starting players: Scott Davies(substituted on 30 minutes)
Brentford's starting players: Kevin O'Connor
Brentford's substitutes: Alan Bennett
League 2
Aldershot 2-1 Northampton
Northampton's substitutes: Gary Mulligan(introduced on 50 minutes)
Irish bookings: Gary Mulligan
AFC Bournemouth 0-0 Dagenham and Redbridge
Dagenham and Redbridge's starting players: Peter Gain
Bury 2-1 Chesterfield
Bury's starting players: Brian Barry-Murphy Stephen Dawson
Cheltenham 5-1 Barnet
Cheltenham's substitutes: David Hutton
Barnet's starting players: John O'Flynn
Irish goalscorers: John O'Flynn(13)
Crewe 2-1 Burton
Burton's starting players: John McGrath
Burton's substitutes: Keith Gilroy Shane Redmond
Darlington 0-4 Morecambe
Darlington's starting players: James Collins
Morecambe's starting players: Barry Roche
Morecambe's substitutes: Henry McStay
Irish bookings: James Collins
Grimsby 0-3 Bradford
Grimsby's starting players: Nicky Colgan Barry Conlon(substituted on 82 minutes) Damien McCrory
Bradford's starting players: James O'Brien
Hereford 2-1 Shrewsbury
Hereford's substitutes: Darren Dennehy
Shrewsbury's starting players: Graham Coughlan Jamie Devitt(substituted on 63 minutes)
Port Vale 2-2 Torquay United
No Irish players.
Rochdale 2-1 Notts County
Notts County's starting players: Brendan Moloney
Notts County's substitutes: John Thompson(introduced on 46 minutes)
Rotherham 2-0 Lincoln
Lincoln's starting players: Cian Hughton
Lincoln's substitutes: Christy Fagan
Jutkiewicz scored again for Motherwell - he is on 6 now
Stephen Ward (Wolves) makes a return after injury. Think this guy is a real prospect for the left full position.
Always look on the bright side of life
What is the current news with Kevin Foley?
On the bench yesterday. He has had a stop start season but hasn't managed to command a place yet, which is disappointing.
Always look on the bright side of life
Did I see Mark Yeates put in an absolute peach of a cross for Kitson to score from at the weekend? Sound was turned down on the TV yesterday morning.
Not quite back to full fitness, but has had one reserve game behind him and we desperately need him, irrespective if he is fully fit, or not, after Sunday's woeful performance.
Great to see Wardy back - and totally agree with Drummerboy that he is a great prospect for us. Gave us the balance that we needed on the left and was probably our best player. Amazing to think that he was a striker two years ago. He came on at half time (after one reserve game in three months) and was constantly running and probing the flanks. That kid has more balls than the whole wolves team put together and the fans are universally baying for him to be back playing regularly for us. McCarthy has likened him to Killer and you can see the resemblance - his willingness to learn and develop will take him a long way.
Stephen Carr also had a good game. Got up the line really well and marked our pacy winger (Jarvis) out of the game. Looked really solid and would definitely be a stepup from McShane, for his defensive intelligence alone.
As for Mick, he needs to stop worrying about the opposition and play his strongest team, otherwise we are in for a long hard season. The fans are already banging on about him being given the chop, citing his lack of tactical nous and his inability to cut it at the top level (it's amazing what sh*te, thick sun-readers read and recite). After the highs of Paris, Sunday, and the lack of belief from players and fans alike, was a real low. Makes you wonder why you bother. There's no substitute for the boys in green. Keep the faith.
"The richest man in the world is not he who has the most, but he who needs the least"
Just watched the highlights of Blackpool and Preston on SSN and Billy Clarke looked like he was on fire. Scored a great goal from 20 yards out after a quick turn and burst of pace. Also hit the bar and the post with two quality, stinging, snapshot efforts from a similar range. It's obvious the kid has genuine ability and has all the attributes of a good striker - maybe just needs the confidence - I'd love to see him get a good run. He looked a real prospect at Ipswich and was linked to Everton not so long ago. Think a manager like Ian Holloway could get the best out of him - seems to have a repaul with his players and I dare say would have more empathy than Big, Mad, Roy. This Kid could still make it for us.
"The richest man in the world is not he who has the most, but he who needs the least"
Billy Clarke has went off the radar recently. He had a couple of great seasons with Ipswich then Magilton sent him off on loan to various clubs. He done very well at Brentford on loan and went back to Ipswich but Keane didn't fancy him so he was off again. He seems to be back to his best, especially when he has a manager who believes in him.
As regards Wolves fans baying for Big Mick blood. Well it was only a matter of time. No offence MIW but they must the most cantankerous fans in England, as on TV over the years they always seem to be getting on their own players backs.
Always look on the bright side of life
Watched that game the other day, and yeah Billy Clarke looked like a cut above every other player on the field in the first half. Every time he touched the ball it looked like Blackpool were going to score; however, in the second half I hardly noticed him at all.
I think that may be the first time I've seen him outside of highlights and he definitely impressed me.
Mark Yeates was excellent today for 'boro according to R5 Live. I think he could be in with a shout for a squad place in 2010.
Ian McLoughlin irish goalkeeper on the bench at Ipswich
A nice piece on Ritchie Partridge, now at Kettering;
http://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/el...m-1967424.html
Gary Dicker scored Brighton's only goal in a one-two loss to Colchester Utd.
I think it's Dicker's (ex-UCD) first League goal for Brighton after signing for them at the start of the season.
He was on loan with them from Stockport, for the latter part of last season. This time last season Stockport had serious intentions of reaching the play-off spots and Brighton were in danger of going down. But Stockport had to shed their playing staff to reduce expenditure and went into administration, got docked ten points and ended up below Brighton at the end of the season.
There's a few ex-Stockport County there, Liam Dickinson, James Tunnicliffe and Craig Davies are others
After Edit:
Gary Speaks
http://www.seagulls.co.uk/page/Lates...901649,00.html
" I'll go right up to here,
it can't possibly hurt.
All they will find is my
beer and my shirt."
Joe Mason made his debut for Plymouth last week and was on the bench again this weekend gone.
Good Spot!
James has high hopes for youngster Mason
ARGYLE youth development officer John James has admitted he has high hopes for Pilgrims' teenage prospect Joe Mason.
The 18-year-old made his debut for the first team in the 1-0 defeat by Sheffield United at Home Park on Saturday.
Mason started on the right-side of midfield and put in a promising performance before he was replaced by Craig Noone in the 65th minute.
James said: "Overall, I thought he did well. It's a big thing for a kid of 18 to get into the first team and I was very pleased for the boy.
"His passing was good, his linkage was good and he always tried to do something positive when he was on the ball."
Although Mason's first senior appearance for Argyle came in midfield, James believes the teenage prospect will make his mark as a striker in the long term.
Mason has been a regular goalscorer for the under-18s and reserves over the past couple of seasons.
James said: "Joe can play as one of two strikers, or he can play off someone, so he's very versatile.
"He's just 18 so he's only going to get better with a couple more years of professional football. I think he will turn out to be a good goalscorer."
Mason was born in Plymouth and attended St Boniface College before signing as an apprentice for his hometown club in July 2007.
He then signed a one-year professional contract with the Pilgrims last summer.
Mason's first involvement with Argyle came when he started attending their centre of excellence in 2000, aged nine.
James said: "I spotted him playing for SB Frankfort against Elm United. I will never forget it.
"He scored a hat-trick in that game and I knew there and then that I had seen enough.
"I spoke to his manager, Jock Haswell, who is now one of our scouts, and we got Joe in."
Mason is the youngest of three brothers who have all been Argyle apprentices.
But his older siblings, Dennis and Anthony, did not break into the Pilgrims' first team.
Mason's development has been aided by playing for the Republic of Ireland at international age group level.
He is eligible to represent them because his mother was born in County Mayo.
Mason played for Ireland at under-16 and under-18 level before stepping up to the under-19s.
He scored two of the goals in a 5-0 win against San Marino in a European Championship qualifier last month.
James said: "From speaking to Sean McCaffrey (the Ireland under-19s manager), I know he thinks a lot of Joe and that's he's going from strength to strength with them."
Mason has netted five goals in as many games for Argyle's reserves this season, but the step-up to playing in the Championship is a considerable one.
James said: "One minute you are playing reserve team football in front of not many people and then you are thrust into the first team, aged 18, and suddenly there are 9,000 or 10,000 people there."
Mason's elevation to the senior side will come as a massive boost for all involved with Argyle's youth department.
James said: "It does encourage you, especially when a local boy like Joe, who has been born and bred in Plymouth, gets his chance."
He's married to Michael Owen's sister
Might want to allert the fai there
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