QuoteRichard Dunne looks very out of shape.
Richard Dunne looks very out of shape.
Not a bad opening day lineup.......Code:Given Foley Wilson Dunne Ward Lawrence Andrews McCann Hunt Folan Keogh Subs:Ireland Delap
On the actual Subs Bench
Code:O'Brien Kelly Whelan
Last edited by Closed Account; 15/08/2009 at 3:27 PM.
Looks like Whelan has lost his place at Stoke to new signing Whitehead.
Stephen Ireland scored today in Man City's 2-0 win at Blackburn.
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That's a huge concern.Originally Posted by elroy
Whealan wasn't a starter at the start of last season, with Olifinjana keeping him out of the team, but he fought his way back in. Id wait a few weeks before getting concerned about that one
Fahey and Carr start at Old Trafford. Think Fahey is part of a 3 man midfield but not too sure. Oh and Carsley. And O'Shea.
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O'Shea captaining Man U against Birmingham today according to BBC, great stuff if true since Fletcher, Scholes and Rooney are playing too. Fair play John. Gibson on the bench.
Carr, Carsley and Fahey all playing for Brum, new signing O'Shea on the bench.
Clinton Morrison continued his rich vein of form yesterday, himself and Best both scored for Coventry. Why is Morrison not getting picked anymore, he has a pretty good record for us!
Don't forget Franck Queudrue
Shane Long, Jay Tabb started for Reading, Noel Hunt came on
St. Ledger started for PNE, (Eddie Nolan didn't)
Colin Healy, Damien Delaney & Jon Walters started for Ipswich, Owen Garvan came on
Leon Best & Clinton Morrison started for Coventry
Jon Macken for Barnsley
Stephen McPhail started for Cardiff
"as always i will be focused on coaching and training my team" Rafa B
No action then for Kilbane, Nolan, Whelan, James McCarthy...
Duff either,due to signing for new club
Gibson on bench at Manu
"as always i will be focused on coaching and training my team" Rafa B
Whelan came on in the 76th minute
Its really not that complicated!!!
Westwood in for Coventry
Joe Murphy & Clifford Byrne in for Scunthorpe
"as always i will be focused on coaching and training my team" Rafa B
Delap and Lawrence started for Stoke. Lawrence set up the first goal with a great cross from a free kick, and the second was an own goal forced by a Rory Delap throw.
I think we need Rory Delap in the Irish team. He's a better midfielder than Whelan or Andrews, and obviously there's the throw as well.
We have Folan as an obvious target for a delap throw, Doyle is good in air, Robbie can sniff out an opening... Gibbo well able to strike a second ball as is whelo...
We'd have at least as much joy with it as stoke??
"as always i will be focused on coaching and training my team" Rafa B
Probably not as much joy as Stoke, we have some monsters in the side, Shawcross is 6'6" I think, Faye is big, so are Lawrence, Beattie, Fuller and Sidibe. Still, it beats the normal Irish throw in tactic of "short throw to the full-back, who hammers it into the first man".
Has to be seen as a positive start to the Premier League season from an Irish point of view. By my count there were 20 Irish players involved in games this weekend despite Doyle being injured and Duff not signing for Fulham in time to play.
I make it something like 44 Irish players listed in 1st team squads at Premier League clubs, which must be the most in a long time, and a lot are young guys coming through. Every Premiership team other than Liverpool, Chelsea, West Ham (no sign of Terry Dixon) and Arsenal have Irish players and all 24 Championship clubs have Irish players on their books also.
On the down side Kilbane didn't even make the bench for Hull and there wasn't an Irish player to be found on the Sunderland team or bench, despite there still being a large number at the club.
Robbie Keane subbed off at 66 minutes against Liverpool. He seemed to be limping off.
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