You're absolutely right and Charlie was also one of the first players to take advantage of the parentage rule to play for Ireland. I think Shay Brennan may have been the first and Charlie Gallagher was just a couple of years later.Originally Posted by third policeman
He was a member of the 1966/1967 Celtic squad that won every competition it entered but he wasn't quite in the frame for the European Cup Final in Lisbon.
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
According to his wikipedia entry, he was
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shay_Brennan
Despite being born in Manchester, England, he played internationally for the Republic of Ireland, qualifying through his parentage, the first Irish international to qualify in this way.
See hereJohnny Gavin (Never heard of him before today!)
Sheffield Wednesday XI
1. ???
2. Chris Morris
3. Derek Geary
4. Alex Bruce (loan)
5. Graham Coughlan
6. Glen Whelan
7. Alan Quinn
8. John Sheridan
9. Graham Barrett
10. Barry Corr
11. Tony Galvin
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
Obituary on the Spurs site here
http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news...hnnygavin.html
"Your guilty conscience may move you to vote Democratic, but deep down you long for a cold-hearted Republican to lower taxes, brutalize criminals, and rule you like a king"
Sideshow Bob
Aston Villa
1. Wayne Henderson
2. Stephen O'Halloran
3. Steve Staunton
4. Richard Dunne
5. Paul McGrath
6. Andy Townsend
7. Ray Houghton
8. Mark Kinsella
9. Tony Cascarino
10. Alan Lee
11. Gareth Farelly
Could scrape together some subs with Pat Daly and Davy Walsh from decades back, Keith Fahey if he gets capped and Aaron Hughes and Jamie Ward stolen from the North. That's not a bad side, barring the diabolical front two.
Ou-est le Centre George Pompidou?
Wow, that is a shockingly recent team - Villa must be the most Irish Club in Britain in the past 20 years at this stage. You missed Dave O'Leary as manager, and apparently, Seamus McDonagh is a coach. Has O'Halloran played for Villa yet?
Another Villa sub could be Alfie Hale.
That question was less stupid, though you asked it in a profoundly stupid way.
Help me, Arthur Murphy, you're my only hope!
Nope, neither did Alan Lee or Wayne Henderson
My Guarantee
Am looking for old Irish matches on VHS, PM me if you have some and I'll upload them here
What we can't do on the books? Some of the references so far have been just as tenuous. And I'd rather not think about O'Leary, thanks all the same
Ou-est le Centre George Pompidou?
Millwall
Graham Stack (uncapped)
Charlie Hurley
Mick McCarthy
Joe Haverty
Pat Saward
Dave Savage
Gary Waddock
Steven Reid
Eamon Dunphy (Millwall's most capped player !)
Tony Cascarino
Richard Sadlier
Sub: John Byrne
I would have included Mark Kennedy but I don't think he got a senior cap until after he moved to Liverpool.
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"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
Sunderland (easiest id say)
Shay Given
Kevin Kilbane
Charlie Hurley
Paul McShane
Gary Breen
David Healy
Andy Reid
Daryl Murphy
Anthony Stokes
Niall Quinn
Stephen Elliott
Managed by Mick McCarthy, assisted by Roy Keane
owned by beanpole striker Niall Quinn
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
Nottingham Forest-
An abundence of quality MF players but not much up front or at the back so I had to go for a 3-1-4-1-1
With one of the midfielders (lennon) protecting the back 3 and another midfielder (Reid) playing in the hole between MF and the loan striker.
Had to take 4 of the players from N.I. too.
Sheridan, McPhail and Doyle were all loan players.
Colin Doyle
John Thompson-Gary Fleming-Liam O'Kane
Neil Lennon
Stephen McPhail-Roy Keane-John Sheridan- Martin O'Neill
Andy Reid
David Freeman
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I actually looked into this before but poor Eamon had an atrocious international record for Ireland:
Played 23 Won 1 Drew 5 and Lost 17.
To be fair, this was still in the era when the FAI selection committee picked the team and he wasn't out there alone but it does make you think.....
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
Leeds United
Con Martin (nearly said Mark Beeney, tenuous I know but was included in the World Cup 94 sticker album for some bizarre reason!)
Gary Kelly
Jim Beglin
Dave O'Leary
Ian Harte
Liam Miller
John Sheridan
John Giles
Jonathan Douglas
Stephen McPhail
Robbie Keane
Subs:
Michael Doyle
Ken DeMange
Paul Butler
Alan Maybury
Caleb Folan (never played first team though)
Manager would have to be O'Leary I guess! Or am I allowed Big Jack??
Not a bad team, bit unbalanced though! Would have Folan up with Robbie had he played a first team game in place of Douglas or Miller in midfield.
Good thread!
Last edited by Drumcondra 69er; 30/03/2010 at 8:00 PM.
Very good thread !!
Its really not that complicated!!!
You forgot Keith Foy
Arsenal (3-4-3)
Stack (no capped goalkeeper for the Republic AFAIK)
Devine
O'Leary
Mancini
McGoldrick
Brady
Joe Haverty
Dr. Kevin O'Flanagan
Brady
Stapleton
Barrett
Subs: Stokes, O'Cearuill (both capped while still Arsenal players).
It seems to be a lack of goalkeepers that is keeping us back here.
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
Spurs
Pat Jennings*
Chris Hughton
Joe Kinnear
Gary Doherty
Stephen Kelly
Stephen Carr
Andy Reid
Mark Yeates
Tony Galvin
Andy Turner
Robbie Keane
Subs: Neale Fenn, Terry Dixon
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
I had a go at this earlier on page 1 - Jimmy Holmes and Johnny Gavin would have to get in ahead of the uncapped lads (Yeates, Turner, Fenn and Dixon).
I do remember way back in 1981 that there was a rumour that the then Spurs goalkeeper Milija Aleksic had some Irish connection but it never came to pass http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milija_Aleksic
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
Patsy Gallagher was a Celtic legend aka: The Mighty Atom
International Caps: 12 caps, plus one for Irish Free State
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