Irish Abroad 2010/2011

**Paddy Garcia** · 19/03/2011, 9:16 PM

Originally Posted by Cuyahoga

He is English.

Might swap - I hear he is a fairly easy touch.

**gastric** · 20/03/2011, 9:04 AM

According toThe People today, Celtic are monitoring Richard Dunne's situation at Villa. Wolves wouldd be a better option! And Leon Best and Stephen A**H### are in trouble with Pardew for going to a nightclub on Friday night. Hopefully, the last mentioned specimen is sent back to Villa where he can rot in the reserves.

**tetsujin1979** · 20/03/2011, 11:11 PM

Added the credit for MetroStars and SkStu to Irish Abroad - http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Links - who are sending me the stats for John Rooney and Caleb Folan, respectively

**tetsujin1979** · 21/03/2011, 11:35 PM

Kane Ferdinand signs professional contract at Southend: http://www.southendunited.co.uk/page...320884,00.html

**gastric** · 22/03/2011, 4:57 AM

Jim Gannon sacked by Port Vale. He 's got through a few clubs in the past few years, hopefully at some stage he will find a club that suits his style of management

**pineapple stu** · 22/03/2011, 8:58 AM

In fairness, he did a good job at Stockport and only left after they went into administration and needed to get rid of as many people as possible (and now they're looking at a second successive relegation).

Didn't know he'd left Motherwell though.

Edit - didn't know he'd been at Peterborough either! Three clubs in twelve months is impressive alright.

**Junior** · 22/03/2011, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Didn't know he'd left Motherwell though.

A lot of fairly damning quotes from the Motherwell playing staff and Scottish media about his short reign there.

**Manc Irish Wolf** · 22/03/2011, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by Junior

A lot of fairly damning quotes from the Motherwell playing staff and Scottish media about his short reign there.

As well as at Vale, where his tenure has been likened to Clough at Leeds by the Vale fans.

Took over a promotion-vying team, tried to have a mass overhaul of the playing style despite them being successful, admitted defeat in getting promoted when they were still in a play-off position, had a motorway kick off with Geoff Horsfield on the way to a game resulting in them bizarrely getting off at different service stations to go home to consult their lawyers and dropped his best two players for his final game despite telling them the day prior that they were both playing (with one player trying to chin him in reaction).

Thought that he had the makings of a good manager at Stockport, however his abrasive style, seemed arrogance and lack of man-management makes me think that he will go the way of another ill-fated Irish manager (not Big Mick).

**Paddy Garcia** · 22/03/2011, 5:36 PM

Olanrewaju Oyebanjo has had some of that treatment which turns skin white - personally I don't think he should have.

http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=c...d=62&Itemid=40

Also Hughton now at Wigan with McCarthy it seems!!!

**theworm2345** · 22/03/2011, 8:29 PM

Torquay loanee Ronan Murray just got his first senior goal.

**tetsujin1979** · 22/03/2011, 9:39 PM

Originally Posted by theworm2345

Torquay loanee Ronan Murray just got his first senior goal.

It's his first league goal, he scored against Exeter for Ipswich last August

**theworm2345** · 22/03/2011, 10:16 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

It's his first league goal, he scored against Exeter for Ipswich last August

You are correct...a looping header I believe it was.

**tetsujin1979** · 22/03/2011, 11:31 PM

Scunthorpe's U21 defender Niall Canavan added to Irish Abroad: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Play...playerID=51792

**gastric** · 22/03/2011, 11:57 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

In fairness, he did a good job at Stockport and only left after they went into administration and needed to get rid of as many people as possible (and now they're looking at a second successive relegation).

Didn't know he'd left Motherwell though.

Edit - didn't know he'd been at Peterborough either! Three clubs in twelve months is impressive alright.

Pineapple, valid point about his time at Stockport. As an ex player too he seemed quite at home there. I do worry though that with the amount of clubs he has left quickly and controversially of late, that managerial opportunities will begin to disappear.

**SkStu** · 23/03/2011, 3:45 AM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

It's his first league goal, he scored against Exeter for Ipswich last August

Originally Posted by theworm2345

You are correct...a looping header I believe it was.

no, youre getting confused. The looping header was the manager at Ipswich last August.

**theworm2345** · 23/03/2011, 5:19 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

Scunthorpe's U21 defender Niall Canavan added to Irish Abroad: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Play...playerID=51792

Just gone on loan to Shrewsbury
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...831593,00.html

**theworm2345** · 23/03/2011, 10:25 PM

Dominic Foley scored a penalty tonight in a 3-0 win for Cercle Brugge

**tetsujin1979** · 24/03/2011, 4:31 PM

Donal McDermott going on loan to Bournemouth until the end of the season: http://www.afcb.co.uk/page/NewsDetai...323581,00.html

**EastTerracer** · 28/03/2011, 9:50 PM

Caleb Folan played 79 minutes on his MLS debut for the Colorado Rapids on Saturday. A 1-0 win for Colorado away to Chivas USA in Los Angeles.

http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter...marikwa-strike