Profile of Phillip Roberts, Arsenal's U19 striker: http://news.arseblog.com/2012/04/pla...hilip-roberts/
Connor Smith secures pro contract at Watford: http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDe...734662,00.html
Profile of Phillip Roberts, Arsenal's U19 striker: http://news.arseblog.com/2012/04/pla...hilip-roberts/
MK Dons pretty much a lock for the playoffs at this point in League One. Have a large Irish contingent there so its good to see them doing well, not least Shaun Williams who has 6 goals in 7 matches (four from the spot). Interesting method for taking penalties as well, left footed, very little run up and just put it where the keeper can't get it.
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you've made him sound a bit like Giuseppe "Beppe" Signori there... One of my favorite players as a young lad...Originally Posted by theworm2345
http://aziende.babilot.com/video/?v=..._signori_lazio
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
Christ what is it with Europeans and the Backstreet Boys? Don't even seem to be ashamed of it is the worst part. Williams has a similar run up but he tends to go for placement over power and usually seems to go for the top corner.
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Kevin Walker (Carlow-born father) scored his first goal today for Sundsvall in Sweden...came against his old club AIK as well.
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John Sheridan (Chesterfield) and Gary Waddock (Wycombe) both relegated this weekend from League One.
Liam Daish's Ebbsfleet finished 14th in the Conference.
Mark Kinsella's Daventry Town finished 16th out of 22 in Southern Football League Division One.
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James Collins 16th of the season is worth a mention as it seals his side, Shrewsbury Towns promotion to League 1. His first full season there after leaving Villa, worth keeping half an eye on next season, still young enough to improve further.
only just read this on boards.ie, an 8 year old from Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo has been accepted to the Real Madrid academy!
There's an interview with his dad on Red FM here: http://soundcloud.com/redfm-sport/jo...nn-real-madrid
The discussion on boards (or what passes for discussion on the soccer forum on boards) is here: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showt...p?t=2056605403
If they removed all the "this is basically forced child labour" posts, it would be about half a page long
God, boards is awful. Nobody even considered the possibility he might already live in Madrid.
Irish Abroad stats for April 2012: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=4
Andy Keogh strengthened claims for a surprise call up by winning the most game(5), scoring the most goals(5) and being the only player to score a penalty in April!
Despite all playing for different clubs, Shay Given, Sean Murray and James McClean all managed to draw four games
Paddy McCarthy and relegated Joe Murphy started the most losses in the fourth month
As it was a short month, eleven players all started the same number of games with Shay Given, Joe Murphy, Ian Harte, Damien Delaney, Paddy McCarthy, David Norris, Chris McCann, Jeff Hendrick, Sean Murray, Andy Keogh and Daryl Murphy all appearing in the starting XI six times
Of these Shay Given, Joe Murphy, Ian Harte, Damien Delaney, Paddy McCarthy and David Norris completed 90 minutes for each game
Stephen McPhail, Lee Frecklington, Jamie Devitt were withdrawn from the action more than their counterparts, each player was substituted four times
Conversely, Robbie Brady and Connor Sammon were introduced from the bench more than any other player, with Sammon accruing a massive 17 introductions so far this season
Goalkeeper David Forde was kept on the bench for the most games, keeping the pine warm for six games in April
Alan Maybury was booked as many times in April as in the rest of the season combined after being shown the yellow card three times
From Daniel McDonnells Twitter
https://twitter.com/#!/McDonnellDan
In case people missed it in papers today, New York Red Bulls first choice keeper Ryan Meara has declared for Ireland. Called into U-21 squad
I have heard on the grapevine that Rhys Murphy of Arsenal does not expect to be offered a new contract at the end of the season and will be a free agent.
that's been expected for a while, he had trials with Rangers, Hibs and Middlesbrough in the last 12 months before going on loan to Preston but for various reasons was not offered a deal.
Irish Abroad statistics for May 2012: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=5
Traditionally the quiestest month, with the season wrapping up, very little of note happened in May
no player made more than three appearances, and only Jonathan Walters scored more than once with his brace on the final day
Irish Abroad statistics for 2011/2012: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=14
After a long season that began on 30th June with Stephen Kelly and Damien Duff lining out for Fulham against NSI Runavik (incidentally, if they play in the final on 1st July they'll have played football non stop for 12 months) here are the compiled appearance statistics for Irish players in England and Scotland for the 2011/2012 season:
Anthony Stokes started 25 wins for Celtic over the course of the season, with one more win coming away from home than at Celtic Park. In goals, Darren Randolph almost double the number of wins of second placed Paddy Kenny, starting 20 wins for Champions League bound Motherwell
David van Zanten started 17 of St Mirren's games that finished all square, one more than Shay Given, Paddy McCarthy and Jim Goodwin
Coventry's Joe Murphy and Richard Keogh both started 25 games that ended in a loss for the Sky Blues in their relegation season. one more than also relegated player Stephen Ward
Paddy McCarthy and Chris McCann both started an incredible 48 games this season, an astonishing amount for outfield players, one more than Jonathan Walters and Joe Murphy
Of these, Paddy McCarthy completed 90 minutes in 47 games, it would have been a perfect season for the Crystal Palace defender but for a sending off against Cardiff in the League Cup in January
Peterborough's Lee Fecklington* was substitued in almost two thirds of the games he started, in total he was withdrawn from the action 24 times, just ahead of Sean Scannell on 20 substitutions
Conversely, Andy Reid and Conor Sammon were introduced from the bench more than any other players, both players coming on 18 times in total with Reid slightly more often than Sammon with 18 introductions from 23 starts on the bench VS 18 from 26 for the former UCD striker
Unsurprisingly goalkeepers dominate the not introduced list, with Colin Doyle (43), Robert Eliot (33) and Kieren Westwood (27) coming ahead of David Meyler (25)
Jon Daly scored more goals than any other player this season, finding the back of the net 22 times for Dundee United, just ahead of fellow SPL player Anthony Stokes, who strangely enough only scored four times at home for Celtic, but never lost a game when he scored. Jonathan Walters scored the most penalties, converting from 12 yards six times over the season. Keith Andrews was the only midfielder to reach double figures, with 11 goals in 2011/2012 for Ipswich and West Brom.
Defender Jim Goodwin received the most bookings of the season, he was shown the yellow card 15 times
*of the Donegal Frecklington's, I'm led to believe
Just read some of the rumours regarding the Villa job. Paul Lambert seems to be the early favourite, but Mick McCarthy is also being mentioned. I reckon the Irish boys might favour Mick!
i know just rumours but i cant see Villa appointing Mick Mac. I rate him as a very good manager and i think he was excellent for Ireland as a player and manager but he has a pretty bad rep in England and just isnt rated as highly as he should be in my opinion. I reckon Bolton should sack Coyle and Mick will bring them straight back up...
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
Quick request:
Someone asked me for a list of Irish Players to play for Bolton since 1985.
So far I have:
Owen Coyle
Jon Walters
Jason McAteer
Andy O'Brien
Joey O'Brien
Gareth Farrelly
Mark Connolly
Go....
Missing: Keith Branagan, John Sheridan, maybe more.
Alan O'Hare was with them until 2002, but I think the best he did was playing for the reserves. He's in the eighth tier these days.
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