Given, Killer, Dunne, St. Ledger, O' Shea, Duff, Andrews, Whelan, McGeady, Doyle, Keane
Think it will be:
GK: Given
RB: O'Shea
LB: Ward
CB: Dunne
CB: St. Ledger
CM: Whelan
CM: Andrews
LM: McGeady
RM: Duff
FW: Keane
FW: Doyle
Given, Killer, Dunne, St. Ledger, O' Shea, Duff, Andrews, Whelan, McGeady, Doyle, Keane
Yup. I think Trap will totter to the edge of selecting Ward, dip his toes in the water and then retreat back to the Kilbane parasol. Where he can sip chianti and watch DVD's.Originally Posted by AlaskaFox
Ou-est le Centre George Pompidou?
Kelly played RB in Fulhams 3-0 win last night in the Europa, actually got an assist as well, firing over a cross.
Baird was on the bench. Possibly looks like Jol might fancy our Stephen ahead of Baird (who apparently made a few gaffs against Crusaders) for the RB spot. Early days yet I suppose.
I thought you were off the drink Ronnie?
"No, I drink to help me mind my own business....can I get you one? (c) Ronnie Drew
No - he play hughes rb with hangeland and senderos at central back .... thats how he started against villa!
True, he played Hughes at RB against Villa but I was chatting to a Fulham fan and she doesn't see him being a perm fixture there. Would be a bit weird having a CB playing there ahead of two RBs.
As I said though, it's early days, only a few games in to the season.
I thought you were off the drink Ronnie?
"No, I drink to help me mind my own business....can I get you one? (c) Ronnie Drew
Squad watch 20-22/8
Code:Goalkeepers: Shay Given Started David Forde Bench Keiren Westwood Bench Defenders: Kevin Kilbane Started Goal Stephen Ward Started Richard Dunne Started Darren O’Dea Started Damien Delaney Started Ciaran Clark Started Kevin Foley Bench Used Stephen Kelly Bench Sean St. Ledger Bench John O’Shea Injured Paul McShane Injured Seamus Coleman Injured Midfielders: Keith Fahey Started Damien Duff Started Stephen Hunt Started Liam Lawrence Started James McCarthy Started Keith Treacy Started Keith Andrews Started Glenn Whelan Started Marc Wilson Started Andy Keogh Started Darron Gibson ------ Aiden McGeady Injured Strikers: Robbie Keane Started Goal Kevin Doyle Started Goal Shane Long Started Goal Jon Walters Started Simon Cox Bench
What were you doing chatting to one of them?
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
A lot more "started" and "scored" in Joe's list than this time last year.
Missing my first home competitive match since Portugal home in 2001, all thanks to a buddies wedding in Limerick. Disgusted,
Given,
Kelly (if O'Shea unfit)
Dunne
Sledger
Ward
Hunt (if McGeady unfit)
Whelan
Andrews
Duff
Keane
Doyle
Slovakia result will dictate the other game so will wait for that one.
Here they come! It’s the charge of the “Thanks” Brigade!
I got the impression that Trap was more than keen to have a new LB in place, to start ahead of KK. His fulsome praise of Ward, on the morning after the game, was a bit over the top, perhaps he was preparing the soccer nation to handle the trauma of KK not starting a competitive fixture.
Can anyone tell me who's on yellows going into this game, that could rule them out in Moscow?
Glenn Whelan is on a yellow.
Here they come! It’s the charge of the “Thanks” Brigade!
The following are the yellow cards I can see on the UEFA website
Glenn Whelan (as per Kingdom above)
Sean St Ledger
Kevin Doyle
Darron Gibson
Kieran Westwood
Simon Cox
Someone needs to tell Doyler to keep his shirt on after he scores against Slovakia
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
Clark only came on as a sub, Luke Young went off injured.
Andrews has to be the first choice in midfield with Whelan now that he is back fit and playing well. Oh for him to score a goal against Slovakia like he did at the weekend.
Biggest concerns surround the fitness of JOSH and McGeady. Hopefully JOSH will make it (I see he wont feature in the midweek cup game against Brighton), we have more adequate cover for McGeady.
Fingers crossed, nothing happens the likes of Dunne, Duff, Keane, Long and Doyle in the next couple of weeks.
Last edited by elroy; 23/08/2011 at 8:47 AM.
Yep, compared to russia last year, we are far better prepared with our midfield particularly a lot fresher and game ready. That has to help no end, especially going out there. Whelan seems to have stepped it up a level at club too.
All bearing well thus far. Someone said possibly owlsfan that managers(someone also said only good managers but anyway) need luck at the right time. Trap to me seems to be one of these, and he is lucky that all our players bar a couple of inury concerns are all getting lots of game time. I wouldn't put that anyway down to him, but its good that he has developed a big squad and that these players are now getting valuable match fitness at some level leading up to two very big make or break games.
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
Now, If Joe could get a list of the Slovies and Russkies squad injured/bench/started I would be impressed.
No Somos muchos pero estamos locos.
I've a really good feeling about the upcoming games. One thing, is O'Shea going to be fit? Surely if he doesn't play next weekend, he won't play for Ireland. I'd like to see Foley come in then instead of Kelly.
Of the probable starting 11, at least 9 are in good to excellent form for their clubs - Given, Dunne, Ward, Whelan, Andrews, Hunt, Duff, Doyle, Keane. So the only worries based on form are St. Ledger and our right full. That's perhaps the best position we've been in since Trap took over.
And we've options all over the field on the bench - Westwood, Clark, Gibson, Fahey, McGeady (although if he's fit, he should atart ahead of Hunt), Long to name but a few.
Ditto for me.
Kelly if JOS not fit, Hunt if McGeady doesn't make it, Duff moving to the right.
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