George Caulkin of the London Times took this after training today. Good picture...
given and o'shea return to training...
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/inter...n-to-training/
George Caulkin of the London Times took this after training today. Good picture...
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
Not able to open it at work - what is it?
Looks like a massive red carpet was laid out for our boys while they trained.
no i think they just did a clean in job on Traps mattress in the background there after Foley left the horses head in it...
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
Oldest squad at the tournament.
Team Youngest player Oldest player Average age Germany M. Gotze (20) M. Klose (33) 24.52 Poland R. Wolski (19) M. Wasilewski (31) 25.13 England Ox-Chamberlain (18) R. Green (32) 26.04 Denmark J. Okore (19) D. Rommedahl (33) 26.57 France Y. M'Vila (21) A. Reveillere (32) 26.65 Spain J. Alba (23) Xavi (32) 26.78 Croatia D. Vida(23) J. Simunic (34) 27.09 Portugal N. Oliveira (20) R. Costa (31) 27.08 Netherlands J. Willems (18) M. van Bommel (35) 27.13 Greece K. Fortounis (19) K. Chalkias (38) 27.17 Czech Republic V. Darida (21) J. Drobny (32) 27.26 Ukraine M. Koval (19) O. Horyainov (36) 27.3 Italy M. Balotelli (21) M. De Sanctis (35) 27.91 Sweden M. Olsson (24) A. Svensson (35) 28.3 Russia A. Dzagoev (21) R. Sharonov (35) 28.34 Republic of Ireland J. McClean (23) S. Given (36) 28.35
At least we win something.
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
Our lack of young players is telling...
Which is why I'm so glad about McClean.
But we could do with a Trap clone in around 5 years time when many of our players really could be 'rubbish' and we'll be looking on the likes of even McShane, Green & Ward wistfully...
Why is it so telling?
The average age is 28. Our oldest player is a GK.
Most of our squad are at or near their peak, and at an ideal age for a major tournament.
We have young players in abundance close to making the next step up.
Yeah, an average age of 28 is hardly an old team.
Ardee doesnt make positive posts to the point of tedium. Mark you really need to get yer hole.
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
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
Its all McShane's fault. If he hadn't have been brought in we'd have an average of 27.99 and wouldn't have the crippling embarassment of being the eldest squad at the Euro's.
As we already know, McShane is intrinsically linked with the Irish Banking collapse, the rise of Jedward and Ireland's loss to Cyprus 5-1, despite only making his debut 4 days later against Czech Republic.
Quoting years at random since 1975
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