Quoteshay given
kevin moran
steve carr, jackie carey, paul mgrath, denis irwin,
john giles liam brady, roy keane, damien duff,
robbie keane
pure legends, no irish striker is fit to partner robbie keane and his goalscoring record,no matter his faults!
Maybe this has been done before and if not, probably something similar has been done, but here goes anyway. Say you were allowed to add up to four Irish international players from the past twenty years (given that they would be at their peak) to the current side, what team would you chose? I’ve decided to kick it off with my selection.
GK: Shay Given Although Packie is a legend, I think Shay is a better keeper.
RB: Stephen Carr When fit, his only realistic challenger is current challenger Steve Finnan.
LB: Dennis Irwin The only choice.
CB: Paul McGrath Head and shoulders above the rest.
CB: Kenny Cunningham Would look even better alongside McGrath.
RM: Ray Houghton Would pose as much of a goalscoring threat down the right as Duff.
LM: Damien Duff Another automatic choice.
CM: Roy Keane A no brainer (and an obvious choice too!).
CM: Liam Brady To provide the killer pass.
CF: Robbie Keane All time record scorer.
CF: Clinton Morrison Improving all the time.
Was tough decision whether to include John Aldridge, Niall Quinn or Frank Stapleton in place of Morrison, instead of Brady in midfield, but ultimately the chance to get Irwin, Mc Grath, Houghton and Brady alongside the current squad was more than enough to tempt me. There are plenty of goals all over the park, with Duff and Houghton chipping in consistently, Dennis Irwin’s free kicks and McGrath from set pieces.
Not a bad side.
shay given
kevin moran
steve carr, jackie carey, paul mgrath, denis irwin,
john giles liam brady, roy keane, damien duff,
robbie keane
pure legends, no irish striker is fit to partner robbie keane and his goalscoring record,no matter his faults!
Mine would be
Given
Carr Moran McGrath Irwin
Whelan Keane
Houghton Brady Duff
Keane
Shay Given
Chris Hughton
Kevin Moran
Paul McGrath
Denis Irwin
Ronnie Whelan
Roy Keane
Ray Houghton
Damian Duff
Robbie Keane
Frank Stapleton.
Its crazy to see people be what society wants them to be but not me.
Lads, you didn't read the original post correctly.
Say you were allowed to add up to four Irish international players from the past twenty years (given that they would be at their peak) to the current side
Shay Given
Steve Carr Paul Mcgrath Kevin Moran
Ray Houghton Roy Keane Liam Brady Damien Duff
Robbie Keane Niall Quinn
o rite,indeed. and theres me slipping in jackie carey from about 80years ago! lol jaysus he's probably snuffed it now!Originally Posted by eirebhoy
shay given
steven carr, kenny cunningham (legend), paul mgrath, Dennis Irwin
Roy Keane (any footballer with a musical in there name gets in) Damien Duff, Liam Brady, Aiden Mcgeady (only because i think he may become even better than duffer) Roberto Keanigol,Jonathon -i chase everything that moves - Macken
then lets say if i was to bend the rules (pretending to be the fai here....) and name subs:
Packie Bonner
Jackie Carey
David O'Leary
John Aldridge
Ray Houghton
Only 10 players there.
GIVEN
CARR - CUNNINGHAM - McGRATH - STAUNTON
HOUGHTON - WHELAN - KEANE - DUFF
ROBBIE - QUINN
5 players from the past (Stan has retired).
--------------------Given
Carr--------O'Brien--------McGrath---Irwin
R. Houghton---Andy Reid*---Ry. Keane---Duff
------------Rb. Keane---Aldo
*Ideally he'd play on the wing, but I cant decide between putting him in the center or less technically gifted but more natural CM Kilbane, Kavanagh etc
Yeah but that's less fun!
--------------Bonner--------------
Carr----McGrath-----Moran----Irwin
Houghton---Keane----Brady----Duff
-----------Keane----Stapleton-----
If I had to restrict it to four (currently) retired players, I'd put Given in for Bonner, Cunningham in for Moran and someone in for Houghton.
We're not arrogant, we're just better.
Sticking strictly to the rules and filling in out current weak spots:
Given
Carr Cunningham McGrath Finnan
Houghton RMK Brady Duff
Keane Stapo
Together with all our hearts.
Given
Carr McGrath Cunningham Irwin
Whelan Keane Kilbane
Duff
Robbie Aldo
Here they come! It’s the charge of the “Thanks” Brigade!
Don't understand how you see centre of our midfield as a week spot
Shay Given
Chris Hughton
David O'Leary
Paul McGrath
Denis Irwin
Ronnie Whelan
Roy Keane
Liam Brady
Damian Duff
John Aldridge
Frank Stapleton
Its very easy to pick a best 11 from the last 20 years... Stick to the rules.
Good Side patsh. Imagine how many goals Aldo would score if he was playing in the the current side. He's the type of forward we need at the moment a lethal finisher
Given
Irwin
McGrath
Moran
Finnan
Duff
Keane
Brady
Houghton
Whelan
Aldo
Which one of the current options do you think is up there in the pantheon of Irish greats?Don't understand how you see centre of our midfield as a week spot
In fact, you'd have go go back 30 years to when we were last so weak in central midfield (think Giles-Brady-Whelan-McGrath-RMK as our glorious lineage).
Together with all our hearts.
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