How did the Irish lads play for Leeds?
leeds v leicester 2-1
Maybury and McCarthy both played and Kelly, Butler and Miller played for leeds.another decent game for Maybury bit McCarthy got the headlines after losing his cool with the officials when they allowed the leeds winner to stand despite a fairly cut and dried offside call, and was sent off.he got a 2 game immediate ban today so wont be available for leicesters game live on sky this friday or crewe either.
more here,from the 'bluearmy' site
Craig says McCarthy will be fined
Leeds 2 v 1 Leicester City
Leicester boss Craig Levein confirmed that he would be fining Patrick McCarthy after he was sent off in their 2-1 loss at Leeds - but he criticised the officials for allowing Matthew Kilgallon's winner that led to the red card.
Levein and McCarthy both felt Kilgallon was offside when he scored the decisive goal in the 73rd minute.
He added: "I am not condoning at all what Patrick McCarthy did. It was wrong to go running towards the linesman. The referee has reacted to something he has said and he deserves to go if that is the case. I have no complaints whatsoever with that.
"But the whole thing comes about because the linesman has made a big mistake and it has cost us.
"That goal changed the game. They had a little spell, but we were comfortable and we didn't have any problems. I thought that we played most of the game in their half and we have played some good stuff.
"It was a turning point. They got a goal that shouldn't have been a goal and it took us down to 10 men.
"But I must credit my players for their undoubted effort in the last 15 minutes of the game. I thought that we battered them for that period. We had good chances to score and we didn't take them."
He confirmed: "Paddy will get fined and he has no excuses. I don't know if we would have got back into the match with 11 men, but we might have done and it is certainly more difficult to do so with 10."
Leeds coach John Carver was unsure, saying: "From where we were sitting in the dug-out we couldn't tell if the goal was offside. I'd need to see it on TV. But we didn't have what we thought was a penalty in the first half.
"It was a good game. The first 20 minutes was the best I've seen for a long time. It was a spectacular advertisement for the Championship.
"In fairness, them losing a guy inspired them and they went for it again. I'm very much surprised to see where Leicester are in the league. They are certainly one of the sides who can be in the top six."
Clarke was on the bench for West Ham at Birmingham last night. Progress!Originally Posted by ifk101
Darren Potter was taken off in Liverpool's reserves 2-0 win over Man United's second string. It looked like a serious enough injury at the time, but was later revealed to be just a slight muscle spasm.
I'm a little surprised he played to be honest, he's usually in Benitez's European squads
to be honest i dont really know,as i wasnt at this one and the reports ive read have been largely the leicester viewpoint but on the highlights on itv and sky it showed that Miller skimmed the crossbar with a volley from distance which showed nice technique.
Garry Breen was on the bench for Man City U-18's in their 3-2 win over Coventry's U-18's in the FA Youth Cup, but never made it onto the pitch
http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pa...12&toyear=2005
Diarmuid O'Carroll played and scored for a Celtic reserve side including Darren O'Dea and Michael McGovern against Motherwell's reserves. Jim O'Brien (did he recently declare for Ireland?) came on as a sub
Final Score: 2-0
http://www.celticfc.net/newsroom/new...2-06_1521gk%27
Some comments from http://celticfcblog.blogspot.com
Michael McGovern: Had next to nothing to do, which was great credit to the degenders in front of him. Handled a few crosses well but was lucky to see a headed clearance volleyed over by McBride. Could perhaps do better with his kick-outs, as the ones that weren't sclaffed unerringly found McDonald's head. But that's a petty quibble. Mick did well to keep himself awake.
Darren O'Dea: Showed great maturity in the middle of the back three, immediately realising that this was no surface for attempting any Franz Beckenbauer "playmaking sweeper" impressions. Won every tackle, didn't try any risky passes, and looked very good in the air, even to the extent of occasionally beating the Well centre-half McDonald a few times, despite being about four inches smaller. Looks like a determined defender who reads the game very well.
Diarmuid O'Carroll: For long periods it looked like it was going to be a frustrating day for the powerful Irish striker, who gives 100% commitment, holds the ball up well and packs a mean shot. But he kept battling away and got his reward when he was on hand to nick the first, a good poacher's goal. In the second half he had a very physical battle with the gigantic Well centre-half Steve McDonald, challenging him for every high ball and giving him a very uncomfortable time all in. Still available for the Under-19s but looks to be a real battler. And, at around 6ft tall, he is a great build for a centre forward in the Mark Hughes mould. Reckon we'll be seeing a bit more of the bold Diarmuid!
Jim O'Brien: This is one confident lad! Came on for Agathe after 48 minutes and immediately made himself at home, demanding possession, taking on his man, firing in crosses, step-overs, flicking the ball through his legs and so on. And I bet Craig reid on the right of Celtic's three-man defence was happy to see him. Big Jim powered up and down the flank, but the minute Well broke on the left, he immediately tucked in to the right back slot, allowing Reid to provide cover in the centre for Darren O'Dea. Textbook stuff. This lad has the build, the skill, the match intelligence, the confidence and the application. I expect big things from him over the next 12 months.
Jay Tabb scored for Brentford in their win over 3-2 win over Yeovil. Brentford are now up to third in League 1, so we could see him play in the Championship next season.
Paul McShane set to return against Hull. Injury less severe than first thought.
Anyone know if Henderson is injured or just dropped?
keith Gilroy scored two for Burton Albion last night.
leicester reserves v charlton reserves 0-5
Logan played the 90 and is credited with a good save at nil-one and isnt singled out for blame for any of the 5 goals, but either way, not a happy evening for him.Sheehan played for an hour, the report doesnt say why he was replaced, or mention him in any way.as far as i can make out he sometimes plays at centre-half for the reserve side.
Randolph played for charlton and had a fairly comfortable time as the charlton side featured Rommedahl,Hughes,Euell,Fortune and Bartlett against a leicester side who only had Sheehan with any 1st team experience
That's good. He was at Accrington Stanley on loan. I hear he's very good.
yep, looked him up, found this
http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.ra...layerId=305459
This is what Sean MCCaffrey said last year (from elevenaside.com)
Republic of Ireland underage manager Sean McCaffrey has backed Charlton Athletic goalkeeper Darren Randolph to reach the summit of professional football after the 17-year-old’s latest top-drawer display.
Randolph, who has also been tipped as a future basketball star and is the son of Killester star Ed, is the undisputed number one in the current Irish under-19 set-up which is currently in Italy preparing for May’s second phase of qualifiers for this summer’s Uefa finals.
The Addicks shotstoppper made two top-class saves in Tuesday’s first game against the Italians to help McCaffrey’s under-19s to a scoreless draw in Corato.
And although UCD’s Darren Quigley is expected to get his chance in the second and final game in Bisceglie this afternoon (Thursday), McCaffrey has left observers in no doubt that Randolph is his number one.
He told the Irish Sun: “I’ve never seen anyone as good in my time in youth football. He’s confident, has great technique and takes the ball in so many different positions. He’s brave, intelligent and a good kicker. He’s a fantastic prospect. Plus he’s also a good lad and very easy to work with.”
Funnily enough, another young Irish Keeper at Charlton Rob Elliot has gone on loan to Accrington and played for them in the Conference on Saturday.
Elliot played a few games for Notts County on loan last season .
Just to let you know, McGovern plays for the north. O'Brien declared for us yeah.
Stutts - Henderson is injured. Just reading a Brighton forum and they rate him highly.
There's an Irish guy up there called Garry Walsh according to the same celticblog site. North or Republic does anyone know?
Gary Walsh is from the Republic, right winger. Paul Cahillane is another Irish player at Celtic, he's a left winger and only 16. I asked the fella who runs that blog about him a while ago and got this reply (I asked was he a Damien Duff type winger):
Other Irish that haven't been mentioned are keeper, Paul Skinner, and another 16 year old left winger, Graham Carey.Paul Cahillane is quite a slight lad at present but, being just 16, he has a bit of growing and filling out to do. As yet, he doesn't have the power and pace of Duff but he does have a lovely "dip" of the shoulder to jink past full backs and can put in some lovely crosses.
When I first saw him for the Under-17s last month he was more of an out-and-out dribbler who tended to hold on to the ball too long.
Already there are signs that he is improving.
There's quite a bit to go yet before he could even think about challenging for a first team place but I would imagine he'll be in the running for the Ireland Under-17 squad.
Cahillane and Carey have played in the U17 teams together on either wing and they seem like the Duff and Robben of that level. Very skillful players willing to take on their men but both seem a bit greedy.
Stoke vs Leicester on TV tonight. I presume McCarthy is suspended though.
Good news. Billy Clarke starts for Ipswich, Garvan and Supple on the bench.
McGeady having a great game so far for Celtic. Won SPL young player of the month yesterday.
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