Last night was the first time Newcastle United had three Republic of Ireland players in their starting XI (Robert Elliot, Ciaran Clark and Daryl Murphy) since February 2008 when Stephen Carr, Shay Given and Damien Duff lined out for the Toon
I'd be shocked if this wasn't on course to be the season with the least PL goals scored by Irish players.
You'd have to go back to 98/99(or pre Robbie Keane) when only 16 were scored.
Currently on 19.
Rory hale has been released by Aston villa: https://twitter.com/Roryh96/status/858010183800430592
I'm a man on a mission. Enjoyed my 4 years at villa. Time for a new challenge the future looks exciting 😃
Thought he was flying there ?
Me too, although I could be confusing him with Ronan Hale at Birmingham
Thought both were flying.
The elder brother was injured for a lot of this past while I think. He doesn't seem to be too down in the dumps over it. Hope an opportunity has presented itself.
Conor Sammon's first goal since March, Robert Elliot's 50th start for Newcastle United and Jeff Hendrick's 200th career start in the round up's return after some unforeseen technical difficulties: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog...98443624594207
Joe Rafferty won Rochdale's Supporter's Player of the Season: http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/ar...s-3700568.aspx
- SMAC (South Manchester and Cheshire Supporters Group) Player of the Season – Joe Rafferty
- Supporters' Player of the Season – Joe Rafferty
Shane McLoughlin offered new deal at Ipswich: http://www.itfc.co.uk/news/article/2...y-3703708.aspx
The five Irish players starting in Burnley V West Brom (Long, Ward, Hendrick, Wilson, McClean) is the most to start a game in the Premier League this season, and the most since Whelan, Walters, Wilson, Gibson, McCarthy, and Coleman started Stoke V Everton in March 2015
Good to see Cox on bench for qpr maybe he not forgotten. 2 years since he debuted
Graham Carey's 100th appearance for Plymouth Argyle, Reece Grego-Cox makes his Championship debut and Lee Frecklington scored his first goal in exactly one year in the round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog...95225170463964
Interview with Des Hutchinson in the Argus after he signed a new deal recently: http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/albi...medium=twitter
Mentions that Tom Cadman and Dylan Barnett have been released from Brighton
Aiden McGeady, Aiden O'Brien and James Collins nominated for the EFL Goal of the month in their respective divisions: http://www.skysports.com/football/ne...onth-for-april
James McClean's 10th booking of the season, Adam Rooney's 150th appearance for Abereen, Cillian Sheridan's 15th goal of 2016/17 and more in the round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog...61686135897803
Sunderland are playing the U23 Premier League International Cup Final tonight (I hadn't heard of it until the weekend)
James Talbot, Dan Casey and Jean Yves-Poame are in their U23 squad - https://www.safc.com/players/u23s - but I don't know how many of them have played in the tournament so far
Eoghon Stokes and shaughnessy get another one year deal at Leeds.
Conor Livingston has new one year contract at wolves and breslin and rainey also kept on for another year
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