QuoteI was being sarcastic.Originally Posted by sbgawa
I tried to rename this thread , LOI International call ups ....I can't do it...
Could one of the Mods help ?
I was being sarcastic.
Delighted for Shane Supple, great honour to get called up. ironically has not been at his best this season (compared to previous seasons) but good keeper none the less.
I'm a simple soul
Think there should a thread on the impact the LOI is having on our National team:
Look at the amount of players involved with LOI connections over the past years:
Noel Hunt
Connor O'Malley
Graham Burke
Daryl Murphy
Wes Hoolahan
Seamus Coleman
David Meyler
Alan Browne
Sean Maguire
Shaun Williams
Gary Rodgers
Daryl Horgan
James McClean
Matt Doherty
Kevin Long
Greg Cunningham
Aaron Mc Carey
Shane Long
Kevin Doyle
Enda Stevens
Stephen Quinn
Andy Boyle
I’m sorry but supple getting called up is nothing more than a token gesture. Not even the best keeper in the league
Stephen Ward and David Forde have a fair few caps between them too.
Conor Sammon and Keith Fahey too
I see the two lads made the cut. With only 3 keepers and 3 forwards in the squad they both have a good chance of getting a run out. Some people may see it as tokenism but I only see it as a positive and I hope it is something that can happen more often in the future.
its gonna happen simply not the dept of Irish talent in the uk leagues.
While it may have been tokenism calling Burke in to the Celtic game, he's obviously proven enough to gain a recall for these games. A positive performance in training, and potentially any game time, could open the door for a few more to get their chance in friendly games.
Let's be honest about it though, there'll be no floodgates opening for international call-ups. Any in future will be in friendlies again, but it's certainly a positive bit of news for the league regardless.
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
Would love to see him get on against France or the USA.
When was the last time a LOI player scored for Ireland???
going to hazard a guess wonder is it Johnny Giles from his time with Shamrock Rovers? Could be wrong though.
Gary Cronin is he the right man to manage Longford Town?
Giles did score against Turkey in 1978 (whilst playing for Rovers). I'm sure someone else will be able to confirm if there was anyone sooner
Ray Treacy (also then with Rovers) scored two goals in that game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7In9YUM9j8
Burke on for his first cap - a credit to his manager - I wonder which of Kerr and Ezeikial will be first to suffer a meltdown over this
Great to see Burke getting on. It gives hope to all players in the league that the best player at a mid table side can get an Ireland cap.
Jesus, less of that, Shane Supple won't be able to sleep.
5 year contract extension.At the very least. please, please, please.
Welcome back Calcio - did you ever find that dog?
Congratulations to Graham Burke. The reflected glory that shines on his manager and the project (TM) can only be good for the #4MoreYears campaign!
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