Stick around on this forum for much talk about the Irish boys in Wednesday, Glenn Whelan, etc. There are loads of people on the Ireland forum who know their football but the more specific fans of lower division clubs the better as that's where most Irish chaps are playing football.Originally Posted by TheOwl
Well Wednesday fans can't speak highly enough about Whelan. Definitely a player with Premiership potential, I just hope he gets there with Wednesday, as I don't want to see him snapped up by some big club who wont even play him.
Best thing from an Irish standpoint is that he is allowed to develop under Paul Sturrock who in his short time at Hillsborough has already established a god-like reputation.
Some good (Paul Jewell) and many bad managers have tried to turn Wednesday around these last few years, but Sturrock is the first to have made any impact.
A good game to judge Whelan will be on Sunday – you can’t get bigger pressure than a playoff final and Wednesday are bring over 40,000 fans too so the atmosphere should be amazing – a great test for the young lad.
Believe or not there is already a “Glenn Whelan Appreciation Society” amongst Wednesday fans! But Sturrock is the real saviour, as the fans sing…
Thank God for Rupert Lowe
He let Paul Sturrock go
Who needs Mourinho
When we’ve got Paul Sturrocko!
Nice to see Sturrock doing well, He got shafted at Southampton. Its their own fault theyre down (Rupert Lowes to be exact), if they'd held on to Sturrock they'd have been OK.
A lot of people on here have Glenn Whelan down to eventually replace Keane in the holding Midfield role. Don't know myself because I haven't seen him play but from what you said it sounds promising.
He is a different type of player to Keane, but I do think he most suited to a deeper role.
Just a good, all-round, very intelligent player. A sort of League One Xavi Alonso who is not afraid to get stuck in either.
However, having said all that, I've haven't see enough games to make up my mind completly. Sunday will only be the third Wednesday game I've been at this season, while I've watched a futher two live on TV.
From owlsonline.com
Player of the month:
Feb----Glenn Whelan
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OWLSONLINE YOUNG PLAYER OF THE SEASON 2005
(Must be 21 or under this year)
-------------------GLENN WHELAN--------------
Another player that got off to a slow start, starting as he did with a three match suspension from his Man City days, but he's made up for lost time, and especially of late. He's always going to have a collection of cards each season, but he is a wonderful talent. In the last couple of months or so he really has blossomed. Surely a Player of the Season in the not too distance future, and had he had a brighter start to this season who knows? He's already been talked about as being the new Sheridan, but with a bit more attitude, and of late you really can see that in him. I for one can't wait to see him develop, there is some player in there.
who would have thought that a 21 year old Man City reserve would become the main man in midfield
I can't get tickets either, took your advice DD and I am now on a waiting list along with 2 thousand other people!!! Roll on Croke Park
Whelan is probably the most important player on the team, let alone in midfield.
Don't shoot the messenger and this is only second hand info...but suposedly the Israeli have returned some of their tickets and the Fai are now awaiting clearence form the Guards???? (anyone know if this has happened before...Needing clearence I mean) and if they get clearence they will be selling them on Monday on general sale.....
Anyone here any more....???????????
I agree, I get 2 tickets for every game even if I can't go, you have to take them just to make sure you get tickets for the big games, someone always takes them off me if I can't use them anyway.
They are a feckin useless shower and I am really p!ssed off with them at the moment. I joined the block booking waiting list approx 18 months ago and didnt hear a thing off the FAI apart from the offer for the €7,500 tickets, I came on here to find out people on the waiting list have been getting offers for home games (incl. some qualifiers) yet I hadnt heard a thing from them. I recently got in contact with them to see why I wasnt getting any of these offers and got a fairly snotty email back assuring me that these offers had been sent to me, basically calling me a liar. I appreciate one might have gotten lost in the post, but all of them I think not. Its strange how the offer for the extortinate corporate tickets got to me though. So basically I have missed out on the chance to build up brownie points (which appears to be the way to move up the waiting list) with them because of a balls up with their mailing list and people who joined at the same time as me such as Deperate Dan are on the Block Booking Scheme proper now. Really sickens me. I'm not saying I'm the greatest fan or anything, the main reason for my rant is that I havent been receiving the same treatment as others on the waiting list. As of last week I am no. 740 on the waiting list, all I can hope for is a load more friendlies against really poor opposition to weed out the less dedicated.
"In life, it aint about how hard you can hit, it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep on moving forward"
Rocky Balboa
anyone know of a venue where its possible to watch the match in Stockholm, Sweden ?
Is there anyone out there who is on the block booking waiting list and receives offers for tickets? If so, could you let me know when the offers come out so I can get on to the FAI when I inevitabley do not recieve mine and let them know that I'm not receiving them.
"In life, it aint about how hard you can hit, it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep on moving forward"
Rocky Balboa
Stockholm Galway's Irish Pub & Restaurant Kungsgatan 24
111 35
Tel:08-24 75 42 Rev web darts, live sports Coverage disco/pop music, nightclub
Stockholm Shamrock, ' like Cheers' Folkungagatan 102
Stockholm SE, 116 30
+46 8 644 46 45 ref darts n/a
Stockholm Stallet, (theatre)
n/a OwnWWW Rev1 n/a live folk music occasionally
Stockholm O'Learys Bar & Restaurant - SportsBar Kungsholmsgatan 31
Tel: +46 (0)8-654 52 10 email web European Soccer & US Sports food, music
Stockholm O'Leary's Sports Bar -(American Style) Götgatan 11
116 46 Stock.
+46 8 644 69 01 OwnWWW email CB large Screens, Premiership (SKY) Shows Celtic Matches n/a
Stockholm O'Learys Bar & Restaurant - SportsBar Heron City, Dialoggatan 2
Tel: +46 (0)8-505 607 80 email web European Soccer & US Sports food, music
Stockholm Shamrock Folkungagatan 102,
116 30 Stock.
tel:08-644 46 45
Web email n/a n/a
Stockholm The Dubliner Smalandsgatan 8, (Norrmalmstorg)
111 46
Tel: 08 679 7707) OwnWWW ref email Rev1 Celtic Pub, GAA matches shown live music every night
Stockholm The Dubliner SouthSide Hornsgatan 104
SE-117 26
+46 8 669 50 52 OwnWWW ref email Celtic Pub live music every night
Stockholm The Limerick Tegnérgatan 10
Stockholm SE, 113 58,
tel: 46 8 673 19 02 Rev1 ref n/a live music occasionally
Stockholm The Loft Regeringsgatan 66
+46- 8 -411 19 91 ref Rev1 Email n/a live music occasionally
Stockholm Wirstroms ST NYGATAN 13, 111 27 STOCKHOLM
+46 8 21 28 74 CB ref email
Shows Celtic Matches, darts Live bands Wed, Thurs, Fri Sat.
link here
just email/check website of a few of these, should do the job, say they will all be showing it
If you get involved with under-age football and your local under-age league, it can be a good way to get into a block and it's enjoyable. It worked for me that's all i can say.
i know this is an emotive issue and sympathise with those that are frustrated beyond words with the fai.
polite letters and sexual favours do NOT work believe me
The only thing that goes with the flow is dead fish - Roy Maurice Keane
excellent... thanks very much...
link here
just email/check website of a few of these, should do the job, say they will all be showing it
No probs, it's a good site if you're ever in Europe and want to find a bar showing Ireland/GAA gamesexcellent... thanks very much
Cheers for the tip but already doing that, sell Lotto tickets, hang nets and mark pitches already with my local club. Think the tickets are taken by people who do alot more than me though so can't really complain on that front.If you get involved with under-age football and your local under-age league, it can be a good way to get into a block and it's enjoyable. It worked for me that's all i can say.
i know this is an emotive issue and sympathise with those that are frustrated beyond words with the fai.
polite letters and sexual favours do NOT work believe me
"In life, it aint about how hard you can hit, it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep on moving forward"
Rocky Balboa
not very funny some people here are desperate for tickets ....
You should be barred if you are being serious, i do believe you have broken one of the rules on touting tickets
I don't see the trouble involved in asking someone to meet you at your hotel where you would have been anyway would warrant the 30 Euro charge. I am not sure how you ended up paying 85 Euro in the first place either.
I assume this is a joke post right?
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