QuoteNoel Hunt has been injured as far as I know and I would not think that Long is like Keane at all. We actually dont have any body like Keane really in the squad.
I was asking myself that question when I was typing it. In a squad are you looking for a group of 5 forwards whose style complement each other, or are you aiming just to have an option to bring on a potential goalscorer?Originally Posted by youngirish
I like the fact that Long is quick and runs at people. I also like Clinton's game. On balance I'd prefer Clinton in the squad but I'm not that fussed. I think Long needs to justify his selection with some good club form though. Potential isn't enough to warrant being picked all the time.
Noel Hunt has been injured as far as I know and I would not think that Long is like Keane at all. We actually dont have any body like Keane really in the squad.
In Trap we trust
Morrison is as good now as when he was last in our starting 11 under Kerr so he should be included in the squad. He has the knack of being in the right place at the right time and for me is a very brave player. That headed goal he scored against Ipswich earlier this season was excellent. He headed a ball that ( Roy Keane slated his Ipswich defender for not following through) often leads to a kick in the head. Having said that Leon Best recently has been a revelation. This guy looks like a real find. I knew as soon as that **** Pat Dolan said that Best would never improve beyond lower league level that we might have a star in the making. Excellent first touch. Scores goals and is very hard to knock off the ball.
Clinton always did a good job for Ireland when selected and you can't really ask much more than that. Maybe Clinton would not be happy being the back up player.
I think younger players can put up with been the back up players so maybe thats why Long is in the squad
As a centre forward Keogh reminds me of Keane a little except nowhere near as good.
With the possible injury to Folan I'd be tempted to call up Clinton now. He has the pace and strength to trouble an old Italian defence.
i like Morrisson and think he has done enough to be in the squad of 27. However CFDH, even if he was called up trappatoni wouldnt start him.
It will be Keane and Doyle to start with Best coming on to terrorise them.
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
Always liked Morrisson. He is a completely unorthodox striker, and continental defences find him a real handful. However I think Keogh should be considered for the front positions now that he is starting regularly in the PL. Hunt and Long havn't got going yet this season and are a little lucky to be still in the squad.
Always look on the bright side of life
yep at the minute hunt and long dont deserve their place! i think caleb folan got injured tonight? think clinton might get the nod?
Liam Brady doesn't like Clinton so he won't get a call up.
Andy Keogh looked good yesterday for Wolves again Sunderland.
Liam Brady doesn't like Clinton so he won't get a call up.
Really? Where'd you hear this? I think Brady likes Andy Reid but that hasn't done Andy much good...
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I read it on here, I'll try to get a link for you. He said it in a press conference a month or so ago, something along the lines of "we're looking for something different".
I think I posted the original reference - listen to the audio link below (2:57 mins in). Not quite so dismissive but certainly along the lines of we're not really thinking about him at the moment....
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/0810/brady_av.html
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
Yeah, at the end of one of their bits of chat with him they asked him about Ireland (and said that they had received a bunch of emails asking to ask him about it)
he said he definitely thought he should be in the squad .
pointed out that his 9 goals for us were from 16 starts (after Helen C had read out his Ireland stats)
he said something along the lines of that he reckoned he was playing as well or better than lads who were in the squad
he then said that he reckoned it wasn’t for football reasons that he wasn’t in the squad and then, kind of half-jokingly, wondered whether someone has told the management that he was a bad character (or something along those lines)
when they asked if he would give Trap a call to discuss he said something about Trap not having great English.
This was all after him saying how he had now matured and wouldn't mouth off like he would have when he was young ……..
it might read worse than it actually was to be fair (and I wouldn’t claim 100% accuracy) but he could have been a bit more diplomatic I reckon.
A nice touch when they read out an email from ybig.ie saying how they supported him and remembered his contribution.
He appreciated that.
http://www.socceram.com/media/video/0,21631,,00.html
He feels hard done by. He has an argument but it is marginal imo so no need for the cockyness.
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I thought you were off the drink Ronnie?
"No, I drink to help me mind my own business....can I get you one? (c) Ronnie Drew
If I had played as well as Clinton has for Ireland and was in pretty good form then I would be upset at not been picked for the Irish squad.
it might read worse than it actually was to be fair (and I wouldn’t claim 100% accuracy) but he could have been a bit more diplomatic I reckon.
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The problem with today's media-trained players is they're TOO diplomatic.
How refreshing to hear a player express an honest opinion on a subject clearly close to his heart.
The standard line is normally 'I'll keep the head down, word hard in training and see what happens'.
Clinton deserves to be in the squad, certainly ahead of Reading reserve Shane Long and probably Stokes.
He's been continually ignored by Trap and must have been annoyed in August when the day after he scored twice to beat Ipswich, Brady responded to a media question after Ireland training in Tipp.
Q: Did the performance of CM v Ipswich yesterday push him nearer to a call-up
A: Not really.
Charming.
His last goal iirc was against China in a friendly.... which was how many years ago please remind me?
He has not played that much for a few years and for some reason he was not given the kind of loyalty that say a player like Liam Miller is getting in the present Irish squad.
Clinton always did a good job for Ireland when picked and is entitled to be a bit peeved especially as it seems he does not know why he is not been picked.
Its not that difficult for the manager or his assistants to ring up a player and let him know what the situation is.
Clinton wants to play and players that want to play deserve respect.
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