QuoteYes and it would be about time too!
I'm sure if David Connolly was playing in the third and fourth tier of English football he would have a similar scoring record to Trundle.
Yes and it would be about time too!
connolly is great. that is all.
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I consider myself well and truly bitch-slapped.Originally Posted by livehead1
Lighten up ferfuxsake.
(And yes, I'd love to see Lee Trundle in the squad)
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Voted no simply because I think his time has passed. Don't get me wrong, I think he's a better option than the Doc etc but at almost 30, there's no point in "trying" him out now. We should basically be concentrating on youth and rebuilding the side in any upcoming friendlies IMO.
It's a shame really that Trundle wasn't given an opening before, as he is a talent and has regularly spoken of his desire to play for us.
However, we really do need to build for the future and will have to overlook him in favour of younger players who will be around for the next 4 years or so.
Ade
Maybe you should be a talent scout as Trundle has been able to evade all the other scounts until the ripe old age of 29, you obviously have a keen eye.
Seriously I respect your opinion but we obviously don't agree. To be above board I have not seen Trundle play except some highlights.
that is true but then again aldridge evaded these talent scouts as well? basically im just trying to make the poin that there are exceptions and there is no written rule that says a player cannot come of age and turn into a top footballer in their late 20'sMaybe you should be a talent scout as Trundle has been able to evade all the other scounts until the ripe old age of 29, you obviously have a keen eye.
Seriously I respect your opinion but we obviously don't agree. To be above board I have not seen Trundle play except some highlights.
I can't see what age has got to do with it. If Liam Brady could still score goals for Ireland i would still have him in the squad. We are not exactly blessed with goal scorers so why not. If he is good enough to play for us he will score goals and if that means getting us to Euro 2008 so be it.
you cant say that trundle is any better than connolly livehead1 ,i know you are his number one cheerleader but wait till they have both played at the same level before you judge.
....in pretty much the same way that you can't prophesise about connolly potential goalscoring abilities at a specific level
NO! Byrne, O'Flynn, Farren, Zayed etc deserve it
....in pretty much the same way that you can't prophesise about connolly potential goalscoring abilities at a specific level
fair point i suppose. i probably would have trundle in the squad if only to settle this debate one way or the other
NO WAY!
No more chasing up players to get them to declare for us. If it were up to me i would have all those decleration players(morrison, holland etc.) out. We will never develop our own league and systems if the fai keep over looking the homebased players to call up low league english players in engalnd
Do a search. He declared for us long ago, before was ever a professional footballer.
well said and i wish people would realise that this fella actually considers himself irish, i read him saying when he was growing up he used to wear an ireland shirt and imagine himself as an irish footballing great, indeed if there is such a thing
why? because they were born in ireland? or because they haven't been able to get a move to an english club? i may be imagining things but did Zayed not flop at crewe? and there aren't many better judges of young footballing talent that dario gradi
Heres a few quotes from the national website of wales:
ROY McFARLAND believes Swansea City could be celebrating promotion in May - as long as they resist selling Lee Trundle when the transfer window reopens in January.
According to the Chesterfield boss, Swansea's hopes of escaping from League One rest heavily on the flamboyant striker, who not only bagged a hat-trick against the Spireites but set up Adebayo Akinfenwa for the opening goal of the afternoon with a wonderful pass.
His first goal revealed the instinct of a six-yard box predator, while his next two strikes were brilliantly executed.
This is the beauty of Trundle. Not only is he a great goalscorer, he also scores great goals.
After creating Akinfenwa's sixth-minute opener, he doubled the lead on 12 minutes, stooping to head home from close range after Owain Tudur Jones' header came his way.
Seven minutes after Steve Blatherwick reduced the deficit, Trundle restored the two-goal advantage with a blistering left-foot strike before Tudur Jones claimed Swansea's fourth on the stroke of half-time.
With 18 minutes left, Trundle completed his hat-trick with the game's best goal. He teased Blatherwick until the defender fell to the floor before drilling a low shot past Barry Roche.
It was vintage Trundle and the Liberty Stadium faithful - not to mention the player himself - lapped it up.
"He (Trundle) took his chances very well. He finished them with a bit of class," added McFarland.
"He's a handful, a real threat. He was a thorn in our side all afternoon. His runs, control and finishing were excellent. We found him hard to handle.
Maybe that Republic of Ireland call-up he dreams of is not too far away.
"Lee is 29. He was a late starter in the game, but he has kept improving and he's still looking to improve," added Jackett.
Did anyone see Trundle's "goal" against Blackpool(??) recently? It was on Sky's round up of the lower leagues last month.
Basically there was a 1-on-1 and from outside the box the striker rolled the ball past the keeper who was about 15 yards from his line. Trundle was "inactive" hanging around the 6 yard line, miles offside.
The ball was dribbling in just inside the post but a defender was running back and looked certian to hook the ball off the line, just in time. But as the defender was just about to make contact Trundle followed it in and stuck a toe to the ball, putting it over the line. If the ref had seen it it would never have counted. Very devious but very clever
Shades of John Aldridge who used to get 20 or 30 goals a season for Oxford for years before anyone took any notice of him. Didn't Aldo make his debut for us while still at Oxford?
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