QuoteOriginally Posted by A face
Keith Keane is quite highly rated at Luton I believe. Think he was given a new contract there recently...
Azerbaijan v Ireland - U21 playoff
This story from www.fai.ie
Rene Gilmartin - (Walsall)
Keith Keane - (Luton Town)
Richard Keogh - (Bristol City)
Does anyone know anything about them ..... are they getting first team football ?? Are they any good ??
Any info here would be great.
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
Keith Keane is quite highly rated at Luton I believe. Think he was given a new contract there recently...
Ou est Roy?
Fecking disgrace.
City definetly have the best bands playing at half-time.
O'Bama - "Eerah yeah, I'd say we can alright!"
G.O'Mahoney Trapattoni'll sort ém out!!
Rene Gilmartin is a young keeper, hes 18 or 19, who has started a few games for Walsall this season as well as warming the bench fairly regularly.
Richard Keough, was on the books of Stoke, joined Bristol City to get first team football, but has only made a few appearances and was sent out on loan to Wycome for a while last year.
No Roy O'Donovan but Behan called up.
Inexcusable ineptitude.
Last edited by Risteard; 05/05/2006 at 9:29 PM.
City definetly have the best bands playing at half-time.
O'Bama - "Eerah yeah, I'd say we can alright!"
G.O'Mahoney Trapattoni'll sort ém out!!
Opinions are like ărseholes. Everyone has one.
On a slight remove (but directly connected to the above) it always amazes me how, despite totally upfûcking the job of u-21 manager in all departments from results to selection to coaching, Don Givens has escaped the chop year after year. Teflon man or what? The ultimate non-stick merchant.
PP
Semper in faecibus sole profundum variat
Of course he can roll out the line "Look at all the players I've groomed for the senior squad" like being in the u-21 squad under him has made even the slightest contribution towards them being called up.
No doesn't rock the boat in the FAI. Must have some powerful backers. Sure we have success at every level except U21s (FFS Maderia doesn't really count does it) & been no comment in the media or anywhere. Givens has dragged us into the lowest tier of U21 football so have to qualify against Azerbijan & still no affect on him.
He dropped Kevin Doyle when in his best form for game against France U21s yet is able to claim a part in Doyles progression to the senior team.
Heard that U-21's are training in UK in preparation for game in Baku. Played Arsenal's reserves last Monday. Came up against Theo Walcott who apparently was very impressive.
Honest! I am not a secret Tim nor a closet Sham - I really am a Seagull.
I think we can all agree that Givens is a muppet. And a useless muppet at that. The blame has to be at the door of the F.A.I. though, it's not his fault he's still in a job.
Exactly. I cringe every time this clowns name is mentioned
.For the life of me I cannot understand why he is still in charge of the u21 team.What sort of role model is he for any young player?
What was the score?
2-1 to the reserves. Keegan scored for Ireland U21s.
Here's the team (4-3-3):
Darren Quigley U.C.D,
Kevin Foley Luton Town, Richard Keogh Bristol City, Alex Bruce Birmingham City, Marcos Painter Birmingham City,
Paul Keegan Drogheda United, Willo Flood Manchester City (Captain), Michael Timlin Fulham,
Roy O'Donovan Cork City, Andy Keogh S****horpe, Aiden McGeady Celtic
http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=c...sk=view&id=497
KO 2pm our time today.
If anyone can provide updates I'd appreciate it.
No updates on livescore.net, anyway. Can't imagine either the FAI website of the Azeri website would be up to that kind of detail! Aertel tells me Scotland have beaten Bulgaria 5-1 in Japan, but doesn't even mention the game anywhere. Maybe uefa.com?
Utter waste of money, this trip. Still, best of luck to Daz 'n' Gaz!
Very strange that O'Donovan was the last player to be added to the squad yet starts the game....
He is however well suited to the 4-3-3 system.
Midfield doesn't look like much strength there.
I thought exactly the same about O'Donovan.
He's done that before as well.
I suppose I could get the team doctor's (also the UCD doctor) number and text him for updates, but I doubt he'd be overly happy with sending texts from Azerbaijan to Ireland!!
Ah no rush, we'll know later this afternoon I imagine.
I'd say the FAI will give a half time update at least. Actually, maybe they'll be updating it regularly:
http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=c...sk=view&id=503
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