Stephen Kelly

**dr_peepee** · 06/12/2011, 10:07 AM

Kelly will be a huge asset given the quality of our opposition in the Euros...At this point he'd be my first choice RB for those games.

**Kingdom** · 06/12/2011, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by SwanVsDalton

not sure we've had a comfortable attacking right back in years - Finnan was decent at it

It's hard when you're constantly picked at right midfield and left back

**SwanVsDalton** · 06/12/2011, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by Kingdom

It's hard when you're constantly picked at right midfield and left back

True nuff.

**Philly** · 03/01/2012, 3:10 AM

Despite being a boring one to follow, SK seems to be doing well lately. Getting his game in a Fulham team that is turning things around. He could well end up being the wild card that makes it into the team in Polkraine.

**DannyInvincible** · 03/01/2012, 3:24 AM

Hasn't Kelly's been a regular part of Trap's selections even when on the sidelines with Fulham? He was captain in the Uruguay friendly. Trap obviously likes him so I'd say the chances of him being dropped for the finals are pretty slim.

**Colbert Report** · 03/01/2012, 3:42 AM

O'Shea can't play right back anymore, at least Martin O'Neill seems to think so, so Kelly is all that stand between McShane being in the team. None of us want that.

**Charlie Darwin** · 03/01/2012, 3:52 AM

Huh? O'Neill doesn't seem to think that at all. O'Shea is playing centre half because he's a centre half. He was playing right full because Sunderland only have one right full and he plays left full for some reason.

**SolitudeRed** · 03/01/2012, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by Colbert Report

O'Shea can't play right back anymore, at least Martin O'Neill seems to think so, so Kelly is all that stand between McShane being in the team. None of us want that.

well there are other options at rb how bout foley from wolves who has played there before. also marc wilson from stoke is pretty versatile and can play there too. kelly is definately up there for trap though and tbf to mcshane he did well enough in the nations cup games

**Stuttgart88** · 03/01/2012, 1:36 PM

I saw Kelly on TV last night. His delivery led to Zamora's winner but a couple of earlier crosses weren't great. Arsenal roasted Fulham for large parts of the first half but Walcott's lack of a football brain was shown up. Kelly wasn't exactly at fault as Arsenal were on the front foot and most openings came down Riise's side. In the second half Fulham took the game to Arsenal and whilst Kelly wasn't exactly causing any trouble he intelligently interlinked with this right midfielder (name?) and did the simple stuff well throughout. Solid enough showing.

Some of our less heralded players (Kelly, Ward, Whelan, Clark...) have actually done well against good opposition lately.

**the bear** · 03/01/2012, 9:54 PM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

I saw Kelly on TV last night. His delivery led to Zamora's winner but a couple of earlier crosses weren't great. Arsenal roasted Fulham for large parts of the first half but Walcott's lack of a football brain was shown up. Kelly wasn't exactly at fault as Arsenal were on the front foot and most openings came down Riise's side. In the second half Fulham took the game to Arsenal and whilst Kelly wasn't exactly causing any trouble he intelligently interlinked with this right midfielder (name?) and did the simple stuff well throughout. Solid enough showing.

Some of our less heralded players (Kelly, Ward, Whelan, Clark...) have actually done well against good opposition lately.

gervinho and walcott look really dangerous until they get clear of the last man and get a nose bleed, if van persie has an off day arsenal will struggle

great to see stephen getting a run in the team, has duffer just fallen behind ruiz in the pecking order? wouldn't mind if they just rapped him in bubble wrap and left him on the bench for the rest of the season really

**Colbert Report** · 04/01/2012, 1:44 AM

No no, Duff was injured and he's being slowly eased back into the team.

**Charlie Darwin** · 01/05/2012, 7:14 PM

Back from injury and straight into the starting 11 alongside Duff. Fulham 1-0 up at Anfield.

**geysir** · 01/05/2012, 7:59 PM

The crowd are so quiet at Anfield that you can hear the players shouting, you can even hear the Fulham supporters.
Kelly just took a good long throw in, I guess that mean the wrist is doing grand.
He's playing well (in the 10 minutes I've been watching)

**Carrigaline** · 01/05/2012, 9:22 PM

Thought Kelly had an excellent game for Fulham. Other than one silly free that he gave away at the end of the match, he had Maxi in his pocket for the entire game. On the ball, he was very confident, even with Liverpool players closing him down, he passed his way out of the pressure. Easy to see that he was once a Spurs player. Going forward he was decent (not spectacular) linking up well with Duff. Surely the right back position is his?

**Irwin3** · 01/05/2012, 9:49 PM

Still gives the ball away far too much for me.

@Carrigaline. Are you moving O'Shea somewhere?

**paul_oshea** · 02/05/2012, 12:24 PM

To left back.
?!
He has never been good for us there but he is better than the other options there.

**Charlie Darwin** · 24/07/2012, 4:32 PM

Signed a new two-year deal at Fulham: http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/...-to-cottagers/

**EastTerracer** · 07/10/2012, 1:49 PM

Noely's Guitar posted the snippet about Duff's retirement in the Germany thread but the SIndo's full interview with Kelly is very interesting
http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...e-3251518.html

**Stuttgart88** · 07/10/2012, 4:15 PM

Kelly and Andrews really strike me as top blokes with their heads screwed on. Both can go far after their playing careers if they want to.

If only they had Stephen Ireland's talent!

**Carrigaline** · 08/10/2012, 9:32 AM

Before the European Championships, he broke his wrist. He knew what Trap could be like with injuries so he wanted to manage the news. "I didn't want the manager to find out I'd broken a bone. If the manager gets something in his head, it's in his head. He can be black and white with certain injuries so I didn't want to release it until I was back playing."

Interesting comment.