Most people I know think of me as being a nice enough regular guy who maybe likes football a bit too much.Originally Posted by Junior
Deep inside I think of myself as being borderline autistic. I simply can't comprehend why other people can't remember things I do, or recall names / faces etc.
Anyway, my recollection is that after about 15 minutes Duff took a shot (or was it Harte?) that got deflected onto the angle of post and bar. Shortly afterwards Duffer did his hamstring and the rest is Irish football history! 4-2, 1-2, Kerr came in, Kerr went out, Stan came in, Trapp came in, we play Cyprus away...
I remember that game well, Russia that is. In a way it was similar to the Cyprus 5 -2 though not as shambolic. We werent playing well but we somehow were still in the game, 2-0 down, then 2-1, then a min later its 3-1 your thinking over then 3-2 and i thought we'd grab a draw until that own goal.
http://www.eleven-a-side.com/boysing...ews.asp?n=1879
ya'd think you'd be able to remember if it was duff or harte!!!
Ive met you, I can vouch that you definitely are slightly autistic.
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
Stutts, you wanna go to Vegas with me or what?
I assume season tickets - which would cover most of the gates so far this season anyway - don't count as match-day income?
Also, has Barrett signed full-time terms at Rovers, yeah?
Presumably so, all will be revealed at our AGM at season's end though. But we sold circa 3000 season tickets and were averaging crowds of around 3,500 until the new stand opened (despite dodge's claims in the LoI attendance page which was treated as gospel, the reason we had larger crowds than seats as it were was simply because the club were overselling the place if you went strictly by the number of seats available...its no coincidence that the first officially released attendance figure came after the new stand was opened!) , and were doing a ridiculously roaring trade in the stadium shop too, so it's been a nice little earner. Tomorrow we should have a crowd of about 5,000 which will be a nice payday even taking away the season tickets, and expect crowds like that all the way down the strech if we keep up with Bohs.
As far as I know it's a full time, short term deal. A chance for him to prove his fitness and then sign a longer deal at the end of the season.Also, has Barrett signed full-time terms at Rovers, yeah?
More good press for Barrett on uefa.com
http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/n...id=881439.html
Barrett Homes in on Career Revival
For a man who made his senior club debut as a replacement for Thierry Henry and scored on his Republic of Ireland bow, a move to Shamrock Rovers FC could be a comedown. Yet following a catalogue of injuries, Graham Barrett views a move to his hometown club as "great chance to get going again".
'Strange move'
Much was expected of Barrett when, a year after playing a pivotal role for Ireland's UEFA European Under-16 Championship-winning side, he made his Arsenal FC debut as a substitute in a 3-0 victory at Leicester City FC in December 1999. He helped the Gunners win the 2000 FA Youth Cup but by the time he made his senior international bow two years later Barrett's career had become increasingly stop-start, disjointed by injuries and loan spells. Nine years on and the Dublin-born striker was at Scotland, and Saint Johnstone FC, when Shamrock came calling – he did not have to think twice. "Some people may have thought it was a strange move for me to come here but it's not a backwards step," said Barrett.
Father's footsteps
"I had a lot of bad luck with injuries over the years and I need games to get myself fit," added the 27-year-old. "I made my Rovers debut against Galway United FC [winning 1-0 on Friday] and that was my first game in five months so it will take time. The team were doing so well before I came and it will be hard to get into it. But I'm determined to do well here, it's great to be back home in Dublin playing for a big club and hopefully we can win trophies and be successful in Europe." It is almost literally a return home for Barrett, who spent his formative years a stone's throw from the Tallaght Stadium and who is not the first member of his family to turn out in the famous green-and-white hoops. "My dad, Gary, started his playing career at Rovers under John Giles in 1980 and he scored a few goals for them so hopefully I can score a few more."
Mannus move
Indeed, goals have been at a premium at times for Barrett, who mustered just 15 in 111 league appearances for Coventry City FC, Falkirk FC and St Johnstone, his three permanent employers since leaving Arsenal in 2003. Yet Shamrock have a proud history of bringing out the best in players and, though Barrett has not yet set sights on adding to his six caps, the last in 2004, the Hoops have provided more Irish international (62) than any other side. They have also had success with other nationalities – Samir Boughanem and Luke Dimech were capped by Morocco and Malta respectively while in Dublin – and current Northern Ireland keeper Alan Mannus should add to that list after arriving from Linfield FC. "We're delighted Alan's joined," said Rovers manager Michael O'Neill, himself a former Northern Ireland international. "He's very experienced."
Cheers.
On the attendances thread incidentally, all Rovers' figures are official now.
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