Stephen Ireland

[nismo]

Stephen Ireland might be a prospect but he is certainly not ready to start yet. He was very poor on Saturday and if anyone says differently then they are deluding themselves. He gave the ball away on countless times, he did no defensive work, he lumped pointless balls straight into the opposition goalkeepers hands and looked totally out of his depth. Now im sure he would have looked a better player if he had a holding midfielder beside him instead of that donkey Kilbane but nothing I have seen so far from Ireland suggests that he has what it takes.

i think you should be out there playing keano...

Mod Edit: No personal attacks.

[eirebhoy]

Nismo - attack the post, not the poster.

I actually agree with kingp35's post. You shouldn't take critisism of a fellow Cobhman so personal.

[kingp35]

i think you should be out there playing keano...

Mod Edit: No personal attacks.

I missed that

[nismo]

i didnt think it was that personal pete?

[DmanDmythDledge]

I always thought that Stephen Ireland should have been given a chance for Ireland. Maybe his poor performance against Cyprus was down to him not having a suitable partner to complement his play, or that he hasn't been playing enough first team football this season. I think he has plenty of potential and should definitely be given another chance sometime in the future.

[cheifo]

I agree he has got potential.Like all young players he needs some top class coaching.Sometimes I wonder would so many of our young talent disappear off the radar if they were being nurtured somewhere like Holland not that that is ever going to happen.