Robbie Keane

Young Defender Greg Cochrane was whipping balls in from the left

Originally Posted by Crosby87

He had a gay old time playing with Robbie Rogers...

Come on Crosby.

Fair play to Rogers by the way.

Ah you're being too sensitive. RR has made a pretty penny off it all.

Originally Posted by SkStu

Come on Crosby.

Fair play to Rogers by the way.

You mean fair gay to him, right?...

By the way Bwags i think that either flew over the head of many or was thought to be just out of bounds!

Ye divels but no i always wonder should we keep closer tabs on Irish American players over in MLS. Young player not like 30 year old guys that have played in that league all their careers

Originally Posted by bwagner

Ye divels but no i always wonder should we keep closer tabs on Irish American players over in MLS. Young player not like 30 year old guys that have played in that league all their careers

Which players have you got in mind specifically?

Any lads with potenial, Like that Brek Shea guy moving to Stoke, he has been capped by the USA already, I know Scotland were after Jack McBean from LA Galaxy

There's nothing stopping you from flagging them up/alerting the FAI if you're aware of eligible American-based players. Was Brek Shea eligible to play for us?

I must look into it.
More waffle from 2010 on the subject:

Giovanni Trapattoni Wants YOU, Irish America!
Posted on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 06:33 AM
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A friend of mine has a fondness for a great saying -- whenever he encounters something which he believes he has encountered before, he just claims that it’s a case of déjà-vu all over again.

So I’ll ask you to forgive me if you think we have gone down this particular road before. I’m sure we have done, and I’m fairly certain it wasn’t too long ago.

See, there I was last Friday afternoon, sitting in the boardroom at the FAI’s headquarters in Abbotstown and trying my very best to go quietly about my business.

That wasn’t easy, it has to be said. For one thing, I was suffering from the mother and father of all hangovers after a great night in Tipperary the night before when my Star Sunday colleague John Harrington celebrated his wedding to the lovely Siobhain.

Now John had his wife with him at the wedding. As the groom, he didn’t have much choice really. I did have a choice, albeit one that was foisted on me by circumstance, it being a Thursday and all that.

Thus my better half Liz stayed at home to get the kids to school, and I fell into bad company with three other colleagues who had also left their partners back in domestic bliss.

As a result of all that convenience, one Arthur Guinness became the “plus one” for the four of us, and a great night was had by all in Arthur’s unique company.

That’s why I wasn’t at my best in that FAI boardroom, but it was very hard to keep the head down, simply because a certain Giovanni Trapattoni was holding court in his usual convivial manner.

As always, Trap had lots to say, some of it in his broken English which he has convinced himself is getting better by the day, and some of it of huge relevance to next week’s friendly with Norway here in Dublin.

You’ll read the relevant bits on other pages in this week’s Irish Voice, but of immediate concern here is Trapattoni’s sudden penchant for Irish America and Irish Americans who know how to kick a ball.

You see, he revealed to us last Friday that he recently requested a list of all players in the North American soccer leagues with Irish sounding names. I kid you not.

He has also asked the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) for a list of all Irish qualified players in the MLS. He wants names, and he wants them now.

I’m sure we’ve been here before. I’m sure I have told you previously, my loyal Irish Voice reader, that Trapattoni wants you to let him know of any Irish Americans of your knowledge who could do a job for Ireland.

I’d swear he said this to us before, and not long after his coronation in the RDS, well over two years ago now as it happens.

Anyway, Trap is so intent on the U.S. connection that he is already talking of a visit to America next summer, maybe even with an Irish squad of sorts for a couple of exhibition matches and a training camp.

In the meantime, he is going to attempt to scour the States for Irishmen.

Considering Bill Clinton once said that half the world is Irish and the other half wants to be, that shouldn’t be too difficult.

The problem, of course, will be finding another Landon Donovan or another Brian McBride -- and not another Joey Lapira, the one cap wonder from Steve Staunton’s U.S. tour in 2007.

On the law of averages, there have to be some good American-born players who are indeed qualified for Ireland. I suspect most of them may already have played for their native U.S.

But if you do know of any, drop me an email and I’ll pass it on to Trap.

Who knows, we might even get to have a pint in Manhattan next summer if he likes the look of one or more of them.

What do i always tell you about going off your meds?

Sorry Im back on my meds and have my straight jacket zipped up now

Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

There's nothing stopping you from flagging them up/alerting the FAI if you're aware of eligible American-based players. Was Brek Shea eligible to play for us?

I'm not sure if he was. I watch a bit of MLS over here, I suppose I could keep track. I'll gather a list and start up a new thread.

No comments on Robbie K knowing exactly where to be to stick the ball in the net? We will miss that great ability when he eventually hangs up the boots.

I commented on it, ahem. In the match thread I said that while it looked like a tap in it showed great predatory instinct and he timed the run perfectly. I even went as far as giving Sammon his due credit too.

Keane looks superbly fit to me. He's only 32 FFS. 2 more good years in Keane. Much of the criticism comes from the fact that he rarely gets the ball from our limp midfield. If people think Robbie can be wasteful, then what must they think of Long?

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

No comments on Robbie K knowing exactly where to be to stick the ball in the net? We will miss that great ability when he eventually hangs up the boots.

Just came on to say the same thing Owlsfan. We are going to miss him big time. Absolute legend.

Just 12 goals behind Kiatisuk Senamuang...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...national_goals

and 9 behind Gerd Muller

Originally Posted by SkStu

Just 12 goals behind Kiatisuk Senamuang...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...national_goals

Stern John on 70 is more within range I think.

Legend.

That's all.