Sean St. Ledger

**DannyInvincible** · 22/03/2011, 7:15 PM

There are these from training earlier though.

**paul_oshea** · 22/03/2011, 7:19 PM

he looks in pain....

**Noelys Guitar** · 22/03/2011, 7:25 PM

That does not look good.

**SwanVsDalton** · 22/03/2011, 7:31 PM

Uh-oh. If he's out, Dunne pretty much has to play.

This is starting to remind me a little of playing Portugal at Lansdowne in 2001. Turned up at the stadium to find Dunne and Stan we're the starting centre-backs, think it was Cunningham and Breen who were suddenly crocked. Everybody panicked, but they did end up guiding us to qualification. Same again please.

**Stuttgart88** · 22/03/2011, 7:35 PM

He probably just got a kick and was OK 5 minutes later.

Doc, where are you?

**tetsujin1979** · 22/03/2011, 9:13 PM

According to Tommy Martin on twitter, it was Ciaran Clark: https://twitter.com/#!/tommymartin77...69301751177217

Ciaran Clark may have just secured his starting spot. Just clattered St Ledger. Looked sore

**Charlie Darwin** · 22/03/2011, 9:41 PM

If there's been one constant in this season of disruption for Irish football, it's that Ciaran Clark will always clatter somebody at some stage, whether in a competitive game, training or the line at the canteen.

**boovidge** · 22/03/2011, 9:49 PM

let's hope he can clatter pandev then

**paul_oshea** · 22/03/2011, 10:30 PM

And not get a card of any type!

**AlaskaFox** · 23/03/2011, 7:59 AM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

And not get a card of any type!

This is Ciaran Clark we're talking about. The man gets more cards per game than Graham Poll can hand out.

**tetsujin1979** · 23/03/2011, 10:06 AM

According to the Independent, it was "only a bang": http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...y-2590542.html

'bang' scare for hurt St Ledger

WITH Trapattoni urging his players to take it easy in training this week, the last thing he needed yesterday was Sean St Ledger going down injured in the match at the end of their session in Malahide, particularly with his regular centre-half partner Richard Dunne such a doubt.

St Ledger went down in agony and was surrounded by anxious-looking medical staff for a couple of nervous minutes.

However, while the photographers snapped away, he was soon back on his feet and walked to the bus untroubled.

"It was only a bang," said Trapattoni.

**paul_oshea** · 23/03/2011, 10:20 AM

How do you impress him in training as he said before, if he preaches to take it easy in training?

**Crosby87** · 23/03/2011, 10:27 AM

He means not to do anything silly to hurt someone POSH. My God you are making me nervous this week.

**paul_oshea** · 23/03/2011, 10:29 AM

No but to impress you have to go in hard in training any amateur sports person knows that, you get stuck in put yourself about, whatever contact sport, show for the ball etc etc.

**Stuttgart88** · 23/03/2011, 12:00 PM

You forgot other cliches like watch your house, play it down the channels, foreigners don't like it up 'em.

You can play at a fast tempo in training without tackling at match intensity. In fact it says it all about our style of football that we regularly injure ourselves in training.

**paul_oshea** · 23/03/2011, 12:45 PM

Ya thats a fair point stutts, that holds for team training exercises or whatever, but 1 on 1's or smaller group practice matches then you have to have that bit of bite about you. Harrass and harrying aren't just enough to display your superiority over an opponent - in this case a team mate vying for the same position as you.