Christ!Originally Posted by Ceirtlis
It's looking likely that if any Irish fan, whose got a current jersey WITHOUT the Orange stain, and can make it to the States, will automatically be in the starting line-up!!
Said in the Mirror yesterday that they are going to weddings. Unless its their own i would have thought thats a fairly poor cry off.
Christ!
It's looking likely that if any Irish fan, whose got a current jersey WITHOUT the Orange stain, and can make it to the States, will automatically be in the starting line-up!!
Stephen Gleeson, from Wolves has now been called up. He played last night against WBA.
http://www.independent.ie/breaking-n...es-678645.html
Always look on the bright side of life
I don't think Gleeson has started a game for Wolves yet so probably recommended by Mick. O'Halloran is McDonald's recommendation and then we have to do Pat Devlin a favour and try and get Alan O'Brien a new club.
If it's any consolation, NI looked to be in a very similar situation last year. The IFA organised at short notice a 2 match Tour (Romania and Columbia) to the USA at the same time of year - almost certainly over the head of Sanchez, who never cared for friendlies.
We were similarly decimated by withdrawals/unavailbility - and that's from a Squad which is much thinner than yours to start with!
(There was even a degree of controversy, since some Irish Republicans picketed a Reception accorded to the team by the local GAA Club in Chicago!)
Most of us expected a couple of hidings, but we lost each 1-0 (IIRC), even if the games were poor. More to the point, Sanchez seems to have maintained a good spirit and morale and a couple of fringe players seem to have benefitted from this unexpected "leg-up" to their international career.
Nobody could characterise the tour as a "roaring success", but neither did it do any harm. Therefore, I'd say this Tour could still be a worthwhile exercise for the ROI, provided the Tour Management have a clear vision of what they want to achieve from it and take the necessary steps to ensure it doesn't just become an excuse for a bit of a holiday.
He played quite a bit while on loan at Stockport, from Football League Review he looked pretty good (at least for League 2) and he played only sparingly for WolvesI don't think Gleeson has started a game for Wolves yet so probably recommended by Mick. O'Halloran is McDonald's recommendation and then we have to do Pat Devlin a favour and try and get Alan O'Brien a new club.
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He only spent 3 months in League 2 though so I presume he's in on McCarthy's recommendations.
Staunton seem to be just plucking players out of no where now. First he sees St Ledger on Sky One programme & now he notices Gleeson on Sky Sports.
I suppose if O'Brien can have 5 Ireland caps before he plays senior football for Newcastle then Gleeson can get an Ireland cap before he starts a game in the Championship.
I'm with Ealing Green.
If Mick hadn't done something similar in summer 2000 I don't think we'd have qualified for the 2002WC.
Why?
Because Richard Dunne played a blinder in Amsterdam in what I think was his competive debut. His 89th minute tackle on Kluivert was the best tackle I've ever seen from a player in an Irish shirt. As far as I know his only previous Irish experience was in US Cup games 3 months earlier.
This tour only has upside as far as I see it. If Potter impresses, or Keogh & Doyle impress and get pitch time for example who'll be complaining?
Last edited by Stuttgart88; 18/05/2007 at 10:48 AM.
the whole idea of these games is to unearth a few gems , i couldnt care who he calls up at this stage as long as the lads who do play give it their all and that there are some lessons learned from the trip.
Was he crazy!! Yeah , in a very special way , an Irishman.
I slept, and dreamed that life was Beauty;
I woke, and found that life was Duty.
Havent you noticed he picked one of your players?Staunton seem to be just plucking players out of no where now. First he sees St Ledger on Sky One programme & now he notices Gleeson on Sky Sports.
I suppose if O'Brien can have 5 Ireland caps before he plays senior football for Newcastle then Gleeson can get an Ireland cap before he starts a game in the Championship.
Good point above. Tour will do no harm. Looking forward to it.
KOH
anyone know the dates and irish times of the games?
are they on the telly?
Thanks
First match is on RTE at 1.00 next Wednesday night/Thursday morning.
2nd match is on Sky Sports at 9.00 Saturday night, 26th.
Can you not make your fair point and stick to it without being able to resist to throw in some bizarre unrelated btw political event remark that in this present time place and thread nobody gives a damn about.
Ah EalingGreen and his North Korean buddies. Such a shower of jokers. They bring a smile to your face wherever they thread don't they?
And the answer to your question is no. I think he thinks we care about that sh*te down South. If you ever read ourweecountry.com you would realise that we as people from the Irish republic are responsible for all the evil in the world since the dawn of man.
Last edited by youngirish; 18/05/2007 at 2:09 PM.
lads unlike a lot of the jokers on OWC ealing makes the effort to interact with us here and is to be commended for it , doesnt stop alot of what he says being drivel though !
Was he crazy!! Yeah , in a very special way , an Irishman.
I slept, and dreamed that life was Beauty;
I woke, and found that life was Duty.
Think people being a bit over sensitive. EGs posts are usually a cut above the norm here.
His posts are usually clever and well thought out (though he does just write posts all day so he has the time to put a lot of effort into them) but he does have an annoying inclination to slot in sly NI political anecdotes or derogatory unionist statements more often than not (for instance before he brightened my existence with his presence on this forum I never sussed the link between a wee Mexican or a beggar and people from the republic of Ireland). For that he needs to be slagged. He enjoys it anyway the North Korean masochist that he is.
Last edited by youngirish; 18/05/2007 at 3:30 PM.
Oversensitive? Just fed up with the re-occurrance.
This is about the umteenth time some political drivel somehow manages to wrangle its way into his posts. Maybee some supernatural force takes over the keyboard movements of his hands for a few moments but I'm getting the impresssion that Ealing's main agenda is to write 500 words in order to throw in those few lines on the sly.
Calm down. The point I was making was that the whole tour was unpromising from the start (hastily arranged, manager ambivalent, player withdrawals, superior opposition etc) and to cap it all, there was even a political demonstration when we got there! Yet despite all that, it proved a useful exercise. That's all.
For the record, I think every NI fan appreciated the generous gesture by the Chicago GAA guys to host a reception for a team of fellow Irish sportsmen far from home - esp those amongst the visitors who were formerly Gaelic footballers themselves. If some other Irish people (or Irish-Americans, at least) chose to stand outside and shout and wave placards, that is entirely their business; it doesn't appear to have disrupted the spirit of the tour party.
And in any case, I carefully avoided using perjorative language, never mind expressing a personal political opinion on the matter, so those few posters who dived in to "have a pop" might be better employed looking at their own prejudices, before pointing to mine.
Cead Mille Failte...
Last edited by EalingGreen; 18/05/2007 at 3:51 PM.
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