We have some great players again

[youngirish]

is mcshane playing week in week out now for west brom?

Yes. He's established himself as a regular starter. I still have my doubts about him though - he's as slow as f**k. Saying that we've no one better at the moment. Hopefully St Ledger turns out to be good to give us some more options.

[eirebhoy]

I just like McShane's ability to read the game. I think he'll go on to be an excellent organisor, like Cunningham.

[irishfan86]

O'Dea is a guy to watch too, he's been playing regularly for Celtic in the past few weeks.

I'd love to see him face Milan.

[dr_peepee]

I wouldn't got that far. I don't watch much English football at all tbh.

If all were 100% fit tomorrow.

Given

Finnan
Dunne
McShane
Harte

Duff
Carsley
S.Reid
A.Reid

Keane
Doyle

Harte has been excellent since Kerr brought him back into the squad. He's finally back from injury, playing his first game of the season on Sunday against Bilbao.
McShane in because nobody deserves to be dropped after a performance like he put in against Koller.
A.Reid over McGeady because Reid is one of our most talented players and we can rely on him more than McGeady atm.
The rest I think picks itself.

Agreed, Very much so

Thought we were gonna cross swords over A Reid in the middle agian

Can't remember who posted about steven Reid earlier in the thread... I acknowledge he is our best available player in that position but I don't think he's ever gonna live up to what we thought he was gonna be. And i say a that as one of his biggest fans. In his early days I thought we were gonna have a real midfield power house with allot of strings to his bow. But for all his attributes (Pace shot stature versatillity), he's just hasn't lived up to the sum of his parts.

Even when he was fit and playing, too inconsistent and very much a confidence player. It also takes him a good number of games to "get going". I don't think the united link was anything more than agent talking up his new contract. I really hope I'm wrong but now I see him more as a stop gap until someone better comes along.

[eirebhoy]

Well Jol tried to get him in the summer but he turned them down but had a bid turned down. I think he's a very good player but he'll probably always have problems with injury. Thats A.Reid on the right btw, not the centre.

[galwayhoop]

I would agree with eirebhoys team except I'd have O'Brien for McShane.

why gustavo? he has to be rustier than the titanic at this stage. i reckon stan played him in cyprus partly because he felt an easier game before the czech match might sharpen him up a bit and he had a nightmare

[tetsujin1979]

why gustavo? he has to be rustier than the titanic at this stage. i reckon stan played him in cyprus partly because he felt an easier game before the czech match might sharpen him up a bit and he had a nightmare

Stan is on record as saying he was going to play McShane, but when he spoke to Bobby Robson about the team, Robson advised him to pick Andy O'Brien.

[galwayhoop]

Stan is on record as saying he was going to play McShane, but when he spoke to Bobby Robson about the team, Robson advised him to pick Andy O'Brien.

have read that too but the fact is that however rusty he was in october he is gonna be a hell of a lot worse now

[Jamjar]

http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/players...atType=current

starting off with a big reputation and building on the reputation can be
two very different things.

[RedMick]

have read that too but the fact is that however rusty he was in october he is gonna be a hell of a lot worse now

I think everyone needs to recognise this fact. O'Brien has been very poor for quite some time now and McShane made the best debut seen for many years against the Czechs. Andy has had his time and with the noises coming from the Hawthorns, it seems like McShane could be the real deal.

Stick with the youth Stan, start building for South Africa!