Keane hits out at selection “disgrace”

[galwayhoop]

Before making comments like this have a look at the recent squads that Vincent Butler and Sean McCaffrey have picked at underage level.

Vicent Butler's latest squad playing in France the week after next has players from Ballybofey, Ringmahon Rangers, Douglas Hall, Mervue United and Geraldines.

Sean McCaffrey squad is currently in Germany and includes players from Ringmahon Rangers, Kilreen Celtic and Wilton United. Very anti-Cork approach

i never said there is an anti-cork approach.. but i do feel there is a pro-dublin feel. possibly not so much in recent years but definately in the past. i am fully aware that there are more people playing football in dublin but i have seen it myself when i was involved with underage teams in the past. it was also more of a laziness issue where managers/coaches/scouts wouldn't bother going to sligo to see a local team play a team from mayo in the FAI U15 cup for example. however they would go to the winner of that game if they played a dublin team in the next round.

i cant comment on the other non-dublin players you listed above but i happen to know that the Mervue Utd player listed played on the mervue team which defeated crumlin utd in last years u14 FAI cup final. the crumlin team had 6/7 players involved with the irish team at the time and mervue had none. just an example. also there are still countless young players nationwide who play for DDSL teams in order to achieve international recognition.

[dahamsta]

I've deleted several posts in this thread because of a ridiculous assertion made by reder with zero evidence. I'll repeat my policy on this for the benefit of the thickos: if you make an assertion like that about someone without evidence, I'll delete it; if I think it was made maliciously, I'll hand your identifying data over to the person libelled with no argument whatsoever.

People that do this kind of thing on public forums deserved to be sued for everything they've got.

Keane is a tosser, we're all aware of it. Get over yourselves.

adam

[Scram]

Keane's a traitor and should just keep quiet about our team!

He slated Miller at Man Utd and now says he should be in the Ireland team, why? because he plays for him now?. Anti-Cork sentiment is apparently the reason MIller is not in the team eh. Stephen Ireland, eh YOU!! The lad Keane is a clown.

Of course he is right about the FAI and attitude, we all know that but who is he to disrupt the players or Stan? who after all cared much more about the Irish team than the traitor Keane.....feck off back to Sunderland!

Seeing as he let his childish pride get in the way of playing in the World Cup for his country, he has no right to make any comments about Ireland, players or manager.

Hypocrisy.

According to papers he mentioned senior players "you look at the likes of Keane, O'Shea, Duff and Given - at this moment in time none of these players are setting the world alight at their respective clubs"

Bitterness is all that is, Given is 1st or 2nd best keeper in England, Keane is playing very well for Spurs.

[irishfan86]

Keane made some good points, but the Liam Miller comment is a bit off the mark.

P.S. Had to laugh at citizenerased getting his post deleted.

[Dallasirish]

Keane is a muppet!! Anyone who walks away from there country has no business making comments on our players. I dont get this everybody is pickin on Cork syndrome! What a muppet!