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    Hoolahan signed for Blackpool officially last week. Apparently he was excellent again in a recent match. He could be a contender for the Ireland squad before too long.

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    what age is he now? 25? he would want to be getting into it soon.
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    Quote Originally Posted by paul_oshea View Post
    what age is he now? 25? he would want to be getting into it soon.
    He has improved a lot in the last couple of years and is the type of player that will get better and better with age and experience.

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    until he is too old!
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    Quote Originally Posted by paul_oshea View Post
    until he is too old!
    There's probably the best part of 10 years before he's too old. I think he's now more than a playmaker rather than a winger.

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    Quote Originally Posted by eirebhoy View Post
    He has improved a lot in the last couple of years and is the type of player that will get better and better with age and experience.
    Explain.

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    Weso definitely deserves a chance. He could deal with the physicality of League 1 and he has the technique to rival the majority of our current squad. Is he good enough for the highest level? Who knows? But he's better than Lapira that's sure

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    Quote Originally Posted by LeixlipRed View Post
    But he's better than Lapira that's sure
    Do you watch a lot of Notre Dame soccer then? I very much doubt there are many people on the board who can honestly say they've seen more than a few minutes of Lapira's play. He just seems to be a popular whipping boy. Not really fair to the kid.

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    thought hoolahan was only 23?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ifk101 View Post
    Explain.
    He plays the game a lot more with his brain now. A lot more short passes these days. Obviously that'll only improve with experience.

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    Not sure if his expolits are mentioned in any other thread so apologies if they have, but Hoolahan scored twice and set up another in norwich's 4-3 win at home to Leicester last night.

    He was named in the league 1 team of the season last year and seems to be a very consistant performer again this season.

    Not really a Trapatoni kind of player I know, but if he keeps performing like that he might force his way into his plans.

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    Hoolahan was given a chance by Trapattoni in the B game VS Nottingham Forest, and was very poor on the night. Was muscled off the ball easily, didn't link up well with Ward at full back and didn't make good use of the ball when in possession. In my opinion, he was so bad that he affected Ward's chances of a call up to the senior side because of how he made Ward look.

    I'm not saying he hasn't improved since then, and a season in League One seems to have done him the world of good, but at best right now he's fifth choice winger behind Duff, Lawrence, McGeady and Treacy. Possibly even behind Keogh.
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    Plays at the head of a diamond formation for Norwich, not on the wing, - which suits him down to the ground. Norwich look like making a run for the premiership and Hoolahan is central to thier plans, I think a role for him could be say, playing off someone like Kevin Doyle in a 5 man midfield if Keane was injured. Again not a Trapatoni kind of player but he's consistantly done well over the past few years and seems to improve season to season. Hopefully Trap is keeping tabs on him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tetsujin1979 View Post
    Hoolahan was given a chance by Trapattoni in the B game VS Nottingham Forest, and was very poor on the night. Was muscled off the ball easily, didn't link up well with Ward at full back and didn't make good use of the ball when in possession. In my opinion, he was so bad that he affected Ward's chances of a call up to the senior side because of how he made Ward look.

    I'm not saying he hasn't improved since then, and a season in League One seems to have done him the world of good, but at best right now he's fifth choice winger behind Duff, Lawrence, McGeady and Treacy. Possibly even behind Keogh.
    And Fahey & McCarthy. I reckon at this stage, Coleman must be too.

    Wes hasnt a hope I would say of getting into the RoI side anymore unfortunately. Shame, but I still hope he keeps making his mark over there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HammerNThongs View Post
    And Fahey & McCarthy. I reckon at this stage, Coleman must be too.

    Wes hasnt a hope I would say of getting into the RoI side anymore unfortunately. Shame, but I still hope he keeps making his mark over there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Real ale Madrid View Post
    I think a role for him could be say, playing off someone like Kevin Doyle in a 5 man midfield if Keane was injured
    Trapp will stick to the 4-4-2 I think, but if he ever did go with some kind of 4-4-1-1 type formation, I'd much rather see Gibson or McGeady fill in the hole behind the main striker (not a euphemism). I would be very surprised to see Hoolahan in the green shirt for the senior team again. He'll be 29 before this season is over and we're not short of younger and, quite frankly, more talented options out wide or in the centre.

    At this stage, his only chance of lining out is if the Ireland team coach crashed into the Ireland A team's coach and every single player was injured in the wreckage.

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    A resounding thumbs down then for Hoolahan!

    Personally I think he's better than someone like Paul Green, but again not a Trappatoni type of player. Be interesting to see if he performs consistently well throughout the season at the top end of the championship.

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    Off topic but anyone here Roddy C and Daniel O'Donnell from the indo on off the ball last night. They were discussing the merits of Irish players joining clubs in the conference or league 2 as opposed to staying in the LOI. Funny stuff, although Roddy is a complete clown.

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    Ya heard that and Roddy is indeed a clown

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