Because last time he turned up for a series of games not knowing if he'd start or not he handled the disappointment so maturely didn't he? It makes perfect sense to outline his place so he doesn't become a liability to morale again.Originally Posted by elroy
Watching the highlights of Fulham-West Brom and Duff is looking absolutely dynamite, as he has did in Fulham's earlier games this season. I know it's only highlights but he seems to be in top form, and is even running at players at pace again, which I haven't seen him consistently do in a long time.
A few comments from friendsoffulham on his season so far:
he's been playing like a man possessed this season and obviously is thriving on the idea of playing with Berbatov and under Jol - it's almost like he seems to think we can really start going places with this team.Playing as well as I've ever seen him in his careerAnother busy performance from him, solid with a couple of really nice moments he appears to be having a great start to the season. imagine he's a real pain in the a*** to play against.5th highest points scoring midfielder in the fantasy league too which I'm plenty pleased about.always feel safe to have him in the team, esp with a purportedly weak CM.
Just came across this. Seems rather odd, but apparently Damien has been knocked back to 99 caps: http://footballrepublic.ie/duff-99-c...290#f17fc000cc
What a shambles. Although, on the other hand, what greater enticement to return for the Germany game?...Damien Duff will not have 100 Irish caps to his name after all because of the Hungarian FA. Remember the friendly between Ireland and Hungary just before Euro 2012 which ended 0-0? Well it turns that the referee of that game Kenn Hansen from Denmark was not appointed correctly by the Hungarian FA according to Fifa, and a spokesperson from football’s governing body has told the Star that the game could not now be registered as an “A” match. The game has not been included on Fifa’s official list of results for Ireland and the result has not been included in calculating the rankings. This could also mean Ireland dropping in the Fifa World Rankings from their current standing of 26th place.
Presumably, everyone who played in that game will also lose the cap they thought they'd picked up.
Last edited by DannyInvincible; 20/09/2012 at 9:17 AM.
Its tough luck on Duffer, maybe for the Greece game in November he could be brought on as a sub near the end to give him that 100 th cap. Or an alternative view is - serves him right for retiring before his time !
99 is a number which has that most cherished connotation.
Silly ruling and a nuisance for him but doubt something so trivial would sway his decision whether to come back or not.
FAI statement on the issue....
http://www.fai.ie/international/senior-men/102762.html
It appears that its up to the national association to decide when caps are / are not awarded. no issue so
thats right according to extratime.ie he will get a cap for that game.
Yes I had noticed he seems to playing as well as he has ever played, which is great butA few comments from friendsoffulham on his season so far:
5th highest points scoring midfielder in the fantasy league too which I'm plenty pleased about.
a pity he no longer plays for us.
16th in these stats.
http://www.whoscored.com/Regions/252...ague-2012-2013
You have to page down to past 80th for the next Irish.
The guy who sits next to me at work goes to Fulham a lot and says Duff was superb recently, best form yet since joining Fulham.
The stat worth noting there is his pass percentage of 95.4% which is the highest in the league by a fair margin, its even higher than everyone in La Liga bar Xavi on 96.5% (http://www.whoscored.com/Regions/206...Liga-2012-2013) which is incredible and exactly the reason firstly why he's so critical to us and secondly why he'd make a fantastic central midfielder when his legs go.
John O'Shea and Stephen Ireland are the only other Irishmen who crack 80% let alone 90.
Are McCarthy (93%) and Gibson (83.3%) not Irish? Fair enough on missing McCarthy since he has the Scottish flag next to his name. Incidentally I e-mailed this site last season querying why they had McCarthy as Scottish and not Irish and they still haven't been bothered to fix it. Maybe the site is run by a Scot...
I must have missed Gibson, I was looking via flags which would explain McCarthy. Noticed Danny Simpson has an Irish flag flag as well for whatever reason.
Duffer has scored again
My Guarantee
Am looking for old Irish matches on VHS, PM me if you have some and I'll upload them here
An angled strike past Al-Absi into the corner from the edge of the area. Come back to us Damo...
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
This is getting ridiculous at this stage. With the form he's in, if he even played the Germany game and then retired, I'd be more than happy with that!
Seems to be really enjoying the better players around him that Fulham have gained in the past few months.
Lovely goal, just seen it. Right footed laser across the keeper. Beauty.
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
Seems like he had a bad day at the office today he is down to 92.2 on passing and drops from 1st to 14th!!
He dis however score today.
But note only one player with a better pass rate has scored a goal, Duff has three, most have none
because they are defenders. And 3 goals from 5 games for duff, that is practically a whole seasons worth for him!
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