Does McGeady play a different role away from home for Celtic, or do the home fans get him more lenient treatment at Celtic Park? That's a big difference in bookings.Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Irish Abroad for Sunday, 10 February 2008: http://www.chatsoccer.net/irishabroa...ate=2008-02-10
John O'Shea started his first home league defeat of the season, and also picked up his first booking of the season
Richard Dunne and Stephen Ireland started their first away win since the 2nd January 2008
Aiden McGeady scored his second away goal of the season and picked up his seventh away booking. By comparison the Bhoys' winger has found the back of the net six times at Celtic Park and has only been booked twice.
His booking yesterday was a disgrace as usual.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUh3mox2BuA
only saw that booking now, what a terrible decision! he gets a much tougher time away from home from fans players and refs alike
Havin a weekend away is quite frankly,lettin ur team mates down!
I watched Dundee United play Hibernian on Saturday. Thought that Willo Flood gave a very good account of himself in the centre of midfield, maybe not of the Premier League class, but looks like he could settle well into the Scottish League.
Stephen Hunt's brother, Noel also did well for Dundee scoring a penalty. That was his 15th goal this season in the SPL. Definitely worth keeping an eye on the lad, especially if Doyle/Keane get injured.
There was a torrent of Irish goals in the Championship that weren't mentioned.
Jon Macken scored for Barnsley in the 2-1 victory of West Brom.
Caleb Folan scored for Hull in the 2-2 draw with Blackpool.
Martin Rowlands scored for QPR in the 3-2 victory over Southampton.
Rory Delap and Liam Lawrence both scored for Stoke in the 4-2 victory over Wolves.
11th SPL goal. Got 4 in the league cup.
What a season he's having. 9 goals and 13 assists.
Oh, and I forgot to mention. Lee Trundle played a part in Bristol City's 2-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday. Played one amazing bit of skill with a sublime pass.
Would love to see more of him.
I think Lee's chance has passed. If he didn't get a game when Kerr was in charge, when Trundle was scoring for fun and producing moments of sublime skill every week, he's not going to to it coming off the bench for Bristol City
I noticed on your site, Tetsujin. You have Trevor Molloy being listed as a Motherwell player. Just though I'd let you know, that he's moved on to Glenavon.
Also, Paul Tierney has returned to Blackpool from his loan spell at Stockport.
Stoke's 3 goals tonight came from corners. Lawrence took the first but it doesn't mention who took the other 2. Whelan and Delap also played in midfield.
I was at Palace vs Ipswich.
Garvan and Alan Quinn were on the bench (actually I just raed that Quinn was set to start but injured himself in the warm up, he was announced as starting).
Bruce, Lee, Walters and Norris started for Ipswich, Clinton and Scannell for Palace.
Bruce acquitted himself well at right back. He was beaten by his marker twice but generally was good in the tackle and won some important headers, one very bravely. Distribution ranged from the standard full back's pass up the touchline to composed passes infield having taken time to control and look around.
We debated on another thread whether Alan Lee had anything to offer and I cited lack of mobility as a big negative. I saw nothing last night to change my mind. He lumbered around the pitch, gamely getting his head on the ball but I think he's a bit like a poor man's Hartson. Once he quits football he'll pile on weight I reckon.
David Norris looks a game player but looked like a central midfielder playing RHM. Good touches, always busy and putting himself about.
Jon Walters really impressed me. It looked like he started on the left but went on to partner Lee in the middle. He's great in the air, very quick but also very solid (built like a tank) and has a good touch. If we're looking for a foil for Robbie he may be it.
Clinton had a poor game but his service was shocking. He tried to lead the line but Palace, bar a spell late in the first half, were brutal, totally lacking in guile and just hoofing the ball and chasing it. That said, he missed a great chance to steal an equaliser, doing what he was trying all night - to pick up loose scraps in the box. He won a few flick ons, but nowhere near as many as Walters did for Ipswich.
Scannell looked like a 17 year old playing with the big boys. Played wide right he got nothing out of the ipswich left back though did create a great chance for a team mate in the first half and he teed a volley up for himself in the first half that the Ipswich keeper saved well (or was it blocked first?). Did ok but if he was 25 I'd have said there's little there for us.
Shame no sight of Garvan but Walters' performance was excellent.
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Irish Abroad for Tuesday, 12th February 2008: http://www.chatsoccer.net/irishabroa...ate=2008-02-12
Sean St. Ledger was sent off for the first time this season, along with JJ O'Toole
Darren Randolph played two full games in a row for the first time this season, albeit on loan at Bury
Henry McStay made his first appearance for Morecambe since his transfer window move
Only one goalscorer - Brian Barry-Murphy, who notched his first of the season
more...HE was going to be Celtic's next big thing - literally. So, why the relief when Cillian Sheridan scored for the U-19s at the weekend?
As a youngster who has tasted action in the first team, it might not automatically seem like much to write home about.
Ideal partner for Robbie Keane if he ever makes it.
Sheridan is incredibly fast for a guy with his beanpole physique. I saw him play for ireland's U19s.
Chris Hughton linked with the vacant Coventry position - http://www.football365.com/story/0,1...145127,00.html
Chris Hughton is on the Coventry short-list of candidates to succeed Iain Dowie
Got sent this today,
Apologies for the full quotation of an article, but I've no link for the original. If I find it on the net, I'll cut the article to the relevant pointsAiden McGeady's recent displays are reaching new heights in a season in
which he has been Celtic's most consistent and enjoyable player to
watch.
His double drag back on Sunday against Aberdeen and wonderfully inviting
chip to Scott Mcdonald at the far post was a sublime moment of combined
skill and audacity. Pure brilliant.
The concerning thing though about McGeady's performances this season
have been the seemingly inexplicable interventions by referees to book
McGeady for the most innocuous of challenges. Sunday was a case in
point.
McGeady's first real physical encounter (that's probably overstating it)
of the game led to Craig Thomson immediately pulling a yellow card out
of his top pocket and waving it firmly in McGeady's direction.
Quite rightly McGeady simply looked bemused and chose to argue the
point. He could cleary be seen holding up one finger (not the middle one
thankfully) to Thomson and repeating the words 'One tackle'. The
decision to book him was diabolical.
But what is worse is that this booking simply followed on from at least
half of his bookings this season being completely unwarranted or the
fouls he committed being of lesser severity than some of the things
going on elsewhere in those games. To date he has picked up 7 bookings
this season in 21 games. A booking every 3 games.
Now we all know that bookings come in a variety of different forms for
dissent, bad tackles, deliberate handball or persistent infringements.
But McGeady's play this season has not warranted anything like the
number of cards he's received.
The SPL official website compiles their own statistics on a range of
things which include player discipline. Remarkably they can tell you the
top 12 players conceding the most fouls as the season progresses. Given
that no other player has received more bookings than McGeady this season
you'd reasonably think that he would figure in the top 12 of players
conceding fouls. But he's not even on the radar. Top of the list is
Hibernian's Colin Nish with 61 fouls followed by Aberdeen's Lee Miller
with 50 fouls. These players have picked up 6 bookings each for their
fouls.
Our own Scott Brown who it has to be said has put in a few mistimed
challenges to pick up a booking or two has committed a total of 38
fouls.
So how can McGeady be booked 7 times as a player who simply doesn't play
in a position that is likely to lead to bookings through a higher ratio
of fouls? Very odd to say the least.
It's also noticeable that a certain captain of a certain club down Govan
way has not picked up one single booking in the SPL this season. This
despite the fact he can be regularly seen dishing out dissent to
referees, and not long back was aiding and abetting one of his team
mates in a decapitation attempt on an opponent using the knee.
So McGeady stands as the player with the highest number of bookings
received this season along with Chris Innes of Gretna and Hugh Murray of
St Mirren.
Perhaps Gordon Smith would do well to look at the sheer inconsistency of
refereeing decisions as one of his future 'initiatives' rather than
spending time banging the drum about simulation (that's diving to me and
you) which is not really a large blight on the scottish game. Perhaps he
can explain why McGeady has been faced with yellow cards from so many
referees this season without much in his play to warrant such a number
of bookings.
Or perhaps that's too big a can of worms to be opening for the Chief
Executive to be able to explain away.
Good news as Paddy McCarthy earns Pardew's plaudits after helping Charlton scrap to nil-all draw at Wednesday, this Wednesday, yes, that Wednesday;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/foot..._1/7236346.stmAlan Pardew says;
"Nicky Weaver and Paddy McCarthy were absolutely superb."
Irish Abroad for Wednesday, 13th February 2008: http://www.chatsoccer.net/irishabroa...ate=2008-02-13
Alan O'Brien made his first appearance in the league since the 5th January 2008
Irish Abroad for Thursday, 14th February 2008: http://www.chatsoccer.net/irishabroa...ate=2008-02-14
Alan Maybury joined the list of Irish players who have appeared in European competition this season
Joey O'Brien was an unused substitute for Bolton, his first appearance in a matchday XVI since the 29th January 2008
Robbie Keane scored his fourth goal in European competition this season, and sixth in his last eight games
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