QuotePotter is pants. Nowhere near good enough against decent opposition. We need some decent holding midfielders to come through quickly.
if we get stuffed 3 or 4 nil I think it would affect the confidence within the team/squad.... which would in turn probably have a negative bearing on the two crucial games next month. If we get a positive result in Denmark I think the players themselves will believe they have a chance of nicking 4 points over in Eastern Europe. That's why I'd want our strongest starting 11 in this friendly so close to an important double header. No point messing round with the team now - Stan had that opportunity in the States.Originally Posted by NeilMcD
Don't get me wrong I rate Potter and A Reid as players (especially Reidy) but think they would be better off with Carsley at their side.
That's why Stan will probably go with Douglas. I have to admit our options are limited until S Reid returns.
"If God had meant football to be played in the air, he'd have put grass in the sky." Brian Clough.
You'll NEVER beat the Irish.......you'll just draw with us instead!!!
Potter is pants. Nowhere near good enough against decent opposition. We need some decent holding midfielders to come through quickly.
Last edited by youngirish; 16/08/2007 at 4:33 PM.
Everyone is Pants
It's a good squad even if it's light in numbers at the back.
Luxury with 6 strikers and another busload of them not picked. Good to see Elliot back.
It's a squad for the next 2 qualifiers, future plans postponed and quite rightly.
Not everyone that's only a small proportion of all our players. Don't you agree many of them are pants though?
JOS is pants also and Andy O'Brien. McGeady is overrated pants too though he's still young enough to improve.
Last edited by youngirish; 16/08/2007 at 4:45 PM.
Douglas and O'Brien should not be in the squad!
How unfit is s.reid, will he be fit come sept?
Glad to see Murphy in there, i thought he done well in america!
Why is that? I thought Hibs was by far and away the best move for O'Brien.O'Brien should keep well away from Hibs and see if he can get a move to the Championship if there are seriously 5 clubs interested (which I doubt) though he's pants anyway
I guess "pants" isn't complementary?
Stan was at Dundalk-UCD tonight looking at Darren Quigley.
No probs Guv!
Tact is for people who are not witty enough to be sarcastic
yer aving a larf aren't ya?
(hence my disdain at the "Thierry Henry..." chants from the Irish in Paris '04).
Easy Easy Easy!!!
"If God had meant football to be played in the air, he'd have put grass in the sky." Brian Clough.
You'll NEVER beat the Irish.......you'll just draw with us instead!!!
One of the funniest chants I heard in Paris 04 was "Who'll knock the Frogs Out!" to the tune of Who let the Dogs Out.
Although it doesn't seem that funny any more
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Damn alcohol!
Quoting years at random since 1975
Stan gets in a bit of a dig at the press conference, only reported in the Examiner.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/irishex...121-qqqx=1.asp
“You were clamouring for Robbie not to be picked last season and then he ends up top goalscorer for Tottenham,”
“Robbie is a clever, inventive player that we haven’t got too many of. His influence around the squad is also invaluable, especially seeing as Shay’s not here. There’s only a handful of players with more than 10 caps in this squad and even someone like Kevin Doyle, who is now seen as a seasoned pro, has only nine. He’s still on a learning curve, like so many.”
If I knew how to quote individually I would so here it goes:
NO.1. It was widely talked about that the reason why Breen was in the starting line-up versus Chile was to put him in the shop-window as he had no club at the time. That doesn't mean I thought he got his move to Wolves because of it.
NO.2. Gretna also got into the Uefa Cup last year and who knocked them out? O ya some league of Ireland side - Derry City -Remember??
NO.3. I didn't see the article on the FAI website.
NO.4. I didn't say that Stevie Ireland was given all bad reviews on the City forum I said it was "mixed".
i.e. All quotes from the City website on comments on Ireland:
"4-4-2 tonight methinks with the same defence but Bojinov and Geo to replace Johnson and Ireland"
"Irelands problem is not lack of strength, that can be sorted with diet and weights, but his lack of pace gets him trampled and caught in possession.If Sven selects him we will not win tonight put your house on it. just like the 24 out of 27 Premiership games he has featured in the past."
"Ireland, like Mpenza looked good in Pearce's squad last season, however only time will tell whether they are upto playing in a team with the quality we now have. He needs to be playing his very best every single single game because we now have strong competition for places in the midfield and we also have a lot of very good youngsters like Johnson, Gelson Fernandez and academy boys who are all looking to take his place."
"In my honest opinion. Steven Ireland is not premiership material, I have already seen more from Johnson and he's been on the scene a lot less time than ireland has."
"He'll fit in at Oldham or somewhere, but NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE PREM!!!"
Last edited by zenokelly; 17/08/2007 at 10:03 AM.
San Marino are going to be a handful as the group goes on." - Steve Staunton reacts to performance against San Marino.
Tets, add Dean Brill to your list!
staunton must have taken PR lessons, he is definately more forthcoming in interviews and seems to have more general "cop on" now also. He is definitely talking more sense than before. maybe it was extreme case of the nerves or something. I am talking in relation to the examiner and two previous recent interviews i read.
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
stutts that answers your question btw, in fairness to him, how else can he judge a player other than how he has seen them perform and how they have performed for US.Obviously, Shay, being the big player that he is, you always want him there but ask the other goalkeepers and they’re itching to get their chance. I think Wayne Henderson, apart from the mistake in San Marino, has done well. All three (Henderson, Colin Doyle and Nicky Colgan) did very well out in America and that’s why they’re still there. And there’s good competition behind them, including Dean Brill at Luton who we know is available and wants to play.
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
Who is this guy? I heard his name being mentioned in the interview last night. Where are Lewis Emanuel and Lee Frecklington these days?
'And Crouch must score'
according to good aul wiki -"make it up yourself/change it if you are the cia"-pedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Brill
he is an english* footballer born in luton and is 21
*not anymore
Last edited by paul_oshea; 17/08/2007 at 10:17 AM. Reason: edit to wikipedia
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
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