QuoteCommunication definitely leaves a lot to be desired. I wonder if maybe Alan Kelly could take over that end of things. I think Brady did it when he was with the team.
this has been an absolute disaster by Trap from start to finish and i dont see what Given is achieving with those initial comments. Thankfully, it seems that James is a pretty level headed sensible young lad and is willing to be patient.
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
Communication definitely leaves a lot to be desired. I wonder if maybe Alan Kelly could take over that end of things. I think Brady did it when he was with the team.
players have to take responsibility also. first mccarthy withdraws last May due to tiredness and the same excuse was given for withdrawing this time. do players not have it written into their contracts anymore that they must be released for international matches? I get the impression many of our new breed couldnt really be bothered. Maybe I'm wrong but thats the impression i getOriginally Posted by SkStu
Daniel McDonnell is making a meal out of it again I think. And the Trap-Stephen Ireland comment was an attempted joke.
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it did seem trap was a little peed off last night in his interview. from what i thought he said was next time we call he should turn up....along those lines?
im just addressing one of your points - but i dont think tiredness was the reason given this time out?
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
Hmmm very confusing.
Something gone askew somewhere.
Is there a story in this yet? I don't see it. Guy was injured, not in squad. Proved his fitness, drafted into squad. Injured again, out of the squad.
Talk of defection, personal unhappiness, enmity between Trap and him appears to be nothing but unsubstantiated scaremongering.
Ou-est le Centre George Pompidou?
Ankle injury, mentioned in here a few times, with credible sources.
Ya then trap should fan the flames.all part of being a manager. He has only made things a lot worse by saying 'remember the last time i met some player'
there seems to be a big bubble around trap and his squad and everything else.
I like trap being honest to the public but he could fix it before he is honest.
I have to agree. It's almost a given now that when he's called up he'll pull out at the last minute. It's frustrating to see him play so well at the weekend and then pull out. It's happened one too many times now I think. Can't see Trap calling him up again for a long time. not sure if I'd blame him either. Can't imagine Kevin Moran back in the day pulling out of squads cos he was a bit tired or got a knock on the ankle...
Folding my way into the big money!!!
How? Sounds like a joke to me too and not a comment on McCarthy at all.
Ou-est le Centre George Pompidou?
Of which he was previously out for three months with.
Play a meaningless friendly and maybe aggravate the injury, ruling yourself out for the season
or
Stay with your club, get treated by the physios, and perhaps play in a meaningful, competitive international in a month.
But how many times has he pulled out? He pulled out before he got an injury because he had a hard season. It's been handled very poorly. He needs to say something or do something to show his commitment. Would make his life much easier.
If he's injured, by all means, stay and get treatment. But will we see him play Wigan's next game? Probably
Folding my way into the big money!!!
It's not a "friendly" or haven't you heard? It's a competition, not hugely important but a competition nonetheless.
I think Wigan just didn't want to risk him as he was just back from injury and that's fair enough. Every other team in the competition is suffering likewise.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
it may have moved on since but the first reason i heard was tiredness
Martinez on McCarthy:
I would be significantly less than surprised if Wigan wanted their man nowhere near Dublin this week."We missed him too much," the Spaniard said. "He started the season really, really well and you quickly forget in football how good a player can be or what an impact he can have on the squad.
"He’s come back three weeks ahead of schedule, which is an insight into the type of character that he is. The performance showed he’s not a 20-year-old player, his tactical awareness and his quality is of someone more mature than that.
We'll also see Robbie Keane play on Saturday/Sunday, but does that really mean anything?
It's a friendly competition though. It's not classified by FIFA as a competitive match. Thus, it's a friendly.
And since then it's been proven that it's a calf injury and not "tiredness" at all.
Absolutely. We're not looking in bad shape considering the amount of pull outs in general. (Seven for NI and similar for the Scots I believe.) All the big names tragically struck down..
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