Anthony Stokes (F free agent b.1988)

**The Legend** · 13/03/2007, 2:34 PM

Originally Posted by as_i_say

Hopefully keane will be managing Ireland within the next 5 years

Not a chance in hell.... maybe in 30 years.

**as_i_say** · 13/03/2007, 3:08 PM

why not? stan will be gone at the end of this campaign surely and if it doesnt work out with the next person you could be looking at 4-5 years time. depends on how he does with sunderland. if he promotes them this year and does well with them his profile will be terrific, then again it could go pearshaped a la mick.

i'd say unless he gets a top top premiership job i would see keane at the helm in that time frame.

**FarBeag** · 13/03/2007, 4:11 PM

Keane is good enough to be the manager of Ireland now. In any job you can either manage people or you can�t. Keane can and Staunton obviously can�t. Look at the attitude of some of the Irish players under Stan, keane would not allow this.

There was a big attitude problem at Sunderland before he arrived; they were bottom of the league and struggling. If Staunton took over then they would be in the same position. Roy keane was an exceptional player and imo he will be an even better manager. He may not have the same success as Ferguson or Clough but he will be as good a manager.

**woodie** · 13/03/2007, 4:13 PM

Keane just did what any decent manager in the LSL would do.

Stokes & Co. may have had good reasons but a situation has to evolve where players turn up 30 minutes early to ensure that they are not late.

It is basic discipline proceedures which ensures that no else will make the mistake.

**Paddy Garcia** · 13/03/2007, 4:46 PM

Originally Posted by as_i_say

why not?

...coe he will be at Man U

**JimmyP** · 13/03/2007, 6:44 PM

Still no Stokes in the squad tonight. The other 2 players are back.
Apparently they missed the bus by 3 minutes!

**macdermesser** · 13/03/2007, 6:45 PM

tonights team

TEAM: Ward; Simpson, Nosworthy, Evans, Collins; Leadbitter, Whitehead, Hysen, Yorke; John, Connolly.
Subs: Fulop, Murphy, T Miller, Wallace, L Miller.

not looking good for Stokes .. miss the bus again?

**Paddy Garcia** · 13/03/2007, 6:48 PM

Originally Posted by JimmyP

Still no Stokes in the squad tonight. The other 2 players are back.
Apparently they missed the bus by 3 minutes!

You gotta be joking ?

**JimmyP** · 13/03/2007, 6:59 PM

That's what it said on BBC Five Live

**eirebhoy** · 13/03/2007, 9:10 PM

Originally Posted by Paddy Garcia

You gotta be joking ?

I presume he's talking about the bus for the weekends match.

**zinedineontour** · 13/03/2007, 9:22 PM

Originally Posted by Paddy Garcia

You gotta be joking ?

no they were half hour late and its the third time stokes has had an indiscretion at the club. He will be back in squad for sat.

**geysir** · 13/03/2007, 11:49 PM

Persistant outbreaks of indiscipline? next I suppose someone will be saying that a Roy Keane team were celebrating a poxy draw.

**paul_oshea** · 14/03/2007, 12:58 PM

he didnt miss the bus again, they were playing at home. he was left out because he was the worst...

**zinedineontour** · 14/03/2007, 6:18 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

he didnt miss the bus again, they were playing at home. he was left out because he was the worst...

yes the was left out cause it was his third indiscretion at the club whereas the other lads it was their first.

**dodgycanadian** · 14/03/2007, 11:31 PM

as i said he should do, roy keane made him play with the reserves last night as he scored a goal against darlington's reserves. maybe i should manage ireland after a call like that

http://www.sunderlandtoday.co.uk/Vie...SectionID=1108

**passinginterest** · 29/05/2007, 9:45 AM

I see a rumour on the Cork City section of this site that suggests Stokes will move to Cork on loan as part of a transfer deal for Roy O'Donovan.

Now I know this is unlikely, but, if it did happen what would people think?

If O'Donovan goes to Sunderland and breaks straight into first team, while Stokes goes to Cork and does well without breaking any records. Would this make people think a) the League of Ireland is way better than we though, or, b) Stokes is over rated and will never amount to anything?

**Billsthoughts** · 29/05/2007, 10:49 AM

the usual suspects will have the usual prejudices regardless of what happens...

**eirebhoy** · 29/05/2007, 11:11 AM

It'll say a lot about how Keane rates the LOI if he wants to send one of our best young players there on loan. I certainly can't see it happening.

**kingeric** · 29/05/2007, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by Billsthoughts

the usual suspects will have the usual prejudices regardless of what happens...

never a truer word spoken.

some people seem driven on bringing the boy down, whether it is to make the average EL players in competition with him look better, or begrudge him because he stole the limelight all the way through his career to date- thus taking it away from someone they would like to see do well. one way or another, there seems to be people who jus have it in for the boy and he can do no right in some people's eyes.

**lionelhutz** · 29/05/2007, 2:10 PM

Originally Posted by passinginterest

I see a rumour on the Cork City section of this site that suggests Stokes will move to Cork on loan as part of a transfer deal for Roy O'Donovan.

Now I know this is unlikely, but, if it did happen what would people think?

If O'Donovan goes to Sunderland and breaks straight into first team, while Stokes goes to Cork and does well without breaking any records. Would this make people think a) the League of Ireland is way better than we though, or, b) Stokes is over rated and will never amount to anything?

Ya this scenario is very realistic - Keane is going to loan out a player he spent �2m on a few months ago for a LOI player. Come off it lads, do ye really think O'Donovan is worth that??

I'm a LOI supporter by the way so I'm not puttin it down, just being realistic. Too much sh**e spoken here at times