Anthony Stokes (F free agent b.1988)

**Soko** · 06/07/2007, 6:15 PM

Originally Posted by Bungle

Merely just illustrating the point about how rumours start and can get in the way of facts.

If it is true about Stokes that he has dodged a bullet, then this is extremely worrying. If this was true, then he is a little bit more than a lovable Lee Sharpe style footballer. On the other hand, it could be nonsense.

Please tell me you don't think he actually dodged a bullet? I suppose this really is how rumours can spread

**Kivlehan** · 06/07/2007, 9:19 PM

My only complaint about Stokes is that he and his co-panelists made a bad choice for Miss Ireland. Miss Athlone was way hotter than the girl they picked.

http://www.missireland2007.com

Roy Keane will put him in his place if he gets out of line. He respects Keane a lot based on his interviews so I think there's a great chance that relationship will steer him away from making the mistakes so many of us made at his age.

**Bungle** · 06/07/2007, 11:33 PM

Originally Posted by Soko

Please tell me you don't think he actually dodged a bullet? I suppose this really is how rumours can spread

This is the latest video of Stokesie on his return to Dublin taking the **** out of the local hoodlums...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2oP1NMB_I0s

**youngirish** · 11/07/2007, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by Kivlehan

My only complaint about Stokes is that he and his co-panelists made a bad choice for Miss Ireland. Miss Athlone was way hotter than the girl they picked.

http://www.missireland2007.com

Roy Keane will put him in his place if he gets out of line. He respects Keane a lot based on his interviews so I think there's a great chance that relationship will steer him away from making the mistakes so many of us made at his age.

Miss Ireland is a bit of a ripper isn't she? If that's the best our country can offer thank f**k I live abroad.

**passinginterest** · 11/07/2007, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by youngirish

Miss Ireland is a bit of a ripper isn't she? If that's the best our country can offer thank f**k I live abroad.

She was nowhere near the best. I was there. She was only picked because they've been accused of fixing it for years. Paddy Power lost a fortune on big gambles over the last couple of years.

Stokes looked like he was sober that night too. Although he certainly wasn't shy with the ladies.

**kingeric** · 19/07/2007, 10:38 AM

Scored vs Darlington last night.

see www.safc.com

**Torn-Ado** · 19/07/2007, 4:06 PM

Originally Posted by Kivlehan

My only complaint about Stokes is that he and his co-panelists made a bad choice for Miss Ireland. Miss Athlone was way hotter than the girl they picked.

http://www.missireland2007.com

Roy Keane will put him in his place if he gets out of line. He respects Keane a lot based on his interviews so I think there's a great chance that relationship will steer him away from making the mistakes so many of us made at his age.

Miss Ireland is rubbish. The Rose of Tralee is where its at. They're real women and they've brilliant personalities and are very talented.

**zinedineontour** · 19/07/2007, 4:44 PM

Originally Posted by kingeric

Scored vs Darlington last night.

see www.safc.com

Cracking goal as well by him you can see below :

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2k...rland-friendly

**kingeric** · 20/07/2007, 9:35 AM

Originally Posted by zinedineontour

Cracking goal as well by him you can see below :

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2k...rland-friendly

thanks for that! nice first touch there.. would like to see him get a chance playing as an out and out striker

**tetsujin1979** · 20/07/2007, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by kingeric

thanks for that! nice first touch there.. would like to see him get a chance playing as an out and out striker

That's where he played for Falkirk, and scored for fun.

**OwlsFan** · 20/07/2007, 10:58 AM

Originally Posted by Torn-Ado

Miss Ireland is rubbish. The Rose of Tralee is where its at. They're real women and they've brilliant personalities and are very talented.

Saw Robbie Keane's moth on RTE last night. She was on Lorraine Keane's programme. My wife was watching it before anyone asks. I was just a passive viewer. Not a bad looker (Robbie's girl friend).

**eirebhoy** · 20/07/2007, 10:59 AM

Good post by "Kent Boy 2" on the Sunderland forum:

One of the few things that I really bite on is Stokes.

Anyone that is "underwhelmed" by his performances last season needs to give their heads a shake if you ask me.

As I've said to those people before - go back and watch the videos of his games and watch his overall game rather than concentrating on the fact that he shoots from silly places too often.

Watch how many times he controls the ball first time. Watch the runs he makes into acres of space but doesn't get the ball. Watch how many times he is telling the seasoned pros (including the likes of Whitehead & Connolly) where to pass the ball. Watch how he is always making himself available in space. Watch how little time he is standing still. And watch the ease with which he plays the game.

And all this from an 18 year old that was played out of position for most of his games.

The things he does wrong like not taking shots from silly places and keeping hold of the ball too long will come right with experience and good coaching.

The things that he does right like his control, movement and understanding of the game, come naturally.

**Torn-Ado** · 20/07/2007, 4:31 PM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

Saw Robbie Keane's moth on RTE last night. She was on Lorraine Keane's programme. My wife was watching it before anyone asks. I was just a passive viewer. Not a bad looker (Robbie's girl friend).

It will never last.

**zinedineontour** · 21/08/2007, 7:08 AM

Republic of Ireland under-21 coach Don Givens was fuming last night after Sunderland striker Anthony Stokes failed to report for duty. The 19-year-old Dubliner was due to play in a prestige friendly against Germany in Fürth Upon ringing the player, Givens discovered that Stokes had withdrawn through an unspecified injury and the manager is livid with both the player and the club for the situation.
"I rang Anthony on his mobile to ask him where he was and he said: 'I'm in Dublin, did the boss not get in touch with you?'" explained the Irish under-21 chief.
"I told Anthony than I'd heard nothing and he said: 'Well, I picked up a knock on Saturday and the boss told me twice that he'd sort it."
"My reaction was that it was also his responsibility to phone me. I'm very disappointed to find myself in that position," said Givens.
"As soon as the squad was announced Blackburn were on to me to tell me that Keith Tracey was injured and offered to send me the results of his scan. That shows how thorough they are.
"I'm very disappointed to find another Premier League club not behaving in a similar fashion."

Hopefully in this case it was the clubs fault and not the player.

**paul_oshea** · 21/08/2007, 8:24 AM

thats keane more so in fairness, prolly with the attitude ah sure its only an u21 game.

**Pablo** · 21/08/2007, 8:30 AM

Wasn't there a suggestion after the weekend that Stokes Sunderland future was in doubt? Because keane didnt like his attitude?

**drinkfeckarse** · 21/08/2007, 8:39 AM

He could have phoned himself anyway to be sure about things. Says a lot about his attitude alright IMO.

**RiffRaff** · 21/08/2007, 9:11 AM

Why does Don Givens always find it necessary to repeat his conversations with players to the media? This could have been dealt with privately. Maybe Stokes was in the wrong, but if thats not the case, it doesnt show the FAI in good light if one of its representatives openly slags off players.

**eirebhoy** · 21/08/2007, 9:15 AM

It seems like I back up Stokes all the time on here but again, what has he done wrong now? Keith Tracey probably didn't wring Givens himself either. Unless Stokes is lying and I doubt Keane would take that lightly.