Brady hails LOI

**Shelsman** · 23/08/2007, 1:00 PM

Originally Posted by dfx-

He's no better a pundit than my cat. Part of the RT�'s changing-more-than-the-wind panel about AC Milan and United last year.

After Roma, "United will blow a poor ageing Milan side away, they are unstoppable"

....before the first leg: "Milan are too old and United will be all over them"

...after the first leg: "After Rooney's winner, I can't see United not winning"

....after the second leg: "Milan were too classy tonight for a naive United side"

....after winning the final "they are the best team in Europe"

So you've never anticipated one team performing in one way or getting a certain result, then be surprised to find you were wrong?
If Brady could predict every result he'd be a multi-millionaire courtesy of the bookies!
Did you predict Ireland winning 4-0 last night? Or even winning by a comfortable margin?

**Nailer77** · 23/08/2007, 1:37 PM

My jesus, hard to believe some of the bitter comments in here. All he said was 'credit the LOI'. Thats it, the same bitter b@stards would be moaning if he'd said nothing. And given the state of the LOI up to relatively recently he'd have been right too, A Face even referred to it knowingly or not with his 'last 4 years' comment.

**MyTown** · 23/08/2007, 1:57 PM

Will those of you who have posted anti-Brady stuff on this thread own up to your ManUre allegiance?

Personally he never seemed a likable chap, but:

- he was a class act on the field for club and country.
- he played hard ball with the FAI in the run up to Germany '88 and Italia '90 to ensure the players pool saw what they regarded as their fair share of the mullah
- he tells it as he sees it - something for which Dunphy, Giles and others are canonised for, but which is too hard to stomach coming from Brady

I'd say the anti Brady vibe is a straigtforward red mist - pity ye never had a midfielder to compare

Regarding last nights coverage I thought the praise of Reid was OTT, only in so far as Potter got no credit at all and, from my viewing, contributed just as much.

**Sheridan** · 23/08/2007, 2:06 PM

What the **** would you know about the state of the LOI, Nailler77? This appears to be your first post in any eL-related thread.

**Nailer77** · 23/08/2007, 2:23 PM

Originally Posted by Sheridan

What the **** would you know about the state of the LOI, Nailler77? This appears to be your first post in any eL-related thread.

Ah yeh I was waiting for one of you boys and you're 'barstooler' comments. You might notice that there's not a lot of action on the Shels thread, probably because Shels have an excellent forum of their own, but I suppose you didn't know I was Shels did you? Because you actually know f*ck all about me don't you? So maybe hold fire next time before you lash out a childish little comment like that one Sheridan, just because I don't post on this site in regards to Shels doens't mean I know f**k all about the state of the LOI. I know enough about it to know that anyone criticising it up to relatively recently would have had plenty of ammunition to back them up, and I formed that opinion by going to matches. And furthermore this is about the only site were you can have decent discussion on the international team and its why I only frequent it around international matches.

**Ceirtlis** · 23/08/2007, 5:19 PM

I have read his piece in the Sunday Tribune from time to time and i have to say he doesnt hold the eircom league in too high of a regard. I cant remember him ever slating it, but i do remember reading one piece where he said that Irish youngsters should be allowed over to England at 13 or 14, just for training initially i think, because the alternative was the eircom league which wasnt up to much. He has also said that Irish football should be on its knees thanking the English leagues for developing our players.

He did say the same thing about the eircom league in the paper on Sunday so i think he was geniunely trying to give it abit of credit which is fair enough.

The RTE panel like to see themselves as coneisseurs of the game. They often slag off the english premiership so its no surprise then what their views on the eircom league are.

**jebus** · 23/08/2007, 5:29 PM

Originally Posted by Ceirtlis

I have read his piece in the Sunday Tribune from time to time and i have to say he doesnt hold the eircom league in too high of a regard. I cant remember him ever slating it, but i do remember reading one piece where he said that Irish youngsters should be allowed over to England at 13 or 14, just for training initially i think, because the alternative was the eircom league which wasnt up to much. He has also said that Irish football should be on its knees thanking the English leagues for developing our players.

In fairness what he is on about here is Arsenal's youth policy, Wenger is highly critical of laws that don't allow clubs take the cream of footballing talent from whatever age they want. Plus if I had to pick a team to train up my kid, and it was between Arsenal and any EL side I'd pick Arsenal everytime. Even if they don't make it at Arsenal I'm sure they would be more rounded players for having worked within one of the best youth systems in the world.

**Billy Lord** · 23/08/2007, 7:28 PM

Originally Posted by jebus

Wenger is highly critical of laws that don't allow clubs take the cream of footballing talent from whatever age they want.

That's nothing less than a proposal for licensed child abuse.

**jebus** · 23/08/2007, 7:34 PM

Originally Posted by Billy Lord

That's nothing less than a proposal for licensed child abuse.

It is, but when has breaking employment laws ever stopped football clubs

**dfx-** · 24/08/2007, 1:13 AM

Originally Posted by Shelsman

So you've never anticipated one team performing in one way or getting a certain result, then be surprised to find you were wrong?

Yes and that's precisely my point. I'm not remotely bitter towards him in particular but he's no better a pundit than anyone else in the pub who changes their mind after every turn in a game.

As a quality pundit, I'd expect not to be drawn in by the lure of a 7-1 result and realise how bad Roma were particularly after the first leg at Old Trafford.

**Dodge** · 24/08/2007, 8:53 AM

Originally Posted by dfx-

he's no better a pundit than anyone else in the pub who changes their mind after every turn in a game.

He's a far better analyst though.

**A face** · 24/08/2007, 9:43 AM

Originally Posted by MyTown

Will those of you who have posted anti-Brady stuff on this thread own up to your ManUre allegiance?

I dont support ManUre, or any other club for that matter .... City is the ONLY club i follow. I just dont like him for failing Irish Football.

**dcfcsteve** · 24/08/2007, 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by Sheridan

What the **** would you know about the state of the LOI, Nailler77? This appears to be your first post in any eL-related thread.

What would you know about the EL Sheridan ? You're a Dublin City fan......!!

(Sorry - couldn't resist...)

**dcfcsteve** · 24/08/2007, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by A face

I dont support ManUre, or any other club for that matter .... City is the ONLY club i follow. I just dont like him for failing Irish Football.

How has Brady "failed Irish fiootball" ?

I didn't realise he had the weight of messianic expectations upon his shoulders.

Sure it's all that man Brady's fault that our league's in the state it is.......

**OneRedArmy** · 24/08/2007, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by A face

I dont support ManUre, or any other club for that matter .... City is the ONLY club i follow. I just dont like him for failing Irish Football.

Is everyone Irish who is in any way connected with football expected to adopt a Mother Theresa-like approach to the domestic game?!

Brady was packed off across the water at a young age ffs, its hardly his fault he has little knowledge or involvement with the LoI.

The only way domestic football will grow is by learning to stand on its own two feet, not by relying on Irish football luminaries like Brady to support it out of some kind of nationalistic duty.

**A face** · 24/08/2007, 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

How has Brady "failed Irish fiootball" ?

I didn't realise he had the weight of messianic expectations upon his shoulders.

Sure it's all that man Brady's fault that our league's in the state it is.......

Originally Posted by OneRedArmy

Is everyone Irish who is in any way connected with football expected to adopt a Mother Theresa-like approach to the domestic game?!

Brady was packed off across the water at a young age ffs, its hardly his fault he has little knowledge or involvement with the LoI.

The only way domestic football will grow is by learning to stand on its own two feet, not by relying on Irish football luminaries like Brady to support it out of some kind of nationalistic duty.

Every other league in the world in every other code have people who were involved in the sport at any level and 'made it big' contribute and give back to the game.

I know Ireland is a bit ****ed up and i know we have to deal all of this mind numbing 'everyone tells us our game is sh!te, so we gotta believe them at some point, sure it has to be our fault' cr�p all the time but imo it still doesn't take from the fact that Brady and his ilk have failed our game.

I KNOW some people will pull out all the stops to defend him and justify and excuse him, i honestly couldn't care less. You opinion offers me nothing and as a result is invalid. I compare with all other leagues and it doesn't add up. There is only one conclusion, Brady and co are a disaster with little or no civic pride and the FAI should be all shot at dawn.

**OneRedArmy** · 24/08/2007, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by A face

I compare with all other leagues and it doesn't add up.

Why should it when the Irish situation is unique?

Originally Posted by A face

You opinion offers me nothing and as a result is invalid.

Ditto.

**paul_oshea** · 24/08/2007, 2:19 PM

are ye lot every happy or agreed on anything?!

**superfrank** · 24/08/2007, 2:38 PM

A very famous fromer Irish international gives our league a bit of praise, and lot's of the Ol� Ol� brigade might actually listen to him, and we all slaughter him because he never gave anything to the el.

He never played in the el so, imo, he has nothing to give back. Arsenal gave him the start to his career and he's paying them back by being head of their youth development etc. However, he never played a single el game. He was at Arsenal when he was 15, FFS. So for him to not only acknowledge it, but to praise it is really something. I might not always agree with him but there's no need to chastise him. The fact of the matter is the non-el fans might actually listen to him as he's an Irish footballing hero so it may very well be good for the league.

Yet despite that, imo, he owes the eircom league nothing. It never paid his wages, it never gave him a break.