Quotebut in the words of Nick Berry "every loser wins..."
Don't think I would totally agree with this. There's a winner and a loser in this situation and therefore the loser fails.Originally Posted by eirebhoy
but in the words of Nick Berry "every loser wins..."
That's like blaming a keeper for not saving a penalty, because he's the "loser" in that situation.
McShane pushed Koller outside after O'Shea left McShane exposed at the back.
The blame goes like this for me:
Carelessness by O'Shea: 50% at fault
Poor positioning by Henderson: 40% at fault
McShane beat one on one: 10%
McShane has a hamstring injury. Will be out for at least two weeks.
Yes it is a great McShame he is no longer playing first team Premiership football.
That's a very percise allocation of blame!! I wouldn't quite consider a keeper not saving a penalty the same thing as a defender shepperding a forward onto his stronger foot and having a clear strike at goal (unless the penalty was a very tame attempt altogether of course!!) The fact that O'Shea was at fault is completely true but McShane could have dealt with it far better too. Probably too much analysis going into this really, it was over 2 yrs ago!!
McShane not going to play in the Amsterdam tournament, staying in England for treatment: http://www.safc.com/news/mcshane-sit...ean-trip.html?
He's out for three months according to this article: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...441893,00.html
Not the worst thing in the world, if you catch my drift.
confirmed by Sunderland: http://www.safc.com/news/mcshane-set...operation.html
Having seen what he did with Titus Bramble, I would have liked to see what Bruce did with McShane.
Oh no what are we going to do now?
LESS OF THE BULL NOW!
Perfect news.
Either St. Ledger @ centre half or Foley @ right back then.
I hear there's a promising fullback at Espanyol who might be breaking through there.
Finbar, Fintan....something like that?
Anyway, I'd put my money on that guy slotting back into the back four once he's fit.
I feel for sorry for the lad. Even though he can't do any damage from the treatment room and that can only be good news. But he was all set to move if you believe the rumours. A move to a Championship could have helped his career. That's his level. Everything has come to a grinding halt now for the lad.
Getting injured genuinely sucks, so I wish him a full and speedy recovery.
I'd never champion him to be a starter with our current options, but he is a useful backup and I could never fault his attitude or commitment.
Feel sorry for the lad. Has had a miserable couple of years after looking so promising. When fit I wouldn't be surprised he ends up at Celtic, having worked very well for Tony Mobray before at WBA.
Always look on the bright side of life
It may sound cold and ruthless but it's a good thing he won't play in any more qualifiers. He does more harm than good when on the pitch and that's just a fact...
I reckon McShane would do very well at Celtic, he'd no doubt improve as a player up there too
You show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser - Vince Lombardi
That only tells part of the story. We didn't lose to Bulgaria at home or away, but Kilbane still cost us 4 points from those 2 games. Similarly, the McShane / Keogh screw up -vs- Italy away cost us a goal.
I don't accept that. Whatever his degree of culpability in Sofia there is no way it could be reasonably said he cost us two points in Dublin. He absolutely had to try and play that ball. That it went in off him was unfortunate but it couldn't be let run when he'd no idea who was bearing down on it on his flank.
Bulgaria had been knocking at the door for over an hour by then. No way he should be made carry the can for that.
" I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"
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