QuoteI've a good feeling that houllier will get finnan to reconsider this at some point down the line.
Don't let the door hit you stevo
"No regrets, none at all. My only regret is that we went out on penalties. That's my only regret. But no, no regrets." -Mick McCarthy
Finnan is some waste of space. I wish he'd never played for ireland with that attitude.
He should have been grateful to play at all even if it was in goals and take all the abuse offered by the press.**
**not what i really think.
[QUOTE=Morbo;860651]I'd rather have 4 OK defenders than 1 outstanding defender and 3 weak links though, I'm not as convinced Ireland will return under a new manager either, not as critical a loss as Finnan but he was capable of scoring crucial goals even if he didn't contribute much.
I would rather have a blind , one legged 90 year old who wants to play , rather than someone who's heart is clearly not in it anymore. Thanks for your service, shame you dont want to play anymore- now lets move on and find a replacement - hopefully one with full vision and both legs.
"The cat is in it, but it's open - and it's a wild cat"
Im feckin glad hes gone. Hes been doing my head in for ages with **** displays. He looks like a nervous wreck when he plays for ireland, if he cant take the heat and the expectations of the public who are payin 70 euro a ticket then im glad hes away. I hope the rest of the dead wood leave if this is the general feeling among the so called old foggies in the team.
Can't agree. Excellent player. Poorly utilised. Very reliable. Big loss.Originally Posted by Curtains
Im feckin glad hes gone. Hes been doing my head in for ages with **** displays. He looks like a nervous wreck when he plays for ireland, if he cant take the heat and the expectations of the public who are payin 70 euro a ticket then im glad hes away. I hope the rest of the dead wood leave if this is the general feeling among the so called old foggies in the team.
Thanks Stevie and good luck.
His decision makes sense.
As a wealthy man, why would he come over to Ireland to be jeered and booed for games largely out of his control as a right back (a position which he doesn't even get to play for his country).
He's making no money and getting ripped apart.
I say I'd play until I wasn't selected if I were an international footballer, but I'm not, and I don't know what it's like to be booed off the field on numerous occasions for things largely out of my control.
He's probably thinking, my body is starting to wear down and these people don't even want me here.
I can understand his decision but I'm disappointed as he is clearly one of our better players.
Might be a blessing in disguise though if it allows Kelly to break through, he's been fantastic for Birmingham in the games I've seen.
The fans do want him there,they want him and the team to play well, is that so much to ask?
All we've heard since the end of the campaign is excuses. None of the players or the manager have put up their hands and said 'yep, we didn't play well in the last campaign and we let down the fans. The results against San Marino and Cyprus were unacceptable'.
That isn't to say the tabloid treatment and personal abuse of the players/manager is in any way justified.
He's a big loss for us , but his decision has been forced on him in part by the Jeering ,but in reality he's got 2-3 decent years left in him and he wants a new contract at Liverpool.Hes more than likely been advised to retire from International Football to get that contract.
As for whomever said Houllier had a good relationship with him(reder maybe!!!),absoloute drivel.Houllier nearly detroyed his career
The lunatic is on the grass
The lunatic is on the grass
Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs
Got to keep the loonies on the path
He has two and a half years remaining on his contract. He got a new one in the summer.
I'm not sure I buy that. What jeering was there and when?
The only booing I recall was at Germany (mild only and not widespread) when Staunton's name was announced as the answer to a quiz question and after the Cyprus game. No player can have expected much else after the Cyprus game and Finnan admitted as much.
120,000 seats were filled in those two games which is pretty impressive and shows just how well supported the team is.
Your point about his relationship with Houllier may be more accurate.
Yes ,thats correct,but he's looking for a extention .Hyypia also retired from Internationals and then got his 1 year extention
The lunatic is on the grass
The lunatic is on the grass
Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs
Got to keep the loonies on the path
The next 3 words after the bit qouted were key I thought ...the "in Reality" bit
120,000 seats were filled doesn't show how well they were supported,it shows how many arses were in the seats
The lunatic is on the grass
The lunatic is on the grass
Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs
Got to keep the loonies on the path
I very much doubt that he's looking for an extension after signing a new contract in the summer. What if he completely loses his place to Arbeloa and is in the reserves? I doubt very much he'll be offered a new contract until he has one year remaining, and given his age I'm sure he's aware of this.
Given that we were already pretty much out of the running for a qualification spot, I'd say that was an extraordinary figure, and as far as IMO the majority of fans supported the team as best they could given the circumstances. The team was supported fairly well against Germany, it was only when we were struggling against Cyprus that everyone began to get agitated.The next 3 words after the bit qouted were key I thought ...the "in Reality" bit
120,000 seats were filled doesn't show how well they were supported,it shows how many arses were in the seats
Just being picky.The next 3 words after the bit qouted were key I thought ...the "in Reality" bit
Just had a thought. Don't know if it's been mentioned before but didn't Finnan work with Tigana at Fulham.
Someone fill me in on this because I must have missed it at the time - how did Houllier nearly destroy his career
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