That scumbag has p1ssed all over the Ireland jersey. He should have his Irish passport revoked and never allowed back in to the country. Disgrace!
bad experience was - having the **** taken out of him for going bald / being ridiculously stupid. (on a mcateer level, which is a good comparison, at least he takes the stick in good humour)
not sure they gave him stick for grandma-gate or not.
he should get over it and come back and play, but not this campaign, would be harsh on the guys who have put it in so far.
I am disgusted by SI's attitude.
I would like to see the FAI/Trap state catogorically that he will not be considered for this campaign under any circumstances and that he would have to declare himself available - without pre conditions - for any future campaigns before the campaigns begin.
I really do not care how good he becomes - even if he were to become World player of the year. The guy is playing week in, week out for MC, is rich beyond most of our wildest dreams - and must surely understand what it means to the average person - like myself - who supports Ireland through thick and thin and want to see us qualify for and compete in major WCs and Euros.
I left Ireland for Canada over 20 years ago and still go back for games every year whenever I can get tickets.
I've been to Japan/Korea, Dublin, Paris, and Stuttgart and will be in SA if we qualify. However, I do not not want him in our squad for this campaign - no matter how much we need him.
Agreed. It's time to move on. I don't want him back. He's Stephen Manchester to me.
There is no such thing as a miracle cure, a free lunch or a humble opinion.
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
Anybody else think that Ciaran is Stephen Ireland?........................anybody?.......... ..........
its come now that we shouldn be saying that hes refusing .. it should be knowledge tat hes not wanted anyone.. we need players who want to play and will put it in. . cant even tell the fans why he doesn want to be considered for selection... someone should just just put this story to bed and move on.
Yes and that someone is SI who should just be honest and come out and say CLEARLY for a change that he doesnt want to play for Ireland now and does not see that changing at any point in the future.
I pity the management team that in every press conference seem to have to answer questions about a player that does not want to play for his country. And this is despite the fact that the team has had the best start to a campaign in years.
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He's a creep. He knows his reputation is in tatters as he is a traitior to his country, all of a sudden this charity pops up so we can all say what a great lad he is.
I for one will not be fooled by this poisonous **** and his PR stunt!
I think he deserves alot worse and I know many of my work collegues and friends have a lot worse to say about him.
Well said Ciaran. This is why I save my most intense frustration for Trapp, Brady and the FAI. It's obvious we are dealing with an immature indivudual who is having difficulty dealing with the fall-out from a deeply regrettable and idiotic lapse of judgement. Yet they dont give any impression that they actually understand the issue or are equiped to deal with him. I have said it before, and I know there are very few who sympathise with this sentiment, but we are paying these people to manage, and that goes beyond tactics and training. It also involves managing people and being able to deal with the sort of personnel issues that middle managers in companies up and down this country face day in day out. Saying "its up to him" and admitting that the only direct commuincation with Ireland was via a fax on Xmas day is pitiful.
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