youre totally missing the point sean.
Our best players are already in the english premiership. We lost them when they were young teenagers. The MLS doesnt. If we kept our best players at home until they were a bit older our league would be just as good as the MLS and would provide players directly to the Premier League. Maybe even moreso than the MLS.
Until we retain the majority of our young players the league will continue to fail and our national team will continue to fail also. That should be the FAI's top priority but it never will be.
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
Ye will love this one. He's signed for United Sikkim in the Indian second division after being out of the game for some time following the end of his Norwegian spell.
Previously rejected by East Bengal according to this:
http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/18...aichung-bhutia
Last edited by Yard of Pace; 05/04/2011 at 6:19 PM.
Altidore couldn't get a game at Villarreal could he thou?
And sure for arguments sake heres a few lads who played LOI that are in the prem now (all didn't make the jump in a day granted because they got promoted with their clubs from the championship)
Kevin Doyle + Stephen Ward - Wolves
Keith Fahey - Birmingham
Seamus Coleman - Everton
Connor Salmon - Wigan via SPL
Then you have shane long at Reading who will certianly make the leap soon
In the SPL (decent players)
Niall McGinn + Paddy McCourt - Celtic
Sean Dillon - Dundee Utd
Theres tons of other lads doing very well over there saying they only make the leap to Northampton is a little derogatory and inaccurate although i'm sure Northampton is lovely
But agree with the other lads that you missed the point a little
Last edited by Acornvilla; 05/04/2011 at 6:46 PM.
could laperia do a job in the loi?
id like to think Sporting Fingal or Dublin City could beat United Sikkim or East Bengal on their day.
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
mls teams would beat loi teams. rovers would be competitive but nothing more than that.
Not sure about that. The MLS is better than the LOI but the standard isn't that high.
I've watched the odd MLS game and there pure muck, SPL is more enjoyable..
Maybe i've just seen all the sh!te games thou
Given himself is playing div 2 india, i'm sure hed do a job for longford town maybe
can he do a job for athlone town??
Considering nobody has seen him play in 3/4 years, everyone would just be guessing.
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I'd love to know more about Lapira. He's obviously not going to be a top player but I'm quite jealous of his adventures nonetheless. I'd say a few years playing in Norway and India would be great craic. And certainly more fun than lining out for Longford every Friday night!
He should have an interesting autobiography at the end of his career anyway.
Back with Nybergsund this season
Could have been a money spinner to stay in India longer with the new Premier League Soccer about to kick-off
http://blogs.theprovince.com/2013/01...ohnny-leveron/ On trial with Vancouver Whitecaps - if he gets a game there, he won't be their first Irish international player!!
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