FourFourTwo 50 Best Football LeaguePlayers

**dr_peepee** · 27/03/2008, 4:14 PM

Another thread there just reminded me that Anthony Gerard of Walsall is also in the top 50... His profile in the write up says he was capped for Ireland.. I don't remember that.. Anyone???

**eirebhoy** · 27/03/2008, 4:23 PM

Yeh he played a few times afair but in the end I think he was found not to be eligible. I'm not 100% though.

**tetsujin1979** · 27/03/2008, 4:37 PM

Originally Posted by dr_peepee

Another thread there just reminded me that Anthony Gerard of Walsall is also in the top 50... His profile in the write up says he was capped for Ireland.. I don't remember that.. Anyone???

I saw that too. Don't think he was ever capped at senior level, but he was in this U-18 squad in 2004: http://www.rte.ie/sport/2004/0419/ireland.html
When he went to get official documentation that he was eligible, it turned out he wasn't so it was left at that

**jbyrne** · 27/03/2008, 4:46 PM

Originally Posted by abbeyvale

Scannell (Palace)

saw he was linked with aston villa in a british newspaper yesterday

**youngirish** · 28/03/2008, 9:43 AM

Originally Posted by jbyrne

saw he was linked with aston villa in a british newspaper yesterday

Some of the transfer speculation around Scannell has become a bit ridiculous. He's only 17 and has only played a handful of games for Palace. While he looks promising he has hardly set the world alight thus far. He'd be much better remaining where he is for the next 2-3 years and getting as much opportunities at regular football.

**boovidge** · 30/03/2008, 2:02 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

I saw that too. Don't think he was ever capped at senior level, but he was in this U-18 squad in 2004: http://www.rte.ie/sport/2004/0419/ireland.html
When he went to get official documentation that he was eligible, it turned out he wasn't so it was left at that

how did he do that? Surely you know if you have an Irish born grandparent or not?

**tetsujin1979** · 30/03/2008, 2:54 PM

Originally Posted by boovidge

how did he do that? Surely you know if you have an Irish born grandparent or not?

From what I've been told, when he went to check it out, it turned out it was his great-grandparents that were Irish, not his grandparents.

Did some searching on the Independent's archive, he played 3 times for the U-18's in a tournament in 2004, and made the Irish team of the week
First game VS Turkey: http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...ck-177077.html
Second game VS Portugal: http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...al-177225.html
Third game VS Norway: http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...8s-479563.html

Team of the week: http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...ek-177392.html