Trapattoni's first (extended) squad announced!

**gufct** · 13/05/2008, 2:48 PM

Originally Posted by gustavo

To be honest I'd prefer if footballing ability was the criteria for who deserves it rather than a positive reaction to being picked

Delaney has plenty of Ability and whats more his attitude and application is 10 times that of the poisioned dwarf.

**theworm2345** · 13/05/2008, 2:51 PM

I'm excited to see this midfield in action. However, I wasn't expecting Connolly, but Long, Doyle, Murphy, and Keogh over Morrison?

Keogh is good and doesn't get the recognition he deserves as he doesnt score many goals (he sets quite a few up for Ebanks-Blake, but Long has one goal in 6 months, Doyle has 2 in 6 months, and their both relegated. Murphy has only 3 goals on the season (though he has been played on the wing quite a bit). Morrison has scored 16 this season. We will struggle to score goals this fall if this is our strike force, mark my words.

**FarBeag** · 13/05/2008, 3:00 PM

Originally Posted by gustavo

To be honest I'd prefer if footballing ability was the criteria for who deserves it rather than a positive reaction to being picked

I assume you don't think that Delaney has ability then? Believe it or not he has ,and to be honest myself I would rather all the squad to have Delaney's attitude than that of the personality disordered S Ireland.

**FarBeag** · 13/05/2008, 3:06 PM

Originally Posted by theworm2345

I'm excited to see this midfield in action. However, I wasn't expecting Connolly, but Long, Doyle, Murphy, and Keogh over Morrison?

Keogh is good and doesn't get the recognition he deserves as he doesnt score many goals (he sets quite a few up for Ebanks-Blake, but Long has one goal in 6 months, Doyle has 2 in 6 months, and their both relegated. Murphy has only 3 goals on the season (though he has been played on the wing quite a bit). Morrison has scored 16 this season. We will struggle to score goals this fall if this is our strike force, mark my words.

Yes agree with you there. should be in the squad there is no doubting.

**boovidge** · 13/05/2008, 3:07 PM

yeah agree with you their worm, Morrisons apparent exclusion is shocking. I can only imagine Trap isn't aware of Lawrence's elegibility also. Their is no way a Championship player of the year who will be playing regular premiership football next season can justifiably be left out of the current ireland squad imo.

Some of the selections at least show that the current management team are thinking outside the Stan box though.

**superfrank** · 13/05/2008, 3:09 PM

My guess re: Morrisson is that they think he'll be knackered after the play-offs.

**gustavo** · 13/05/2008, 3:13 PM

Originally Posted by FarBeag

I assume you don't think that Delaney has ability then? Believe it or not he has ,and to be honest myself I would rather all the squad to have Delaney's attitude than that of the personality disordered S Ireland.

Not at all , I just disagree with your statement that he deserves it more because he was delighted to get it