Team v Serbia

[back of the net]

Delighted for Damien Delaney and Paul have you seen him play or you just basing your thoughts on bias. Left back has been a huge problem area for us and playing John O'Shea there is crazy.

fully agreed

[Paddy Garcia]

i hear its...

kiely
kelly - dunne - mcshane - delaney
duff - whelan - miller - hunt
keane - doyle

The centre of that midfield plus McShane look like a disaster area the size of the Bermuda triangle.

Still there is always the rugby.

[irishultra]

I really hope that's the case.

Really?

[irishultra]

The centre of that midfield plus McShane look like a disaster area the size of the Bermuda triangle.

Still there is always the rugby.

Do you ever have anything positive to say?

*Long time reader but never had an e-mail address(other than yahoo or msn) so I couldn't reigster.

[Paddy Garcia]

Do you ever have anything positive to say?

Well yes, but I'd be very cautious about the housing market.

And McShane in central defense.

[soccerc]

Miller is average.

Whelan, McShane and Delaney are disasters, I hope they aren't near the squad come the qualifiers.

[kingdomkerry]

Better to reserve judgement until we see them play first.

[jmurphyc]

Miller is average.

Whelan, McShane and Delaney are disasters, I hope they aren't near the squad come the qualifiers.

I'd say Kiely is too. He plays for a championship club so he must be sh...oh wait, they just went up, he must be good then.

[tetsujin1979]

I'd say Kiely is too. He plays for a championship club so he must be sh...oh wait, they just went up, he must be good then.

Yeah, Whelan plays for a championship club so he must be sh...oh wait, they just went up, he must be good then.

[jbyrne]

[QUOTE=back of the net;948728]

why is miller starting? never mind playing- he just aint good enough

he must have impressed the manager and brady is a miller fan. its only a friendly so lets see how he gets on under the new management and take it from there

[tommy_c12000]

[quote=jbyrne;948998]

he must have impressed the manager and brady is a miller fan. its only a friendly so lets see how he gets on under the new management and take it from there

I'm with "back of the net" on this one. Hes had ample opportunity on the international stage and hasnt taken it. At 27 hes not getting any younger and realistically when the Reids, Ireland and Carsley come back he won't stand a chance at getting a sniff at the action. Trap should be looking at Owen Garvan period......not having a look at a player who's had numerous chances both at club and international but has ultimately failed to mature into the box-to-box midfielder we hoped he would be after his success with the Irish U16s. His career is on a slippery slope and his only chance for redemption is to return to Elland Road and enjoy Championship (hopefully) football next season where he'd be a lot more comfortable.....no offence to the guy

[paul_oshea]

Agree with the above post about Kelly who was excellant last season despite Birmingham's relegation. I think he's matured into a decent player and unless Finnan gets regular games, i reckon he should get the right back spot.

if thats true someone ( premiership ) will come in for him

[Razors left peg]

if thats true someone ( premiership ) will come in for him

I think Kelly has already said that he will stay with Birmingham after their relegation, he is developing into a good defender though, solid more than spectacular

[carloz]

Miller is average.

Whelan, McShane and Delaney are disasters, I hope they aren't near the squad come the qualifiers.

Be completly honest, how many times have you seen Whealan and Delaney play. Id be quite sure you have rarely seen either of them. Whealan has been one of the stars of the Championship for the past two seasons so stop coming out with stupid off the cuff comments like that. This is a friendly match, players like Whealan and Delaney deserve their chance and this is the right time to give it to them.

[Ordinary Fan]

Great to see disagreements about the team again instead of moans about the manager.
Much as I would like to S. Reid or Garvan in the middle instead of Miller, it might be time to give up on Reid as he is always injured and Garvan obviosly didnt do the business in Portugal. Whealan deserves his change but I think this level may be to much for him.
We need a left back so it is worthwhile giving Delaney a chance.
McShane star has fallen in the last twelve months and I don't see him as an international player, there is a big gap finding someone to play along side Dunne. I was suprised ST Ledger is not in the squad although an up and down player he is better positionaly than Mc Shane.
Gret to be going to a match to with hope.

[Kingdom]

I'd say the reason Garvan and Whelan aren't starting together in the middle would be due to experience? The back 4 selected is an interesting one. I've no experience of Delaney but hey we need a natural left back so lets give him a go.

[Paddy Garcia]

Do you ever have anything positive to say?

If I was ignorant I'd be fine - the problem is I know something about football.

Here we are, another failure to defeat a very very poor team. Not the managers fault - apart from selecting McShane. And Hunt - total rubbish.

[the doc]

Great to see disagreements about the team again instead of moans about the manager.
Much as I would like to S. Reid or Garvan in the middle instead of Miller, it might be time to give up on Reid as he is always injured and Garvan obviosly didnt do the business in Portugal. Whealan deserves his change but I think this level may be to much for him.
We need a left back so it is worthwhile giving Delaney a chance.
McShane star has fallen in the last twelve months and I don't see him as an international player, there is a big gap finding someone to play along side Dunne. I was suprised ST Ledger is not in the squad although an up and down player he is better positionaly than Mc Shane.
Gret to be going to a match to with hope.

Far from being an up and down player performance wise, very consistant and has played many outstanding games for Preston.