Irish Abroad 2008/2009

**tetsujin1979** · 27/10/2008, 9:04 PM

Originally Posted by Manc Irish Wolf

Has anybody had any joy on contacting the FAI on potential players? If so, have you got an email address?

Yeah, I mailed info@fai.ie about a potential player a few years ago. Got a mail back a few weeks later that they had checked him out, and he was unfortunately ineligible

**Manc Irish Wolf** · 28/10/2008, 8:23 AM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

Yeah, I mailed info@fai.ie about a potential player a few years ago. Got a mail back a few weeks later that they had checked him out, and he was unfortunately ineligible

Nice one, just emailed them about both him and Naughton at Sheff Utd, so hopefully they will check them out.

**bwagner** · 28/10/2008, 9:34 AM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

Yeah, I mailed info@fai.ie about a potential player a few years ago. Got a mail back a few weeks later that they had checked him out, and he was unfortunately ineligible

Who was the lads Tets??

**tetsujin1979** · 28/10/2008, 9:43 AM

Originally Posted by bwagner

Who was the lads Tets??

It was Ishmael Miller, who was in the reserves at Man City at the time. When he broke into the first team, he was shunted out to the left, despite spending all his time for the reserves scoring all around him as an out and out striker. Did well in the Championship last season with West Brom, in and out of the first team so far. Wasn't bad at the weekend against Hull I thought.

**bwagner** · 28/10/2008, 10:43 AM

Ahh yea I know the lad, I think we should make approaches for any young talented players esp in the defensive areas, Naughton and this Morrison lad but also I think we need to keep a better eye on our own league to.

**third policeman** · 28/10/2008, 3:54 PM

[quote=Manc Irish Wolf;1047680]Also Foley, Butler and Garvan in Sun Championship Team of the Week with Foley again getting rave reviews for his consistently quality performances including two goal line clearances on Saturday. Appears that Brady was watching him on Saturday so will hopefully get his chance against Poland:

Pity he wasn't at the Ipswich game, Garvan's goals were both fantastic strikes. I hope Trap gets to see them on film. Its encouraging that Brady is getting to Championship games as I think that is where our better prospects are playing at the minute. O'Toole, McCann, Walters and St Ledger should also be getting the once over. I think they would all add more to the current squad than the likes of Andrews, Gibson, Whelan and Folan.

**Carrigaline** · 28/10/2008, 7:17 PM

John O'Flynn has nabbed another two goals for Barnet after only 30 minutes.

**tetsujin1979** · 28/10/2008, 8:47 PM

Duff playing fantastic for the toon tonight, must be in for MOTM?

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He did pick up the MOTM award, just got the champagne in the tunnel

**DmanDmythDledge** · 29/10/2008, 9:32 PM

Nice blog post on BBC Sport about Lee Carsely.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/paulfletc...st.html#040141

**tetsujin1979** · 30/10/2008, 9:19 AM

Irish Abroad for Tuesday, 28th October 2008: http://www.chatsoccer.net/irishabroa...ate=2008-10-28
Owen Garvan scored his third goal in two games, Ipswich have not lost a game in which he's scored
After opening his league account at the weekend, Clinton Morrison scored his second goal in two games
After scoring just once this season so far, John O'Flynn notched two in less than half an hour against Shrewsbury

Irish Abroad for Wednesday, 29th October 2008: http://www.chatsoccer.net/irishabroa...Details.xquery
Kevin Kilbane started his first game for Wigan in more than a month
Aiden McGeady scored his second of the season

**bwagner** · 31/10/2008, 1:19 PM

There is a lad at Liverpool called Martin Kelly a defender squad number 34...any1 hear of him ??? he 18 and 6 foot 4

**Manc Irish Wolf** · 31/10/2008, 2:13 PM

Got a response back from that info@fai.ie email address with regards to Morrison and Naughton. Apparently Morrison is inelligible, but they are still looking into Naughton (Hope he is elligible as apparently Villa & Spurs have been linked). Fair play to them for the quick response.

**bwagner** · 31/10/2008, 2:35 PM

I sent a email to them just now re Kelly

**theworm2345** · 31/10/2008, 4:04 PM

Originally Posted by bwagner

There is a lad at Liverpool called Martin Kelly a defender squad number 34...any1 hear of him ??? he 18 and 6 foot 4

So am I...

**irishfan86** · 31/10/2008, 4:45 PM

Originally Posted by theworm2345

So am I...

So the whole David Connolly obsession was just the logical search for the perfect strike partner to fit the "big man, little man" strategy?

**theworm2345** · 31/10/2008, 4:59 PM

Originally Posted by irishfan86

So the whole David Connolly obsession was just the logical search for the perfect strike partner to fit the "big man, little man" strategy?

Hehe no, but you're not the first one to remark on our height difference...and I do play well with someone who is shorter, I've never really had a tall strike partner

**Carrigaline** · 02/11/2008, 9:45 PM

Keith Andrews scored a goal for Blackburn today.

**tetsujin1979** · 02/11/2008, 11:42 PM

Irish Abroad for Saturday, 1st November 2008: http://www.chatsoccer.net/irishabroa...ate=2008-11-01
David Meyler was an unused substitute in his first matchday appearance for Sunderland
Keith Andrews scored his first goal in the Premiership
Kevin Doyle scored his first goals of the season away from the Madjeski stadium, and now has 11 goals in 15 starts
Ben Burgess scored his third goal in four games
Mark Yeates scored his third goal in two games, and his seventh in 17 starts
Similarly, John O'Flynn scored his third in two games for Barnet
Incidentally, this was the third highest goals scored by Irish players in a single day this season with 14 goals. Second were the games on 30 August 2008 with 15 goals, and there were more goals scored by Irish players on the 4th October 2008 than any other day this season so far with 18

Irish Abroad for Sunday, 2nd November 2008: http://www.chatsoccer.net/irishabroa...Details.xquery
Richard Dunne scored his second OG of the season