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    Quote Originally Posted by theworm2345 View Post
    Guesss who did it AGAIN, and AGAIN with Ricardo Fuller
    In fairness Shawcross flicked on for Olofinjana for the 2nd goal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by theworm2345 View Post
    Guesss who did it AGAIN, and AGAIN with Ricardo Fuller
    Anybody found Ricardo's Irish grandmother yet?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rambling Along View Post
    In fairness Shawcross flicked on for Olofinjana for the 2nd goal.
    I meant he did it again, and this again it was with Fuller (like at the midweek)

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    Anybody found Ricardo's Irish grandmother yet?
    It wouldn't matter anyway, he's played many many times for Jamaica, scored against Mexico in a huge WCQ a month ago as well
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    Delap's ability to throw long ball would be largely ineffective for Ireland since the 2 Irish strikers are very small. Also, there is no way that Delap would get on down the wings so he would have to play as one of the 2 holding midfielders.

    I think its about time that Trap recognised the long range and aerial ability of Darly Murphy.

    On the long throw thing there is nothing stopping other players developing this technique, I guess its important to be tall have strong arms.
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    Who the bloody hell is Darly Murphy, Daryl's sister?
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    We would have been world champions if Jack Charlton had the services of Rory Delaps throw ins.Niall Quin and Tony Cascarino and our central defenders from those days would have had a field day.
    Mind you after a while the novelty of watching it might wear a bit thin.

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    Delap should definately get called up for the Poland game...

    Maybe shouldn't start, but I would definately consider him for the Italy away game. The long throw-ins would definately be a big threat against them.

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    He's actually a decent enough "holding" midfielder in his own right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by seanfhear View Post
    We would have been world champions if Jack Charlton had the services of Rory Delaps throw ins.Niall Quin and Tony Cascarino and our central defenders from those days would have had a field day.
    Mind you after a while the novelty of watching it might wear a bit thin.
    Mick McCarthy had a mean throw on him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stuttgart88 View Post
    Mick McCarthy had a mean throw on him.
    Just ask Ronnie Whelan!
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    Quote Originally Posted by tetsujin1979 View Post
    Just ask Ronnie Whelan!
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    I can see it now - "Delap with what is maybe Ireland's last chance, here comes the throw... Folan gets to it and he's done it! Would you believe it? The two substitutes combine to put Ireland in front!"
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    ...and Ireland beat georgia 1 - 0 at home....
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    Quote Originally Posted by paul_oshea View Post
    ...and Ireland beat georgia 1 - 0 at home....
    ...i'd take it!
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    If anyone else had as many assists as he does in the Premier League, he'd be a shoe-in. Must, must be in the squad for Poland.

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    Ironically enough, I think he deserves his place more on merit as a player than as a throw-in specialist.

    There's no way Whelan should be ahead of him in the pecking order for us as a holding midfielder, but as a throw-in specialist Delap will be almost worthless with our group of midgets.

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    I wouldn’t exactly call O' Shea, Dunne, Doyle, Stephen Reid or even Kevin Kilbane midgets. All are good headers of the ball and Delap would certainly be an asset to the Irish team.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FarBeag View Post
    I wouldn’t exactly call O' Shea, Dunne, Doyle, Stephen Reid or even Kevin Kilbane midgets. All are good headers of the ball and Delap would certainly be an asset to the Irish team.
    Stephen Reid is a non-factor for this season, and in any event is only 5'11- I don't recall him dominating in the air in an offensive capacity at any point.

    Doyle, while he has a good leap, is only 5'11.

    Kilbane, Dunne, and O'Shea will not be brought up for each throw.

    An aggressive manager might send up to two of them from the back, but then say if Kilbane and Dunne go up, and O'Shea stays back, we've got:

    Doyle, 5'11
    Kilbane, 6'0
    O'Shea, 6'3

    A lot of sides in Europe now have an average height of about 5'11 or 6'0, whereas our tallest players are around that height.

    If you wish to ignore that reality, so be it, but Delap will not give us a significant advantage unless we play with more tall and athletic players (I am not necessarily advocating this strategy).

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    We simply do not have the type of players who can capitalize from this sort of attack. Beyond that, he's a fairly limited player.
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    I don't think height matters so much with a throw as it is different from a corner. Rory can virtually drop the ball on someones head so a tall defender cant block it as much as a corner. I think he is well worth a call up then you can try things out in training and see how effective it it.

    If you can drop the ball 6 yards in front of goal conistantly it will cause problems, there are two driections the ball can go in, forwards or backwards.
    Forwards often means a goal.

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