It's not daft to think that part of the Irish national team manager's job is to be up to speed on Irish football. For a whole host of reasons.
If he can help to promote the Irish game then that too is a benefit. It sends a message to the public that maybe there's something worth watching and if that message gets through, as well as the message being sent by creditable European performances, then that can only be a good thing.
Going to Bray versus Rovers in itself is not going to help us qualify but it's hard to argue that it's not the right thing to do.
Stutts get "Eight World Cups" by George Vescey. You will like it I think, if you dont mind me saying.
Would love to see LOI players continue to train with the senior squad and even the U21s as it promotes the League and the players themselves.
Not much point having players training as trophies either. I'd just hope he sees guys like Towell and realises it's not a lack of talent that has them playing in Ireland.
There is still a large part of Brooks Park that is still undeveloped
Long Live King Kenny
"We get a limited view on TV, you don't get the full picture "
and that my friends I've been saying on here for years and hence brought to my conclusion long before most on here that ward was/is truly awful.
http://m.independent.ie/sport/soccer...-30451501.html
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
If only you told Trap.
None of us could see his obvious frailties until you pointed them out; as glaringly obvious as they are.
DID YOU NOTICE A SIGN OUTSIDE MY HOUSE...?
Well yer right thete bonnie.
It kept falling on deaf ears and silly posts trying to ridicule me rather than the point I was making cos I didn't drop it......oh wait ridicule
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
The interview on the Last Word was interesting. O'Neill spent much of it slagging Keane. The latter was occasionally amusing but the audience found everything he said absolutely hysterical, even if he wasn't trying to be funny. He was his usual curmudgeonly self on many issues. Glad to hear him say though that Ireland never feared anyone although he talked up Germany big time - sorry ONEWHOKNOCKS. O'Neill ended it by saying Keane wasn't a friend. They haven't seen each other socially. They have a job to do and that is be successful with Ireland.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
I'm not necessarily saying you're in the wrong here, but I've started reading Soccernomics by Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski and its opening anecdote about Roberto Mancini reminded me very much of you generally, Paul. In a purely affectionate way, of course.
Originally Posted by Kuper and Szymanski
Sorry, I'm just not having this "I'm a visionary for pointing out that TV isn't as good as attending a real match live" nonsense.
I honestly can't think of anyone who would argue that telly is better, other than Trap. Most of us don't have the luxury of having the time and money to scout Irish players live though. Martin O'Neill gets paid for it. Trap took the p1ss big time.
I found it interesting to hear Keane laughing at O'Neill's stories. And of course, O'Neill taking the pi$$ out of him was great. They seem to et on well but gerat to hear O'Neill say they're not friends and they have a job to do.
I imagine very few people would get away with that with Keane other than people he has huge respect for
Folding my way into the big money!!!
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