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Mine would go something like this

David James
Pepe Reina
Brad Friedel

Bacary Sagna
Glen Johnson
Rio Ferdinand
Nemanja Vidic
Jamie Carragher
Martin Laursen
Joleon Lescott
Gael Clichy

Cristiano Ronaldo
Ashley Young
Steven Gerrard
Cesc Fabregas
Javier Mascherano
Paul Scholes
Gareth Barry
Niko Kranjcar

Fernando Torres
Wayne Rooney
Emmanuel Adebayor
Roque Santa Cruz
Robbie Keane


That team would be a dream

Pick a twenty-four man squad for the season based on premiership performances this year.

3 goalkeepers
8 defenders
8 midfielders
5 strikers

Dunne isn't a one-man team. Carragher has been average enough by his standards this season.

That's right its not all dunne's fault but i don't think you could argue for his inclusion ahead of any of the three central defenders i have mentioned.There are other players in middle tier teams who are good defenders and have been capable of great performances at times but their failure in comparison to the top 4 means players playing dor the top four will get picked out first. Other notable defenders this season include martin laursen sylvin distin and micah richards.

It is no coincidence that the best players play for the top clubs. You can claim that a player warrants inclusion based on their performances for a poor team but it is difficult to assess their contribution in comparison to those at the top clubs who generally play more games and perform consistently week in week out.

On Carragher, never a player to do anything outlandish but for reliability, defensive awareness and importance to the team he rarely fails to deliver. He is without doubt one of the most consistent in the league. However, i feel Man U's season will probably get ferdinand the nod!

don't see how you can include richard dunne. a good defender no doubt but after man city's capitulation this season i cannot see it. same goes for micah richards. 6 pfa award nominees and 5 more round them

1. David James
2. Bacary Sagna
3. Joleon Lescott
4. Javier Mascherano/Paul Scholes
5. Jamie Carragher/Rio Ferdinand
6. Nemanja Vidic
7. Cristiano Ronaldo
8. Steven Gerrard
9. Fernando Torres
10. Emmanuel Adebayor
11. Cesc Fabregas/Gareth Barry

yes i heard this also from a few people tonight. just 2 days between the first and second rounds of games. surely it would make more sense to make it tuesday 22nd instead although still 2 days of rest only for anyone involved for down on sunday.

Can someone clarify what way the relegation palyoffs will work in div 3 this season due to the extra team?Will the bottom placed team be relegated with the next four in a playoff or is it just the bottom three teams facing straight relegation as the previous post from passedit suggests?

Div 3 result
St Paul's 2-11
Glenn 4-5

Something of a freak game. Glenn very lucky to escape with a draw in the end. the score at half time was
3-2 to 1-5. Glenn's full forward line looking capable of goals all game and could have had a few more if it wasnt for the heroics of the st pauls keeper in addition to some poor finishing. any thoughts from the st pauls contributors?

yes glenn were very lucky, however st pauls wernt great either in fairness, 2 bad teams lol

heroics of the glenn keeper(micky doran) also won a point for his team! glenn had quite a few poor performances, st pauls threatned with 2 players , number 6 and 14, apart from that nothing special. glen stil missing collie murtagh in midfield

General aka Micky Doran

Div 3 result
St Paul's 2-11
Glenn 4-5

Something of a freak game. Glenn very lucky to escape with a draw in the end. the score at half time was
3-2 to 1-5. Glenn's full forward line looking capable of goals all game and could have had a few more if it wasnt for the heroics of the st pauls keeper in addition to some poor finishing. any thoughts from the st pauls contributors?

st pauls v glenn rearranged for sunday 6th april due to a wedding

first match i managed 2 see this season and ive got to say i was very impressed. Every player appeared entirely comfortable with, and aware of, their role in the team. danny hughes was immense in my opinion and was a great asset in taking the game to derry. Gary McArdle at full back looks a big plus and doyler seems natural at centre-half. forwards harried and hassled and seemed to work so hard. the work rate of sexton and fegan in particular i thought was phonomenal.

Just looking at some of the posts on the general discussion mckenna cup thread, down are receiving credit from outside observers and that only goes to show that we do indeed have reason to me optimistic. ok down may not win ulster or an all ireland but theres no reason why the team cant shake off their inferirority complex and have a good go. need to start with div 3 and promotion a realistic target. its a delight to come on thiis board and see players being praised rather than knocked which has been the case for too long. these boys have shown they have pride in the jersey so lets applaud ross and dj for what's been done so far. With 4 of 7 league games at home lets all make an extra effort to go and make newry a place where the team looks forward to playing in. im not sure but i think a few games are down for sat nights which makes for a good atmosphere. heres to further improvement and a few more wins to give the whole county the lift it needs.

On another note, dundrumite on the other thread mentioned the need for a mark to be introduced, I completely agree. The skill of dan gordon in the air as he showed tonight deserved to be rewarded rather than punished.

yeah a minor in 2000 so that would mean he is 25 now coming 26 between now and end of june unless he was born in earlier part of january which would make him 26.

Just in and read the updates on here from start to finish. got real excited and not anywhere near the game. when and where is the final anyone know?

Managers

Bosco - Aidan Mulvaney
Glenn - Paddy Kennedy

As soon as I read this article I thought of one player in particular who was excellent at underage level. Kevin McCarthy had it all. Great technical and fielding ability, a great brain, excellent free taking abilities and PACE! The saval lad unfortunately went to university and met simon crozier!!! The rest, as they say, is history!!! SAD WASTE OF TALENT OF THE HIGHEST DEGREE!!!

st Paul's i had no idea this has come up again. I had mentioned a few weeks back that the mitchels were to appeal but as i hadn't heard anything more I assumed they had accepted their fate. Why must you play Drumgath? Is it that mitchels have won whatever they appealed and as things stand yourselves and mitchels have 2 playoff points?? (mitchels being awarded 2 points as drumgath didn't field in Glenn last month)? So if st pauls were to beat drumgath then they would be relegated, the mitchels staying up having not played a game? If drumgath win all 3 presumably would meet eachother again.

And judging by what had previously been said by you in relation to training having stopped the condition of the players for these teams could't be great, which makes these games very hard to call. Really, anything could happen.