FAI...June 2024 Friendlies v Hungary and Portugal

[Keyser soze]

Maybe should be in the wtf thread

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-49742566

[Main Street]

Maybe should be in the wtf thread

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-49742566

Here's fine, no one says no to good news,

but there's a McClean only thread where it would fit better
http://gaaboard.com/board/index.php?topic=26031.0

[Hound]

Accidentally turned onto Dundalk v Shamrock Rovers yesterday, early in the second half.  Now it helped that I saw a few goals, but was pleasantly surprised with the standard, and in particular the style of play of both teams. Both played very attractive , attacking football and everyone seemed very comfortable on the ball. Very enjoyable!

Great to see an Irishman starting up front for one of the big six cross channel. Even if it is just the league cup. Good luck Troy and Spurs!

[rodney trotter]

Shamrock Rovers have 2 Irish capped players. Jack Byrne and Graham Burke. 

The Derry players shone on both teams. Duffy and McEleney for Dundalk. Aaron Mceneff for Derry.  His player a good prospect with Arsenal u23s. He was them himself a few years ago.

[red hander]

Accidentally turned onto Dundalk v Shamrock Rovers yesterday, early in the second half.  Now it helped that I saw a few goals, but was pleasantly surprised with the standard, and in particular the style of play of both teams. Both played very attractive , attacking football and everyone seemed very comfortable on the ball. Very enjoyable!

Great to see an Irishman starting up front for one of the big six cross channel. Even if it is just the league cup. Good luck Troy and Spurs!

Would watch a bit of LoI and Irish League football, and the former is of a much higher standard IMO

[seafoid]

 https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/richard-keogh-sustains-serious-knee-injury-in-alcohol-related-crash-1.4031300

Mick McCarthy is set to be without his first choice central defensive partnership for the vital European Championship games next month in Georgia and Switzerland with both Shane Duffy and Richard Keogh having suffered injury setbacks over the past 24 hours.

Keogh will miss the rest of the season after having been hurt in a late night road accident when a car belonging to his Derby County teammate, in which he was a backseat passenger, collided with a lamppost after a club approved squad night out.

The Ireland defender, who has partnered Duffy in every qualifying game so far in this campaign, is said to have sustained both a fractured wrist and knee injury in the incident which resulted in two other Derby players, Tom Lawrence and Mason Bennett being charged with drink-driving.

"The players were out as part of a scheduled team-building dinner with staff and while the majority of them acted responsibly and left at around 8pm and were not involved, a small group, including the team captain Richard Keogh, continued drinking into the night," said the club in a statement issued on Thursday.

"They should have known when to stop and also ignored the opportunity to be driven home using cars laid on by the club, and chose to stay out.

"As a result of an alcohol-related incident, Richard Keogh has sustained a serious knee injury that will prevent him from playing until the end of the season.

[bogball88]

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/richard-keogh-sustains-serious-knee-injury-in-alcohol-related-crash-1.4031300

Mick McCarthy is set to be without his first choice central defensive partnership for the vital European Championship games next month in Georgia and Switzerland with both Shane Duffy and Richard Keogh having suffered injury setbacks over the past 24 hours.

Keogh will miss the rest of the season after having been hurt in a late night road accident when a car belonging to his Derby County teammate, in which he was a backseat passenger, collided with a lamppost after a club approved squad night out.

The Ireland defender, who has partnered Duffy in every qualifying game so far in this campaign, is said to have sustained both a fractured wrist and knee injury in the incident which resulted in two other Derby players, Tom Lawrence and Mason Bennett being charged with drink-driving.

"The players were out as part of a scheduled team-building dinner with staff and while the majority of them acted responsibly and left at around 8pm and were not involved, a small group, including the team captain Richard Keogh, continued drinking into the night," said the club in a statement issued on Thursday.

"They should have known when to stop and also ignored the opportunity to be driven home using cars laid on by the club, and chose to stay out.

"As a result of an alcohol-related incident, Richard Keogh has sustained a serious knee injury that will prevent him from playing until the end of the season.

Shane Duffy picked up an injury last night (our most effective defensive and attacking option) and left on crutches. Could be missing our 2 first choice centre halfs for next 2 away games. John Egan to step up you would imagine

[From the Bunker]

Richard Keogh is in for a tough 6 months.

It's one thing getting injured in training or playing.

You can imagine a club paying your wages after getting injured the way Keogh did.

He's 33 and a long term injury like this can be career ending.

From an Irish point of view, he is a loss! He's in no way world class, but you can never doubt his commitment and heart,

[BennyCake]

How pissed would Derby and their manager be with three players being so reckless like that?

[bogball88]

He looks like he does a kilo of coke every morning. Eyes bulging and sweating buckets!

[Itchy]

Keogh will likely get sacked,  33 yrs old, 1 year out injured, career over I'd say too.

[Main Street]

Keogh will likely get sacked,  33 yrs old, 1 year out injured, career over I'd say too.

Keogh was not driving, possibly contributed to his injury by not wearing a seatbelt, but I   doubt that is a sackable offence.

[rodney trotter]

He's the club Captain. Derby provided a car and driver to bring them home but Keogh and the 2 other players continued drinking. Idiotic actions by Keogh.

[Main Street]

He's the club Captain. Derby provided a car and driver to bring them home but Keogh and the 2 other players continued drinking. Idiotic actions by Keogh.

If being a idiot while being club captain was a sackable offence then the list would be mighty long, possibly including Roy Keane.  Its a disciplinary offence.

[rodney trotter]

Darren Gibson was sacked for drink driving while at Sunderland. Keogh wasn't driving but will likely  be sacked too.. Along with the other 2 players

He's out for a year on over 30k a week. His actions are costing the club alot of money so his future will obviously come into scrutiny...