FAI...Spring friendlies for Interim Manager - Belgium/Swiss

Started by CĂșig huaire, November 19, 2009, 01:34:00 PM

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imtommygunn

When shane long goes off form he really goes off form. He has been off form nearly since the germany goal!!

Great work rate which is good for Ireland however with that kind of form he's not going to make a premier league team. Austin, Ings and the Italian guy are always going to get picked ahead of him.

Jim_Murphy_74

Quote from: BennyCake on September 20, 2018, 02:00:23 PM
Yeah but Shane Long had a poor season last year. Which probably made things look worse.

70 goals in 92/93 - who would have got the bulk of those? Big Quinny, Townsend, Houghton, Keane, Irwin, Staunton, Sheridan, McGrath etc. that's a quare load of goals considering there was only one Irish striker. And Quinn was hardly prolific.

Had a look on statsbunker. Quinn was top With 9, then Keane 6, Irwin 5...soon you are Stan with 2, Ronnie Whelan with 1. There must gave been a fair old spread to get to 70.

/Jim.


shark

Quote from: Boycey on September 20, 2018, 07:54:44 PM
Big Cas?

Not that year. McGrath got a few I'm sure. He was PFA player of the year

BennyCake

Are Norn Iron players included within that Irish goal count?

Itchy

Quote from: imtommygunn on September 20, 2018, 05:31:23 PM
When shane long goes off form he really goes off form. He has been off form nearly since the germany goal!!

Great work rate which is good for Ireland however with that kind of form he's not going to make a premier league team. Austin, Ings and the Italian guy are always going to get picked ahead of him.

Except last Monday when he was picked ahead of Austin and the Italian lad

seafoid

Here's another angle from last season

The trend is not your friend

www.the42.ie/irish-players-in-the-premier-league-guide-russia-2018-martin-oneill-3541992-Aug2017/

THE NUMBER OF Irish players in the Premier League has decreased every season over the last five years.
From a high of 33 in 2011-12 the number has dropped to just 16 as the 2017/18 season gets underway this weekend.
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

Boycey

Quote from: shark on September 20, 2018, 08:00:04 PM
Quote from: Boycey on September 20, 2018, 07:54:44 PM
Big Cas?

Not that year. McGrath got a few I'm sure. He was PFA player of the year

He was playing for Chelsea I'm nearly sure, must have got a few??

BennyCake

Quote from: Itchy on September 20, 2018, 08:19:59 PM
Quote from: imtommygunn on September 20, 2018, 05:31:23 PM
When shane long goes off form he really goes off form. He has been off form nearly since the germany goal!!

Great work rate which is good for Ireland however with that kind of form he's not going to make a premier league team. Austin, Ings and the Italian guy are always going to get picked ahead of him.

Except last Monday when he was picked ahead of Austin and the Italian lad

Big Cas?


From the Bunker



seafoid

"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

red hander

Sky Sports is rowing back on its earlier claim he had decided definitively for England.