Republic of Ireland players performance in UK – Saturday 13/11/10

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A total of forty six Irish players took the field off play as there was plenty of action in England and Scotland for Irish fans to enjoy. Up in Scotland saw the most eye catching performances as Conor Sammon and Adam Rooney both moved into double figures for the season with goals for their sides while down in the Premiership it yet again a day to forget for Robbie Keane and Shay Given who missed out for their team.

Ciaran Clarke's recent run in the first team came to an end as he missed the home game against Manchester United through injury while for Richard Dunne it was a rocky 90 minutes in the 2-2 draw with Manchester United. John O'Shea had to watch from the bench as United came from 2-0 with 15 minutes to go to grab a point.

Fulham with both Stephen Kelly and Damian Duff in the line up made the trip up to Northeast of England and came home with a point in a 0-0 draw while Manchester City followed up their 0-0 draw during the week with another bore draw at home to Birmingham. Rival goalkeepers Shay Given and Colin Doyle spent the entire match on the bench as Stephen Carr and Keith Fahey both started and finished for Alex McLeish's side.

There were no Irish men on show at Upton Park as Ian Holloway shuffled his pack once again, there was no last minute heartbreak for ..................................................
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