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delight with another irishman on board! could be the next coleman or the next o'halloran.

will keep an eye out for him in rovers games now, see what we have signed

hopefully a success!

ive sat by, read all the opinions, tried to see the positives in the choices the board and management are making.....

but now ive really got to ask....WHAT THE F*UCK IS GOING ON WITH OUR CLUB???

are we just going to have 11 players and hope we never suffer injuries or loss of form! im am seriously pissed off!!

hasn't played regularly in 2 years! so yeah maybe a few more games and we will see the best of him! hopefully!

honest to god, that cameo really brightened up the game for me! looks excellent! i can see why he is compared to wilshere. just looks so comfortable on the ball and works hard off it!! hope he starts a few games this year and comes on in others

ireland didn't get into the game at all today

one view could be that he didnt get a chance as villa seemed constantly on the back-foot

another view could be he didn't work hard enough to make himself available

one thing that definitely worried/disappointed me was that he seemed to want to get rid of the ball as quick as possible everytime he got it. Makoun does this but always looks to give it to good areas, Ireland just gave it to however was closest to him!

Needs to up his game big time, we cannot afford to carry passengers in the hope that they MIGHT open up the opposition!

Given - Excellent, made several great save. Unlucky with the 1st goal. Slight worry he palms alot that could be caught (i might be wrong)

Young - Defensively was okay, great positions going forward, but often isnt used or gives a poor ball. Hoofed along the line a bit much

Warnock - Very good again, strong tackles. Still a tendency to dive in too early

Dunne - Awful 1st minute, got better, then seemed to tire. Hopefully will up his game

Collins - Very strong but get caughts out by clever players. A genuine worry this season. Needs to stop thinking he is beckham

Albrighton - love the guy, awful today. only ways is up. huge season for him

Petrov - good on the ball, poor reactions though. game really passed him by and fitness is a big concern

Delph - strong, athletic and can keep the ball moving. didnt show much of that today. love to see him get a run of games

Delfouneso - lovely skill, good confidence, poor crossing. clearly not a winger but did his best. tired before substitution

Ireland - game passed him by, hard to know was this his fault or not, had high hopes for him this season, this has lowered after this game

Aghbonlahor - good spells, then went missing for long periods. i really dont know what type of player he is anymore. really bulked up too much

Makoun - kept the ball well, kept the play moving. hopefully will do well this season

Heskey - made a difference, nice shot-unlucky!

Bannan - thought he really improved us. could replace ireland soon if he doesnt up his game

gardener - honest to god i thought he looked excellent! just looked so comfortable and composed. game time is a must!

overall, not too disheartened. its still preseason. youth is our big hope!!

my big worry is the gap between midfield and attack. ireland is just getting by-passed and he hasnt done anything to change it himself. delfouneso is technically very good but crossing is poor and boswinga knows he is going to cut in every time.

frustrating but not as bad as some people are making it out to be!

should have done better......alot better!

be interesting to see how delfouneso copes with his defensive work

boswinga is very attacking as we all know

F**K!

serious stuff from given though!

gabby or delfouneso on the left? looking forward to see how we do without bent.....just incase it happens for real! (touch wood it never does!)