theunderstudy Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Can we still claim Keane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 Straws clutching :winkold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 28, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted March 28, 2012 Maybe we'll have signed him permanently by then..... (yeah right) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 And they say England fans are deluded... Tbf we're not saying Ireland will win the EC because of some assumed superiority, we're just talking up our chances to get out of the group, it'll be tough but doable imo. You watched much of the Irish team lately per chance?.... I can't speak for Mantis, but if England were handed a group with the Champions of the previous 3 tournements and talked about getting through, we'd certainly get laughed down. But there's no problem with hoping, I just think Ireland will do very well to get a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I expect Dunne to be back for tournament, have seen nothing to say he will be out. WOuld be major headlines here and a disaster on personal level after his Moscow performance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Squad for Euros no surprises but McCarthy out for family reasons Ireland squad: Given, Westwood, Forde, Dunne, O’Shea, St.Ledger, O’Dea, Ward, Kelly, Foley, Whelan, Gibson, Andrews, Fahey, Duff, McGeady, Hunt, McClean, Keane, Doyle, Cox, Long, Walters. Standby: Randolph, McShane, Green, Coleman, Keogh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Glad McCLean made it, but no Clark even on standby is a little disappointing when someone like Green is there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Good workout in the sunshine against the Bosnian-Herzegovinians. McGeady looked lively, as did Walters. I was less impressed with Gibson but he seems to have won plaudits. All in all its all good and I'm feeling confident going into the Euro's, especially with a cloud over the dodgy Italians. Highlight of the day was after the game and leaving the ground then who should cross my path? why it was GOD himself! a cry of 'up the Villa' was met with a smile and a wave of the hand. What a legend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 There was a cloud hanging over the dodgy italians in 2006, and they still won. This could help galavanise them. Only 2 weeks left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b23avfc Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 We are going to win. Mark my words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaGoMarching Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Still can't work out why Clark wasn't even on standby, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 28, 2012 Moderator Share Posted May 28, 2012 National squads go through phases. The Irish squad at the moment is about as settled as a squad can be. It is quite an old squad and this will be the last tourney for a lot of them, but it's a squad that you don't change that much. Clark simply hasn't been involved enough either with Villa or with Ireland in order to break into the national side. His chance will come. Maybe he's already better than some that are there. But Trap's approach (and I agree with it) is that this is no time to be bringing someone in that you don't know what you'll get from them compared to who is already there. Trap knows his players inside out. He knows what he'll get from them and they know what he expects from them. That's one of our main strengths going into the competition. Great spirit in the camp, a 13 game unbeaten run and about as settled a side as you could hope to have. Perfect for a finals tournament. We will do ourselves justice. We're not going in crippled with injuries. The squad is fully representative of what we've got at our disposal and there are no obvious reasons as to why we won't do what we're capable of. Basically we're going in to this in the best condition that we could be - by that I mean all aspects of preparation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 While I agree with all of that BOF, I'm still a little confused why Green is there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 28, 2012 Moderator Share Posted May 28, 2012 Green's not in the squad and he's a reserve for the same reason that Clark isn't. Trap likes Green because he knows what he'll get from him and he was used at times in the qualifiers. I don't rate Green but Trap is being consistent with who he picks and why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 He is in the squad now that Fahey pulled out. But you're right, and I should be used to by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 28, 2012 Moderator Share Posted May 28, 2012 Ah right, Fahey. Well there ya go. Trap brings in someone he knows well. As limited as Green is, he probably won't be asked to do anything he can't do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Fingers crossed the only game time Green will get will be in the Italy game when Trap will be resting the regulars after picking up 6pts in the first 2 games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Green hasnt got a club either, last time we did that in 2002 Breen had a stormer and was linked with Inter and Parma and signed for West Ham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 paul mcfucking shane ...how does this jabroni get a sniff of a game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 not that im a big fan of Kevin Foley or ever seen him play a game of football but his treatment by Trappatoni was awful bordering on disgraceful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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