Wasted Irish Internationals

horsebox wrote: A lot of players listed above is debatable to be honest. Some carved our long careers ahead of themselves and some are still playing too, whilst others have had their careers stifled by injuries. Therefore I nominate Micheal Keane.

now delivers pizza.

Pats had to pay him out of a rumoured €3k a week contract for two years after we sacked him for being overweight.

Saint Tom wrote: horsebox wrote: A lot of players listed above is debatable to be honest. Some carved our long careers ahead of themselves and some are still playing too, whilst others have had their careers stifled by injuries. Therefore I nominate Micheal Keane. now delivers pizza. Pats had to pay him out of a rumoured €3k a week contract for two years after we sacked him for being overweight.

Yes I know.
Which is why I nominated him.

Gibson, Ireland, Miller - all these lads have all made careers for themselves and are very wealthy.

Keane on the other hand was a promising player who threw it all away.

Cabra Hoop wrote: Tony Sheridan - without doubt the most naturally talented player to play in LOI. Played in the Premier League for Coventry in early 90's. Another one who messed things up for himself.

Probably being a little harsh because he was very unlucky at various stages, but Keith Fahey to an extent. Probably one of the best passers of a ball we've had over the last decade. Personal problems prevented him from knocking on to the next level.

Keith Fahey had a huge amount of ability, but was unlucky
He was never capped at senior level, but Conor Henderson had a boat load of ability. Ran the show against Italy U21s in 2012 and scored a screamer. Injuries and maybe some distractions will probably see him play out his career in the conference.

It really is a pity Keith Fahey didn't play more for us and though he's playing now, we've lost a good 5 years of having Hoolahan in the team when he deserved to be in it. Not really his fault though but wasted in an overall sense rather than through his own actions.

Stoked Up wrote: Roberto Baggio wrote: Would Steve Heighway fit into this category?   Too young to have seen him play, but my Da always said he was some player. 34 caps and 0 goals hardly backs that up. Heighway was a brilliant winger for us. 34 caps was not a bad haul given the factors of the day. We didn't make major championships and there was not as many friendlies. End of season tours were often for kids and LOI players. The qualifying groups were generally smaller and we sometimes only played 6 qualifying games. His record at Liverpool is a very big bag of medals. ETA: in the '74 and '78 WC qualifiers we were in 3 team groups, only playing 4 qualifying games.

pre Madonna wrote: Graham Geraghty could have been huge for us. I think Fergie mentioned his fitness in his book, doing push ups with Steve Bruce on his back. Under Water.

But wasn't Geraghty at Arsenal where Paul Merson said he was the fittest player he ever saw ?