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Butch
Ray Houghton Joined: 16 Oct 2014 Status: Offline Points: 3358 |
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It's very hard to get your head around the fact that Wes only has 40 odd caps for us . Then I think of Stephen Ireland with less than 10 caps and also Anthony Stokes who also has less than 10 caps . Is there any other players out there that had bags of talent but wasted it ? I
I know Roy will pop up but it's a shame the likes of Stokes and Ireland didn't have the attitude to want to play for their country |
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Coleman esque
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Het-field
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I think there are a number of internationals who have lost it, well before their time, and their prime.
Joey O'Brien and Stephen Ireland looked like they had a genuine ability to be mainstays in the Irish team. Injury for the former and attitude for the latter prevented them from being at two European Championships. Both had great ability, and have done well in the PL but I believe have been lost. While Stephen Reid, and Andy Reid made more hay, both didnt make as much as they should. I feel the latter would have had his swansong at this tournament if his form in 2008-2010 had continued. Kevin Doyle is another. It just seems to have been one snake after another in the past four years. Again, he would have been a prime candidate for a career finishing Euros over the past two weeks. I also feel that players like Darren Gibson had the ability to be great, but have just not let it play out. I feel at the Euros if we had had a team with O'Brien, Ireland, A.Reid, Doyle, and Gibson, at their prime, and while playing their best football, it would have greatly enhanced the team.
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Trap junior
Robbie Keane YBIG Minister of Doom & Gloom Joined: 25 Jan 2010 Location: Irish Riviera Status: Offline Points: 39759 |
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Andy Reid to a degree but his whole career was a let down tbh
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lassassinblanc
Paul McGrath Cheese, it’s not just for eating Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Location: Clairefontaine Status: Offline Points: 16460 |
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David Connolly done very well in Dutch football just never done it in Ireland Jersey for me.
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Landon Donovan
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It was through no fault of his own but Rory Delap. It was criminal that Trap wouldn't even call him up for a squad in any friendly.
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If Stokes can hit the score sheet for Blackburn I'd have him in the squad. Still only 27/28. Keane, Murphy and Walters are only getting older/ retiring so we'll need Stokes to resurrect his career
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irelandfan
Ray Houghton Joined: 13 Aug 2010 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 3655 |
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Aiden McGeady for me sadly I'm his biggest supporter but despite having 80 odd caps I still feel his true potential will never be reached not a wasted International but definitely not the completed article.
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I'm the gaffer whatever I say goes.
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armahibee
Liam Brady Joined: 11 Apr 2012 Location: belfast Status: Offline Points: 2028 |
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Gerry Peyton and Alan kelly to a lesser extent. Both great keepers whom should have collected more caps than they did anyway
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GoneToShowgies
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Probably a little unfair on Alan Kelly. He was the second keeper to Packie Bonner, and was biding his time to become the first choice. Then along came Shay Given, an even better keeper.
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armahibee
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Through no fault of his own I should have said, think he should have gotten more caps than he did. Packie was a childhood hero but was a liability near the end Edited by armahibee - 27 Jun 2016 at 8:55pm |
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Gary McKay
Roy Keane Yo Adrian Joined: 21 Jul 2007 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 13816 |
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Alan Kelly should have been number 1 at USA94.
Wim Jonk was in the post for Packie. |
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kopkid
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John Sheridan, even though we had savage mid field options around his era
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The Count
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Didnt Kelly play the 2 drawn away games to Portugal and Holland on the road to WC 2002? |
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Bitored
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Steven Reid - never fulfilled his promise, entirely due to injury.
Stephen Ireland - was the great white hope for a while. Walked away and his club career has gone to sh*te too. Aiden McGeady - has been so inconsistent for years now. In hindsight I'm sure he regrets going to Siberia. Keith Treacy - undoubtedly a real technically gifted player but seems like he didn't have the mentality to be a top player. |
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I won the Player of the Century award thanks to the people.Pele was second.He also came second behind Aryton Senna as Brazil's greatest sportsman.The award FIFA gave Pele isn't worth sh*t - Maradona
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kopkid
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Yep
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1874eire
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Dean Kiely. He was one of the best keepers in the prem for a good few years, just unfortunate that given was at his peak at around the same time.
Steve Finnan and Stephen Carr another two that spring to mind. |
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lassassinblanc
Paul McGrath Cheese, it’s not just for eating Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Location: Clairefontaine Status: Offline Points: 16460 |
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Keith o Neill remember he was awesome in FIFA 2000
Another career ruined by injury Edited by lassassinblanc - 27 Jun 2016 at 9:28pm |
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