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rebelbrowser
500 Club la la la Joined: 09 Jun 2016 Location: Cork Status: Offline Points: 606 |
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Now, at best, our 7th best striker? Thats nonsense Mick.....
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AonSceal19
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Not starting for club. Obafemi wasn't included in squad and he's ahead of him in pecking order.
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“Randolph sends it long…and Shane Long is in behind the German defence… Shane Long against Neuer…. 1-0!.. What a moment!”
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Banjaxed
Liam Brady Joined: 21 Feb 2014 Status: Offline Points: 2965 |
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When was the last time Long had an impact for us?
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rebelbrowser
500 Club la la la Joined: 09 Jun 2016 Location: Cork Status: Offline Points: 606 |
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He was in v good form in run up to Euro 2016, scored against Holland and was excellent when he came on v Belarus. Was good but didnt score against Sweden but not great after that in the Euros (though won penalty v France). Has been in and out of the Irish team since, mostly with injury, but his 17 international goals to date, and the fact he is still a PL striker (albeit a sub this year) surely enough to keep him in the squad at least - especially when you see the alternatives. The 5 strikers named in this squad have 1 goal between them I think. Shane has scored international goals against Germany, England Holland, Russia, Denmark etc. Came on for a 10 man Southampton v Man Utd last month and lead the line superbly on his own for 30 mins. I stand by my view that it is crazy he is not in the squad.
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Maccatacca
Ray Houghton Joined: 01 Jun 2016 Status: Offline Points: 4211 |
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Shane Long starts for Southampton today. Obafemi is on the bench.
Has to be a good chance ofClark (if he starts today), McCarthy and Long receiving call ups in the next few days. Am I right in saying that a 41 man provisional squad was named (but not given to the media) and that we can select anyone on it to be in the 23 man squad for the games? |
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Pauldaly1984
Liam Brady Joined: 09 Dec 2011 Location: Rome 1990 Status: Offline Points: 1007 |
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McCarthy isn’t going to announce a 23 man squad and then put other lads in ahead unless injuries of course. In this case he should have announced a 41 man squad earlier and finalised his squad after this round of games
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Maccatacca
Ray Houghton Joined: 01 Jun 2016 Status: Offline Points: 4211 |
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Weird that the one time that a 40 man squad might have been useful, we didn't name one.
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rebelbrowser
500 Club la la la Joined: 09 Jun 2016 Location: Cork Status: Offline Points: 606 |
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if (big if) Shane does well, Mick will have no basis for not having him in the squad. Starting in the Premier league against Celsea and having 17 international goals surely ticks all boxes for being in the squad.
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Jerryfromkerry
Liam Brady Joined: 08 Nov 2008 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 2073 |
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Can't for the life of me understand why Shane Long isn't in the squad.
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No man has the right to fix the boundary to the march of a nation. No man has the right to say to his country “thus far shalt thou go and no further"
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TonyNotJack
Liam Brady Joined: 16 Oct 2015 Status: Offline Points: 2491 |
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That bang on the knee hasn't done him any good.Looked really up for it before that.
Southampton's long PL stint might run out this season.Shambles at the back.
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cildaratown
Liam Brady killdare town Joined: 11 Mar 2016 Status: Offline Points: 1390 |
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missed a pretty easy chance
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The O'Shea
Jack Charlton I know everything and I’m NEVER wrong Joined: 16 Aug 2013 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 9549 |
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Wasn't really easy, it was played behind him and on his weak foot, and he was only denied by a great goal line clearance. Southampton look much better overall since he's come on.
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We're decent enough..
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Drumcondra 69er
Jack Charlton Joined: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 7120 |
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Ah, come off it. I'd have backed myself to score that and I've not played an 11 a side game in years. It was a sitter and he totally mish*t it.
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BrendanD88
Jack Charlton 99% of my posts are emojis Joined: 29 Mar 2013 Location: Co Down Status: Offline Points: 9994 |
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Was a sitter alright, I knew O’Shea would be straight in to defend him.
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King_Kenny
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aye bad misses!
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xRedmanLFCx
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I agree with this post. Poor performance yesterday from the highlights I saw (in which he probably only touched the ball twice), so maybe it is just our fond memory of him. But he has proven it at the top level - most other strikers that may be ahead of him haven't.
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Left foot
Ray Houghton Joined: 16 Aug 2019 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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Shane Long should have dropped down to the championship 3 years ago. He's a confidence player and needs to be playing.
Dropping down would have provided more game time and most likely.more goals
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Lenny82
Liam Brady Joined: 20 Aug 2010 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 2914 |
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But less money. 3 years ago, at the age of 29, had he gone to a Championship club he would probably be looking at a 50% pay cut, and for what? A few more goals to improve his confidence?
He has managed c. 100 appearances for his club since then and has only been dropped from the Irish team since Mick came in, which has surprised most fans. Had he taken a drop to the Championship, and was playing/scoring regularly, he may still only be a sub behind McGoldrick. I would still have him ahead of Hogan, Collins, Judge and Maguire.
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