James McClean

anyone who thinks Hunt should go to Poland instead of McClean obviously hasn't got a clue about football. McClean is flying, scoring goals, whipping in great crosses for others..... Stephen Hunt is doing............ great warming the wolves bench. He runs around like a headless chicken....yeah he puts in a lot of effort, but effort to no affect. He runs into players, gets a yellow card and maybe makes one or 2 runs, over hitting the crosses each time, but if we are calling up players based on effort.... lets call up Paul McGrath again, he is making a huge effort to stay off the booze... maybe he deserves to go to Poland too, him and hunt can sit on the bench together. 

Edited by Gar-Dublin - 25 Mar 2012 at 6:20pm

Even if he did have a dip in form he'd stil be playing better than Hunt at the moment.

Jaysus every player has a dip in form especially young lads

think the problem for McClean is Trap will defo bring McGeady, Duff and Hunt. He has also said he will bring the 5 strikers (Keane, Long, Doyle, Walters, Cox). But, if Duff, McGedy or Hunt got injured, you would think McClean is next in line. If any of the strikers were to get injured, I couldn't see Trap calling up any other striker like Stokes or Best. I think he would call up another midfielder which could be McClean. so i think McClean for sure has a chance, but he is probably relying on an injury at this moment in time

Edited by t_rAndy - 25 Mar 2012 at 1:14pm

I think he should be going to poland. . When he first broke on the scene and people were looking for him to be called up i thought it was laughable, but not anymore. He would be a great option to bring on with 20 mins to go if we're chasing the game. Hard luck on hunt, you'd pity him but thats football. If we're to have any chance of getting out of a very difficult group we need to bring the best 23 players available (and who want to play for us)

I agree with the people here saying about sticking with the tried and tested (and loyal). It makes perfect sense but once in a while you get a gem that comes along that's worth taking a punt on and at the minute he appears to be our gem.

Is he a flash in the pan? We'll not know til 2/5/10 years time if we are still talking about him then but right now it would be churlish not to take him. He could play his natural game, unphased by the occasion and less cynical that years of experience brings. A breath of fresh air.

I can't help but remember back to Whiteside with the north.

Trap probably wouldn't have seen yesterday's action so James still has alot to do.  I wouldn't have brought him up to 2 months ago but he's got form, momentum and massive confidence so whether it's Hunty or Keogh or who the fook else, James should definitely be in that squad on merit  now.

Kerrzy wrote: trapnoclue wrote: kerrzy, mcclean and mccarthy are our best 2 players at the moment,you cant argue with that.a lot of our squad are in terrible form and in hunts case no form he is not even trying a leg. Who isnt in form??? Keano 2 goals last week. Whelan and Andrews tearing the PL apart. Even our Championship players are getting MOTM week in week out out such as Green and Keogh. Pick the players that know the system. MClean etc. Will follow inthe future

It's mad to think that if he misses the Euro's, he might never get another chance to play at a major tournament, considering our record at qualifying over the last 10 years.