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Pipkin
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Absolutely. And I don’t believe for one second or will it cross Mick’s mind in the next 2 weeks and rightly so. We rarely beat teams convincingly enough to be taking liberties and capping them for the sake of it? We scraped by Gibraltar 2 months ago. Yes we hammered them in the past but I don’t think that’s going to happen this time. If Connell is good enough and interested he’ll get capped in time. And that’s a big if
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Maccatacca
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Every chance Connell will be capped regardless of whether we’re trying to stop him playing for England or not.
Whelan is needed for the full 90 vs Denmark, Josh Cullen a possible starter vs Gibraltar. An injury to either of those players and Connell is the next defensive midfielder in the team.
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Banjaxed
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If Connell is still in the panel for the games, he'll be capped. As mentioned above, Whelan plays 90 mins against Denmark, I expect Cullen to start against Gibraltar. Had we gone 3 nil up against Gibraltar last time, I'd say both Byrne and Cullen would have got debuts. Not to be. This time around, the match will be put to bed within 60 mins and Connell will then be capped. |
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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: 9554 |
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Yes, I think you'll find that by definition, it does. If we cap him, he cannot play for any other nation, therefore he is "tied" to us. Now he could refuse to ever play for us again (which technically is a breach of FIFA rules that we could seek punishment against him for, so again you're incorrect to say no "obligation" exists), but exactly how likely is that? Stephen Ireland is the only player I can think of that has put himself into a long-term international exile having been capped, and he's from Cork! Even discussing "merit", it's so subjective. What sort of merit? Merit over the past month? Merit over the last year? Merit over the last decade? Merit over the week training camp...... Capping Connell and players like him could be "merited" for any number of reasons, none less so than in helping to secure the future of our national. The general consensus on here seems to be that 95% of English born players do not have Ireland as their first choice anyway, so why exactly does it matter if we cap them after 15 club appearances or 50? We are not going to be anymore their first choice after 100 club appearances than we are after 1, so all we're doing is taking the risk that England come sniffing around them.
Edited by The O'Shea - 28 May 2019 at 9:49am |
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We're decent enough..
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Mr. Snrub
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Absolutely spot on. Connell needs to be capped against the Gib to avoid another Rice saga dragging on for 6 months. I don't think I have the patience to deal with that nonsense again. He clearly wants to be there so cap him and he'll feel part of the squad going forward.
Edited by Mr. Snrub - 28 May 2019 at 9:56am |
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"Here's Robbie Keane...... yeeeessss! That is no more than Ireland deserve!"
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Ya i agree with this thinking. If i was manager id take this type of stance. I actually think its not right to tie a young guy down just because we want him to play for us. If they want to play for us they will. If they dont or are "thinking" about it well then let them fcuk right off. Bucks like bamford i wouldnt let near the squad even.
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Dalymount79
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Cap him and it’s a closed issue - no agent in his ear, no club exec thinking about his value, no PPTs from the FA.
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grannyrule
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To me that would be silly. We have the perfect scenario against Gibraltar to cap him competitively. Wasting this opportunity would be ridiculous altogether. Get it over and done with. Edited by grannyrule - 28 May 2019 at 12:51pm |
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Sham157
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JohnSwift
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That's a myth. Cascarino was eligible.
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Denis Irwin
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Mick has already stated he won't be capping for the sake of it. Which is the correct attitude
Edited by Denis Irwin - 28 May 2019 at 1:25pm |
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When do we find out if he's sticking about with the squad?
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Why do people still think this? Although they did sell the serialisation of the book on it to a degree. But even in the book it's made clear he was eligible.
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Edited by Gerry Geary - 28 May 2019 at 2:25pm |
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Denis Irwin
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When are we playing Moldavia?
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Gerry Geary
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sensible football says bring both Cullen and Connell in vs the rock. I will start Cullen and replace him.with Connell with 15 to go.
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