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Olaf
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I thought he done very well, only issue being. Gareth Southgate and Aidy Bothroyd probably thought the same.
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Healy52003
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Off those 2 can f**k but its there job I suppose |
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Left foot
Ray Houghton Joined: 16 Aug 2019 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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Named young player of the year at Southampton,
Wouldn't be annoyed to see him in the squad tomorrow simply for the fact that he could potentially be a big player for us in the near future
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Healy52003
Liam Brady Joined: 02 Dec 2015 Status: Offline Points: 2004 |
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f**ked it name him in the squad
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horsebox
Robbie Keane Born n bred in darndale. Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Location: Ireland Status: Online Points: 34912 |
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He should take Brady's place in the squad.
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It was far across the sea,
When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
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SUPERWESLEYHOOLAHAN
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I really hope kenny calls him up at the very least. Have we learnt anything from previous management mistakes? He was very good for Southampton this year and seems comfortably good enough for game time against Bulgaria,
By all accounts is committed to us but with the Rice situation still fresh in the memory why not call him up and put him on. If he refuses the call up then we know where we stand, getting tired of the long drawn out sagas that inevitably end up with them choosing England
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kevin100
Ray Houghton Joined: 01 Jul 2020 Location: Mallow Status: Offline Points: 3392 |
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I don’t think he will be called up tomorrow or even October but could certainly see him being called up by November if he plays/features off the bench weekly and impresses with Southampton (with Holjberg gone I suspect he will). I agree I think he looks a player and don’t think he’d be out of place in the squad tomorrow btw. |
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thebronze14
Jack Charlton Derry City Til I Die Joined: 22 Feb 2011 Location: Dublin/Donegal Status: Offline Points: 7184 |
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At the end of the season he was actually ahead of Hojiberg in the pecking order. He has looked good in flashes but needs to bulk up a bit. No harm capping him but from what I've seen so far he has a fair bit of developing to do before (and I think he will) becoming a starting player for us
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Banjaxed
Liam Brady Joined: 21 Feb 2014 Status: Offline Points: 2965 |
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Will save you the suspense. He won't be getting a call up tomorrow.
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Left foot
Ray Houghton Joined: 16 Aug 2019 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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He has 9 premier league caps with 2 assists. He started to see more game time towards the end of the season and he plays in a position that ireland have been crying out for. Southampton have always had a first class youth system and he is the pick of the bunch this year. Picking Smallbone is a little more long sighted than picking Whelan or Brady in my opinion. |
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kevin100
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Pretty much it isn’t it I’d want a big price him being in it tomorrow. I agree with leftfoot btw wouldn’t mind seeing him picked I think he seems to have a real bit of quality about him. Could easily be in the squad if not pushing for a start next spring if he continues rolling along with Southampton and considering the mass Hassenhuttl seems to have in him no reason why wouldn’t be playing regularly for them with luck.
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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: 9568 |
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Brady is a 28 year old premier league player, Wheland is a 36 year old L1 player. Their situations are hardly comparable.
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We're decent enough..
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Roy Keane Joined: 14 Oct 2010 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 10780 |
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Kenny has already said he'll be with the 21s
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Luis Amor Rodriguez
Liam Brady Joined: 19 Sep 2016 Location: Harchester Status: Offline Points: 1664 |
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Depending on what's going on behind the scenes, I feel it's a mistake not to include Smallbone in the senior squad for the Nations League.
From the perspective of pure merit he should be in there, given his stand-out performances in the PL in the second half of the season, above and beyond the likes of say Idah, Parrott or O'Dowda (or even Brady). But also in terms of the type of player he is: our squad is missing that kind of ball-playing midfielder and could genuinely benefit from his inclusion. Also, being very young and Nations League being a solid competitive basis for integrating players, without world cup qualifying points at stake, it seems a missed opportunity. My own suspicion is that there is more to this than meets the eye, but I hope I'm wrong. Kenny said early doors Smallbone would be in the U21s. However, if he was from Sheriff Street, Cork or Galway with 9 starring PL appearance (mostly after lockdown), I suspect he'd be in there. If I'm wrong in that suspicion, it does seem a wasted opportunity to not get him involved. His high potential for having a big role for us in years to come seems obvious - and Nations League are the games to lay the foundations for that. I hope we don't end up regretting omitting him.
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Hotlips_Hoolahan
Jack Charlton Joined: 04 Aug 2020 Status: Offline Points: 6615 |
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I've mentioned this in other threads, but there's a possibility that Smallbone told Kenny he wants to stay with the under 21s for now. Either way, I'm relaxed about it. Save for Arter, there's nobody in the squad he should be in there ahead of on merit. Sure Josh Cullen and Jason Knight aren't in there either, and they have just as much a right to be in there as him. I don't agree with capping every English born player with the slightest modicum of potential in competitive games. If some lads had their way Smallbone, Ferry, Hodge, L. Kelly, Field, Odubeko, Okoflex, Coventry, Connell, Kian Flanagan, Charsley, Ronan, Crowley, Scully and Harvey Neville would all be tied down for us by now. People just assume that if lads like Smallbone were called up for a competitive game, they would gladly accept and sit on the bench hoping for a 15 second cameo before being out of sight and out of mind again once they can't play for anyone else. Sure these lads have agency. They're aware of the rules the same way we are and they are just as likely to say "thanks, but no thanks" to any cynical call up if they have any inclination to play for another team.
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Fozz
Liam Brady Joined: 08 Oct 2019 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 2249 |
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I've no doubts about this lad and I also doubt he'd request to be in the 21s.
His development has been rapid this last few months but he's only represented Ireland at U19 and so it's logical to get him into the 21s, to get a better feel of how Kenny wants to play etc. There's club games between now and the October squad which will have a bearing on that lineup. If Smallbone is featuring for So'ton regularly and is still omitted, then we can ask questions of Kenny's choices but, for now, all seems above board and logical. |
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Left foot
Ray Houghton Joined: 16 Aug 2019 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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I think its fair to say that If a player wants to play for a country he feels closer to then we should wish that player well.
What we dont want to see is a player who already knows that he would refuse to play in the senior team and tied down to us and opt to play in the u21s instead for the meantime. Smallbone is a player we've been crying out for, great on the ball and links midfield with attack. I think he could have a massive future in a green shirt. I'm optimistic he'll stay with us and could very well be in the next squad selection
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