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Deco79
Kevin Kilbane Joined: 17 Jan 2010 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 331 |
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Must have some Agent this lad because the fuss made of him by the media, the FAI media pages and fan debates that have generated is something else! Hopefully he does well for us but in all honesty a 23 year old sent on loan from Celtic getting this hype is unwarranted in my opinion and might be a hindrance to the lad if he doesn't perform. Hopefully he does well for us if called up and at his age he has time to kick on in his career which would be good for him and us...
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Davey Langan Joined: 21 Jun 2012 Location: Dublin Status: Online Points: 788 |
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Not as weird as this post. Are you really suggesting Kenny picked him (though it is still to be confirmed he will make the final squad) because he plays for Celtic?
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You Tell Me
Jack Charlton Joined: 05 Sep 2010 Status: Offline Points: 6773 |
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I don't think there's any great mystery here. Kenny was always going to pick him, as an under pressure manager he seems to see this as some kind of win he can sell to the public. The clubs get notice of the call ups well in advance, there's just usually an assumed embargo on publishing the details until the national association have done it. Vitória probably haven't realised this and have just gone and released the details anyway. I suspect he'll win a few caps under Kenny and once Kenny is gone, unless he finds another level in his club career, he'll disappear out of the squad like Curtis, Horgan and many others before him.
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SeaSharp
Liam Brady Joined: 09 Jun 2022 Location: Ingerlund Status: Offline Points: 1856 |
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Fair point about the extended squad, forgot that's a thing
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SC92
Liam Brady Joined: 08 Oct 2019 Status: Offline Points: 1013 |
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Wierd one. Seems like the Celtic obsession of this country winning out even if he doesn't even play for them. We play rubbish in any system with wingers too so can't see this working unless he's shoehorned into a wingback or striker/midfield role which I don't think the lad can even play as.
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J89
Ray Houghton Joined: 25 Mar 2018 Status: Offline Points: 3609 |
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Players that make the extended squad their clubs are likely informed a week before the squads named that they could be called up for international duty. It's like MON and his 40 man squads that then got reduced a week later. Just now we're not announcing who makes the extended squads.
Doubt he's coming in for anything more than the coaches getting a better look at him in training. Edited by J89 - 09 Mar 2023 at 12:51pm |
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SeaSharp
Liam Brady Joined: 09 Jun 2022 Location: Ingerlund Status: Offline Points: 1856 |
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Really bizarre.. who knows what SK thinks he's achieving with this one. Is he planning to go back to that turgid 3-4-3? This lad is not even close to being worthy of tactical adjustments being made for him.
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King_Kenny
Liam Brady Joined: 31 Aug 2019 Location: Claudy Status: Offline Points: 2490 |
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Granny rulers always have got special treatment . But suppose Kenny will be trying to paint this as some sort of win. Could be in the long term. Who knows.
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Nialler
Liam Brady Joined: 20 Aug 2019 Status: Offline Points: 1490 |
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Supposedly already called up to the Ireland squad? Seems very strange? I think his club just mean available to play or there is some confusion. If true doesn't quite sit right that he is getting very special treatment. It is not like we just convinced Damien Duff to play for us. Where is he going to play. Formation change would make sense but whatever, wait and see I suppose |
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You Tell Me
Jack Charlton Joined: 05 Sep 2010 Status: Offline Points: 6773 |
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His club have confirmed his call up to the Ireland senior squad for the March games anyway. Will be interesting to see if he lasts any longer than CJ Hamilton did.
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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: 9558 |
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Unless we're moving to a back 4 this window I really don't see the point in calling him up this month. It would surely make more sense to call up one of the fringe midfielders/attacking mids/wing-backs if we're sticking with 5-3-2.
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We're decent enough..
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Sham157
Moderator Group Joined: 17 Jul 2009 Location: Monaghan/Dublin Status: Offline Points: 33210 |
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John Nice
Jack Charlton Joined: 10 Sep 2021 Location: Wexford Status: Offline Points: 5137 |
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Welcome onboard Jinky Junior
Not the most exciting switch of allegiance imo, but he's only 23 and definitely has ability. Good luck to him, hopefully he can stay injury free and kick on in his career.
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Idah Dream!
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gongman
Joe Lapira Joined: 08 Sep 2021 Location: Wollongong Status: Offline Points: 11 |
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Agree with this. Can’t see him playing as a wing back, he’s an old school tricky winger.
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Nialler
Liam Brady Joined: 20 Aug 2019 Status: Offline Points: 1490 |
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Kenny surely must be looking at 433 4231 again.
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John Nice
Jack Charlton Joined: 10 Sep 2021 Location: Wexford Status: Offline Points: 5137 |
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Haven't seen him play in Portugal, but nothing I saw of him in a Celtic shirt would scream wing back. Old fashioned tricky winger is how I'd describe him. Very hard to see him being as heavily involved as Kenny seems to suggest, unless we see a change of tactical approach to some games, which I would welcome.
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Idah Dream!
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Double Maxim
Robbie Keane Joined: 24 Sep 2008 Location: Sunderland Status: Offline Points: 42962 |
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I wish Mikey the best of luck but he does seem injury prone.
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kevin100
Ray Houghton Joined: 01 Jul 2020 Location: Mallow Status: Offline Points: 3384 |
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Wonder does he see him as a potential wing back option? For people who watched him at Celtic more frequently than me would he appeal as a type that could play that role?
Edited by kevin100 - 02 Mar 2023 at 7:15pm |
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