Forgotten Irish Players
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Topic: Forgotten Irish Players
Posted By: Devrozex
Subject: Forgotten Irish Players
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 1:32pm
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Was just wondering how many Irish lads there are still floating around that have drifted off the radar after promising starts? What had me thinking this was the Bosman transfers thread - saw the likes of Colin Doyle and Joey O'Brien. Doyle started in nets for Birmingham the year they came up into the Prem as I recall, but had a shocker on the opening day of the season at Chelsea and just totally disappeared.  Then O'Brien was looking really good for a while at Bolton, got injured, and that skinny Hunt fooker (don't even know where HE is now!) took his place.I'm sure there's a good few others.... |
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Posted By: deise316
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 1:49pm
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Steve Staunton. Whatever became of him?? ------------- Picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue..... |
Posted By: chrismorris
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 2:33pm
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PADDY KENNY.....Topman at QPR this season!!! As least he is an International Goalkeeper who is playing everyweek!!!
http://www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk/london-sport/london-qpr/2011/01/17/qpr-keeper-open-to-ireland-return-82029-28001260/ - http://www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk/london-sport/london-qpr/2011/01/17/qpr-keeper-open-to-ireland-return-82029-28001260/
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Posted By: devondudley
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 2:57pm
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dominic foley
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_Foley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_Foley
always remember getting a train home after a game a friendly game i think before world cup 02 and was sitting across the way from foleys whole family, half way back to cork his old man got a call from mick mccarthy and they chatted for about 10 mins about the game,i think mick's gesture was fantastic, he took time to talk to a parent after a game even though the lad was in his twenties and it was a senior game for ireland. ------------- But fumble in a greasy till And add the halfpence to the pence And pray to shivering prayer, until You have dried the marrow from the bone. W. B. Yeats, September 1913 |
Posted By: PhilliyK
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 3:13pm
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Stephen Elliott
edit : whoops just seen there's a thread below on him
 anyway he's fallen of the international scene radar so point stands i reckon |
Posted By: athlonecelt
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 3:59pm
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I dont know if ive forgotten any players.
Im trying all day but then i remember them.
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Posted By: deise316
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 4:11pm
I know the feeling, Alan O'Brien is haunting me since I read this.......
------------- Picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue..... |
athlonecelt wrote:Posted By: Trap junior
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 4:15pm
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Joe Lapira. Thought he was going to be the next big thing there a few years ago but was apparently abducted by aliens. ------------- Pied Piper to: Baldrick, Brendan 88, 9Fingers, Borussia and more... 97.6% chance this post will be replied to by Baldrick (source: PWC) |
Posted By: IrishPride
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 8:59pm
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Colin Healy ------------- Galway Will Win The 2014 Hurling Championship |
Posted By: wrestler313
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 1:14am
| Lapira the best case. But Darren Potter too |
Posted By: Steve Amsterdam
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 3:18am
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Joe Gamble ------------- Molly Malone's pub- The home of YBIG in Amsterdam! |
Posted By: decky_eire
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 3:45am
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Graham Barret ------------- I am no miracle worker....... I am just Giovanni |
Posted By: RogerMilla
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 3:49am
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john joe o'toole darren potter the lad who was 16 who stan brought into the squad all thornton brothers
------------- The first time the Devil made me do it. The second time I did it on my own. |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 3:55am
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That fella who pulled out of the squad in Slovakia cos his granny passed away
what ever happened to him???
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Posted By: Ireland4ever
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 4:44am
| I always though Mark kennedy got harshly treated/overlooked by Ireland after 'that' incident. |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 4:51am
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Eddie Nolan
Jon Macken
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Posted By: Drummerboy
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 4:54am
| Chris McCann looked like he was going to make a breakthrough into the International team until he got injured. Hopefully he'll be back soon. |
Posted By: Ireland4ever
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 5:05am
| Trap didnt seem to fancy McCann at all. |
Posted By: Stoked Up
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 5:19am
| The Clint. |
Posted By: Irish_del
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 5:23am
| Jonathan Douglas, Stephen glesson, i remember george hamilton in oneof the USA friendlies under stan saying he was being scouted by barcelona, where is he now, mk dons? |
Posted By: Ash.
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 5:31am
Is that the lad who was(maybe still is) with Burnley and pulled out of the U21 squad a season or 2 ago after a barny with Don Givens? ------------- Larry Be Wyse www.acsportsimages.com |
Posted By: reddladd
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 6:50am
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Where did that Alan O'Brien fella end up. Stan really liked him!
------------- I could agree with you but then we'd both be wrong. |
Posted By: Sligo Hornet
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 7:46am
http://www.cu-fc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10424~41474,00.html - http://www.cu-fc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10424~41474,00.html ------------- Wallet ?? What the fcuk is that ? |
Posted By: criostoir Ă“g
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 7:48am
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Stephen Ireland
------------- What happens on away trips, stays on away trips...except syphilis! |
Posted By: Clonbhoy
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 8:20am
I know alot of people don't like his tactics but I doubt he is capable of that.How long is she missing now? ------------- A man can have no greater love than give 90 minutes to his friends. @withgodlygrace |
Posted By: Donal Cullen
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 8:26am
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Martin Rowlands
Rory Delap
Andy O'Brien
Jonathon Douglas
Joey O'Brien
Keith O'Neill
Lee Boylan
Gary Doherty
Ben Burgess
David Connolly
------------- There are friendlier places to drink. |
Posted By: Clonbhoy
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 8:29am
They forgot to tell him to stop running during training at Hibs and he ended up in Swindon. They say there is no substitute for pace but having some bit of ball control can be a huge asset aswell!! ------------- A man can have no greater love than give 90 minutes to his friends. @withgodlygrace |
Posted By: wrestler313
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 12:05pm
| Remember douglas getting a few caps during the stan era playing in league 1..although thought Jay Tabb and Roy O'Donovan would eventually make the breakthrough |
Posted By: icebhoy5
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 2:52pm
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what about that fella john thompson, think he was from notts forest. came on as sub in friendly. never to be seen again
also add owen garvan to the list ------------- Spiderman me bollocks! |
Posted By: AndyMc
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 4:22am
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I remember going to watch Stephen ward play for the 21s, whelan mcgeady willo flood were playing.. Jay tabb was the best player on the pitch ! ------------- Simon: No-one brings a bag of sh*t to a pub Jay: Your dad does Simon: Does he? Jay: Yeah, your mum |
Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 4:31am
Seen him play for Reading v Coventry last season. Played at RB, a barrel of a lad. Played well. ------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: AndyMc
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 4:41am
RB 
I thought he was an attacking midfielder , juninho type ------------- Simon: No-one brings a bag of sh*t to a pub Jay: Your dad does Simon: Does he? Jay: Yeah, your mum |
Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 4:53am
Yeah same as. Think your man Liam Rosenior was injured or something.
Was flying up the wing and overlapping all the same. ------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: t_rAndy
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 5:14am
captain of Notts County last season I believe. Probably still is
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Posted By: Steve Amsterdam
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 5:32am
------------- Molly Malone's pub- The home of YBIG in Amsterdam! |
Posted By: KING-CON
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 5:47am
| Terry Dixon, the Irish Wayne Rooney! |
Posted By: bossofthemoss
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 5:52am
| Reading through all the lads mentioned the one thing that strikes me is not many of them were ever up to the physical demand of it. Most of them are tiny lads with a clever touch. |
Posted By: Karnage
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 6:55am
Gary Doherty centre half slash striker 
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Posted By: decky_eire
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 7:56am
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Jay O Shea, joined Brum as a hot prospect for Galway and is now on loan at Port Vale, 1 appearance for Brum ------------- I am no miracle worker....... I am just Giovanni |
Posted By: The GerK
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 9:17am
| Michael Doyle c;aptained the 21s and was expected to make the step up |
Posted By: The Count
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 10:19am
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Gary Dicker
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Posted By: irelandfan
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 1:44pm
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Roy o donovan. ------------- I'm the gaffer whatever I say goes. |
Posted By: irelandfan
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 1:45pm
I thought he played for stevenage. ------------- I'm the gaffer whatever I say goes. |
Posted By: IrishPride
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 2:06pm
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Tony Folan ------------- Galway Will Win The 2014 Hurling Championship |
Posted By: AndyMc
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 2:53pm
He just came back from Stevenage and went straight to port vale to hook up with jim gannon. Willo Flood has had injuries but he is too slight in my opinion, lacks the build to be a top player ------------- Simon: No-one brings a bag of sh*t to a pub Jay: Your dad does Simon: Does he? Jay: Yeah, your mum |
Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 3:33pm
| Shaun Byrne. |
Posted By: mccarticus
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2011 at 3:27pm
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Thomas Butler, everyone thought he'd challenge Duff and be sunderlands great white hope... ------------- Sheedy wins it back, Sheedy shoots.... |
Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2011 at 7:42am
Looked like a prospect on his debut. Tricky winger with lightning fast feet. ------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2011 at 7:44am
Micheal Keane 
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Posted By: mccarticus
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 6:46am
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Lee Frecklington and Lewis Emmanuel. B match against Scotland, under the gaffer. ------------- Sheedy wins it back, Sheedy shoots.... |
Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 2:08pm
Jaysis never heard of him. He got a run out? ------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: daithi
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 2:27pm
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keith foy ------------- Just because it's tradition does not make it right |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 2:41pm
| i was thinking of one the other night but I can't remember his name :) |
Posted By: deise316
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 3:17pm
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Jason Gavin, saw him years ago in an U21 game in the RSC, he was partnered by one John O'Shea at centre half, and looked by far the more impressive of the 2 in that particular game.
------------- Picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue..... |
Posted By: AndyMc
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 3:38pm
He is obese ! ------------- Simon: No-one brings a bag of sh*t to a pub Jay: Your dad does Simon: Does he? Jay: Yeah, your mum |
Posted By: daithi
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 3:46pm
------------- Just because it's tradition does not make it right |
Posted By: soccerc
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 3:48pm
Now managing Kilnamanagh AFC in the LSL Senior 1B |
Posted By: AndyMc
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 3:50pm
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He was in the same side as lads like Andy Reid and Michael Dawson but seems to have gone down the Des Walker route ! ------------- Simon: No-one brings a bag of sh*t to a pub Jay: Your dad does Simon: Does he? Jay: Yeah, your mum |
Posted By: daithi
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 3:52pm
------------- Just because it's tradition does not make it right |
Posted By: daithi
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 3:55pm
------------- Just because it's tradition does not make it right |
Posted By: nero
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 4:50pm
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Nero where is he gone too ? ------------- 
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Posted By: JoeyLapira
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 4:51pm
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Neale Fenn. This reminded me of him: http://www.greenscene.me/2011/02/republic-of-ireland-at-the-1997-fifa-world-youth-championship/ - http://greenscene.me/2011/02/republic-of-ireland-at-the-1997-fifa-world-youth-championship/ |
Posted By: soccerc
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 5:11pm
He never disappeared nor will he be forgotten |
Posted By: tetsujin1979
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 7:10pm
| Fenn was the answer to a question recently on the Zonal Marking blog to name a player who played for each team who finished first, second and third in any European league last season at any point in his career |
Posted By: The GerK
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 7:12pm
Played in goal against our Saturday side last year |
Posted By: Citizen
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 11:08am
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Stephen McPhail Sean Scannell – (still young) Michael Reddy Jon Macken Stephen O’Halloran Paddy McCarthy Chris McCann Damien Delaney Mark Kennedy Stephen Elliott Martin Rowlands Graham Barrett Alan Maybury Alan Quinn Stephen Quinn Derek Geary Darren Potter Alan O'Brien -----Liam George??????? |
Posted By: mccarticus
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 1:25pm
------------- Sheedy wins it back, Sheedy shoots.... |
Posted By: superdfc
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 9:35pm
| clintion morrison what a legend seemed to droped in his best form for ireland....another one who was never given a chance willo flood,tabb,gleeson was spotted by barcelona when he was young, joey obrien, and you can bet that walters will be gone soon,,stokes, darly murphy,stack was another one,,henderson,gary dotherty although he saved us in georga a few year back |
Posted By: AndyMc
Date Posted: 02 May 2011 at 1:05pm
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Willo Flood just come on as a sub ------------- Simon: No-one brings a bag of sh*t to a pub Jay: Your dad does Simon: Does he? Jay: Yeah, your mum |
Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 02 May 2011 at 6:37pm
Jon Walters will hardly be forgotten soon , he is playing week in week out for Stoke , one of their highest goal scorers this season , an Irish squad member and he's only 27....
Ronnie O'Brien rejected an international call up by Stan didnt he???
Stephen Carr and Colin Healy for me are the two main players who "got away" from the Irish set up , we didnt see the best of them which is a pity!!!
Joey O'Brien an excellent talent
 ------------- "He drives two Ferraris; I think he's a very lucky lad to have 50 caps for Ireland," Eamonn Dunphy on Glenn Whelan |
Posted By: scottyccfc
Date Posted: 03 May 2011 at 5:56am
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Michael Reddy plays football of some island near Greenland AFAIK. Played in Argentina too I think! ------------- Hometown football, cant beat the feeling... |
Posted By: Karnage
Date Posted: 03 May 2011 at 6:07am
god i havent heard his name in a while, was the hottest thing to come out of kilkenny city afc!
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Posted By: colemanY2K
Date Posted: 03 May 2011 at 6:25am
Broke his leg in 1998 and never rocovered fully. Pretty much ended his career although he has played quite a bit of non-league football in the UK.
------------- "One of the dominant facts in English life during the past three quarters of a century has been the decay of ability in the ruling class." Orwell, 1942. |
Posted By: dangerbang
Date Posted: 03 May 2011 at 6:56am
| Can we add Robbie Keane to this list now? haha |
Posted By: BoboDub
Date Posted: 03 May 2011 at 11:52am
| Rory Delap |
Posted By: ericdogg
Date Posted: 03 May 2011 at 12:47pm
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Just read a piece about him the other day....Richie Partridge. Was the next big thing late 90s-early 00s. ------------- International Caps - 7 International Goals - 1 |
Posted By: Devrozex
Date Posted: 04 May 2011 at 4:53am
I remember him well! Absolute hero in Champ Manager 99/00!
 I'm sure a Liverpool fan can confirm, but I vaguely remember him making his debut for Liverpool and they won 8-0 in the League Cup or something - then I don't think he ever played again for them! |
Posted By: tetsujin1979
Date Posted: 04 May 2011 at 6:19am
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Richie had terrible luck with injuries, was playing well on loan at Coventry, scored some absolute belters, and was on the bench for the 0-0 friendly VS Greece under Givens. Think he broke his leg, which put him out for the season, and after a few games for the reserves tore his cruciate, so he lost the better part of two years of development. Went to school with a mate of mine, said Liverpool wouldn't even allow him to have a kickabout on the street in case he picked up a knock |
Posted By: BoboDub
Date Posted: 06 May 2011 at 12:22pm
| Just realised I'd forgotten I had forgotten Alan Mahon!!! |
Posted By: mccarticus
Date Posted: 06 May 2011 at 2:10pm
 brilliant ------------- Sheedy wins it back, Sheedy shoots.... |
Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 06 May 2011 at 2:15pm
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He was quality for Wigan in their climb to the EPL. Just didnt have the class needed to play in the big league. ------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: Absolutely Use
Date Posted: 15 May 2011 at 8:11am
I was just watching MK Dons in the play-off, Gleeson just got sent off and gave away a penalty for a foul which was outside the penalty box. Gleeson was not having a bad game and he is a tigy passer of a ball, looks a little slow though ------------- Say nothing till you hear more |
Posted By: Sloop John G
Date Posted: 04 Aug 2011 at 11:43am
| Forgotten man Richie Partridge has retired at age 30. |
Posted By: Hoosay
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2013 at 9:00pm
John Thompson has been forced to retire http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22350078" rel="nofollow - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22350078 Pretty sad story.
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Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 01 May 2013 at 7:56am
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Very sad article that. Utter scumbag that non league centre forward by sounds of it. ------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: Hotlips_Hoolahan
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2021 at 5:47pm
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Didn't know where else to put this so I googled "forgotten Irish YBIG" and Bob's your uncle. https://m.independent.ie/sport/soccer/international-soccer/from-playing-snooker-with-paul-gascoigne-to-early-retirement-meet-the-first-irishman-to-make-a-name-in-portugal-41042161.html" rel="nofollow - https://m.independent.ie/sport/soccer/international-soccer/from-playing-snooker-with-paul-gascoigne-to-early-retirement-meet-the-first-irishman-to-make-a-name-in-portugal-41042161.html Recent article about a lad named Darren Grogan who played in Tottenham's academy and played senior football in Portugal before prematurely retiring. Has good things to say about Paul Gascoigne. ------------- You know Spider, you're a f**kin' mumbling stuttering little f**k. You know that? |
Posted By: Green Cockade
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2021 at 11:29pm
| Kenny McEvoy was another Spurs starlet, a Gareth Bale lookalike of whom big things were once expected. Still only 27 and now playing for South Normanton Athletic. |
Posted By: Trap junior
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2021 at 11:32pm
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Stephen Elliott Martin Rowlands Jon Macken Roy Keane ------------- Pied Piper to: Baldrick, Brendan 88, 9Fingers, Borussia and more... 97.6% chance this post will be replied to by Baldrick (source: PWC) |
Posted By: tetsujin1979
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2021 at 6:26am
He retired very early, don't know why ------------- All goals, red & yellow cards posted on https://mastodon.ie/@irish_abroad" rel="nofollow - mastodon and https://www.facebook.com/irishfootballstatisics" rel="nofollow - facebook |
Posted By: Hotlips_Hoolahan
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2021 at 11:22am
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Danny Boxall. https://www.the42.ie/danny-boxall-interview-5638919-Dec2021/" rel="nofollow - https://www.the42.ie/danny-boxall-interview-5638919-Dec2021/ ------------- You know Spider, you're a f**kin' mumbling stuttering little f**k. You know that? |
Posted By: bundy
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2021 at 12:18am
McEvoy got married at about 21 or 22 years of age and that was right about the time he started getting ideas of himself. He more or less demanded first team football and tried to play hard ball with Spurs. They told him to get lost so his contract was “mutually terminated”. Played League 1 and 2 before going to Waterford United for a season and he didn’t bother his arse when he was there. Went back to England and was/is working a normal job. McEvoy played his underage football with my cousin all the way up through the schoolboy teams with him. He was a talented player but thought he was a world beater and expected first team football when he was miles short of what was required. Mentally he wasn’t strong enough and that was what held him back. Well, that and his wife.
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