Caleb Folan
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Topic: Caleb Folan
Posted By: keaner4life
Subject: Caleb Folan
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2011 at 7:54am
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Anyone see his performance on Sunday?
2 goals for Colorado to keep them top of the league.
His transfer to the MLS - can help him gain his confidence back & hopefully score some big goals when called upon for the Boys in Green!
-K4L ------------- Twitter & PS3 - s_sjackson |
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Posted By: ScruffyR
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2011 at 8:09am
Decent enough 1st goal  goal number 2 on the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGGmOJZez6A%20 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGGmOJZez6A
------------- "Football isn't a matter of life or death, it's much more important than that." |
Posted By: Clonbhoy
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2011 at 8:14am
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caleb faux-lawn? What is he? A type of astroturf? Anyone know if stephen aMcCarthy qualifies? *Danny Earls is another Irishman at the Rapids. ------------- A man can have no greater love than give 90 minutes to his friends. @withgodlygrace |
Posted By: scottyccfc
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2011 at 9:09am
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Danny Earls is from Wicklow so 100% Irish!
Traded from the Rapids to the Sounders!
He was released from the Sounders roster this year so is a free agent! ------------- Hometown football, cant beat the feeling... |
Posted By: Clonbhoy
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2011 at 9:12am
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Rapids - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Rapids Still listed on their wiki page and no mention of any release on his, was he definitely released? edit, missing from their soccerway profile ------------- A man can have no greater love than give 90 minutes to his friends. @withgodlygrace |
Posted By: scottyccfc
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2011 at 9:13am
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Yeah was released on roster submission day!
Also Brent McGrath was capped by Oz last week against germany!
Another eligible Irisman playing for BIF! ------------- Hometown football, cant beat the feeling... |
Posted By: scottyccfc
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2011 at 9:14am
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OK looks like Rapids have re-signed him, looking for link!
http://www.prostamerika.com/2011/03/30/rapids-re-sign-danny-earls-40060/ - http://www.prostamerika.com/2011/03/30/rapids-re-sign-danny-earls-40060/
Looking forwarrd to seeing him on ESPN in the next couple of weeks! ------------- Hometown football, cant beat the feeling... |
Posted By: Clonbhoy
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2011 at 9:16am
who is the other Scotty? ------------- A man can have no greater love than give 90 minutes to his friends. @withgodlygrace |
scottyccfc wrote:Posted By: scottyccfc
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2011 at 9:18am
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Australian born Striker whos parents are Irish, plays for Brondby IF in Denmark, was well up for playing for us but was never approached! Capped by Oz against Germany last week in a friendly, can still play for us but has declared for Australia. ------------- Hometown football, cant beat the feeling... |
Posted By: BaileNuisBhoy
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2011 at 9:47am
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http://greenscene.me/2011/04/tardelli-interested-in-succeeding-trapattoni/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook - http://greenscene.me/2011/04/tardelli-interested-in-succeeding-trapattoni/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook
Looks like he might be back in the squad for the upcoming games
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Posted By: PhilliyK
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2011 at 11:50am
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Caleb Faux-Lawn got "ejected" last night against the galaxy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1uXwDsxiBU&feature=related - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1uXwDsxiBU&feature=related
Galaxy on a decent auld run in the mls now ------------- 1312 |
Posted By: TangyZizzle
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2011 at 12:14pm
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Another one for the list of horribly mispronounced surnames from Sports personalities. That's a particularly bad one. Tackle was a little late but not really dangerous, was it?
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Posted By: Carmody 10
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2011 at 12:16pm
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He was going for the ball in fainress. ------------- Out of order |
Posted By: BigPodge
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2011 at 1:29pm
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Extremely unfair red for Cay-lob Foe-lawn!! Couldn't care less tho cos he can fook of when it comes to playin for the boys in green from now on!! ------------- 
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Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2011 at 1:48pm
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Faux-Lawn has been ejected My god those Americans are clueless about "Saaccer" esp those commentators , abit like our very own tv3 GAA pundit Matt Cooper!! ------------- "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: nvidic
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2011 at 2:24pm
| he has to explain what happens with a red card.. ffs |
Posted By: TangyZizzle
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2011 at 3:31pm
Have you never seen the american highlight reel of the goal by maicon against N.Korea? Basically.. the Americans analysed the bejaysis out of it and by the end of the video you've stopped enjoying what is essentially a savage goal. Over analysis is the done thing in Amerdica.
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Posted By: nvidic
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2011 at 3:35pm
Nope, never seen it! was an unbelievable goal that though, one the best i've ever seen! |
Posted By: PhilliyK
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2011 at 3:44pm
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If you think that commentary was bad try watcing the full 90 mins like I did earlier on espn - just constant drivel being talked. Think I'm getting immune to it from watching the games this last few weeks ------------- 1312 |
Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2011 at 4:24pm
Are you serious??!!
Why would a football commentator have to explain what happens in a red card situation , when more often than not prob 99.9% of the people watching the game know the rules of football??!
Thats like saying Ray Wilkins or Alan Smith would have to explain to people on sky if John Terry for arguement sake got sent off wtf  ------------- "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: nvidic
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2011 at 4:37pm
Yeah its right at the end there, explaining that they had to spend the rest of the match with 10 players, even thought he'd already said 5 or so times he'd been ejected, not a red either! |
Posted By: wrestler313
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2011 at 5:23pm
lads try living over here  you've got to watch the matches on mute, its the only way to stay sane |
Posted By: yapster
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2011 at 5:28pm
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The way we had to suffer Tommy Smith...
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Posted By: wrestler313
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2011 at 5:54pm
and he was the best of the lot too...shaka hislop, alexei lalas, etc enough to make you suicidal |
Posted By: MacMathuna
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2011 at 6:30pm
Still isnt as annoying as the way english commentators say keogh.. 'Key-oh' wrecks my head!  ------------- Sinne Fianna Fáil atá fé gheall ag Éirinn. |
Posted By: scottyccfc
Date Posted: 20 Jun 2011 at 3:18am
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I never knew there was a footballing code of commentary! Sweet jesus ------------- Hometown football, cant beat the feeling... |
Posted By: decky_eire
Date Posted: 20 Jun 2011 at 4:47am
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remeber the english commentators and Kin-Sell-a ------------- I am no miracle worker....... I am just Giovanni |
Posted By: tetsujin1979
Date Posted: 20 Jun 2011 at 4:48am
| Different country in "using other words to explain a situation" SHOCKER!! |
Posted By: BigStrongMan
Date Posted: 20 Jun 2011 at 4:50am
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kevin more-an
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Posted By: Devrozex
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2011 at 11:01am
Gary Dough-hurt-ee. 
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Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2011 at 11:05am
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Packie Boner ------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: sledgehammer
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2011 at 11:09am
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Paul McGratt ------------- Up there for thinking. Down there for dancing |
Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2011 at 11:31am
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Posted By: Billy O'Toole
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2011 at 2:33pm
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some goal by Juninho in that game too ------------- Ybig holy jaysus - 4 points for Gerk & Count |
Posted By: farfar
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2011 at 3:17pm
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was watching birmingham play a few seasons ago in the championship and they were pronouncing fahey as faye kayhill is annoying aswell
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Posted By: erimus
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 11:28am
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On trial with birmingham ------------- This is our f**king country we're talking about - Keano ROLL ON 2016 |
Posted By: el2nz
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 11:34am
| Was released by Colorado last week. |
Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 1:24pm
It could very well get him back in Trap's plan's as a back up striker for the Euro's if Trap intend's to bring 5 strikers and one happens to get injured. ------------- "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: McG
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 1:41pm
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How this lad gets contracts is beyond me. His playing time is shocking. Always on the physios table. ------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: RogerMilla
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 1:55pm
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lump it up to caleb ------------- The first time the Devil made me do it. The second time I did it on my own. |
Posted By: Catman
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 2:16pm
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His attitude has been seriously questioned in the past. I really don't know what to make of him. At one point he was an integral part of Trap's plans. He looked like he might get back in when he was named in the Nations Cup squad but cried off even though Robbie Keane was back and forth from the States like a yo yo. You'd have to wonder where his head's at ------------- The sequence now is, should he miss this, and Ireland's next penalty is scored, then the match and the progress are Ireland's....Timofte against Bonner.. |
Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 2:22pm
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I'd rather give someone like Joe Mason a chance ahead of Folan if we were to look at different options tbh. ------------- "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: irelandfan
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 3:08pm
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He actually played well in the last campaign he set up Robbie to get the point in Bari and then did the exact same a couple of minutes later that could have won us the game and he had a good performance in sofia but I'd give Sammon, Stokes and Best a chance before him tbh. ------------- I'm the gaffer whatever I say goes. |
Posted By: RogerMilla
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 4:34pm
------------- The first time the Devil made me do it. The second time I did it on my own. |
Posted By: El_nino
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 8:14pm
I'd have him in before them two if he was playing regularly in Sunday league. |
Posted By: seanyshuffler
Date Posted: 14 May 2012 at 1:53pm
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Only realised today that he signed for Birmingham, persume they will release him? Say he will have to drop down to league 1 so he can get a game |
Posted By: Pipkin
Date Posted: 14 May 2012 at 2:26pm
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Was one of the players Trap contacted before the squad announcement to explain why he wasnt in it. What an unnecessary addition to the phone bill. |
Posted By: Ireland4ever
Date Posted: 14 May 2012 at 2:54pm
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Posted By: Pipkin
Date Posted: 14 May 2012 at 3:02pm
Since moving to the States he had a number of questionable excuses for pulling out which culmiated last May/June when he pulled out of the end of season squad citing injury only to play for his club team during the international period. He'll never play again for us and will be lucky to be playing Championship football next season at best. |
Posted By: RogerMilla
Date Posted: 14 May 2012 at 3:05pm
why did he call him so ? you might be surprised to see him get called up again next year ------------- The first time the Devil made me do it. The second time I did it on my own. |
Posted By: Pipkin
Date Posted: 14 May 2012 at 3:16pm
Not after doing what he did. Id put any money on that not happening. He called up a load of players anyway. |
Posted By: Tuff Paddy
Date Posted: 14 May 2012 at 4:38pm
Do you ever post anything positive about anything ever?   ------------- Waka waka hey hey, we're in Armenia! |
Posted By: Pipkin
Date Posted: 14 May 2012 at 5:02pm
| Not about players that have shown contempt for their country, fans and management; I don't. |
Posted By: Tuff Paddy
Date Posted: 14 May 2012 at 5:50pm
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like Roy Keane? ------------- Waka waka hey hey, we're in Armenia! |
Posted By: rainpaulo
Date Posted: 14 May 2012 at 6:04pm
Tuff.....why drag Roy into this????? Have some respect....this man dragged his country single handed into a World Cup. |
Posted By: seanyshuffler
Date Posted: 14 May 2012 at 6:28pm
More than one men makes a team.
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Posted By: EastTerracer
Date Posted: 14 May 2012 at 6:38pm
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Lads, I think the posts above have been a bit harsh on Folan's withdrawal from the Carling Cup squad last May. Folan was called up for the squad but had been struggling with an injury for Colorado. I believe he only played a total of 90 minutes throughout the whole month of May (Colorado had six games during the month). We've seen a lot of players miss games over the years through "slight niggles" so I think the suggestion that Folan snubbed his country is a bit over the top. He seems to be an odd character and i do wonder about his attitude to his whole career at times but it is harsh to accuse him of "contempt for his country". I was as surprised as anyone that Trap took the time to call him last week though. |
Posted By: Fitz
Date Posted: 14 May 2012 at 7:18pm
  I thought Folan did ok for us - streets ahead of Best. If all that stuff is true about him, then let him f**k right off. Strange, though, that Trap would call him if he had shown contempt towards Trap and the squad. |
Posted By: Citizen
Date Posted: 14 May 2012 at 7:23pm
------------- My Views are my own and do not in any way represent this site. 'The FAI are the dysfunctional body that other dysfunctional bodies call Galacticos' - Declan Lynch (Sunday Indo) |
Posted By: El_nino
Date Posted: 14 May 2012 at 7:46pm
| Folan should be well down the list of strikers IMO. In fairness to him he did put in a couple of good shifts for us but it's not as if we are struggling for options up front at the minute. |
Posted By: rodney trotter
Date Posted: 14 May 2012 at 9:36pm
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Caleb Dolan is absolute sh*te..one of the worst strikers who has ever represented us.not far behind Mickey Evans. ------------- rodders |
Posted By: deco911
Date Posted: 14 May 2012 at 9:39pm
| haha mickey evans no what ever happend to him |
Posted By: seanyshuffler
Date Posted: 14 May 2012 at 9:45pm
| Jon macken WORST player for Ireland ever, besides joe lapira but he was a semi pro |
Posted By: tonyjaa
Date Posted: 14 May 2012 at 10:12pm
City bought him for 5mill once 
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Posted By: wrestler313
Date Posted: 15 May 2012 at 12:28am
Definitely agree with this; he was in the team kinda regularly during the WC campaign, especially big against Italy away, but he hasn't done anything at Birmingham since he joined a few months ago and he'll be off to a new club. Keane, Walters, Long, Doyle, Cox, Stokes, Best, Keogh, Mason, etc etc all ahead of him. |
Posted By: BaileNuisBhoy
Date Posted: 15 May 2012 at 8:26am
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Caleb Folan will never play for Ireland again. He is absolute sh*te anyway. ------------- Say no to Egg Chasing!!! |
Posted By: aviva8
Date Posted: 15 May 2012 at 2:22pm
| Should never got a cap anyway not anywhere near good enough but i suppose you could say that about a lot of players who won a cap for ireland. |
Posted By: rolo
Date Posted: 15 May 2012 at 2:33pm
This. ------------- "I'm off to see the Queen tomorrow too, don't forget that" |
Posted By: RogerMilla
Date Posted: 15 May 2012 at 4:16pm
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lump it up to caleb ------------- The first time the Devil made me do it. The second time I did it on my own. |
Posted By: nedge
Date Posted: 16 May 2012 at 7:58am
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I bet he's a better basketball player than football player.
Probably useless at 3 pointers though... ------------- “Hopefully, when we get to Croke Park, we’ll bamboozle the opposition" |
Posted By: seanyshuffler
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2013 at 1:21pm
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Not sure how he's doing but got an assit in this game. George Boateng is the skipper of T-team. Standard looks terrible.
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Posted By: rolo
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2013 at 1:27pm
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A fella I was in college with who now lives in Malaysia put up a status on facebook last weekend saying he'd had a few beers with Caleb Folan and George Boateng and that they were sound fellas. I commented asking how Caleb was. He replied to say that Caleb was in good form and glad to be injury free. He said he spoke openly about how his playing ability has declined but that he is happy in Malaysia.
------------- "I'm off to see the Queen tomorrow too, don't forget that" |
Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2013 at 1:43pm
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Wonder what sort of wedge he is on over there. This guy has hoodwinked some amount of clubs into giving him a chance. ------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: RogerMilla
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2013 at 9:00am
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they see me folan , they hatin' ------------- The first time the Devil made me do it. The second time I did it on my own. |
Posted By: RogerMilla
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2013 at 9:01am
must be tough for him looking in the mirror then ------------- The first time the Devil made me do it. The second time I did it on my own. |
Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2013 at 4:21pm
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Left T - Team in Malaysia. 10 games 0 goals. ------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: BigStrongMan
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2013 at 4:23pm
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Posted By: wrestler313
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2013 at 7:59pm
| i think his assist for keane against italy was probably the highlight of his career. hope he finds a club somewhere i would think he could go back to mls on less money but 0 in 10 in malaysia is not good on his cv |
Posted By: Pipkin
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2013 at 9:05pm
| Could still be in the squad ahead of Sammon if he didnt give Trap the hump for repetitively not travelling over from the States citing minor injuries in 2010. |
Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2013 at 9:08pm
Did you ever consider that there are actually better strikers available ahead of him, not to mention Noel Hunt too who was also a bit of a regular back then too. When your being released by a Malaysian club says a lot really. ------------- 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 |
Posted By: Pipkin
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2013 at 9:11pm
It didnt matter what form anyone was in pre Euros. If you were a regular you were in the squad. Noel Hunt was long forgotten by Trap before Folan finally got the boot. Trap has always liked a tall target man and Folan would've probably filled that role right up to the Eruos if he bothered his arse turning up.
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Posted By: big nail
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2013 at 9:30pm
| 0 goals in 10 is the kind of form that will see trap call him up and start a vital qualifier. |
Posted By: rainpaulo
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2013 at 11:46pm
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Posted By: Weecounty
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2013 at 8:08am
| Hes looking in good form then. He was an ok championship player, I would say somebody may take a chance on him. |
Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2013 at 9:10am
Is there any way possible that you can back that up? ------------- 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 |
Posted By: BabbsBalls
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2013 at 10:30am
Connor Sammon has 8 goals in his last 75 games , average of around 1 in 10 and he started v Austria in a vital game.... and played sh*te. |
Posted By: rainpaulo
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2013 at 11:18am
Is that clear enough
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Posted By: big nail
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2013 at 11:21am
| 2 words horsebox, connor sammon. |
Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2013 at 11:45am
Keep out of my discussions Anyway, I don't agree that Sammon should be playing for Ireland as I don't believe he is good enough and more importantly there are better players ahead of him. Sammon has got more League goals than Long, Walters and Cox this season and is level on goals with Doyle. ------------- 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 |
Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2013 at 12:09pm
You can't even spell your own name not to mention the name of Conor Sammon. ------------- 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 |
Posted By: BabbsBalls
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2013 at 12:26pm
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Sorry bud
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Posted By: seanyshuffler
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2013 at 1:48pm
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On trial with Blackpool and scored their only goal.   Ince added: “You can see he has ability. If you were going to talk about the trial players, then he was one who did okay, as did big Caleb (Folan, the former Wigan and Hull striker).†http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/blackpool-fc/kendal-town-3-blackpool-x1-1-1-5861139" rel="nofollow - http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/blackpool-fc/kendal-town-3-blackpool-x1-1-1-5861139 http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/blackpool-fc/frustrated-ince-scraps-trial-plans-1-5863447" rel="nofollow - http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/blackpool-fc/frustrated-ince-scraps-trial-plans-1-5863447 |
Posted By: RogerMilla
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2013 at 2:52pm
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comeback could be on the cards !
------------- The first time the Devil made me do it. The second time I did it on my own. |
Posted By: colemanY2K
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2013 at 3:13pm
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Good luck to the lad... ------------- "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: Brazil
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2013 at 3:51pm
| Sweet jesus this is all we need. |
Posted By: Green Devil
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2013 at 6:03pm
There is no chance of Folan getting back into the Ireland fold, would you not atleast be glad to see him get his club career back on track? ------------- "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: BaileNuisBhoy
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2013 at 6:13pm
------------- Say no to Egg Chasing!!! |
Posted By: seanyshuffler
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2013 at 7:01pm
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He was always effective when playing for Ireland to be fair, especially when he came on against Italy. |
Posted By: Brazil
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2013 at 8:53pm
| Our lunatic manager would only love to bring him back into the squad and drop long, like he did to doyle with that other big lump sammon. |
Posted By: RogerMilla
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2013 at 2:28pm
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lump it up to caleb !!
they see me Folan, they hatin' ------------- The first time the Devil made me do it. The second time I did it on my own. |