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Left foot
Ray Houghton Joined: 16 Aug 2019 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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Best 2 prospects by position, I think the new year will be good to these lads. Goalkeeprs Kelleher Bazuzu Devenders Oshea Collins Midfielders Knight Molumby Forward Connolly Parrott |
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oldbilly
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Agreed if clubs all had comparable set ups as roadstone it would be great, all we need now is every other club to discover a millionaire fan and a billionaire backer to write off the inevitable debt associated.
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kevin100
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It would require some long term patience though and a scenario of drink piss for 5 years to be drinking champagne in the long term. A Rovers/Bohs like academy set up for most of not all Irish clubs makes this rule beneficial it also improves the standard of the League by default. Lads stay until they are 18 you can use to be a proper breeding ground for top players and let the League develop a reputation for this or more of a reputation than it has or should have. English clubs start paying Irish clubs let’s say a couple of million for the likes of a Bazunu at 18 who’s then more than likely go straight into the first team as opposed to the academies at 16. Of course some of the top lads then will go out further across Europe thats to be expected. This pumps more money into the League and it actually starts with the top clubs. Rovers/Bohs or Dundalk start getting money for let’s say an Evan Ferguson or a Gavin Bazunu they have money to invest in themselves but also go out and buy a top young talented 16/17 from a Cobh Ramblers Sligo Rovers Wexford etc let’s say for 50-100k which gives those clubs significant money. All a knock on effect and the League with more money gets stronger you may start getting an Irish side into the Europa League relatively often and not just to make up the numbers/be performing miracles to get there. Who’s to say you mightn’t get to the stage you will get an Irish team into the CL group stage in time. It would all take time of course but it’s something that would benefit the game here hugely as long term relying solely on the English game isn’t going to benefit us.
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kevin100
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Basically it not just to get there sh*t together but to be brave and be prepared to suffer in the short term if that means reaping the benefits in the long term. Government investment it’s amazing what you might pull out of the fire if you gave them an attractive proposal and showcase how much it would benefit the game here long term. What’s astonishing is that John Delaney and his FAI cronies for all its documented what they have done its only when you see an opportunity like this that could go missing do you see the actual long term damage done and how it’s going to effect Irish soccer for an awful long time yet.
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Wheelo
Liam Brady Joined: 09 Sep 2010 Location: Drogheda Status: Offline Points: 2367 |
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Well if other clubs got off their holes and started looking, you never know. But leaving that aside, I was always of opinion that clubs should be forced to put aside a certain percentage of their budget into a fund for youth academy, infrastructure, etc. For example if your playing budget is 1 million, forced to set aside 100k, if budget 100k forced to set aside 10k, etc The constant cycle of throwing all your money on players wages has done nothing for the league. Fair play to rovers - they got someone to invest in a youth academy. If I won the lotto tomorrow, I wouldn’t give the drogs a cent for players wages, would be all towards the youth. We need to start investing in youth.
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"Not surprised you are anti foreigner in your so called Kip of a town when you don’t want a manager because he is Swedish and you want big Sam in charge" - a fine post from a fine ybig poster
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DeclanDaly
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nice little analysis of Kevin Zefi
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You asked if I'd be anyone from history, fact or fiction, dead or alive:
I said "I'd be Tony Cascarino, circa 1995" |
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DeclanDaly
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Jake Doyle Hayes getting a lot of plaudits for St Mirren this last few weeks. His arrival seems to have coincided with their uptick in form and he’s apparently been impressive alongside Jamie McGrath n midfield.
Interesting one. Didn’t get much of a look-in with our U21s but has been loved everywhere he’s played so far. Could be a slow burner.
Hopefully St Mirren can stay up this season. |
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You asked if I'd be anyone from history, fact or fiction, dead or alive:
I said "I'd be Tony Cascarino, circa 1995" |
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Hotlips_Hoolahan
Jack Charlton Joined: 04 Aug 2020 Status: Offline Points: 6615 |
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Zack Elbouzedi had the pick of three strong performances from Irish players in Lincoln's Papa John's Trophy tie against Shrewsbury. Zack Elbouzedi: After a slow start to his Imps career, this
performance showed what he is capable of. His assist for Scully’s goal
was sublime, then took his goal well and also set up the third. Could
have scored more. Boasts incredible pace but glides across the turf.
9/10
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DeclanDaly
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Great to hear he’s kicking on. Looks good in the highlights |
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You asked if I'd be anyone from history, fact or fiction, dead or alive:
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Andrew Omobamidele 18 year old sub on Norwich team for the last number of games
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doherty
Jack Charlton Teenage Kicks, so hard to beat Joined: 30 Mar 2015 Status: Offline Points: 7740 |
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What do we know about him? Not another uk born player is he?
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DeclanDaly
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From Ireland. More on him here: |
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You asked if I'd be anyone from history, fact or fiction, dead or alive:
I said "I'd be Tony Cascarino, circa 1995" |
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Jack Charlton Teenage Kicks, so hard to beat Joined: 30 Mar 2015 Status: Offline Points: 7740 |
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Sounds promising good to see
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Baldrick
Robbie Keane Peyton-tly Pedantic Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 32823 |
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Depressing to read that list from 6 years ago only Lenihan Maguire and Byrne have senior appearances for Ireland and loads more I have barely heard of since and of course we lost one to England
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AKA pedantic kunt
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You Tell Me
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That was a particularly weak set of squads. We had a few especially bad years, from the groups of players born from around 93/94 up to about 1997 we produced almost no international quality players from our domestic system. Players in those age groups are aged from 23 to 26 now so we're paying the price for that with our senior team at the moment while we wait for the more promising younger age groups to push though.
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Hotlips_Hoolahan
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Danny Grant linked with a move to Hull in January. Hasn't worked out well for Sean McLoughlin there....
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Four-Four-Two
Kevin Kilbane Joined: 18 Oct 2020 Status: Offline Points: 284 |
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mc loughlin did well at first, good loan in scotland and play quite regularly in the last part of previous season. not so involved this year but bias to say it has been bad yet, there has been as much good for him so far as bad
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Hotlips_Hoolahan
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Not sure if it's been mentioned anywhere but Sinclair Armstrong is at QPR now: https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/under-18s-news/sinclair-armstrong-joins-under-18s-231020/
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