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JonesBob

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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It's been a while since we have had a few Irish lads in the first team squad and it was about time that we did. Same can actually be said for Welsh players. I had to laugh at the interview with one of the players, the reporter asked if he was looking forward to following in the footsteps of many famous Irish players at the club like Keane, Doyla and Breen, really Doyle? We have had some good players and I particularly liked Gerry Daly.
 
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Offhegoes

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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What about Steve Staunton, Michael O'Neil, Rory O'Donovan, Willie Boland, Stephen Hunt or Graham Barrett?
 

slowpoke

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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JonesBob said:
It's been a while since we have had a few Irish lads in the first team squad and it was about time that we did. Same can actually be said for Welsh players. I had to laugh at the interview with one of the players, the reporter asked if he was looking forward to following in the footsteps of many famous Irish players at the club like Keane, Doyla and Breen, really Doyle? We have had some good players and I particularly liked Gerry Daly.
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Started for me with Willie Humphries, then we had Dave Clements a huge factor in our 1967 promotion year sadly sold on but went on to captain Everton for a while & Northern Ireland.
 
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SomersetSB

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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Steve O’grizovic
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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Irish XI (assume players were at their peak)

GK: Joe Murphy
RB: Maurice Setters
CB: Gary Breen
CB: Phil Babb
LB: Jimmy Holmes
MF: Kevin Kilbane
MF: Gerry Daly
MF: Lee Carsley
MF: Jay Tabb
ST: Robbie Keane
ST: Leon Best

Subs:
Cyrus Christie
Clinton Morrison
Steve Staunton
Michael Doyle
Liam Daish
Willie Boland
 
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WestEndAgro

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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Bellamy, I'd love him here as manager, obviously a remark about the Welsh comment.
 
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Robinshio

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  • Jan 27, 2023
  • #7
fernandopartridge said:
Irish XI (assume players were at their peak)

GK: Joe Murphy
RB: Maurice Setters
CB: Gary Breen
CB: Phil Babb
LB: Jimmy Holmes
MF: Kevin Kilbane
MF: Gerry Daly
MF: Lee Carsley
MF: Jay Tabb
ST: Robbie Keane
ST: Leon Best

Subs:
Cyrus Christie
Clinton Morrison
Steve Staunton
Michael Doyle
Liam Daish
Willie Boland
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well if we didnt assume they were at their peak we would have a corpse at RB
 

Bad Boy

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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JonesBob said:
We have had some good players and I particularly liked Gerry Daly
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Only footballer to have a German newspaper named after him.
 
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ms639

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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JonesBob said:
It's been a while since we have had a few Irish lads in the first team squad and it was about time that we did. Same can actually be said for Welsh players. I had to laugh at the interview with one of the players, the reporter asked if he was looking forward to following in the footsteps of many famous Irish players at the club like Keane, Doyla and Breen, really Doyle? We have had some good players and I particularly liked Gerry Daly.
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Why is it 'about time' that we had Irish players in our squad?
 
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Brylowes

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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Robinshio said:
well if we didnt assume they were at their peak we would have a corpse at RB
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The first of those 3 midfielders played like one for much of his time here.
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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Robinshio said:
well if we didnt assume they were at their peak we would have a corpse at RB
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we've had worse
 
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ajsccfc

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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1. Gary Breen
2. Gary Breen
3. Gary Breen
4. Gary Breen

etc
 
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Blind-Faith

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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Can’t believe no one’s mentioned Richie Partridge! Absolutely quality
 

curly_tom

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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Jordan Shipley?


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JonesBob

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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Does anyone remember Jim Hagan coming over in 1977 as a youngster. i remember it clearly in the CET, but there was also another Irish lad that came over at the same time, does anyone remember?
 
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SBT

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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Outrageous Kevin Thornton erasure on this thread
 

Esoterica

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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SBT said:
Outrageous Kevin Thornton erasure on this thread
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I’m not a fan at the best of times but that sounds like the worst Karaoke night ever.
 
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higgs

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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Keith o Neill Kevin kilbane

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ajl

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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fernandopartridge said:
Irish XI (assume players were at their peak)

GK: Joe Murphy
RB: Maurice Setters
CB: Gary Breen
CB: Phil Babb
LB: Jimmy Holmes
MF: Kevin Kilbane
MF: Gerry Daly
MF: Lee Carsley
MF: Jay Tabb
ST: Robbie Keane
ST: Leon Best

Subs:
Cyrus Christie
Clinton Morrison
Steve Staunton
Michael Doyle
Liam Daish
Willie Boland
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Murphy over Westwood?

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fernandopartridge

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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ajl said:
Murphy over Westwood?

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I'd forgotten about Westwood somehow, put him in ahead of Murphy.
 

LastGarrison

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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No mention of Gary ‘the pit bull’ Deegan? or Barry Quinn??
 
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LastGarrison

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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ms639 said:
Why is it 'about time' that we had Irish players in our squad?
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I’m assuming he means that as Ireland are part of the Common Travel Agreement and therefore not bound by the same post-Brexit freedom of movement restrictions that it is recruitment area that we should be exploring? Or not.

One of the two.
 

Sky_Blue_Daz

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  • Jan 27, 2023
  • #23
Is Callum O'Hare eligible to play for Ireland?
 

clint van damme

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  • Jan 27, 2023
  • #24
Sky_Blue_Daz said:
Is Callum O'Hare eligible to play for Ireland?
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No.
 

Mcbean

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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ajsccfc said:
1. Gary Breen
2. Gary Breen
3. Gary Breen
4. Gary Breen

etc
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I thought there were 11 ?
 
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The Great Eastern

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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bad boy said:
Only footballer to have a German newspaper named after him.
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COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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Sky_Blue_Daz said:
Is Callum O'Hare eligible to play for Ireland?
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clint van damme said:
No.
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With a surname like O'HARE he must have some Irish blood in him and hasn't played for England so could play for Ireland. After all Ireland take anyone these days.
 

nicksar

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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Two Irish players that I thought would be good for us were Donal Murphy who scored 10 goals in 43 games for us in the 70's,always surprised me that he didn't get as many games as i thought he should,was outstanding in the reserve side.
Tony Sheridan was an outstanding young talent in the early 90's but sadly he was a pisshead.
 
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Legia Sky Blue

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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fernandopartridge said:
Irish XI (assume players were at their peak)

GK: Joe Murphy
RB: Maurice Setters
CB: Gary Breen
CB: Phil Babb
LB: Jimmy Holmes
MF: Kevin Kilbane
MF: Gerry Daly
MF: Lee Carsley
MF: Jay Tabb
ST: Robbie Keane
ST: Leon Best

Subs:
Cyrus Christie
Clinton Morrison
Steve Staunton
Michael Doyle
Liam Daish
Willie Boland
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Setters was neither a right back or Irish
 
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Briles

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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JonesBob said:
It's been a while since we have had a few Irish lads in the first team squad and it was about time that we did. Same can actually be said for Welsh players. I had to laugh at the interview with one of the players, the reporter asked if he was looking forward to following in the footsteps of many famous Irish players at the club like Keane, Doyla and Breen, really Doyle? We have had some good players and I particularly liked Gerry Daly.
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I've got a good feeling about maguire. Watch this space.
 

Johhny Blue

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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JonesBob said:
Does anyone remember Jim Hagan coming over in 1977 as a youngster. i remember it clearly in the CET, but there was also another Irish lad that came over at the same time, does anyone remember?
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Donal Murphy was about that time?
 

itsabuzzard

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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It’sabatch87 said:
Steve O’grizovic
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O'ggy.

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AOM

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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nicksar

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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Johhny Blue said:
Donal Murphy was about that time?
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Donal Joined the club as an apprentice in 1970.
 
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clint van damme

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  • Jan 27, 2023
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COVKIDSNEVERQUIT said:
With a surname like O'HARE he must have some Irish blood in him and hasn't played for England so could play for Ireland. After all Ireland take anyone these days.
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He has got Irish blood, he used to play Gaelic football but his ancestry goes to far back, (think it's his great grand parents).
 
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