GK Shay Given 20 April 1976 (1976-04-20) (age 33) 102 0 England Manchester City GK Joe Murphy 21 August 1981 (1981-08-21) (age 28) 1 0 England Scunthorpe United GK Brian Murphy 23 October 1984 (1984-10-23) (age 25) 0 0 Republic of Ireland Bohemian F.C. DF Richard Dunne 21 September 1979 (1979-09-21) (age 30) 58 7 England Aston Villa DF Stephen Kelly 6 September 1983 (1983-09-06) (age 26) 15 0 England Fulham DF Paul McShane 6 January 1986 (1986-01-06) (age 23) 19 0 England Hull City DF Eddie Nolan 5 August 1988 (1988-08-05) (age 21) 3 0 England Preston North End DF Darren O'Dea 4 February 1987 (1987-02-04) (age 22) 1 0 England Reading DF John O'Shea 30 April 1981 (1981-04-30) (age 28) 60 1 England Manchester United DF Sean St Ledger 28 December 1984 (1984-12-28) (age 24) 9 1 England Middlesbrough MF Keith Andrews 13 September 1980 (1980-09-13) (age 29) 12 1 England Blackburn Rovers MF Damien Duff 2 March 1979 (1979-03-02) (age 30) 80 7 England Fulham MF Darron Gibson 25 October 1987 (1987-10-25) (age 22) 8 0 England Manchester United MF Stephen Hunt 1 August 1981 (1981-08-01) (age 28) 25 1 England Hull City MF Andy Keogh 16 May 1986 (1986-05-16) (age 23) 13 1 England Wolverhampton Wanderers MF Liam Lawrence 14 December 1981 (1981-12-14) (age 27) 5 1 England Stoke City MF Aiden McGeady 4 April 1986 (1986-04-04) (age 23) 30 0 Scotland Celtic MF Liam Miller 13 February 1981 (1981-02-13) (age 28) 21 1 Scotland Hibernian MF Martin Rowlands 8 February 1979 (1979-02-08) (age 30) 5 0 England Queens Park Rangers MF Glenn Whelan 13 January 1984 (1984-01-13) (age 25) 17 2 England Stoke City FW **Best 19 September 1986 (1986-09-19) (age 23) 6 0 England Coventry City FW Kevin Doyle 18 September 1983 (1983-09-18) (age 26) 32 7 England Wolverhampton Wanderers FW Anthony Stokes 25 July 1988 (1988-07-25) (age 21) 3 0 Scotland Hibernian FW Robbie Keane 8 July 1980 (1980-07-08) (age 29) 96 41 England Tottenham Hotspur FW Shane Long 22 January 1987 (1987-01-22) (age 22) 11 3 England Reading
The backbone of the team Given/Dunne/Duff/Keane are more than likely all gonna be gone for the next WC campaign- where are the players to replace them gonna come out of? The outlook is not good imo- the under 21 team is a shambles- unbelievable defeat this week, beaten 4-1 by Armenia!!! The whole u21 scene/management needs a complete overhaul. Who are the potential forgotten players plying their trade in England, even Scotland? There must be players who have nt played for other countries who qualify to play for Ireland?
Need Andy Reid back in the team never mind squad. Could you imagine the havoc he would have wreaked last night against that group of shapers?
You're right about the U-21's, it's a disgrace. Kerr should be reappointed as Director of all under age football (including U-21's imo).
Maybe that Dixon lad with West Ham will come good though last I heard he was returning from a very serious injury.
The future is orange at best.
Need Andy Reid back in the team never mind squad. Could you imagine the havoc he would have wreaked last night against that group of shapers?You're right about the U-21's, it's a disgrace. Kerr should be reappointed as Director of all under age footb
It looks like it is time for the reintroduction of the plastic paddy as the future does look fairly bleak.I had no complaints with it under the Jack Charlton era.
It looks like it is time for the reintroduction of the plastic paddy as the future does look fairly bleak.I had no complaints with it under the Jack Charlton era.
We would want to hope we qualify for Euro 2012. Not exactly ideal holiday destinations either! Considering we`ve only been to one tournament since `94 with those players it could get ugly without. :(
We would want to hope we qualify for Euro 2012. Not exactly ideal holiday destinations either! Considering we`ve only been to one tournament since `94 with those players it could get ugly without. :(