Republic of Ireland Team Talk/News/Rumours

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Republic of Ireland Team Talk/News/Rumours Thread 2011/2012

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This is so there's a place to put everything.

I think there was a Republic of Ireland Superthread at one stage, but i can't find it. this will have to do!

I'm going to bang about 6/7 threads in here, so bear with me.

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Hi Lads,

Does anyone know if it's possible to buy the current Ireland jersey without the 3 logo on the front. Didn't see it on elverys website and a few others also

TheRedDevil10

no

That_Guy

Not unless you get one from the players unfortunately.

super_furry

Sadly not and it's just another example of the FAI screwing Irish football fans for a few quid.

There's no other country in Europe that refuses to sell their country's national jersey without it being plastered with an ugly corporate logo.

MANUTD99

Greedy buggers. Ah well, least there's still my Italia 90 jersey.

Mint Sauce

I have actully seen it on sale without the sponsors logo.



Unfortunatly you had to buy it preprinted with one of the players names.

MANUTD99

irish-stew wrote: »

I have actully seen it on sale without the sponsors logo.



Unfortunatly you had to buy it preprinted with one of the players names.

Where abouts, I have no shame having McShane No 1 on the back:)

Mint Sauce

MANUTD99 wrote: »

Where abouts, I have no shame having McShane No 1 on the back:)

Think it was only a temporary promotion at lifestyle sports, preprinted with Keane. Might have been towards the end of the 'Eircom' days.

paddy978

This thread comes up every so often. I presume no new sponsor will settle for having no logo on the jersey, seeing all of their predecessors getting away with it.

SEPT 23 1989

Such a stupid looking logo

parker kent

You can get one on various special occasions. The last home jersey was on sale with players names pre-printed when it was first released. A limited number were in the Umbro shop on Westmorland street. You could get the white kit with 50 on the front as well celebrating Keane getting to 50 international goals.

GrumPy

parker kent wrote: »

You could get the white kit with 50 on the front as well celebrating Keane getting to 50 international goals.

That's gay.

Bodhisopha

Just buy a t-shirt.

parker kent

GrumPy wrote: »

That's gay.

Sorry I thought I was posting in Ireland where it would be OK to celebrate our top scorer reaching a landmark figure like that.

Also, are you 7 and from 1960? How is acceptable to call something you dislike gay? Grow up.

Zebra3

super_furry wrote: »

Sadly not and it's just another example of the FAI screwing Irish football fans for a few quid.

There's no other country in Europe that refuses to sell their country's national jersey without it being plastered with an ugly corporate logo.

If people stop buying the shirt, they'll stop putting the logo on the shirt.

TangyZizzle

OP head over to ybig.ie and contact jonnycee. If anyone can sort you out, it's him.

SEPT 23 1989

Never had a problem with OPEL,it suited the jersey.

SteelyDanJalapeno

Bodhisopha wrote: »

Just buy a t-shirt.

A green T-Shirt

newballsplease

MANUTD99 wrote: »

Greedy buggers. Ah well, least there's still my Italia 90 jersey.

wouldnt that have OPEL written on it?

centre half

TangyZizzle wrote: »

OP head over to ybig.ie and contact jonnycee. If anyone can sort you out, it's him.

OP, any luck from jonnycee? I really want to get one too

tolosenc

Anyone ever had any luck, eh, "removing" the sponsor's logo?

stovelid

Pity because its probably one of the nicest Ireland jerseys.

MyKeyG

Just looking at this from another angle does anybody know why international soccer jerseys don't have the sponsorship logos on them? Club soccer and Rugby (except for the world cup) have the logos on the players shirts. Is there some FIFA thing that says no sponsorship?

TaosHum

ALthough unrelated, one thing I have always wondered is why dont Ireland have player names on the back of their jerseys during a game?

Paully D

Is it just me that actually likes the jersey with the logo on it then?

yabadabado

I have bought a few jerseys before without the sponsor,much nicer imo.
I havent bought any from ebay but they do often crop up there.

yabadabado

Paully D wrote: »

Is it just me that actually likes the jersey with the logo on it then?

Think its just you.I have the current home and away without the sponsor and got a number on the chest and back,looks much better.

mr.noobie

you can buy a retro euro 88 jersey they have no logo, seen a few floating around, have one myself

MyKeyG

Paully D wrote: »

Is it just me that actually likes the jersey with the logo on it then?

I don't necessarily have a huge issue with it it's just that they're too big! The old Eircom one was god awfully gaudie. The Three one isn't as bad but I don't like walking around like bill board.

cson

You could get the previous home shirt sponsor-less around August 2010 before we played Argentina in the first match at the Aviva. It had the game details plus a #9 front and back. Lovely jersey but they we're looking for €90 [Carrolls, Westmoreland] for it. Sorry I didn't get it now cos that type of jersey is somewhat timeless.

Oat23

http://www.euro-soccerjerseys.co.uk/ireland-11-12-away-soccer-jerseys-p-4669.html

Customs have been going after the fakes coming in from Asia recently. So it might not get through.

yabadabado

Oatesy23 wrote: »

http://www.euro-soccerjerseys.co.uk/ireland-11-12-away-soccer-jerseys-p-4669.html

Customs have been going after the fakes coming in from Asia recently. So it might not get through.

That's d first time I have seen the Irish jerseys on them sites.I have bought a jerseys from Asia and they have been sound.If we get to the euros I could see plenty of the sites selling the Irish jersey ,when there is a higher demand for them.

POKERKING

I wonder if you put a bulk order in with the sites that do the identical fakes would they be able to do it without the sponsor? could get them sent to the north in a box and then dish them out down south(a group of us from boards doing somethin similar see the online shop thread in soccer forum) would be great if it worked out...

bohsfan

I was in the FAI shop last night and the only jersey that didnt have the sponsor on was a special edition one to celebrate Robbie getting to 50 goals.

It had Macedonia -v- Ireland embroidered under the crest and had the number 50 on the front with 10 on the back. Didn't check the price, although it was probably 60+

I picked up the white Ireland Euro 1988 replica for 20 blips though

Raskolnikov

Oatesy23 wrote: »

http://www.euro-soccerjerseys.co.uk/ireland-11-12-away-soccer-jerseys-p-4669.html

Customs have been going after the fakes coming in from Asia recently. So it might not get through.

Dancor

They had them in 2009 I think for the last Eircom sponsered one.

Yoy could buy them with no sponser, I think they were in limeted supply, 500 or so. I got one and it will do me for years now.

yabadabado

POKERKING wrote: »

I wonder if you put a bulk order in with the sites that do the identical fakes would they be able to do it without the sponsor? could get them sent to the north in a box and then dish them out down south(a group of us from boards doing somethin similar see the online shop thread in soccer forum) would be great if it worked out...

they will do them without the sponsor,you wouldnt need a bulk order.
I enquired with soccer triads before and they reckoned they would need an order of 500+ to make it worthwhile producing a jersey.It was on the the thread about online jerseys at the time.I think if we sent them enough enquires it might happen.
the company selling the 3rd shirt might do up the home kit considering it would be a bigger seller.

PARKHEAD67

newballsplease wrote: »

wouldnt that have OPEL written on it?

No.I had an official Adidas Italia 90 top.Opel-less.

MyKeyG

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

No.I had an official Adidas Italia 90 top.Opel-less.

Opel-less??? A bit like the Irish team then ha ha ha ha...Christ I hope people get the joke.:(

Zebra3

MyKeyG wrote: »

Opel-less??? A bit like the Irish team then ha ha ha ha...Christ I hope people get the joke.:(

That's terrible.

MyKeyG

Zebra3 wrote: »

That's terrible.

Taxi for Mikey:o

centre half

Oatesy23 wrote: »

http://www.euro-soccerjerseys.co.uk/ireland-11-12-away-soccer-jerseys-p-4669.html

Customs have been going after the fakes coming in from Asia recently. So it might not get through.

I don't see the home one there, which is the one I really want

Ferris_Bueller

Hopefully not tempting fate by asking this with the second leg still to go, but lets face it, it would take a disaster of epic proportions not to qualify at this stage. So what is the squad Trap will bring with him, or what players do you think he should bring?

Presume it's a squad of 23 allowed to go, whereby 3 have to be goalkeepers. I would go with:

Goalkeepers
Shay Given
Keiren Westwood
David Forde

Defenders
John O'Shea
Richard Dunne
Sean St.Ledger
Stephen Ward
Stephen Kelly
Darren O'Dea
Marc Wilson
Ciaran Clark

Midfielders
Damien Duff
Glen Whelan
Keith Andrews
Aiden McGeady
Seamus Coleman
Keith Fahey
James McCarthy
Stephen Hunt

Forwards
Robbie Keane
Kevin Doyle
Shane Long
Jon Walters

Tough choice to pick the forwards, guys like Cox and Best would be in contention of course, but with only being allowed to bring 23, I'd imagine that Trap would bring 4 or 5 along with him. We all know Trap has his favourites too, so we may see players like McShane, Kilbane, Keogh and Foley make the squad. I personally would give at least one of Clark and Wilson the nod because of their versatility. Can't see the midfield looking much different from that, Gibson maybe to be included too, no doubt he should have a look at guys like Hoolahan, Pilkington, even guys like Meyler, McCann, Dicker one could argue should be in with a shout, but don't think Trap would bring players with such little international experience along.

Going to be a tough task to pick the squad when the time comes, hopefully we are injury free. Trap surly has to use the friendlies between now and June to look at some fringe players, and Brady said last night that he would fully expect him to.

Het-Field

My Preference(as of today)

1.Shay Given
2.John O'Shea
3.Stephen Ward
4.Richard Dunne
5.Sean St Ledger
6.Glenn Whelan
7.Aiden McGeady
8.Keith Andrews
9.Kevin Doyle
10.Robbie Keane
11.Damien Duff
12.Kieran Westwood
13.Stephen Kelly
14.Seamus Coleman
15.Mark Wilson
16.Joey O'Brien
17.Keith Fahey
18.Darren Gibson
19.James McCarthy
20.Jonathan Walters
21.Shane Long
22.Stephen Hunt
23.David Forde

Standby
24.Darren O'Dea
25.Ciaran Clark
26.Liam Lawrence
27.Kevin Kilbane
27.Simon Cox
28.Leon Best.


*I recognise that the list is not entirely realistic!

syngindub

Will Mr.Ireland try to wriggle his way into this?

Het-Field

syngindub wrote: »

Will Mr.Ireland try the wriggle his way into this?

If he does, he should be told to get lost. The man has lost the quality which was pumping through his veins when we were seeking his return in 2009.

I dont want him at the European Championships, and I dont want him to take the place of another player who has contributed to the Irish cause in the last 4 years.

Drummerboy2

Very interesting selection of Joey O'Brien. I can see why, he can play right full, centre half and centre mid.

Personally I would try and get Paddy Kenny involved again.

Kevin Kilbane should be asked along as a non playing member of the squad. His influence on the squad would be an asset and lets go some way to repay the man for his wonderful service to the green shirt.

Dotrel

Here's the list of every player who was selected (either XI or bench for at least 1 game during the qualification campaign so far. I'm limiting my selection to them.

In the interest of simplicity and probably fairness I'd limit selection to players who actually did the work to get us there.

The number in brackets "( )" in the amount of onfield minutes they've put in during the campaign
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GOALKEEPERS
1. Shay Given (900)
2. Keiren Westwood (90)
3. David Forde (0)
4. Joe Murphy (0)

DEFENDERS
5. Richard Dunne (810)
6. Sean St Ledger (720)
7. John O'Shea (705)
8. Kevin Kilbane (540)
9. Stephen Kelly (375)
10. Darren O'Dea (360)
11. Stephen Ward (360)
12. Kevin Foley (90)
13. Ciaran Clarke (0)
14. Damien Delaney (0)
15. Greg Cunningham (0)
16. Marc Wilson (0)
17. Paul Mc Shane (0)

MIDFIELDERS
18. Aidan Mc Geady (940)
19. Glen Whelan (885)
20. Keith Andrews (540)
21. Damien Duff (485)
22. Paul Green (312)
23. Liam Lawrence (241)
24. Darron Gibson (179)
25. Keith Fahey (176)
26. Steve Hunt (173)
27. James Mc Carthy (3)
28. Seamus Coleman (0)

FORWARDS
29. Robbie Keane (892)
30. Kevin Doyle (548)
31. Shane Long (234)
32. Simon Cox (208)
33. Jon Walters (93)
34. Andrew Keogh (31)
35. Cilian Sheridan (0)

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Personally I'd prefer an 3-7-8-5 squad so I'd start just chopping names off from the bottom. The only exceptions are the case of Paul Green who has put in a large number of minutes but is generally useless, never should have been capped to begin with and seems to thankfully have disappeared off the radar for good anyway. Forde has made the bench three times and Murphy just once so he clearly gets the choice as third goalie. So that leaves you with a final squad of ......

GOALKEEPERS
1. Shay Given (900)
2. Keiren Westwood (90)
3. David Forde (0)

DEFENDERS
4. Richard Dunne (810)
5. Sean St Ledger (720)
6. John O'Shea (705)
7. Kevin Kilbane (540)
8. Stephen Kelly (375)
9. Darren O'Dea (360)
10. Stephen Ward (360)

MIDFIELDERS
11. Aidan Mc Geady (940)
12. Glen Whelan (885)
13. Keith Andrews (540)
14. Damien Duff (485)
15. Liam Lawrence (241)
16. Darron Gibson (179)
17. Keith Fahey (176)
18. Steve Hunt (173)

FORWARDS
19. Robbie Keane (892)
20. Kevin Doyle (548)
21. Shane Long (234)
22. Simon Cox (208)
23. Jon Walters (93)

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Some may question the absense of James McCarthy but frankly I reckon he can just shíte off back to Wigan for all I care. Go watch the matches in the pub with Stephen Ireland for all I care. As for Coleman he might set Goodison alight but he's clearly not convinced Trapp he's the right sort of player for Ireland yet so that's good enough for me.

legendary.xix

David Meyler hopefully will get a look in. He has been desperately unlucky with injuries over the last while. He was unfortunate to pick up a terrible injury only a few days after being called into the Ireland for friendlies in May/June 2010. He's been eased back into the Sunderland side of late. I firmly believe had he not picked up the injury, he could've forced his way into Trap's plans for this euro qualification campaign.

Amirani

Would be crazy to pick Meyler given his limited experience at international level IMO.

Eathrin

Dotrel wrote: »

Some may question the absense of James McCarthy but frankly I reckon he can just shíte off back to Wigan for all I care. Go watch the matches in the pub with Stephen Ireland for all I care. As for Coleman he might set Goodison alight but he's clearly not convinced Trapp he's the right sort of player for Ireland yet so that's good enough for me.

We have between now and the summer to prepare, of course we should be experimenting with the squad and trying to give guys like McCarthy, Coleman, Wilson, Cunningham, Clare, Brady, Hoolahan games.