Can Aston Villa provide an Ireland first team?

darkman2

It can you know - a reserve first team. Yes that is Stephen Ireland.

niallo27

Is that the real shay given or a big cardboard cut out of him.

Xavi6

An XI coached by McLeish

Helix

plenty of good irish young lads in the villa academy and reserves at the moment anyway

rgiller

Given Newcastle's success, maybe we should be buying less Irish lads and more Senegalese

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Anyone want to name the players?

Stephen Ireland posing with the tricolour is pretty special.

Cameron Poe

Des wrote: »

Stephen Ireland posing with the tricolour is pretty special.

Newstalk have been reporting this morning that he wants to come back.

invinciblePRSTV

Dick Dunne in the green = Hero

Dick Dunne in the claret & blue = Error prone, disruptive drunken muppet

jaykay74

Stephen has his fingers crossed behind his back

Nalz

Xavi6 wrote: »

An XI coached by McLeish

The ex hibs boss

G.K.

Given, Enda, Dunne, Clark, Keane, Daniel Devine, Graham Burke, Derrick Williams, Ireland, Samir Carruthers, Michael Drennan

Neil3030

Des wrote: »

Stephen Ireland posing with the tricolour is pretty special.

FYP

darkman2

Cameron Poe wrote: »

Newstalk have been reporting this morning that he wants to come back.

http://www.birminghampost.net/midlands-birmingham-sport/west-midlands-sports/aston-villa-fc/2012/02/07/aston-villa-stephen-ireland-eyes-ireland-return-for-euros-97319-30281438/

PHB

I'm fine with Ireland returning after the Euros. I would imagine Trap would think exactly the same way.

grenache

Des wrote: »

Anyone want to name the players?

Stephen Ireland posing with the tricolour is pretty special.

It's actually pretty disgusting. Especially given the way he has conducted himself.

He does not deserve to be anywhere near the flag.

AgileMyth

Des wrote: »

Stephen Ireland posing with the tricolour is pretty special.

He might be a proud Irishman. No correlation between patriotism and wanting to play for the FAI XI.

matrim

Cameron Poe wrote: »

Newstalk have been reporting this morning that he wants to come back.

Looking at the article that darkman posted Stephen Ireland doesn't say anything. His GF said it would be nice to see him play but that she can't talk for Stephen himself.

Corholio

grenache wrote: »

It's actually pretty disgusting. Especially given the way he has conducted himself.

He does not deserve to be anywhere near the flag.

He's Irish. He has as much as right as you to 'be near' an Irish flag.

They do use flags outside of football too.

Cameron Poe

matrim wrote: »

Looking at the article that darkman posted Stephen Ireland doesn't say anything. His GF said it would be nice to see him play but that she can't talk for Stephen himself.

She probably has a fairly good idea of what he wants though.

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He probably just told her to engage in a spot of trolling.

dan1895

Des wrote: »

Stephen Ireland is pretty special.

FYP

MickShamrock

Trilla wrote: »

The ex hibs boss

Also ex-Rangers boss! :pac:

Marty McFly

Corholio wrote: »

He's Irish. He has as much as right as you to 'be near' an Irish flag.

They do use flags outside of football too.

Yeh but if he was a proud Irishman he would also be proud to wear the Irish jersey they do kind of go hand in hand.

Not come out wit Roy Keane bollocksology about discrimination against Cork.


On a seperate not does anyone know much about the young Irish players at Villa?

keane2097

luvbulmers01 wrote: »

Yeh but if he was a proud Irishman he would also be proud to wear the Irish jersey they do kind of go hand in hand.

Not come out wit Roy Keane bollocksology about discrimination against Cork.


On a seperate not does anyone know much about the young Irish players at Villa?

Sure if you loved Ireland you'd be out training to represent us in some sport instead of drinking Bulmers no?

Marty McFly

keane2097 wrote: »

Sure if you loved Ireland you'd be out training to represent us in some sport instead of drinking Bulmers no?

Poor argument really, if I had the talent to represent Ireland yes I would.

Yakult

This thread is now about Stephen Ireland.

Raekwon

luvbulmers01 wrote: »

On a seperate not does anyone know much about the young Irish players at Villa?

Graham Burke - Striker/Left Winger from Dublin
Daniel Devine - Centre Back from Dublin
Derrick Williams - Centre Back/Left Back from Waterford
Michael Drennan - Forward from Kilkenny
Enda Stevens - Left Back from Dublin
Samir Carruthers - Forward who is English born but represents Ireland at under-19's level
Richard Bryan - Defender who is English born but represents Ireland at under-16's/17's level
Bradley Lewis - Trainee defender who is English born but represents Ireland at under-17's level
Jack Grealish - Trainee midfielder who is English born but represents Ireland at under-16's/17's level
Jordan Graham - Trainee winger who is English born but represents Ireland at under-15's level

keane2097

luvbulmers01 wrote: »

Poor argument really, if I had the talent to represent Ireland yes I would.

Easy sign away someone else's time while you're sitting on your own arse.

Marty McFly

keane2097 wrote: »

Easy sign away someone else's time while you're sitting on your own arse.

:pac::pac: your not very good at forming constructive arguments are ya now, im no teenager so I know the restrictions of my own talent and am past my sell my by date as regards making it in any sports to represent Ireland on a international stage, in short once again to answer your question if I had the ability to make at an international level at any sport for Ireland I would have given my left nut, so unless you can be more tactful or at least come up with an decent reply dont bother.

eire4

grenache wrote: »

It's actually pretty disgusting. Especially given the way he has conducted himself.

He does not deserve to be anywhere near the flag.

I am with you there grenache. He has shown nothing but contempt for the Irish national team in his behaviour both during the time when he was caught out with his granny lies and since then.

AgileMyth

Raekwon wrote: »

Jack Grealish[/URL] - Trainee midfielder who is English born but represents Ireland at under-16's/17's level

Supposedly a great prospect. Can't say I've seen him in action myself though.

grenache

Corholio wrote: »

He's Irish. He has as much as right as you to 'be near' an Irish flag.

Not when he sticks the two fingers up to the whole nation like he has done since 07.

Jimmy Iovine

Raekwon wrote: »

Michael Drennan - Forward from Kilkenny

He's a great player. IIRC he's one of only a small few players to go straight from a team outside of the main feeder teams in Ireland into a team in the Premiership. He used to play for the club I am with myself in Kilkenny, Evergreen.

Very good prospect and he has no trouble banging in the goals. He played in that Next-Gen tourney and he has a few goals for the reserves side as well, including a goal against Arsenal a few weeks ago. Hopefully he keeps on improving over there.

Helix

yeah there's massive hype about drennan in the villa camp, apparently he scores for fun no matter what level he's at

that grealish lad is very well thought of as well

Helix

Helix wrote: »

yeah there's massive hype about drennan in the villa camp, apparently he scores for fun no matter what level he's at

that grealish lad is very well thought of as well

Mikey is my cousin proud the the guy. I remember when he came to one of my training sessions , it was u15s at the time so he was ten, he joined in and absolutely obliterated us at only ten, quality player who seems to have settled after a the first year!