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Who was he?

  • 11-09-2013 9:48am
    #1
    ShoulderChip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,875 ✭✭✭


    Its been niggling at me there was an Irish player, who kind of had a Joe Cole rise to semi stardom and ended up in America.

    He was then a Freddy Adu like character with people on here saying he would be the next best thing, but he never came good,

    he was always mentioned on boards but i never heard of him outside of it.


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  • #2
    Fr Tod Umptious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,733 ✭✭✭✭Fr Tod Umptious


    ShoulderChip wrote: »
    Its been niggling at me there was an Irish player, who kind of had a Joe Cole rise to semi stardom and ended up in America.

    He was then a Freddy Adu like character with people on here saying he would be the next best thing, but he never came good,

    he was always mentioned on boards but i never heard of him outside of it.

    Ronnie O' Brien maybe ?

    He ended up in North America, but I'm not sure if he ever was the next being thing, more of an example of how the internet was the next big thing


  • #3
    Dempsey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,553 ✭✭✭✭Dempsey


    Google broke?

    joe lapira


  • #4
    5starpool
    Subscribers Posts: 32,858 ✭✭✭✭5starpool


    Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »
    Ronnie O' Brien maybe ?

    He ended up in North America, but I'm not sure if he ever was the next being thing, more of an example of how the internet was the next big thing

    He was nearly Time Magazine's Man of the Century at one point. I am still baffled how he ever ended up signing for Juventus (he won their website best signing of the year award too :D). Good times.


  • #5
    klose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,016 ✭✭✭✭klose


    Dempsey wrote: »
    Google broke?

    joe lapira

    Everyones favourite cult hero.


  • #6
    5starpool
    Subscribers Posts: 32,858 ✭✭✭✭5starpool


    klose wrote: »
    Everyones favourite cult hero.

    Not mine. I've never heard of him.


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  • #7
    roanoke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,097 ✭✭✭roanoke


    Out of interest did anyone here see the Ireland v Ecuador game that Lapira played in? I missed it myself and have trouble believing the guy actually ever existed. So many other players selected too who never went on to do anything either.


  • #8
    ShoulderChip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,875 ✭✭✭ShoulderChip


    roanoke wrote: »
    Out of interest did anyone here see the Ireland v Ecuador game that Lapira played in? I missed it myself and have trouble believing the guy actually ever existed. So many other players selected too who never went on to do anything either.

    It was him cheers!


  • #9
    5live
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,438 ✭✭✭5live


    5starpool wrote: »
    Not mine. I've never heard of him.
    Steve Stauntons sop to the diaspora. A US college player at the time iirc.


  • #10
    aramush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,013 ✭✭✭aramush


    The whole Lapira thing sums up the farce that was Stan very very well.


  • #11
    RikkFlair
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,109 ✭✭✭RikkFlair


    aramush wrote: »
    The whole Lapira thing sums up the farce that was Stan very very well.

    Became clear that he was picking players just to piss of the media.....Jonathan Douglas in CM, whatever happened to him.


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  • #12
    brianregan09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,492 ✭✭✭brianregan09


    The thing with Staunton is he gave absolutely everyone a chance , the total opposite of Trap if only we could get someone in the middle


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