FAI International Soccer Awards

eirebhoy

The Football Association of Ireland today announced the nominees for the 15th eircom/ FAI International Soccer Awards which will be held on Sunday 6th February 2005 at the Citywest Hotel, Saggart, Co Dublin. The event will be televised live by RTE.

Also, awards for International Personality, Special Merit and Hall of Fame will be announced on the night. Recent winners in these categories were Michel Platini, Des Casey and Liam Tuohy.

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Some of the 15 catagories...

Senior Player of the year Nominees:
Robbie Keane
Shay Given
Kevin Kilbane

Young player of the year Nominees:
Liam Miller
John O'Shea
Andy Reid

Under 21 player of the year Nominees:
Stephen Elliott
Glenn Whelan
John Fitzgerald

Eircom league player of the year:
Jason Byrne (Shelbourne)
Owen Heary (Shelbourne)
Sean Dillon (Longford)

International goal of the year:
Graham Barrett versus Jamacia
Robbie Keane versus Holland
Andy Reid versus Cyprus

Big Ears

1.Kevin 'The Killer' Kilbane

2.Andy Reid

3.Stephen Elliot

4.Owen Heary

5.Robbie Keane versus Holland

eirebhoy

I don't think anyone would choose anyone else for the first 4 but I'd go with Reid for the goal of the year.

Big Ears

eirebhoy wrote:

I don't think anyone would choose anyone else for the first 4 but I'd go with Reid for the goal of the year.

It was a great goal , but for me he was given so much time you'd expect him to at least hit one of the corners of the goal .

Also the sheer delight that Keane goal brought me was a major decision for me picking it .

eirebhoy

Big Ears wrote:

It was a great goal , but for me he was given so much time you'd expect him to at least hit one of the corners of the goal .

Would you believe the time both players had is the reason I chose Reid's. Just looking at the goals now. Reid got the ball, turned and shot and a Cyprus player was inches away from catching him. All in under 2 seconds. Keane had all the time in the world and the closest player was about 2-3 metres away, with a lot more of the goal to choose from.

Big Ears

eirebhoy wrote:

Would you believe the time both players had is the reason I chose Reid's. Just looking at the goals now. Reid got the ball, turned and shot and a Cyprus player was inches away from catching him. All in under 2 seconds. Keane had all the time in the world and the closest player was about 2-3 metres away, with a lot more of the goal to choose from.

Well then the reason is probably I saw Reid's goal more and I over ananalyse on goals once ive seen them a few times .Still Keane's goal got me to jump from my seat higher and have a much louder UUUUUUUUUUuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! :eek: of amazement .

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1. Shay Given

2. Andy Reid

3. Stephen Elliott

4. Owen Heary

5. Andy Reid

I have to say, Jason Byrne is very close behind Owen Heary in my estimation in the eL category, for the sheer amount of goals he scored in the eL this year. Heary takes the award because he was consistent throughout the whole season, including Europe.

gimmick

eirebhoy wrote:

Eircom league player of the year:
Jason Byrne (Shelbourne)
Owen Heary (Shelbourne)
Sean Dillon (Longford)

:rolleyes: No City players. Kevin Doyle scoring at international u21 level, and the most consistent player in the eL all season, alongside Heary.

Fair play to Sean Dillon, he had a great season by all accounts, but Player of the Year?

The 3 should read IMO
1. Kevin Doyle
2. Owen Heary
3. Kevin Hunt

Johnny_the_fox

1. Kevin Kilbane
2. Andy Reid
3. Stephen Elliott
4. Owen Heary
5. Robbie Keane versus Holland

eirebhoy

gimmick wrote:

:rolleyes: No City players. Kevin Doyle scoring at international u21 level, and the most consistent player in the eL all season, alongside Heary.

Fair play to Sean Dillon, he had a great season by all accounts, but Player of the Year?

The 3 should read IMO
1. Kevin Doyle
2. Owen Heary
3. Kevin Hunt

Doyle should certainly be up for the U-21 instead of Fitzgerald. BTW, more categories announced...

Under-19:
Willo Flood – Manchester City FC
Henry McStay – Leeds United FC
Mark Yeates – Tottenham Hotspur FC

Under-17:
Darron Gibson – Manchester United FC
John Paul Kelly – Unattached at present/Liverpool FC
Darren Randolph – Charlton Athletic FC

Under-16:
Robert Bayly – Leeds United AFC
Eddie Nolan – Blackburn Rovers FC
Keith Treacy – Blackburn Rovers FC

Junior:
Keith Bruen – Ballymun United FC
Barry Flynn – Portmarnock FC
James Walsh – St. Michael’s FC

Womens:
Sharon Boyle – Shamrock Rovers FC
Sonia Hughes – Franklin Pierce College FC NH, USA
Elaine O’Connor – Arsenal FC

Football For All Award (New):
Rita Doherty – Special Olympics Ireland
Geoffrey McCormack – Irish Deaf Sports
Alan O’Hara – C.P.S.I.

FAI Schools International:
David Bracken – Templeogue College/Bohemian FC
Damien Kelly – St. Kieran’s College/UCD FC
Darren Quigley – St. Laurence’s College./UCD FC

Intermediate:
Ruairi Beechinor – Rockmount FC
Ian Callaghan – Wayside Celtic FC
Ian Cherry – Belgrove FC

Womens Under-19
Susan Byrne – St Johns University FC NY, USA
Niamh Fahey – Salthill Devon FC
Katie Taylor – St. James Gate FC