Republic of Ireland General Discussion Thread 2026

Ferguson for a big lad gets pushed off the ball nearly every time as well.

Yes agreed. A useful player that the manager clearly believes is worth his place in the squad.

I think he has the ability to be more than that if he can add those other qualities to his game. I think it’s a mentality thing with him. He seems comfortable not being the main player. When he got the opportunity to be the main striker at Celtic he didn’t really grab the chance. At some stage he might step forward to be more than the useful back up guy.

Jacob Devaney is a lad I hope HH gives a chance to in May with a call up. Turns 19 in the summer but a regular starter for St Mirren since joining in January on loan. St Mirren fans talk very positively about him especially his ability to stay calm on the ball and retaining possession while under pressure in midfield.

Plays in a position we're short in and not like we have a WC to prepare for so at least have him in camp when we travel to Spain for training.

https://youtube.com/shorts/v-xGxnjQ0tA?is=5hg3lRNNNJ75QBH9

He really doesn't. If anything, he's the complete opposite. He shoves people out of the way.

Its genuinely one of the reasons I get excited about this team into the near future. Him and Parrot are such different players, it will give us actual options up front.

He does for Ireland, gives it away way too easily.

England overhauled their youth coaching after the 2010 WC around 2011 and 2012.

So it's bearing fruit now.

It's good for us as we can pick up their castoffs.

Jack Moorehouse is another midfielder we can pick up.

The Fletcher twins at ManU are also eligible for Ireland but I bet they'll end up playing for Scotland.

Shea Lacey also is a big talent but is a winger/AM.

England are probably just lacking a striker. Kane is obviously class but is turning 33 in the summer so might be past it in 2 or 3 years.

You never know.

He might be 5th or 6th choice for England next season.

Lincoln have been promoted to the championship. That's good news for Jack Moylan and Josh Honohan (provided he's fit). Avoiding the playoffs makes them available for any potential call ups to the training camp in Spain.

A penny for Sean Roughans thoughts who left Lincoln this season to join Huddersfield who are currently in 9th and hoping to scrape a playoff place.

Lincoln might view him long term as a RB. It's one thing playing LB/LWB for the best team in Ireland and doing it for a lower league team in England. Especially next season when they could struggle in the championship.

Having experience across the back four should serve him well especially if they 3atb next season.

As for being the next Seamus Coleman, I very highly doubt it. We'll be doing extremely well to develop another FB of Coleman's quality. When Coleman was the age that Honohan is now he was helping Everton to a 5th place finish and named the best RB in England.

Sad Coleman only played in one major championship for us. Trap should def have brought him to Euro 2012.

Including recent games when he's 37 and isn't playing at club level. The lad is a warrior.

I'd hope we can find a FB to play FB and not have to stick a CB out there. Could see against the Czech that once Dunne came on every ball that went out wide right which seemed a lot was being passed back to O'Brien.

Might as well have played Brady at RWB to get some in swingers into the box though I assume Czechia might have forced us out right to Dunne rather than getting the ball out wide to Brady.

Finn Azaz seems to be great at playing balls in to Parrott. He plays the balls straight away when he receives it, that is what we have needed badly for a few years. He played a great one in the last game, I think Parrott scored but they called offside which was very tight.

Yes it was called offside but it was not but unfortunetaly their was no VAR, Troy even indicated straight away that he was not offside

Jack Moylan nominated for League 1Player of the Season.

Hopefully he's called up in the next squad.