Finnan injured

[michelmas]

Liverpool right back Steve Finnan emerged as a doubt yesterday for Saturday’s European Championship qualifier in Bratislava with the defender informing Republic of Ireland manager Steve Staunton that he would not be in a position to join up with thesquad today.
The 31 year-old picked up a knee injury in Saturday’s premier league defeat of Derby and has stayed on with his club in order to receive treatment. The fact that Finnan played all 90 minutes of the 6-0 win will be viewed as encouraging and it is hoped that he will be in a position to travel on Thursday but when Staunton was asked about the situation yesterday he would say only that: “We’re going to take it day by day”.
If Finnan were to be forced out of the game it would be a significant blow to the Irish boss who has settled on the defender as his first choice left back in recent competitive games. John O’Shea could switch sides and there are other options in the form of Stephen Kelly and Kevin Foley but with Stephen Carr already absent through injury, it would mean thrusting one of the squad’s less experienced figures into a key role for a crucial game.

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Anyone hear about this?

[Shaggy]

Good.

Have a rest, Steve.

[SouthAfricaRed]

Good.

Have a rest, Steve.

Rafa has learnt to play Jose and Slur Alex's game

[Darth Marty]

doubt if he has just learned that game...just didnt have adequate cover before did he?

We are looking good this year, a few more wins and we will be nigh on unstoppable!!

[JPK]

Ireland always play him out of position anyway.Fat Carr has the RB spot when fit.Stan must not watch us.Finnan is very under rated.
Was it Aurelio who arrived and was shocked at how good he was?
He barely had heard of him

[rushscored4]

Liverpool right back Steve Finnan emerged as a doubt yesterday for Saturday’s European Championship qualifier in Bratislava with the defender informing Republic of Ireland manager Steve Staunton that he would not be in a position to join up with thesquad today.
The 31 year-old picked up a knee injury in Saturday’s premier league defeat of Derby and has stayed on with his club in order to receive treatment. The fact that Finnan played all 90 minutes of the 6-0 win will be viewed as encouraging and it is hoped that he will be in a position to travel on Thursday but when Staunton was asked about the situation yesterday he would say only that: “We’re going to take it day by day”.
If Finnan were to be forced out of the game it would be a significant blow to the Irish boss who has settled on the defender as his first choice left back in recent competitive games. John O’Shea could switch sides and there are other options in the form of Stephen Kelly and Kevin Foley but with Stephen Carr already absent through injury, it would mean thrusting one of the squad’s less experienced figures into a key role for a crucial game.

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Anyone hear about this?

Rafa experimented with Finnan at left back for the last 10 minutes against Toulouse but I didn't know he'd been playing there for the Republic...

[JPK]

Rafa experimented with Finnan at left back for the last 10 minutes against Toulouse but I didn't know he'd been playing there for the Republic...

Ireland have nobody else in that position.Harte is finished,Zinedine Kilbane could fill in but is brutal and O'Shea can play there but he plays in midfield or central defence.

[michelmas]

Ireland have nobody else in that position.Harte is finished,Zinedine Kilbane could fill in but is brutal and O'Shea can play there but he plays in midfield or central defence.

That Steven Kelly at Birmingham isn't so bad but Stan would definately have played Finnan at LB. I wanted 2 good results for Ireland cos that game against Germany could be a lot of fun if there's something riding on it.

[thesilverfoxlfc]

Probably means John O'Shea at left back and Carr at right back

[Iceman]

let him have a rest and be fit for Pompey

It's only the ROI FFS

not like they are actually gonna qualify or anything is it ?


















Dons flak jacket and hard hat and runs for cover

[thesilverfoxlfc]

let him have a rest and be fit for Pompey

It's only the ROI FFS

not like they are actually gonna qualify or anything is it ?


















Dons flak jacket and hard hat and runs for cover

...bites lip........

[JPK]

Probably means John O'Shea at left back and Carr at right back

Carr is injured.Taylor played RB for Newcastle at the weekend

[thesilverfoxlfc]

Carr is injured.Taylor played RB for Newcastle at the weekend

****, you are right

Kelly will play at right then

[Iceman]

Seriously it always amazes me that teams like the ROI and to some extent NI can gather together a group of mostly average prem and SPL players and the odd lower league goodun, and turn them into good teams

Whereas England have the pick of the Prem and overseas players and constantly struggle


Maybe its summat to do with the pride of playing for your country












or maybe its because McLaren is a muppett!

[Tee]

Seriously it always amazes me that teams like the ROI and to some extent NI can gather together a group of mostly average prem and SPL players and the odd lower league goodun, and turn them into good teams

Whereas England have the pick of the Prem and overseas players and constantly struggle


Maybe its summat to do with the pride of playing for your country

or maybe its because McLaren is a muppett!

A combination of both IMO.

A wasted generation of genuinely talented English footballers it seems.