Steven Ireland
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I would, yes. He would need a makeover though before I let him wear our kit.
I wouldn't go that high for him Buddha, he is a bit of a nutjob as well. I wouldn't invest that much in him given that particular red flag.
That said he is 23, has showed he can cope in the Premiership, creative and a goal getter from midfield. And obviously his best years are very likely to be ahead of him.
As risks go I think he's a good one to take.
That said he is 23, has showed he can cope in the Premiership, creative and a goal getter from midfield. And obviously his best years are very likely to be ahead of him.
As risks go I think he's a good one to take.
Jesus Christ. Stephen Ireland in a Liverpool shirt.
With him and Jonjo, we'd have the gypsy fanbase sown up
With him and Jonjo, we'd have the gypsy fanbase sown up
*gets out plutonium*
He's certainly had his "issues" Ross, but nothing that has ever caused him any trouble at Citeh. In fact, I get the impression he's generally well-liked (don't ask me why).
At 23 he's already established himself as an very good player and with maturity to come I think he'll only get better. He'd surely be pushing for a start ahead of Aquilani/Lucas?
If Aquilani was worth 20m odd, Ireland is surely not far behind?
At 23 he's already established himself as an very good player and with maturity to come I think he'll only get better. He'd surely be pushing for a start ahead of Aquilani/Lucas?
If Aquilani was worth 20m odd, Ireland is surely not far behind?
[quote author=Brendan link=topic=40130.msg1100954#msg1100954 date=1273229571]
Jesus Christ. Stephen Ireland in a Liverpool shirt.
With him and Jonjo, we'd have the gypsy fanbase sown up
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And when their extended families move over we'd have no problem selling out our new stadium.
Thats if we had a new stadium
Jesus Christ. Stephen Ireland in a Liverpool shirt.
With him and Jonjo, we'd have the gypsy fanbase sown up
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And when their extended families move over we'd have no problem selling out our new stadium.
Thats if we had a new stadium
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[quote author=Brendan link=topic=40130.msg1100954#msg1100954 date=1273229571]
Jesus Christ. Stephen Ireland in a Liverpool shirt.
With him and Jonjo, we'd have the gypsy fanbase sown up
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And when their extended families move over we'd have no problem selling out our new stadium.
Thats if we had a new stadium
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They'd probably set-up camp on the side of the pitch.
[quote author=Brendan link=topic=40130.msg1100954#msg1100954 date=1273229571]
Jesus Christ. Stephen Ireland in a Liverpool shirt.
With him and Jonjo, we'd have the gypsy fanbase sown up
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And when their extended families move over we'd have no problem selling out our new stadium.
Thats if we had a new stadium
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They'd probably set-up camp on the side of the pitch.
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Squiggles
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He's a decent player but where does he fit?
Robbie Keane was bought to fill the gap between the midfield and attack, so has Aquilani, and both have been kept out by Steven Gerrard.
Unless Gerrard's wanting to leave, or Aquilani's packing his bags, I think Ireland, good though he is, could prove yet another luxury purchase.
Robbie Keane was bought to fill the gap between the midfield and attack, so has Aquilani, and both have been kept out by Steven Gerrard.
Unless Gerrard's wanting to leave, or Aquilani's packing his bags, I think Ireland, good though he is, could prove yet another luxury purchase.
[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=40130.msg1101012#msg1101012 date=1273233678]
He's a decent player but where does he fit?
Robbie Keane was bought to fill the gap between the midfield and attack, so has Aquilani, and both have been kept out by Steven Gerrard.
Unless Gerrard's wanting to leave, or Aquilani's packing his bags, I think Ireland, good though he is, could prove yet another luxury purchase.
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If we could sell Aquilani and sign Ireland without losing money, you'd have to put that down as a great deal. He's younger, less injury-prone, and PL-proven. I don't mind him being a nutjob, given all that.
We should really be back in for Bellamy too if he's going to leave City.
He's a decent player but where does he fit?
Robbie Keane was bought to fill the gap between the midfield and attack, so has Aquilani, and both have been kept out by Steven Gerrard.
Unless Gerrard's wanting to leave, or Aquilani's packing his bags, I think Ireland, good though he is, could prove yet another luxury purchase.
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If we could sell Aquilani and sign Ireland without losing money, you'd have to put that down as a great deal. He's younger, less injury-prone, and PL-proven. I don't mind him being a nutjob, given all that.
We should really be back in for Bellamy too if he's going to leave City.
[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=40130.msg1101012#msg1101012 date=1273233678]
He's a decent player but where does he fit?
Robbie Keane was bought to fill the gap between the midfield and attack, so has Aquilani, and both have been kept out by Steven Gerrard.
Unless Gerrard's wanting to leave, or Aquilani's packing his bags, I think Ireland, good though he is, could prove yet another luxury purchase.
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I'd see Ireland beside Masher, rather than playing between the midfield and forward lines. I don't see him as a luxury- dynamic with a good range of passing, he'd be an excellent buy. I'd play him and Masher in the middle with SG on the right and Aqua behind the striker- we'd then have SG being able to cover the Aqua or Ireland positions in case of injury/ family bereavement etc.
He's a decent player but where does he fit?
Robbie Keane was bought to fill the gap between the midfield and attack, so has Aquilani, and both have been kept out by Steven Gerrard.
Unless Gerrard's wanting to leave, or Aquilani's packing his bags, I think Ireland, good though he is, could prove yet another luxury purchase.
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I'd see Ireland beside Masher, rather than playing between the midfield and forward lines. I don't see him as a luxury- dynamic with a good range of passing, he'd be an excellent buy. I'd play him and Masher in the middle with SG on the right and Aqua behind the striker- we'd then have SG being able to cover the Aqua or Ireland positions in case of injury/ family bereavement etc.
Aquilani behind the striker? As fucking if, he'd do well to score 5 goals. That's if he played the whole season, which he won't
[quote author=Brendan link=topic=40130.msg1101022#msg1101022 date=1273234772]
Aquilani behind the striker? As fucking if, he'd do well to score 5 goals. That's if he played the whole season, which he won't
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I think he's shown that he's very dangerous 'in the hole', and I don't see why he wouldn't get a share- as he did against Athletico, when he played the role fantastically, and got a goal. So he's played that position once for us, and got one goal- your prediction of 5 in a season might be viewed as somewhat pessimistic. More importantly, his quick passing makes us more dynamic in that area and brings others into the mix- our movement when Aqualani has been in attacking positions has been among the few flickers of pleasure I've had watching us this season.
As to his fitness, he has been fit but not been played loads this season. I have faith we can squeeze a reasonable return of games from him.
Aquilani behind the striker? As fucking if, he'd do well to score 5 goals. That's if he played the whole season, which he won't
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I think he's shown that he's very dangerous 'in the hole', and I don't see why he wouldn't get a share- as he did against Athletico, when he played the role fantastically, and got a goal. So he's played that position once for us, and got one goal- your prediction of 5 in a season might be viewed as somewhat pessimistic. More importantly, his quick passing makes us more dynamic in that area and brings others into the mix- our movement when Aqualani has been in attacking positions has been among the few flickers of pleasure I've had watching us this season.
As to his fitness, he has been fit but not been played loads this season. I have faith we can squeeze a reasonable return of games from him.
If Ireland were available we should definitely make a move for him. Proven in the league and young too, he'd be a great squad addition.
his hot pink car topped it off for me..
the guy is a fucking turd.
the guy is a fucking turd.
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Squiggles
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[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=40130.msg1101012#msg1101012 date=1273233678]
He's a decent player but where does he fit?
Robbie Keane was bought to fill the gap between the midfield and attack, so has Aquilani, and both have been kept out by Steven Gerrard.
Unless Gerrard's wanting to leave, or Aquilani's packing his bags, I think Ireland, good though he is, could prove yet another luxury purchase.
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If we could sell Aquilani and sign Ireland without losing money, you'd have to put that down as a great deal. He's younger, less injury-prone, and PL-proven. I don't mind him being a nutjob, given all that.
We should really be back in for Bellamy too if he's going to leave City.
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Agree with you there, although from a fan point of view I would like to see Aquilani given another year.
However the club will have better knowledge of his injuries, body and mentality than I do, so I could accept a switch with Ireland if it were to come about.
Agree about Bellamy, too, but I think he would have to be under a different manager...
[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=40130.msg1101012#msg1101012 date=1273233678]
He's a decent player but where does he fit?
Robbie Keane was bought to fill the gap between the midfield and attack, so has Aquilani, and both have been kept out by Steven Gerrard.
Unless Gerrard's wanting to leave, or Aquilani's packing his bags, I think Ireland, good though he is, could prove yet another luxury purchase.
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If we could sell Aquilani and sign Ireland without losing money, you'd have to put that down as a great deal. He's younger, less injury-prone, and PL-proven. I don't mind him being a nutjob, given all that.
We should really be back in for Bellamy too if he's going to leave City.
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Agree with you there, although from a fan point of view I would like to see Aquilani given another year.
However the club will have better knowledge of his injuries, body and mentality than I do, so I could accept a switch with Ireland if it were to come about.
Agree about Bellamy, too, but I think he would have to be under a different manager...
He's an absolute certainty to leave City at some stage, wpouldn't be surprised if it was this summer.
Mancini clearly prefers two solid players in the centre of his midfield, hence him sticking with two of De Jong, Barry and Vieira for the entire year. Ireland's no good on the wing, and there are better options there than him anyway - so he's fucked.
No doubt City will add to the squad this summer too leaving him even further down the pecking order.
Good player, could be very good, but as has been pointed out - he's a fucking dipstick.
Mancini clearly prefers two solid players in the centre of his midfield, hence him sticking with two of De Jong, Barry and Vieira for the entire year. Ireland's no good on the wing, and there are better options there than him anyway - so he's fucked.
No doubt City will add to the squad this summer too leaving him even further down the pecking order.
Good player, could be very good, but as has been pointed out - he's a fucking dipstick.
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[quote author=keniget link=topic=40130.msg1101527#msg1101527 date=1273330499]
He's not worth what we would have to pay, so no. Plus we dont need strengthing in that position.
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He wouldn't be that expensive Ken.
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I can't see City being particularly willing to give him away for a reasonable price to a rival. How much do you think he would cost us presuming they'd be willing to do a deal?
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He's not worth what we would have to pay, so no. Plus we dont need strengthing in that position.
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He wouldn't be that expensive Ken.
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I can't see City being particularly willing to give him away for a reasonable price to a rival. How much do you think he would cost us presuming they'd be willing to do a deal?
I think 4-6 million would sign him.
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