Player for player we should be beating Luxembourg, although they have a bit more up front than us.
The question now is if it is better for the likes of Knight, Molumby and Obafemi to play for a losing senior side or a winning under 21 side.
The champagne socialists are up and about early
How would Kenny Dundalk of a few years back have fared against Luxembourg last nt?
Poor ol Dan not getting the bites here he wanted. Tough morning
Nope, a school getting the best results in Ireland
Who wouldnât want that for their kids
Molumby is now too old for the u21s. I would say at this stage thereâs no point in trying to grind out results with more experienced players so may as well stick with it
To think the much maligned Gary Doherty was seen as a measure of how the levels of talent in Irish football were not where there should be and he spending 5 years with Spurs and 6 with Norwich. And then you compare this with where some Irish players now are plying their trade. I dont know why more of then donât go to other European leagues where they may get a chance at playing at a higher level or even Champions league/ Europe League instead of Championship or league 1.
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You get more money at Salford City than the likes of Willem II I reckon.
Money is one aspect, culture and language barriers probably another as well.
It is an issue for all the home nations as well. Although I think there are more English players playing abroad now than at any other point that I can recall so things do appear to be changing in that regard.
And foreign teams arenât going to pay money for Irish players so youâd have to be out of contract and then willing to take a pay cut to leave
They will have to now wonât they? With the new Brexit rules it means that they canât move to the UK until they are 18.
Itâs important that LOI clubs are given significant backing with setting up their youth academies and have the necessary resources to tie promising 16/17 year olds on 3/4 year contracts. Having the best Irish born players staying in the league until they are 18 will certainly enhance the standing of the league.
Take Parrott as a hypothetical example. Say he came through the Shams/Bohs setup. He makes the breakthrough as a 16 year. At 17 he is the LOI top scorer and attracting interest from all over. He is under contract for 3 years. You can them demand a good fee for him and put add ons in that will financially benefit the selling club down the line if he makes it big. A good season at Championship level would see you going for ÂŁ20-30m these days.
Brexit has given the domestic league its best chance to shine. Money really needs to pumped it to it now. Thereâs absolutely no reason why Irish clubs should not regularly be qualifying for Europa League and the new third competition going forward.
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Some young English players seem to have no problem going to Bundesliga at a very young age.
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Not sure if anyone has alluded to it here yet but Stephen Kenny is essentially the Pat Fenlon of this generation. Both managed a Scottish club to the cup final and made relative progress in Europe with LOI clubs. Was there ever a clamour amongst the hipsters for Pat Fenlon to get the job ahead of Trap? Or did he not play football âthe right wayâ?
Had no problem
Both failed at Rovers
Theyâre the cream of the crop going to top Bundesliga clubs. We donât have players of that standard. Parrott maybe could have a couple of years ago when there was a lot of hype around him
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Is Desmond the only philanthropist that cares about youth football development?