“As a youngster in Dublin, I dreamt of playing in LA”…..so said Claudine Keane, probably. We may not have heard the exact phrase from her husband Robbie on his move to LA Galaxy but almost. The Tallaght kid who grew up dreaming of playing for Wolves, Coventry, Inter Milan, Leeds, Spurs, Liverpool, Spurs again, Celtic, West Ham and Spurs again also grew up fantasising about playing for LA Galaxy it would seem, if the MLS club statement is anything to go by.
“These two, they complete each other, they work very well together. And they can sense the ball.”
So that wasn’t so bad was it. The summer lull has flown by, a new season is just mere hours away, and Mr. Wenger, as promised following last season’s predictable, and now annual, collapse has been “busy” in the transfer market this summer addressing all the problems which are prevalent in this team. Right?
Póg Mo Goal has set up a Fantasy Premier League Competition for the 2011-12 Barclays Premier League Season. Be sure to sign up before the Gameweek 1 deadline which is 11.30am 13th August.
Preview – With the Premier League season starting on Saturday, and the spate of withdrawals from the Irish squad, we don’t expect much from tonight’s friendly with Croatia. And by now you’d think Giovanni Trapattoni would consistently pick Ireland’s best players. However, with two massive qualifying games looming, his squad selections remain as erratic as ever meaning this evening offers a last chance for someone to gate-crash the Italian’s plans.
Part 3 of the Mid-Summer bonanza. Ahead of the resumption of the international season, in another moment of profound enlightenment, Spud Watch compares the Ireland midfield predicament with trying to chat up young ones. The only shifting going on at Lansdowne Road is the crowd moving uncomfortably in their seats.
Welcome back, proper football! After what seemed like a lifetime of friendlies this past week, we’re back to playing competitive games. I’m pretty sure everyone’s glad to see the back of the pre-season friendlies. With a tour of Australia followed by matches against Cardiff, Swansea, Wolves and even a weekend in Dublin – it all got a bit boring. It’s good to see the return of the passion and determination that is seriously lacking in non-competitive football.
Have Barcelona been tapping up Fungi and is he about to swap the Dingle peninsula for the Mediterranean?
A bottle-nosed baller was pictured making waves with members of the Barcelona squad but reports that the Pele-esque porpoise was schooling the Catalans in the art of diving have been watered down by the Nou Camp outfit.
Sligo Rovers’ European adventure came to an end in the space of a minute as Vorskla Poltava scored two first half goals at a sold-out Showgrounds.
Part 2 of the Mid-Summer bonanza. With the start of the new season just around the corner, Spud Watch reviews who of our Irish golden wonders has been the most in-demand this summer. The answer is Amanda Brunker.