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Offline villanic

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Ireland going to NY Red Bulls?
« on: March 20, 2012, 03:49:57 PM »
Apparently NY Red Bulls have turned down the chance to sign Micheal Ballack in favour of signing Stephen Ireland.


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Re: Ireland going to NY Red Bulls?
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2012, 03:53:08 PM »
Funny.

Offline villanic

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Re: Ireland going to NY Red Bulls?
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2012, 04:10:08 PM »
Apparently NY Red Bulls have turned down the chance to sign Micheal Ballack in favour of signing Stephen Ireland.

Heard it on talksport while they where talking to the German correspondent and found this on eurosport website.

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/20032012/58/bundesliga-new-york-reject-ballack-stephen-ireland.html

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Re: Ireland going to NY Red Bulls?
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2012, 04:16:23 PM »
Very dubious.

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Re: Ireland going to NY Red Bulls?
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2012, 04:26:17 PM »
Bye Stephen, thanks for the odd glimpse of your talent, even though we're probably about £12million worse off....

but I don't believe that link...

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Re: Ireland going to NY Red Bulls?
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2012, 05:20:02 PM »
Apparently NY Red Bulls have turned down the chance to sign Micheal Ballack in favour of signing Stephen Ireland.



off course they have

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Re: Ireland going to NY Red Bulls?
« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2012, 05:41:39 PM »
If we get an offer, he'll be leaving in the summer. I'm not too fussed either. He's too unreliable. We need players who, no matter the manager or system, just get on and play football and never shirk on endeavour. As I said in the Zoggy thread I'd bugger Ireland and him off and if we could get a couple of players like Dempsey and Nolan, then I'd be happy. It's our level now, but if we want to edge back ahead of the teams around us and be around 7th in that best of the rest area, then we need more consistent players. This means harder workers and better attitudes. Zog and Ireland strike me more as Mercs.

Offline Jimmy Smash

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Re: Ireland going to NY Red Bulls?
« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2012, 05:43:57 PM »
Don't let the door hit you on the backside on the way out.

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Re: Ireland going to NY Red Bulls?
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2012, 06:01:30 PM »
Just as we are starting to see glimses of the player I thought we had bought - this story has come up on Newsnow from varoius news sources but all quoting the same interview with Ballacks agent

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Re: Ireland going to NY Red Bulls?
« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2012, 06:12:52 PM »
They might have wanted him in October but now he actually gets in our team I imagine the situation has changed. Selling him when he's just starting to show his ability would be silly.

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Re: Ireland going to NY Red Bulls?
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2012, 06:18:06 PM »
Hmm..I know he spent time in LA last summer playing football with some amateurs and it wouldn't surprise me if such a move would suit his and his missus' lifestyles.
 
I hope not though, he's by far our best player when on form which he has finally shown over the last couple of months.

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Re: Ireland going to NY Red Bulls?
« Reply #11 on: March 20, 2012, 06:45:18 PM »
They might have wanted him in October but now he actually gets in our team I imagine the situation has changed. Selling him when he's just starting to show his ability would be silly.

It's not like we're above doing silly things.

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Re: Ireland going to NY Red Bulls?
« Reply #12 on: March 20, 2012, 06:53:59 PM »
If it's true, and Ireland is prepared to spend the best years of his career in the American league, it will just about sum up his character.

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Re: Ireland going to NY Red Bulls?
« Reply #13 on: March 20, 2012, 07:01:28 PM »
Ballack's agent has been drinking to much Red Bull I am thinking and talking bull.

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Re: Ireland going to NY Red Bulls?
« Reply #14 on: March 20, 2012, 07:22:18 PM »
Mr Irelands on between 65000 and 80000 pw. Under Randys cost cutting regime hes a racing certainty to go.

 


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