Stephen Ireland

[hilts_coolerking]

On the other hand, he was signed just as everything to do with Villa was going spectacularly tits up.  I can't think of many players who have impressed in the last three years to be honest.

Players who in my opinion have impressed for periods within the last 3 years:
Guzman
Given
Lowton
Petrov
Westwood
Downing
Weimann
Bent

I'd add Albrighton to that list, although it does seem a long time ago now.

[Greg N'Ash]

My theory is Ricky Gervais colluded with Manc City to swap Ireland with a miserable git who can't be arsed about anything in the hope it would fuck us up. Then they realised the original was worse and swapped him back,

Ireland yesterday



Karl Pilkington this evening

[DerHammer]

I was absolutely disgusted by Ireland's response to Weimann's goal on Saturday. The rest fo the team either join in to celebrate with Weimann or at least celebrate in some sort of way, Ireland just walks away from it!!!

[MoetVillan]

DerHammer, I could shorten your post to "Absolutely disgusted by Ireland".  Player of the season last year? My arse.  "Great footballing brain, just nobody else on the same wavelength"= "Shit footballing brain.  Its a team game"

[Eugene Fraxby]

He just does not give one solitary sh*t.

Which is odd as it could well be his last chance at a decent level.

[DerHammer]

DerHammer, I could shorten your post to "Absolutely disgusted by Ireland".  Player of the season last year? My arse.  "Great footballing brain, just nobody else on the same wavelength"= "Shit footballing brain.  Its a team game"

Yeah I could've just said that I suppose I've tried to be patient with the guy as there is a fooking brilliant player in there if he just applied himself

[Concrete John]

DerHammer, I could shorten your post to "Absolutely disgusted by Ireland".  Player of the season last year? My arse.  "Great footballing brain, just nobody else on the same wavelength"= "Shit footballing brain.  Its a team game"

Yeah I could've just said that I suppose I've tried to be patient with the guy as there is a fooking brilliant player in there if he just applied himself

There is, but personally I've gotten to the point know where I don't believe we'll ever see that player.  Anyone who is willing to take over his salary can have him, IMO. 

[Phil from the upper holte]

I bet Karl Pilkington would be a better footballer in all honesty

[paul_e]

I bet Karl Pilkington would be a better footballer in all honesty

To be honest seeing Karl Pilkington eating a scorpion on a stick and seeing Ireland on the pitch for us it's pretty obvious that neither of them want to be there, so maybe a swap would work well.

[mr woo]

Stephen Ireland.....where do you start with this guy? A very talented footballer who makes all the right noises in quote-form then proceeds to do the precise sum of bugger all when it matters on the pitch.

You can count the quality performances from him since he came here on the fingers of one hand, yet I'm sure he picks up his inflated wage packet with undeserved regularity.

There's a player in there somewhere, and it could be he needs a certain type of manager to coax it out, that manager though, I'm pretty sure, isn't Paul Lambert. I wouldn't be surprised if his agent has been told to find Ireland a new club ASAP and we're seeing the sulky repercussions from that of late.

[Mister E]

The club have invested enough and he has repaid too little.
Get rid of the little scrote, is my opinion.

[Eugene Fraxby]

The club have invested enough and he has repaid too little.
Get rid of the little scrote, is my opinion.

Who would take him though? He's done so little of late that any PL side would be mad to take him, especially given his (supposed) wages.

I fear we're stuck with him

[Ron Manager]

I was absolutely disgusted by Ireland's response to Weimann's goal on Saturday. The rest fo the team either join in to celebrate with Weimann or at least celebrate in some sort of way, Ireland just walks away from it!!!

Yep I noticed that as well. Perhaps he doesnt get on with Weimman who knows. What I do know is that he is on between 60000 to 65000
a week and will not be offered anything like that by any buying club if indeed there is one who would want him.

I reckon he will sit out his contract unless an American club fancies him.

[eastie]

I was absolutely disgusted by Ireland's response to Weimann's goal on Saturday. The rest fo the team either join in to celebrate with Weimann or at least celebrate in some sort of way, Ireland just walks away from it!!!

Yep I noticed that as well. Perhaps he doesnt get on with Weimman who knows. What I do know is that he is on between 60000 to 65000
a week and will not be offered anything like that by any buying club if indeed there is one who would want him.

I reckon he will sit out his contract unless an American club fancies him.

I thought he gave a small clap as he walked back? Granted, hardly a celebration.

[Chipsticks]

My theory is Ricky Gervais colluded with Manc City to swap Ireland with a miserable git who can't be arsed about anything in the hope it would fuck us up. Then they realised the original was worse and swapped him back,

Ireland yesterday



Karl Pilkington this evening

Karl once scored a goal playing football when he was a kid because a bee was 'chasing him' and he happened to run near the goal, where the ball hit him and accidentally went in. I'd rather we have that tactic than whatever Ireland thinks he's doing.