Ireland!!!

[leighton]

Gone at the end of the season in my books. Mancini won't put up with this standard of performance. End of the day I support him at the stadium, but anyone who says the lad's undeserving of the criticism he is currently receiving needs to take off their blue tinted glasses and wake up and smell the coffee.

Those who say he has not had a run of games need to realise the reason why he has not had a run of games. Injuries yes, but more significantly lack of form and his inability to be in the team on merit. If you don't play well, you get benched. It's as simple as that.

If he stays, knuckles down and is better next season fair enough but I can't see it right now.

To be honest you can say that about all of our midfield not just Stevie. Barry and De Jong have all had mares during the season but yet 9 times out of 10 they get in the team. Barry hasnt proved himself this season at the club and I think his role at the club will be under the spotlight more than Irelands at the club. He came with the big price tag and honestly hasnt lived up to it and doesnt seem to be the long term solution. Vieria wont be here past the summer as well so that will be were we try and sign a major player there to replace both Barry and Vieria.

 

[Freestyler]

First 5 minutes last night he was nervous, then after that he settled in and played well IMO,

just a shame one of the dirty scouse twats injured him, when he went off the middle was empty all night.

 

[sniff]

Gone at the end of the season in my books. Mancini won't put up with this standard of performance. End of the day I support him at the stadium, but anyone who says the lad's undeserving of the criticism he is currently receiving needs to take off their blue tinted glasses and wake up and smell the coffee.

Those who say he has not had a run of games need to realise the reason why he has not had a run of games. Injuries yes, but more significantly lack of form and his inability to be in the team on merit. If you don't play well, you get benched. It's as simple as that.

If he stays, knuckles down and is better next season fair enough but I can't see it right now.

To be honest you can say that about all of our midfield not just Stevie. Barry and De Jong have all had mares during the season but yet 9 times out of 10 they get in the team. Barry hasnt proved himself this season at the club and I think his role at the club will be under the spotlight more than Irelands at the club. He came with the big price tag and honestly hasnt lived up to it and doesnt seem to be the long term solution. Vieria wont be here past the summer as well so that will be were we try and sign a major player there to replace both Barry and Vieria.

Barry must have a caluse in his contract that means he has to play in every game. But Barry and DeJong together, i dont think you will see that next year after Mancini has brought his own players in. No mobility or pace what so ever from barry.

 

[samy]

To be honest you can say that about all of our midfield not just Stevie. Barry and De Jong have all had mares during the season but yet 9 times out of 10 they get in the team. Barry hasnt proved himself this season at the club and I think his role at the club will be under the spotlight more than Irelands at the club. He came with the big price tag and honestly hasnt lived up to it and doesnt seem to be the long term solution. Vieria wont be here past the summer as well so that will be were we try and sign a major player there to replace both Barry and Vieria.

Barry must have a caluse in his contract that means he has to play in every game. But Barry and DeJong together, i dont think you will see that next year after Mancini has brought his own players in. No mobility or pace what so ever from barry.

I agree with Barry looking slow but De Jong for me is one of the best signings made breaks up play simple balls always availble for a pass great player in my view!!!

 

[leighton]

Barry must have a caluse in his contract that means he has to play in every game. But Barry and DeJong together, i dont think you will see that next year after Mancini has brought his own players in. No mobility or pace what so ever from barry.

I agree with Barry looking slow but De Jong for me is one of the best signings made breaks up play simple balls always availble for a pass great player in my view!!!

I like De Jong myself but both him and Barry along with Ireland have looked poor this season. I wouldnt get rid of him and Ireland because they can offer more mobility to the team and creative play than Barry does in either role he plays. De Jong is a great ball winner and in that defensive role in the league there are not too many players better than him.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

First 5 minutes last night he was nervous, then after that he settled in and played well IMO,

just a shame one of the dirty scouse twats injured him, when he went off the middle was empty all night.

I'm not getting sucked into this thread because it irks me how many Blues have negative opinions on Ireland, but that's how I saw it too.

Our best period of play was when he was in "the hole".

 

[robbieh]

I suspect if we had more options at the back Vincent may have had more run outs in midfield. He is a bit more mobile than the other two.

 

[stockholm blue syndrome]

First 5 minutes last night he was nervous, then after that he settled in and played well IMO,

just a shame one of the dirty scouse twats injured him, when he went off the middle was empty all night.

I'm not getting sucked into this thread because it irks me how many Blues have negative opinions on Ireland, but that's how I saw it too.

Our best period of play was when he was in "the hole".

thought he did well his thru balls were quite telling and he was quite effective he definitely needs to play in a 5 man midfield

 

[Neil McNab]

Gone at the end of the season in my books. Mancini won't put up with this standard of performance. End of the day I support him at the stadium, but anyone who says the lad's undeserving of the criticism he is currently receiving needs to take off their blue tinted glasses and wake up and smell the coffee.

Those who say he has not had a run of games need to realise the reason why he has not had a run of games. Injuries yes, but more significantly lack of form and his inability to be in the team on merit. If you don't play well, you get benched. It's as simple as that.

If he stays, knuckles down and is better next season fair enough but I can't see it right now.

To be honest you can say that about all of our midfield not just Stevie. Barry and De Jong have all had mares during the season but yet 9 times out of 10 they get in the team. Barry hasnt proved himself this season at the club and I think his role at the club will be under the spotlight more than Irelands at the club. He came with the big price tag and honestly hasnt lived up to it and doesnt seem to be the long term solution. Vieria wont be here past the summer as well so that will be were we try and sign a major player there to replace both Barry and Vieria.

De Jong is worst midfielder at the club but it's ok because he's a defensive midfielder, bullshit!
He's crap, Barry is the best midfielder at the club but he looks awful when he has to play next to the terracotta warrior!
The key to Ireland is between his ears, if someone can sort his head out we'll have a player on our hands again but it doesn't help playing with teracotta warrior or never getting a run of games.
We need to add some pace, vision and passing to Ireland and Barry and send Viera and the Teracotta one packing!

 

[Le Havre Oswald]

he has not played well since he put all that muscle on IMO