Steve Ireland

well fuckin hell, we lose one and every player under the sun is being slagged off.
remember, Stevie reads this forum..

personally, I want him to stay, let him a have a full Mancini season, get back into pre-season hen he does all his gym and karate malarki, then lets start fresh again, how can you vote someone your player of the year, and wasn't he in team of the season last year? i think he can still rip it up, theres no point putting negative comments, only gonna get the player feeling worse.
 
Oh no if he reads it I better not hurt his feelings!

IF he reads it I hope he wants to prove people like me wrong. Id be the first to applaud him. But we both know hes not that type of character.
 
Man1City said:
remember, Stevie reads this forum.
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Whilst some of the comments on here are way over the top, he needs to know how unacceptable performances like his yesterday are. Yes, others made mistakes that brought the situation about, but there is simply no possible excuse for just standing there and watching your man stroll straight past you unmarked into the box. The simple lack of effort is unforgivable.

So, Stevie, if you are reading this, pull your head out of your arse and start putting a bit of effort into your game. It's possible you may have some issues with the manager or the system, but neither of those things prevent you from doing the very simple basics of the game. And when you see Bellamy at training, please tell him to never ever do something as stupid as that again with 30 seconds of a game left.
 
I'm not sure I ever boarded the Ireland hype train, so it's not like I'm getting off it when I say I don't think he's good enough.

He only seemed to play well when Robinho was on the pitch to me, and seemed to know how to take advantage of what Robinho was doing.

My heart sank yesterday when I saw him on the touchline, and fears were confirmed by his performance. I don't think it's that he's not trying, I think it's that he isn't good enough. The game just passes him by. It was like playing with 10 men after he came on.

I haven't rewatched the game or the highlights - don't know if I will. At the time I was annoyed by Bellers giving the ball away for their goal and didn't see who gave Scholes the freedom of the penalty area. Sounds like it was Ireland. If it was then his ten minutes cost us the game - unforgivable.

Should not play for us again IMO (not just because of yesterday). And certainly not during this crucial run of games. He isn't a fighter so can't scrap for us, and he doesn't have the talent to contribute in other ways.
 
Never slagged him before, but would have sold him off when he was linked to Sunderland. Glad we didn't but I think he needs to take another step up similar to last season to have a future at the club.

Not sure he's ever been fully healthy (as opposed to fit) this season, something doesn't seem right about him since that scare in the early part of the season.

It's up to him.
 
Man1City said:
well fuckin hell, we lose one and every player under the sun is being slagged off.
remember, Stevie reads this forum..

personally, I want him to stay, let him a have a full Mancini season, get back into pre-season hen he does all his gym and karate malarki, then lets start fresh again, how can you vote someone your player of the year, and wasn't he in team of the season last year? i think he can still rip it up, theres no point putting negative comments, only gonna get the player feeling worse.
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yeah i read these forums too
 
He had a great season last year because he was a regular starter, the system suited him & he had his mindset right.
Right now he doesn't fit this system, we're top heavy on forwards meaning we're playing deeper in midfield. His attitude has gone bacwards because he's not starting , it's a viscous circle and he's shown not quite the character to fight for his place.
If the money wasn't quite so easy to come by he'd have a hunger that just isn't there when you can just go through the motions and pick up £1m every quarter!
 
I don't like pointing a finger, but I've just seen the goal for the first time.

Ireland is a few yards 'behind' Scholes and the wrong side of him.(both running from midfield towards the 18 yard area) Scholes then makes a move into the penalty box and Ireland trys(not sure that's the correct word) to get to him. By the time he get's anywhere near Scholes, the ball is in the back of the net, Scholes is off celebrating and Ireland is stood in the box, looking around, arms in the air, blaming somebody else.

Sorry Steve, Scholes was your man and you let him go. End of.
 
jrb said:
I don't like pointing a finger, but I've just seen the goal for the first time.

Ireland is a few yards 'behind' Scholes and the wrong side of him.(both running from midfield towards the 18 yard area) Scholes then makes a move into the penalty box and Ireland trys(not sure that's the correct word) to get to him. By the time he get's anywhere near Scholes, the ball is in the back of the net, Scholes is off celebrating and Ireland is stood in the box, looking around, arms in the air, blaming somebody else.

Sorry Steve, Scholes was your man and you let him go. End of.
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Yes our midfiled is the weakest link now. Dire & Awful!
Remember Arteta's goal scored against us at our turf recently. One of our midfielder did the same.
 
It amazes me how some on here would actually hold back from saying what they really mean for fear of half head Reading it. Well fuck you stevie and your self appointed importance. You are the prime example of the modern day footballer of too much to soon. Your performances show contempt for the club and those who stood by you last year, personally I know your a fuckwad, and the reasons behind the dramatic decline in performance will surface then all the ireland cheerleaders will defend you again, only this time they'll look bigger dickheads
 
Has,nt seemed to be on form for awhile, and yesterday he lost the ball around their penalty area and jogged back half heartedly, not enough effort and one paced.Probably the fact he isn,t first choice any more.
 
The problem with Stevie seems to me to be the fact that he loves, needs, and wants to be one of the bigggest fish in the City pond. However, after the signing of many quality players in the close season his fragile ego can't take his move down the pecking order.

If he's not in a superstar role, or what he considers his 'natural' position he genuinely has no idea what to do. I'd be surprised if he sticks around much longer with a likely influx of even more talent into the club, he just doesn't have the fortitude to rise to the challenge and carve himself a new niche.
 
MouldensChippy said:
I'd be surprised if he sticks around much longer with a likely influx of even more talent into the club
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I suspect that's the last we'll see of him in a City shirt , which is obviously a shame. I simply can't see Mancini placing any trust in him again. He looked unbelievably fucked off.
 
He has been an absolute disgrace since he signed his big money contract. His performance today was absolutely disgusting. He did sweet FUCK ALL except from jog around and then couldn't even muster up the desire to track a player who is 10 years older than him, and had been on the pitch 70 minutes longer. Fuck off Ireland, if you don't want to play for the badge and not the cash then I'm sure Stoke and Bolton would love to have you. Barry and NDJ were exceptional all game and you aren't fit to lace their boots.
 
Barry and De Jong were immense for us yesterday, they were playing dep in midfield but i think that was tactics. I wouldn't have took De Jong off, not for him anyway. I hope he goes in summer, he's got to big for his boots after last season.
 
If George Heslop (RiP), Tommy Booth, Dave Watson or Andy Morrison etc had been playing yesterday a 5'8' player would not have scored a headed goal in the 92 minute ever, and you had to that Frank Swift, Sir Bert, Big Joe etc goalkeepers who came for crosses and flatten anyone in their way.
 
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