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Ireland v Poland: player ratings
The final international of 2008 brought a first defeat for Giovanni Trapattoni as Republic of Ireland manager. In an entertaining outing, who grabbed the spotlight on centre stage? And who hung around in the shadows at the back? Read on for the eleven-a-side.com player ratings.
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Doyle deal a good move for Cork
Cork City fans have no right to be angry over the abolition of the Kevin Doyle sell-on clause, for the agreement with Reading is one which copperfastens the future of the Turners Cross club.
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A beautiful sort of crap...
Hilarious mistakes. Defending so shoddy you wouldn’t have seen it in the Ardennes in World War II. Goalkeeping bloopers. It’s this sort of crap that makes the Premier League the best in the world.
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Team of the Week #33
The curtain has been drawn on a turbulent, crazy season in the League of Ireland. Read on for the final eleven-a-side.com Team of the Week - and don’t forget to have your say on the Team of the Year, as selected by our writers recently.
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Lose-lose situation confronts Keane
After a dismal two weeks for Sunderland, Roy Keane is facing into a dire situation at the Stadium of Light. The next fortnight promises to be a revealing one in this particular fledgling managerial career.
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The Alternative XI
Giovanni Trapattoni’s squad for next week’s international friendly against Poland has raised a few eyebrows. Quite apart from the absence of Andy Reid, the veteran Italian has displayed an aversion to any degree of experimentation. So we thought we’d do it for him. eleven-a-side.com presents an Alternative Republic of Ireland XI.
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Team of the Week #32
Just one more week remaining in the 2008 eircom League of Ireland season, and Galway United have four players in the penultimate eleven-a-side.com Team of the Week after an ultra-impressive - and ultra-important - win over Finn Harps on Friday.
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eleven-a-side.com Team of the Year
With the championship long decided and the curtains almost drawn on a turbulent 2008 season, it is time for the eleven-a-side.com eircom League of Ireland Team of the Year – and Bohemians, naturally, are the dominant force.
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Strach’s sub ploy central to sub-standard Celts
For all of Gordon Strachan’s pride in his players, Wednesday night’s game was a real missed opportunity – and Strachan’s substitutions contributed greatly to two points dropped.
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Damage limitation the extent of Bhoys’ ambitions
Celtic may still hold a mathematical chance of Uefa Champions League progress ahead of Manchester United’s to Parkhead on Wednesday, but Gordon Strachan’s aspirations will be altogether more low-brow. For starters, a goal would be good.
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No room at the top for Arsenal’s fancy dans
Arsenal team of ballet-dancers can pirouette with the best of them, but they lack the ability to stand up to the bullies of the Premier League – and Arsene Wenger is to blame.
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Team of the Week #31
The League has entered the home straight and Finn Harps stole a march on their relegation rivals with victory over Drogheda United on Friday. The Donegal men have three representatives in the latest eleven-a-side.com Team of the Week selection.
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Only one winner in battle of ego and selflessness
FIFPro Player of the Year. The Fifa award to come. And probably the Ballon D’Or too. But should we expect more from the so-called best footballer in the world than that offered up by Cristiano Ronaldo? Is it too much to ask that he could play with some of the humility of Torres, the class of Messi or the selflessness of Xavi?
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Minnows no small fry in Irish terms
Irish clubs may take some hope from the exploits of this season’s Uefa Champions League debutants, but a closer look reveals the chasm between League of Ireland sides and their pipe-dream aspirations.
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Team of the Week #30
The season is nearing its end, and two of the bottom three - Galway United and Cobh Ramblers - just can’t stop winning. Trouble is, it looks like only one of them can stay up. Anyway, the pair provide nine of the 11 players in the latest eleven-a-side.com Team of the Week.
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