Tuesday, 2 December 2014

Talking Points

Does James McCarthy's latest injury have any long term repercussions for his career, bearing in mind he's been playing senior football regularly since he was 16?
Following the reveal of John Delaney singing in a bar after the USA game, should a code of conduct be introduced for the CEO?
Roy Keane has stepped down from his role with Aston Villa, how will this affect his role with the Republic of Ireland, and the Irish players at Villa Park?
Following Robbie Keane's victory in the Western Conference, should more Irish players consider a career in the MLS as an alternative to England?
With Sean St Ledger back in football at Ipswich Town, can he return to the international squad?
Alan Judge has the joint second number of assists in the Championship, should he be called into the squad, or does he offer anything that isn't already in the squad with McGeady, Brady, Pilkington and McClean, and possible Grealish?
Glenn Whelan was introduced from the bench, and then substituted with an injury before the end of the game last weekend for Stoke. Will he be recovered from his recent injury niggles before the international games return in the new year?
Eoin Doyle currently leads League One goalscorers with 16 goals. If this continues, can he follow in Paddy Madden's footsteps and progress to the senior international side?
Patrick Hoban and Rory Gaffney have agreed to join Oxford United and Cambridge United, respectively. Does this raise the profile of the league, or is the cost of losing the better players too high?
Chris McCann has continued his comeback from injury with a goal in only his fourth game, should the management be watching him with a view to calling him up?

Irish Abroad player statistics for November 2014

Appearance data for November 2014: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=11
Brentford's Alan Judge and Perth Glory's Andy Keogh started the most wins, with both players finishing on the winning side five times
Keogh also started the most games of any outfield player, starting for his club six times. Goalkeeper Conrad Logan started seven games while out on loan at Rochdale, and both players completed 90 minutes in each one.
David Forde, Keiren Westwood, John O'Shea, Shaun Williams, Shane Duffy and Harry Arter all started three draws in November
Robbie Brady, Mark Connolly and Matt Doherty finished on the losing side four times
Doherty was also the most booked player, collecting three yellow cards
Aiden McGeady, Robbie Brady, Anthony Forde, David McGoldrick, Simon Cox, Anthony Stokes and Sean Scannell were all substituted three times in the second last month of 2014
Conversely, Conor Sammon was the most introduced substitute in November, coming off the bench five times
Goalkeepers Colin Doyle and Jack Bonham were the most unused substitutes, staying on the bench five times. Daniel Devine, Joey O'Brien and Leon Best were the most unused outfield substitute players, each player remained on the bench in four games
Daryl Murphy was the top scorer in November with four goals, and Adam Rooney was the only player to score a penalty, with a single strike from 12 yards

Monday, 1 December 2014

Irish Scorers weekend of 28th November 2014

28 November 2014
Sky Bet League 2
Accrington Stanley 2-3 Exeter City
John O'Sullivan(65)
29 November 2014
Sky Bet Championship
Brentford 4-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Alan Judge(29)
Charlton Athletic 0-1 Ipswich Town
Noel Hunt(90)
Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Wigan Athletic
Chris McCann(26)
Sky Bet League 1
Barnsley 1-2 Scunthorpe United
Paddy Madden(30) Paddy Madden(45)
Bradford City 3-1 Leyton Orient
Billy Clarke(79) David Mooney(74)
Gillingham 2-2 Port Vale
John Egan(29) John Egan(55)
Sky Bet League 2
Southend United 2-0 Northampton Town
Barry Corr(69, penalty)
Stevenage 1-1 Morecambe
Padraig Amond(85)
30 November 2014
Scottish Cup
Hearts 0-4 Celtic
Anthony Stokes(54)