Irish signed in

[bladeinspain2]

on the OS http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~2259812,00.html

 

[SteelCity Blade]

Get em in the side. United never go far wrong with the Irish lads!

 

[davidpinder]

Get em in the side. United never go far wrong with the Irish lads!

don't think we have any other choice.

 

[IOM Blade]

Look at the pic, we've only bloody signed Merlin! Expect some magic moments at the lane. Boom! Boom!

 

[Grecian2000]

United never go far wrong with the Irish lads!

I guess you're too young to have the names Peter Dornan and Steve McKee send a shiver of horror down your spine then?

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I hope this favour turns out better than the last time Givens stepped up to help us out.

It'd be nice if we had the same joy that Reading had with their Irish scouting, but I would have thought the place had been turned upside down by every other club after they'd had success with Doyle and the rest.

Fingers crossed.

 

[SteelCity Blade]

I guess you're too young to have the names Peter Dornan and Steve McKee send a shiver of horror down your spine then?

Who? Wasn't the second one in The Great Escape?

 

[Grecian2000]

Who? Wasn't the second one in The Great Escape?

Signed together from Ireland (Linfield I think) in the late Seventies.

Dornan looked a really good player in his ONE game but fucked off "home sick" straight after, never to return.
McKee was absolute shite and played half a dozen games.
Bit part players in our decline from Div1 to Div4 at breakneck speed.
PS. Wasn't it Shuey MacPhee from Crossroads in the Great Escape?

 

[Revolution]

Dornan went back to Linfield and played part time for them for years afterwards. He had a law degree (from Queen's University, I think) and he also practiced as a solicitor over there, still does for all I know. The Star described him as a "New George best" when Sirrel signed him.

Paul Williams was another terrible Irishman, who remains the worst player I've ever seen turn out for us, although I missed Baxter's match.

Edit: Lo and behold, Dornan is still going: peterdornansolicitors.com

 

[Eskimo]

Peter Dornan played in an away game at Oldham and as you say had a good game then went back, was,nt he a solicotor or something? I remember McKee too as he came with rave reports from a Northern Irish mate of mine but flopped. Wasn't speedy (John) McGeedy around that time too, fastest winger I've ever seen - until he broke his leg and that was the last we heard of him.

 

[Grecian2000]

Cheers Rev, I'd managed to erase Williams from my mind after many years of trauma.

 

[Revolution]

Speedy McGeady was also late 70's: his son Aidan is a similar player but has had a much better career than him, although it has gone off the rails somewhat.

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Cheers Rev, I'd managed to erase Williams from my mind after many years of trauma.

I know what you mean - when his name came to mind my next thought was his feeble miss in the Bristol City playoff game...

 

[Bergen Blade]

Young players on short contracts, hopefully with the option to extend them, presumably low wages. Low risk and hopefully they'll come good, maybe we'll see more signings like this in this window.

 

[Grecian2000]

Have you any pictures of them standing near (or next to) Ryan Shawcross Bergs? Clothed or unclothed would do.

 

[Russ]

I hope this favour turns out better than the last time Givens stepped up to help us out.


Fingers crossed.

At least that meant we all went to Darlington!

 

[Bergen Blade]

Have you any pictures of them standing near (or next to) Ryan Shawcross Bergs? Clothed or unclothed would do.

Sadly not, but I don't think it'll matter that Seamus is not as tall as Shawcross.

 

[gavtheblade]

potatoes potatoes!!

 

[sitwell]

Naa naa naa Steven Mckee.
What have Trevor Hockey ,Tom McAllister and John McGeady got in common ?

 

[Nick Jansky]

Naa naa naa Steven Mckee.
What have Trevor Hockey ,Tom McAllister and John McGeady got in common ?

All broke their legs?

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

I hope this favour turns out better than the last time Givens stepped up to help us out.

hat would be the time when the nominated penalty taker chickened out and no one else would step up to the plate then.

 

[sitwell]

All broke their legs?

All against Man City at Bramall lane. Spooky.

 

[Kev Gee]

Low risk signings IMO. Will be on relativley low wages & if they turn out to be a success i assume we will extend their contracts.

 

[VolcanicAsh]

McAllister is rated extremely highly, I will posted a video found off youtube. Conneely was/is an Irish U21 international and Galway Utd were dissapointed to see him go.


McAllister Goal, there about 5-6 videos of his goals on Youtube:
[video=youtube;a95ess9raoo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a95ess9raoo[/video]

Seems a good player from the ones ive seen.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

hat would be the time when the nominated penalty taker chickened out and no one else would step up to the plate then.

It would indeed - and no I wasn't knocking Givens - I always thought that Kenworthy got off lightly (someone will no doubt tell me it wasn't him - my excuse: I was 6 and I still feel wronged). I literally meant what was said - I hope it turns out better than the last time he stepped up to help us out, which let's face it, wasn't a great day.

 

[Sothall_Blade]

It would indeed - and no I wasn't knocking Givens - I always thought that Kenworthy got off lightly (someone will no doubt tell me it wasn't him - my excuse: I was 6 and I still feel wronged). I literally meant what was said - I hope it turns out better than the last time he stepped up to help us out, which let's face it, wasn't a great day.

It wasn't Kenworthy it was Matthews.

 

[shorehamview]

potatoes potatoes!!

Rather reminds me of a shit joke.

How many potatoes does it take to kill an Irishman?


None.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

It wasn't Kenworthy it was Matthews.

The I'll let him off. As I was saying, that Matthews bloke - what a twat.:hello: