Steve Claridge-idiot

Zebra3

http://football.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1985942,00.html

Hoolahan has taken his time to make it in the professional game, having been signed a year ago by Livingston from Shelbourne, but, if he continues to play the way he is on his loan season at Blackpool, it won't take him long to make his mark.

That's right Steve.

3 League of Ireland winners medals.

Under21 caps won with rave reviews.

Senior squad call-up.

Motm performance against Deportivo La Coruna in CL qualifier.

But he's 'making his mark' now cos he's doing it against Port Vale. :rolleyes:

mike65

Ha! Steve's not Irish so proberly is'nt familair with the heroics of the U21 and Shels 3rd round qualifier!

And he's given the "kid" a rave review so I'd hold my tongue.

Mike.

Carcharodon

I would agree with Mike65, he is in all fairness giving him praise at the end of the day. I dont think Claridge would have a great knowledge of the "achievements" of Shelbourne as would many English people and U21 caps are good and all but there is a big gulf between playing well at u21 level and senior.
Impressive as 3 league of Ireland medals are, it is still a big step up crossing the channel and trying to achieve success there

MrJoeSoap

I really don't see the problem here...

thebaz

i agree with others -- hardly deserves to be termed an idiot cause he is not knowledgeable of football in another counrty

Chucky the tree

MrJoeSoap wrote:

I really don't see the problem here...

I agree.


How has he made his mark excactly with all those stats Zebra?

Mossy Monk

a bit of an over reaction there OP

wheres me jumpa

Will he be in any upcoming senior Irish squads?

Zebra3

Claridge is trying to pass himself off as some up to speed football hack. He thinks Weso is 'making his mark now' against the likes of Port Vale. Yet he's done it against the likes of Depor.

If you're gonna write for a national newspaper like the Guardian, at least research your subject-not too difficult these days, is it?

MrJoeSoap

If Wes "made his mark" for Shels, why did he leave for a side that were dead certs for relegation in the SPL. He was probably the best player I've ever seen for Shels, but I can't see how you are criticising Claridge for giving an honest impression of the players recent performances. You are picking on one fairly throw-away remark and making a big deal out of it.

Pighead

Worst rant ever.

Zebra3

You don't put a throw away remark in a column in a national newspaper ffs.

He makes it sound like his performances against the likes of Cheltenham are the start of his career.

The fact that other British clubs weren't in for him is irrelevant. Is that what a LoI player needs to prove his worth? Have a British clubs falling around the place over them???

Guy:Incognito

Zebra3 wrote:

You don't put a throw away remark in a column in a national newspaper ffs.

How so? Some newspapers are made up entirely of them.

You really need to stop getting so worked up about these silly things.

thebaz

Zebra3 wrote:

Claridge is trying to pass himself off as some up to speed football hack. He thinks Weso is 'making his mark now' against the likes of Port Vale. Yet he's done it against the likes of Depor.

If you're gonna write for a national newspaper like the Guardian, at least research your subject-not too difficult these days, is it?

sorry -- your still way off terming him an idiot

Zebra3

Stekelly wrote:

How so? Some newspapers are made up entirely of them.

You really need to stop getting so worked up about these silly things.

The Guardian is meant to be respectable paper with decent journalists unlike the Sun and Mirror.

Carcharodon

Zebra3 wrote:

Yet he's done it against the likes of Depor

You make it seem like he was up against teams like Depor week in week out, very rare occasion in all fairness and it was a team effort not just hoolandinho on his own. Its admirable that you hold the player in high regard but he still has a long way to go dont you think

Zebra3

Carcharodon wrote:

You make it seem like he was up against teams like Depor week in week out, very rare occasion in all fairness and it was a team effort not just hoolandinho on his own.

I don't make it sound like he was up against the likes of them every week. :rolleyes: Just pointing out that Claridge is getting excited cos he's doing it in England's third division when he played in countless European games over the years against far better teams while with Shels.

And I never made it sound like Weso done a solo against Depor. Of course everyone played well (even Crawley!! :eek: ), I just pointed out he got motm.

Carcharodon wrote:

Its admirable that you hold the player in high regard but he still has a long way to go dont you think

Yes I do hold Weso in high regard, but it's the ignorance of the pre-British part of his career by Claridge that irks me. Claridge praises him for what he's doing for Blackpool and then insults him by ignoring most of his previous career.

thebaz

Zebra3 wrote:

Yes I do hold Weso in high regard, but it's the ignorance of the pre-British part of his career by Claridge that irks me. Claridge praises him for what he's doing for Blackpool and then insults him by ignoring most of his previous career.

He hardly insulted him -- i'm sure if Claridge read your post he would feal insulted - and rightly so

Chucky the tree

Wow, that must been one long piss some chap took in your conrflakes this morning Zebra.

To me Steve Claridge is saying that he doesnt think it will be long for a team from the championship make a move for him.

also, if you ask Wesley hoolihan if he thinks he has "made a mark in the game" chances are he would say not yet.

MrJoeSoap

Zebra3 wrote:

England's third division

I don't get why people call it this, whats wrong with League One or "the old Division Two".

We don't call the Irish First Division the Irish Second Division...

astrofool

What a stupid post, think of players who have come from bigger leagues than eircom league, who only made their mark after leaving them. One example being Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with 115 goals in 109 appearances for F.C. Clausenengen in Norways (a country which has had representatives IN the champions league rather than one good qualifying for display). Did he "make his mark" before moving to Manutd or not?

If anything, this post shows your ignorance of the world beyond your own little sphere Zebra3. I suspect a better title would be: Zebra3-idiot.