How would Ireland fare in the premiership??

seandugg

If the Irish squad was a club squad in English football would they last in the premiership?

I don't think they could compete for a champions league spot but would they avoid relegation?

redout

I would say mid-table maybe lower. Alot of our players play in the championship.

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they'd be at their natural level, the championship.

sure isn't that where most of them play anyway.

there, or in a premier league team's reserve team.

Pigman II

Here's a list of all Irish players who have made at least one premiership appearance in season 2008-09

G Given (Newcastle)

D Obrien (Bolton)
D Mcshane (Hull)
D Dunne (Man City)
D O'Shea (Man U)

M Treacy (Blackburn)
M Andrews (Blackburn)
M Reid (Blackburn)
M Obrien (Bolton)
M Ireland (Man City)
M Gibson (Man U)
M Duff (Newcastle)
M Whelan (Stoke)
M Lawrence (Stoke)
M Delap (Stoke)
M Reid (Sunderland)
M Miller (Sunderland)
M Kilbane (Wigan)

F Folan (Hull)
F Keane (Liverpool)
F Stokes (Sunderland)
F Murphy (Sunderland)

Ironically the position where we have the most players featuring is in midfield but you can see the majority of them are in teams that are on a one way trip to the championship (8x at Blackburn, Stoke, Sunderland etc). Plus there's too many weaknesses in all positions (1 goalkeeper, 1 serious striker, barely enough players to make a recognisable back-4) to contemplate having the sort of squad that would survive in the Premiership. As such I'd envisage that panel (even if playing week in week out) getting relegated.

OPENROAD

Bottom 4.

OPENROAD

Pigman II wrote: »

Here's a list of all Irish players who have made at least one premiership appearance in season 2008-09

G Given (Newcastle)

D Obrien (Bolton)
D Mcshane (Hull)
D Dunne (Man City)
D O'Shea (Man U)

M Treacy (Blackburn)
M Andrews (Blackburn)
M Reid (Blackburn)
M Obrien (Bolton)
M Ireland (Man City)
M Gibson (Man U)
M Duff (Newcastle)
M Whelan (Stoke)
M Lawrence (Stoke)
M Delap (Stoke)
M Reid (Sunderland)
M Miller (Sunderland)
M Kilbane (Wigan)

F Folan (Hull)
F Keane (Liverpool)
F Stokes (Sunderland)
F Murphy (Sunderland)

Ironically the position where we have the most players featuring is in midfield but you can see the majority of them are in teams that are on a one way trip to the championship (8x at Blackburn, Stoke, Sunderland etc). Plus there's too many weaknesses in all positions (1 goalkeeper, 1 serious striker) to contemplate having the sort of squad that would survive in the Premiership. As such I'd envisage that panel (even if playing week in week out) getting relegated.

Ireland doesn't play for Ireland

Frisbee

I reckon if we could Sign Stephen Ireland from Citeh we might avoid relegation...

Mr Alan

my initial reaction was we'd be relegated, but on thinking about it, if we could keep our first 11 fit, we might push for a Uefa Cup spot.

galwayrush

Stephen Ireland would probably score 5 against us every time.:rolleyes:

eirebhoy

Given, Dunne, O'Shea, Finnan, Carsley, S.Reid, A.Reid, Duff, Keane, Doyle are all proven at least mid table level imo. In fact there's probably the biggest question mark over Duff's level out of those above players and he's well proven himself as one of our best players, still. McGeady, Garvan, Foley and S.Hunt could all well make a mid table team imo and there's a good chance a they all will be this time next year (well much of a muchness if McGeady stays or goes). Off the top of my head I'd say the best of the rest are bottom half premiership level to top championship level atm.

Not including S.Ireland obviously.

LuckyLloyd

Imo, our best eleven currently (assuming everyone wants / can play):

Given
Finnan
O' Shea
Dunne
Kilbane
Duff
Carsley
Ireland
McGeady
Doyle
Keane

Decent options:

Kiely, Delap, Hunt, Reid, Reid, Whelan, O' Brien, Murphy, Folan, Garvan,

Being entirely honest, that squad stays up. If it runs well with injury and suspensions - it is comfortably mid table.

Frankie Lee

If it was a case of an all-Ireland team we would definitely stay up as we would have Johnny Evans in central defence.(Single handedly got sunderland promoted and kept them up, now they can't defend without him)
Otherwise I'd say we'd be relegation battlers.

Team to include J.Evans & S.Ireland

GK: Given
RB: O'Shea
CB: Dunne
CB: Evans
LB: McCartney
DM:S.Reid
RM:McGeady
CAM:S.Ireland
LM: Duff
CF:K.Doyle
CF:R.Keane

Squad Players
Taylor,Brunt,Kilbane,McShane,Gibson,Fahey,McGinn,McCourt,2 Hunts, Folan etc.

Actually might do well enough.

Mr.Nice Guy

Champions easy.

Aidric

Bottom half, but wouldn't be relegated.

Xavi6

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Championship easy.

FYP

We'd get relegated. You have to remember the standard at club level is much higher nowadays than international (except maybe in the top 1%).


That said, with Trap in charge, we'd win the lot!! :pac:

Idu

Relegated. We don't score enough goals