Republic of Ireland Team 2023/24 [old thread]

Idah starts against Watford. Won't be a better time to press home his advantage and nail down a starting spot.

Poor auld Idah barely getting a touch - it's been all Watford. 72% possession!

Idah does well to get the ball back into the danger area and forces the OG.

Jonjoe Kenny started for Everton today. Doing well so far. Looks solid. More of a right back than wing back id have said.

The Norwich fans seem to really like Idah. It's amazing what 3/4 games can do to a player. Hopefully he can keep this up for a good stretch.

Didn't have a good game going by comments on their fan forum. Benefit of the doubt for a lad lacking match sharpness, but he's got a lot of work to do to win over the MK Dons fans given the players they've lost this month.

And speaking of MK Dons, Dan McDonnell saying Devoy might not be going anywhere for now.

How did Parrott do? Has come in for criticism by some fans while others feel the criticism is a bit harsh and played alright for someone asked to play on the wing.

Yeah not sure what to make of Coventry. He does the simple tells well and keeps play ticking along nicely. It looked more impressive with the previous U21s because he was surrounded by quality players but this campaign it has showed how average he can be.

Yeah Bohs fans will be very happy if he decides to stay but would disappointed if he turned down a move. He's not gonna find too many teams in England that will play to his strengths at that level.

I had not realised but Getafe B are streaming their games on Youtube live, you can also view their previous games there as well.

Finn got a start today but unfortunately had a poor game and struggled to have an influence in central midfield, playing in a number 8 sort of role. He had a great chance early doors after receiving a pass cut inside from the by line, but unfortunately his shot was poor. He was involved in a mix-up in midfield that led to Getafe losing the ball in a bad area where the opposition took advantage to score. He was subbed at half time.

Ryan Manning scored a belter yesterday. If Kenny is talking about developing depth within the squad in March and is serious about it then Manning should really be getting a proper run out.

Ebosele attracting plenty of attention. Has turned down a 500k move to Nottingham Forest and has interest from clubs in the Premier League and Serie A with him out of contract in the summer

Not surprising at all. Only just turned 19 but has this ridiculous raw pace and power that few other players have.

If a very similar player like Adama traore is a £25m player, then someone like Ebosele is easily worth £1-2m.

Only impact Connolly has had so far is on Lenihan's face, he's left it a bloody mess with a stray arm. Was on a yellow and could easily have gotten a red for that.

Second half was a bit better for Connolly. He had two minor chances which he seemed to snatch at. Perhaps he's a bit low on confidence.

Will be interesting to see if he starts the next game. The loanee from Arsenal who came on second half had will have made a case to start ahead of Connolly.

Lenihan was immense I have to say.

Three German teams are in for Ebosele apparently -> https://twitter.com/swearimnotpaul/status/1485908969692569600

It's a good move for him as he looks well settled there now in his second season. Interesting to see where Crawford plays O'Connor in March seeing as he's playing in midfield now and Ebosele getting regular game time too.

Best thing Ebosele can do is probably keep the head down and tip away doing what he's doing with Derby and make his decision in the summer.

Same clubs that are interested now will still be interested in the summer and might have a few more clubs interested if he performs well.

Boro fans not too pleased with the links with Hendrick. Can see him getting worse abuse than Doherty gets from the Spurs fans.

One midfielder who could possibly do with a loan to push for a place in the senior squad is Kilkenny. Has only played once in their last seven games, which happens to see them on their worst run of form all season too and they are linked with Joe Rothwell from Blackburn.

He's in the last six months of his contract and they've had a £2m bid turned down for him. They're also in for a couple of wingers too which might see Christie moved more centrally too.

Hell end up in Watford before long.

First of March's friendlies announced. Can now add Lithuania who play March 29th.

Both are born and bred here and can't really see them play for Albania or possibly Kosovo, and Ghana unless they don't make it with us.

Because two third generation English born players were suddenly good enough for one of the top teams in the world?

We were willing to move Grealish up the age groups faster than England where he would have had to work his way up the ranks so he threw his hat in with us instead and don't think Rice was selected by England so he came on board with us.

And as you said as long as the lads are in the Irish set up they won't feel the need to go somewhere to play games. We'll end up losing a few guys in years to come because of the number of dual, or tri nationals and not having the room to accommodate some. Just look at the talent there is in defence, some young lad might feel his chances somewhere else are better like Peter Kioso possibly.

Tbh I think just watching Zefi speak for two minutes tells you just how Irish he is. Like, he's the most Irish kid you've ever heard! Given that (unlike Broja) he's already firmly involved in the Irish underage setup and (also unlike Broja) there's a very achievable route through to the senior team for him if he keeps developing, I'm not terribly worried. In Broja's case, you have to wonder if he'd be playing for Albania if England had actually shown any interest.

Probably not moving until the summer and St Mirren aren't great this season so would be foolish to not play him. See Connor Ronan has scored a beaut of goal going by reports.

Poor auld Obafemi, just scored what would have been a last minute winner, but was ruled a hair offside. Sharp movement and finish for it still though.

Haha. Wow the sheer arrogance of some of the comments. Amankwah and Zeffi might only play for Albania or Ghana if they arent good enough for us. If their not good enough for is they might not be good enough for them either.

I see Hogan got his 9th of the season, he's really making a case for a call-up.

I gave MK Dons another try tonight. Coventry showed some good improvement tonight, cut out a lot of the mistakes he made on his debut when playing the ball forward, controlled the game from midfield. Great to see.

Parrott did well, had perhaps the best chance of the match but denied by the keeper and then the bar. He gets on the ball, makes things happen and links up well, but the final product isn't quite there. He needs to be more ruthless when he gets these chances. I am starting to get McGoldrick-type vibes off him. McGoldrick was a top player in terms of ability, but with questionable finishing.