Ireland's manager, Giovanni Trapattoni, made a huge decision this week, in announcing his squad for
the nation's upcoming friendly match against Serbia in August, which excludes Ireland legends, Shay
Given and Robbie Keane.
Accompanying the felled duo out of the national set-up are Richard Dunne – the hero of Ireland's
qualifying campaign – and Stephen Hunt.
1. Greece look set to be out of the Euros before they're out of the Euro (if you took advantage of
that novelty bet). 2. After their lethargic start, Greece were left with a deficit that not even
Germany could write a Czech for. 3. Football is all about relativity. The Czech Republic looked
like [...
Continuing on from our first part of the Euro previews, here were are with a look into
another group
Group B is just too glamorous to be analyzed this early in the process and so in today's edition
of "Doing the Poznan" we will be invoking the Carlton Palmer in me and analyzing Group C.
Stephen Hunt has spoken of his excitement and the ‘buzz' surrounding the build up to
Ireland's trip to the Euro 2012 finals in Poland next month.
Speaking to Ciarán Ó Raghallaigh on the Over The Line podcast Hunt spoke of his ‘unbelievable
memories' of watching Ireland during the 1990 World Cup in Italy and the 2002 world Cup in Japan,
and his hope of emulating the player s of previous campaigns.
Ireland confirmed their place at next summer's European Championships with a 1-1 draw against
Estonia in the second leg of their Euro 2012 play-off.
Already four up from the first leg, Ireland looked to be coasting when Stephen Ward fired home the
opener after keeper Pavel Londak failed to hold Kevin Doyle's header.
Robbie Keane's 88th minute penalty after a foul on Stephen Hunt all but ends the Rep. of
Ireland's long wait to qualify for a major Championships as they beat 9 man Estonia 4-0 in Tallinn
in their Euro 2012 play-off first leg.
Giovanni Trapattoni has included Shane Long in his 26-man Ireland squad to face Estonia in the Euro
2012 play-offs next month.
West Brom ruled Long out for 'up to six weeks' after he was injured by Alan Hutton's two-footed
lunge during the first half of their 2-1 Premier League win at Villa Park.
Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni has announced a provisional 32 man squad to face Slovakia and
Russia in September's crucial Euro qualifiers.
Kevin Doyle is his biggest concern, having departed the squad on Tuesday with a recurrence of a
knee ligament injury suffered in the 2-1 win over Macedonia in March.
Giovanni Trapattoni has announced his squad for the upcoming friendly against Serbia.
Skipper Robbie Keane, keeper Shay Given, central defender Richard Dunne and midfielder Stephen Hunt
have been left out of the squad for next month's friendly clash with Serbia in Belgrade.
Stoke's Marc Wilson, Everton's Seamus Coleman and Wigan midfielder James McCarthy all come into the
squad.
Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni has named a 24-man squad for the upcoming international
friendly against the Czech Republic in Dublin on February 29th.
Speaking after the squad announcement, the Irish boss said, "This game is the beginning of our Euro
2012 preparations.
"As we face this fixture, it is important for our players to remember the attitude and performance
that brought us qualification.
This is a big, big game for Alex Mcleish today. The last of a run of home games and a derby
against an opponent that caused his predecessor so many problems. It's also something of a "top of
the table" encounter and the winner, should there be one, will get boasting rights over the rest of
the league for at least a while today.
Being kicked a few times won't stop Sagna from playing
The last time we faced a team in the relegation zone, we lost. This time around, the gap is even
bigger. It was 3rd against 18th then, today it's 3rd against 20th. Wolverhampton Wonderers are the
opponent for tonight and given the form that both teams are in and the position of both clubs, this
should really be nothing other than a win for Arsenal.
Being kicked a few times won't stop Sagna from playing
The last time we faced a team in the relegation zone, we lost. This time around, the gap is even
bigger. It was 3rd against 18th then, today it's 3rd against 20th. Wolverhampton Wonderers are the
opponent for tonight and given the form that both teams are in and the position of both clubs, this
should really be nothing other than a win for Arsenal.
Arsenal's ambition to improve position in the league was halted again as the Gunners only picked
up one point from their home game against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Tuesday.
A quick goal by Gervinho didn't resulted in a goal flowing result for the home team as their
visitor managed to pick up an equalizer through Steven Fletcher, and hold it until the final
whistle.
It was a good night for Arsenal last night, even though none of the games involved us.
Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City all dropped points in their Boxing Day fixtures. A win for
us tonight will see us leapfrog over Chelsea and go level on points with Tottenham (depending on
the outcomes of their own match against Norwich).
It was a good night for Arsenal last night, even though none of the games involved us.
Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City all dropped points in their Boxing Day fixtures. A win for
us tonight will see us leapfrog over Chelsea and go level on points with Tottenham (depending on
the outcomes of their own match against Norwich).
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 Norwich City Premier League 19th December 2011
A hard-working Wolves came back twice against Norwich City At Molineux to secure a vital point
which inches Mick McCarthy's men another few steps away from the drop-zone.
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Stoke City Premier League 17th December 2011
You have to hand it to Tony Pulis, you really do. For all the (often justified) criticism of his
team's tactics and style of play, Stoke continue to ground out decent results season after season,
never looking like getting themselves embroiled in a relegation dogfight.
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Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Wolves vs Stoke 2011 ( Wolverhampton vs Stoke video below) Final
score and result:- Wolves vs Stoke 1-2 ( Stephen Hunt/ Doyle own goal, Crouch) Molineux,
Wolverhampton- 17 December, 2011- 15.
Whatever the hell you think is going on at Chelsea right now, whatever you think the club is
mired in A Carlo-esque bad moment, crisis, et al. it doesn't matter. What we all can agree on is
that anything less than a win this weekend at home to Wolves is going to see the shit hit the
proverbial fan.
Everton came from behind to beat Wolves 2-1 at Goodison Park today, Stephen Hunt gave Wolves the
lead slamming home a controversial penalty, before Phil Jagielka and Leighton Baines made sure the
home side won all three points having dominated with most of the possesion.
Wigan Woes Continue in '6-Pointer' Clash - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Halloween may have come and gone, but Wigan Athletic's form remains scary. After the Latics' 3-1
away loss to fellow strugglers Wolverhampton Wanderers, the losing streak has stretched to eight
Premier League games.
Manchester City 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Premier League 29th October
2011
Roberto Mancini's star-studded squad had to dig deep to secure yet another league victory, this
time at Molineux.
2-0 up, courtesy of strikes from Bosnian Edin Dzeko and Serb Alexander Kolarov, the Citizens
then saw captain Vincent Kompany sent off for a last-man challenge on Kevin Doyle in the box after
a shaky-looking Joe Hart had spilled the ball.
Quick Reminder, Real Life Despite a load of money spent on transfer window signings, Wolves found
themselves in the relegation zone on the last day of the season but miraculously survived -
finishing the season with 40 points - only one more than both Birmingham and Blackpool. Despite a
-20 goal difference on the season, Wolves had some memorable wins at home (they beat Manchester
United and
Back down to Earth for Liverpool, as they travel to the West Midlands to face 19th-place
Wolverhampton. It's a stark contrast from the action of the past week, facing opposition at the
bottom of the table, away from Anfield, and with nothing immediately at stake. And if you've paid
attention to Liverpool at all this season, it's cause for concern, with form against the mid- and
lower-table sides worlds apart from the displays we've seen the last two times out.
Liverpool 2-1 Wolves | Premier League match report
His achievements have given Kenny Dalglish a line of credit not available to the likes of UBS or
Northern Rock. He could have survived an early exit from the Carling Cup and a home defeat by
Wolverhampton Wanderers, which so bankrupted Roy Hodgson's regime.
Manchester City allow Samir Nasri to roam, Mick McCarthy uses his bench to good effect and
Charlie Adam keeps it simple City allow Nasri to roam Samir Nasri made a wonderful start to his
Manchester City career with a great performance in the 5-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur .
The fans who stayed away from this dirge fest in droves were the lucky ones; only surprise
inclusion Chris Herd and Gabby Agbonlahor provided anything worth getting excited about. The ~12k
empty seats generated more talking points during the game than the "action" on it.
There's nothing to say about the first half, it was truly awful.
