All action midfielder Jason Knight is only 21-years-old, but he has already made over 120 senior appearances for club and country. In these appearances, he has played virtually every position possible in midfield as well as part of a front 3, most recently for Ireland. This versatility speaks to both his willingness and desire to…
In stoppage time Andrew Omobamidele picked the ball up in Serbia’s half and unleashed a spectacular shot which was arrowing towards the top corner only for Serbian keeper Predrag Rajkovic to get a hand on it. If that had gone in, it would have been the 19-year-old’s name and face on the front of the…
The next Rio Ferdinand. That would be the sensible title to use to grab the Irish fans’ attention and gather a few extra clicks but although Andrew Omobamidele appreciates the comparisons with the ex-Manchester United defender, he knows he still has a lot of work to do to live up to said comparison. The young…
There are only a handful of Irish names who have graced the Spanish league that spring to mind. John Aldridge spent two seasons at Real Sociedad back in the late 80’s and early 90’s, scoring a hatful of goals. While his former Republic of Ireland teammate Kevin Moran also got a taste of life in…
The Serbian national team boast a squad packed with top-class European players. Many will be familiar with the likes of Dušan Tadić, previously of Southampton and now at Ajax, Aleksandar Mitrović at Fulham, and Real Madrid striker Luka Jović who is on loan at Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga. However, Milos from the Serbian Football…
Deja vu may be the best way to sum up a Sunderland fan’s experience lately as they log onto twitter on matchday. “GOALLLLL!!! Scored by (insert name). ASSISTED by Aiden McGeady.” Before the weekend, the 34-year-old had clocked up 11 assists so far in this campaign and there is no inkling of him slowing down…
The Republic of Ireland return to action next month, kick-starting their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign with an away trip to Serbia on March 24th. It will be over four months since Ireland’s last competitive fixture which means manager Stephen Kenny will have had plenty of time to consider his options for his upcoming squad…
It was never going to be an easy ride for Stephen Kenny when he replaced Mick McCarthy as the Republic of Ireland manager in the summer of 2020. But nobody could’ve predicted what would follow. A combination of bad luck (COVID-19 cases & injuries), bad results (zero wins from eight games & EURO 2020 play-off…