Steve Finnan retires from international football (1 Viewer)

[Richie]

Balls...
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0122/finnans.htmlhttp://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N158532080122-1406.htm

Great player, very disappointing decision.. Pity his last action in a green shirt was having to rescue us from defeat against Cyprus.

 

[nofriendo]

balls indeed. he is one of the few players who came out of the last campaign with a bit of respect.

So John O' Shea to replace him ..... oh dear!

 

[maims bond]

that's shocking, he can't be more than 28 is he?
Maybe he knows who the new manager is gonna be?

 

[Wheels]

that's shocking, he can't be more than 28 is he?
Maybe he knows who the new manager is gonna be?

He'll be 32 in April. Shame alright, he served us very well did Stevie.

 

[Hector Grey]

i blame the fai.for everything

 

[maims bond]

He'll be 32 in April. Shame alright, he served us very well did Stevie.

32

I suppose Carragher was having a word in his ear.

 

[Franco]

Disappointing. Still had another campaign in him I reckon, although he's been all over the place this season.

 

[kevin gallen]

Very disapointing, he has lots more to offer

 

[Jerry Twig]

Jesus Christ.
That's bang out of order. You shouldn't retire from making yourself available to play for your country, or at the very least only when you're long past being picked for the first team.
I'm very disappointed to hear this. He's the best player in the bloody squad.

 

[ratmonkey]

So John O' Shea to replace him ..... oh dear!

O'Shea is hardly replacing him; he'd probably be playing regardless due to our lack of a half decent left back.

 

[mark]

his second half performance vs. camaroon is what i'll remember him for.

 

[nofriendo]

O'Shea is hardly replacing him; he'd probably be playing regardless due to our lack of a half decent left back.

ok O'shea at RB and Ian Harte at LB we are sorted so.........

 

[Janer]

Very good reliable full back, cannot believe how quickly his career has flown by in, I still think of him as 23 or something.

 

[nlgbbbblth]

he made his debut in 2000.

'it's my ball and I'm going home now'.

bet he wouldn't be retiring if we qualified for Euro 2008.

 

[Hector Grey]

he made his debut in 2000.

'it's my ball and I'm going home now'.

bet he wouldn't be retiring if we qualified for Euro 2008.

well, obviously.

i reckon he wouldn't be retiring if we had a manager. he'll be 34 for the next world cup, he's ha da loss of form and sum niggly injuries. players want to extend their club careers these days, don't they? i still blame the fai. i blame stan. stupid finnan. grim days.

 

[skinnerchinner]

a shame for ireland this
luckily enough kelly seems to be progressing a bit at brum and has a good manager to learn from in mcleish

i have sympathy with him
it reminds me of carras situation - finnan has been one of the best full backs in the prem
for about five years - hes solid defensively and he can get forward and hes really consistent and when we were playing shit under kerr and couldnt defend to save our lives kerr didnt once play him at right back - that would piss anyone off - stan was nearly as bad he'd play him on the left and oshea on the right for no apparent reason other than to do things like a muppeh'

 

[trev]

well, obviously.

i reckon he wouldn't be retiring if we had a manager. he'll be 34 for the next world cup, he's ha da loss of form and sum niggly injuries. players want to extend their club careers these days, don't they? i still blame the fai. i blame stan. stupid finnan. grim days.

seems to be getting plenty of rest at liverpool this year though.