Club Of My Heart - Superman

[guv111]

The SPL is about his level. No doubt he'll tell everyone he was always a Celtic fan.

[johnny crossan]

STEPHEN IRELAND: MY ASTON VILLA HORROR

Stephen Ireland claims he was unfairly booted out by Villa manager Gerard Houllier

Friday March 4,2011
By David Barnes

STEPHEN IRELAND has revved up for a possible loan debut for Newcastle tomorrow with a blast at his club Aston Villa and his country.
Ireland, who is rated a 50-50 chance to face Everton at St James’ Park, claims he was unfairly booted out by Villa manager Gerard Houllier.
He even says he had to pay for medical treatment from his own pocket during his spell there and that he was the best player during training despite being told to stay at home on match days.
Ireland said: “After 15 matches on the bench Houllier told me to stay at home. I trained during the week and on Fridays he told me, ‘no point your coming, you are not in the team’.
“Yet I was the best player in training. It was my team that won in every session. One of the few times he played me, we drew 0-0 at Chelsea and I ended up man of the match.
“Apparently that didn’t matter to him. I was stuck with being paid for doing nothing at all. I
was left to myself. I had to pay out of my own pocket for medical treatment. Can you believe that?”
Ireland says he was also unhappy at being singled out over requests to move house from Manchester.
“Houllier asked me to come and live in Birmingham because it was taking me 75 minutes to come to training. But there were 15 players in the same position as me. Some came from London and took more than two hours, but he only asked me to move.
“For a start, Birmingham is a c**p city and I wasn’t going to make the effort, especially as I wasn’t playing. Might as well be in Manchester if I had to stay home on match days.

“I don’t bear Houllier any grudges, it wasn’t him who chose me after all.”
Ireland, who made his remarks to French magazine So Foot, is desperate for action. He last played for Villa against Liverpool in December.
He added: “I just want to play and have a manager who really wants me for once. I have no idea at the moment who I will be playing for next season. My future is unclear.”
He also claims he would rather shoot himself than return to his native Cork.
Ireland, who turned his back on the Republic’s team four years ago, has even suggested the country deserves the economic chaos into which it has plunged.
“Ireland is only reaping what it has sown,” he said. “They have put buildings up just for the sake of it and, in the end, no one lives inside them. That has cost a huge amount of money.
“But I don’t give a damn for Ireland. Live in Cork? Rather shoot myself. I prefer Los Angeles.” And he made crystal clear his determination to never wear his country’s shirt again. “Even at youth level, it p****d me off to go there,” he said. “Everyone came from Dublin. I was the only guy from Cork. I had to take the train on my own, pay for a taxi, there was no hotel, no grub. It was handled so amateurishly.
“National teams don’t interest me. I have more to do than go off for three days to play Andorra. And when you are Irish, you are well aware you’ll never win the World Cup.
“I feel nothing for the team. I absolutely don’t feel guilty when they lose and, when they win, at no time do I think I could have been there.
“Even if Ireland had qualified for the World Cup, I wouldn’t have gone. People call for my return, but I have only played five times for them. The national team and me are ancient history.”

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[bluej]

What an utter knob. Just reinforces the fact that he is a lazy shit, and if he applied himself he might get some more playing time.

Did lol at the 'birmingham is a crap city' though, bet Villa fans loved that.

[Ted Hughes]

'claims he was the best player during training'

Hahahahahahaha. Where have we heard that one before? I bet he's noted down all his stats so he can prove how good he is, in training.

We should have seen the danger signs when he firstt did the 'Grannygate' thing. We were all making excuses, saying he's a 'troubled young lad', he's been bullied etc, when in reality he just doesn't give a fuck about his country & can't be arsed.

He showed the exact same attitude towards us when he let Scholes score that goal in the derby & repeated it at Villa with unacceptably half arsed performances. He really is a self centred shit of legendary proportions.

[Original Dub]

'claims he was the best player during training'

Hahahahahahaha. Where have we heard that one before? I bet he's noted down all his stats so he can prove how good he is, in training.

We should have seen the danger signs when he firstt did the 'Grannygate' thing. We were all making excuses, saying he's a 'troubled young lad', he's been bullied etc, when in reality he just doesn't give a fuck about his country & can't be arsed.

He showed the exact same attitude towards us when he let Scholes score that goal in the derby & repeated it at Villa with unacceptably half arsed performances. He really is a self centred shit of legendary proportions.

The guy has completely outdone himself with all this shit. He's fucked his own career up and its a pity. To think he used to be my favourite player and I couldn't give a fuck about him now.

However, the highlighted bit sounds familiar :)

[Mike J]

STEPHEN IRELAND: MY ASTON VILLA HORROR

Stephen Ireland claims he was unfairly booted out by Villa manager Gerard Houllier

Friday March 4,2011
By David Barnes

STEPHEN IRELAND has revved up for a possible loan debut for Newcastle tomorrow with a blast at his club Aston Villa and his country.
Ireland, who is rated a 50-50 chance to face Everton at St James’ Park, claims he was unfairly booted out by Villa manager Gerard Houllier.
He even says he had to pay for medical treatment from his own pocket during his spell there and that he was the best player during training despite being told to stay at home on match days.
Ireland said: “After 15 matches on the bench Houllier told me to stay at home. I trained during the week and on Fridays he told me, ‘no point your coming, you are not in the team’.
“Yet I was the best player in training. It was my team that won in every session. One of the few times he played me, we drew 0-0 at Chelsea and I ended up man of the match.
“Apparently that didn’t matter to him. I was stuck with being paid for doing nothing at all. I
was left to myself. I had to pay out of my own pocket for medical treatment. Can you believe that?”
Ireland says he was also unhappy at being singled out over requests to move house from Manchester.
“Houllier asked me to come and live in Birmingham because it was taking me 75 minutes to come to training. But there were 15 players in the same position as me. Some came from London and took more than two hours, but he only asked me to move.
“For a start, Birmingham is a c**p city and I wasn’t going to make the effort, especially as I wasn’t playing. Might as well be in Manchester if I had to stay home on match days.

“I don’t bear Houllier any grudges, it wasn’t him who chose me after all.”
Ireland, who made his remarks to French magazine So Foot, is desperate for action. He last played for Villa against Liverpool in December.
He added: “I just want to play and have a manager who really wants me for once. I have no idea at the moment who I will be playing for next season. My future is unclear.”
He also claims he would rather shoot himself than return to his native Cork.
Ireland, who turned his back on the Republic’s team four years ago, has even suggested the country deserves the economic chaos into which it has plunged.
“Ireland is only reaping what it has sown,” he said. “They have put buildings up just for the sake of it and, in the end, no one lives inside them. That has cost a huge amount of money.
“But I don’t give a damn for Ireland. Live in Cork? Rather shoot myself. I prefer Los Angeles.” And he made crystal clear his determination to never wear his country’s shirt again. “Even at youth level, it p****d me off to go there,” he said. “Everyone came from Dublin. I was the only guy from Cork. I had to take the train on my own, pay for a taxi, there was no hotel, no grub. It was handled so amateurishly.
“National teams don’t interest me. I have more to do than go off for three days to play Andorra. And when you are Irish, you are well aware you’ll never win the World Cup.
“I feel nothing for the team. I absolutely don’t feel guilty when they lose and, when they win, at no time do I think I could have been there.
“Even if Ireland had qualified for the World Cup, I wouldn’t have gone. People call for my return, but I have only played five times for them. The national team and me are ancient history.”

Read more: http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/232 ... z1FcV9hSTb

in one interview my views on him have changed dramatically! What an absolute prick!!

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

STEPHEN IRELAND: MY ASTON VILLA HORROR

Stephen Ireland claims he was unfairly booted out by Villa manager Gerard Houllier

Friday March 4,2011
By David Barnes

STEPHEN IRELAND has revved up for a possible loan debut for Newcastle tomorrow with a blast at his club Aston Villa and his country.
Ireland, who is rated a 50-50 chance to face Everton at St James’ Park, claims he was unfairly booted out by Villa manager Gerard Houllier.
He even says he had to pay for medical treatment from his own pocket during his spell there and that he was the best player during training despite being told to stay at home on match days.
Ireland said: “After 15 matches on the bench Houllier told me to stay at home. I trained during the week and on Fridays he told me, ‘no point your coming, you are not in the team’.
“Yet I was the best player in training. It was my team that won in every session. One of the few times he played me, we drew 0-0 at Chelsea and I ended up man of the match.
“Apparently that didn’t matter to him. I was stuck with being paid for doing nothing at all. I
was left to myself. I had to pay out of my own pocket for medical treatment. Can you believe that?”
Ireland says he was also unhappy at being singled out over requests to move house from Manchester.
“Houllier asked me to come and live in Birmingham because it was taking me 75 minutes to come to training. But there were 15 players in the same position as me. Some came from London and took more than two hours, but he only asked me to move.
“For a start, Birmingham is a c**p city and I wasn’t going to make the effort, especially as I wasn’t playing. Might as well be in Manchester if I had to stay home on match days.

“I don’t bear Houllier any grudges, it wasn’t him who chose me after all.”
Ireland, who made his remarks to French magazine So Foot, is desperate for action. He last played for Villa against Liverpool in December.
He added: “I just want to play and have a manager who really wants me for once. I have no idea at the moment who I will be playing for next season. My future is unclear.”
He also claims he would rather shoot himself than return to his native Cork.
Ireland, who turned his back on the Republic’s team four years ago, has even suggested the country deserves the economic chaos into which it has plunged.
“Ireland is only reaping what it has sown,” he said. “They have put buildings up just for the sake of it and, in the end, no one lives inside them. That has cost a huge amount of money.
“But I don’t give a damn for Ireland. Live in Cork? Rather shoot myself. I prefer Los Angeles.” And he made crystal clear his determination to never wear his country’s shirt again. “Even at youth level, it p****d me off to go there,” he said. “Everyone came from Dublin. I was the only guy from Cork. I had to take the train on my own, pay for a taxi, there was no hotel, no grub. It was handled so amateurishly.
“National teams don’t interest me. I have more to do than go off for three days to play Andorra. And when you are Irish, you are well aware you’ll never win the World Cup.
“I feel nothing for the team. I absolutely don’t feel guilty when they lose and, when they win, at no time do I think I could have been there.
“Even if Ireland had qualified for the World Cup, I wouldn’t have gone. People call for my return, but I have only played five times for them. The national team and me are ancient history.”

Read more: http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/232 ... z1FcV9hSTb

in one interview my views on him have changed dramatically! What an absolute prick!!

I think cliche "pulls no punches" fits here.

Yeah, I really liked him for a long long time. Lad needs professional help. To be fair to him though, by "professional" I'm not talking about Houllier.

[Alioune DVToure]

STEPHEN IRELAND: MY ASTON VILLA HORROR

Stephen Ireland claims he was unfairly booted out by Villa manager Gerard Houllier

Friday March 4,2011
By David Barnes

STEPHEN IRELAND has revved up for a possible loan debut for Newcastle tomorrow with a blast at his club Aston Villa and his country.
Ireland, who is rated a 50-50 chance to face Everton at St James’ Park, claims he was unfairly booted out by Villa manager Gerard Houllier.
He even says he had to pay for medical treatment from his own pocket during his spell there and that he was the best player during training despite being told to stay at home on match days.
Ireland said: “After 15 matches on the bench Houllier told me to stay at home. I trained during the week and on Fridays he told me, ‘no point your coming, you are not in the team’.
“Yet I was the best player in training. It was my team that won in every session. One of the few times he played me, we drew 0-0 at Chelsea and I ended up man of the match.
“Apparently that didn’t matter to him. I was stuck with being paid for doing nothing at all. I
was left to myself. I had to pay out of my own pocket for medical treatment. Can you believe that?”
Ireland says he was also unhappy at being singled out over requests to move house from Manchester.
“Houllier asked me to come and live in Birmingham because it was taking me 75 minutes to come to training. But there were 15 players in the same position as me. Some came from London and took more than two hours, but he only asked me to move.
“For a start, Birmingham is a c**p city and I wasn’t going to make the effort, especially as I wasn’t playing. Might as well be in Manchester if I had to stay home on match days.

“I don’t bear Houllier any grudges, it wasn’t him who chose me after all.”
Ireland, who made his remarks to French magazine So Foot, is desperate for action. He last played for Villa against Liverpool in December.
He added: “I just want to play and have a manager who really wants me for once. I have no idea at the moment who I will be playing for next season. My future is unclear.”
He also claims he would rather shoot himself than return to his native Cork.
Ireland, who turned his back on the Republic’s team four years ago, has even suggested the country deserves the economic chaos into which it has plunged.
“Ireland is only reaping what it has sown,” he said. “They have put buildings up just for the sake of it and, in the end, no one lives inside them. That has cost a huge amount of money.
“But I don’t give a damn for Ireland. Live in Cork? Rather shoot myself. I prefer Los Angeles.” And he made crystal clear his determination to never wear his country’s shirt again. “Even at youth level, it p****d me off to go there,” he said. “Everyone came from Dublin. I was the only guy from Cork. I had to take the train on my own, pay for a taxi, there was no hotel, no grub. It was handled so amateurishly.
“National teams don’t interest me. I have more to do than go off for three days to play Andorra. And when you are Irish, you are well aware you’ll never win the World Cup.
“I feel nothing for the team. I absolutely don’t feel guilty when they lose and, when they win, at no time do I think I could have been there.
“Even if Ireland had qualified for the World Cup, I wouldn’t have gone. People call for my return, but I have only played five times for them. The national team and me are ancient history.”

Read more: http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/232 ... z1FcV9hSTb

How to win friends and influence people.

[smurfsdabomb]

reland, 24, is desperate to get settled at St James' Park but is also bitter at the way Roberto Mancini kicked him out of Eastlands.

He added: "I could easily have stayed with City for life.

"I wanted to become a hero there. Even Sheikh Mansour said I was his favourite player.

"Mancini never liked me. He wanted his own players, not Mark Hughes'.

"But he's got rid of everyone - even the cook left.

"The family club I spent nine years with does not exist any more. The club has lost its soul. The investors are playing a dangerous game, what with spending crazy amounts on average players.

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"When you see Yaya Toure's wages. The next guy who comes along will never want to sign for £70k a week if the others are all on £200k.

"I saw Shay Given the other day, Arsenal want him but he can't go as City don't want to strengthen a rival.

"It was the same with me, I had contacts with Manchester United and Liverpool but City vetoed it."

If true I think thats grossly unfair on Shay, he's been nothing but a professional in all this and I think it'd be bad form for the club to stand in his way of a move out of their own selfish interests. Can fully understand it with Ireland, being the annoying shit that he is, though probably would have been even funnier to send him to United and watch him kick a shit storm up in there.

[colonel_muck]

why do people have to be so spiteful? he loved playing for our club for more than money, and for one season he was unbelievable. he didn't fit mancini's system, so it was best for both parties to move on. it hasn't worked out for him yet but can't we just all say good luck instead of calling him a little shit when he is just being honest in an interview. kin ell.

[Wonderwall]

jesus Stevie, say it as it is, you will always be superman to me, I loved it when you took the piss out of the opposition and you are a special talent. I hope you come to realise how good you can be. No hard feelings from me, move along nothing to see here.

[Tokyo Blue]

If true I think thats grossly unfair on Shay, he's been nothing but a professional in all this and I think it'd be bad form for the club to stand in his way of a move out of their own selfish interests. Can fully understand it with Ireland, being the annoying shit that he is, though probably would have been even funnier to send him to United and watch him kick a shit storm up in there.

I don't. Couldn't disagree more. A contract is a contract. He signed it quickly enough (perhaps to get his hands on all that lovely cash) so he can either honour it or buy himself out.

[Blue2]

why do people have to be so spiteful? he loved playing for our club for more than money, and for one season he was unbelievable. he didn't fit mancini's system, so it was best for both parties to move on. it hasn't worked out for him yet but can't we just all say good luck instead of calling him a little shit when he is just being honest in an interview. kin ell.

Because he can't keep his gob shut maybe?

[mcfc1632]

If true I think thats grossly unfair on Shay, he's been nothing but a professional in all this and I think it'd be bad form for the club to stand in his way of a move out of their own selfish interests. Can fully understand it with Ireland, being the annoying shit that he is, though probably would have been even funnier to send him to United and watch him kick a shit storm up in there.

I don't. Couldn't disagree more. A contract is a contract. He signed it quickly enough (perhaps to get his hands on all that lovely cash) so he can either honour it or buy himself out.

Fully agree - it is nothing against Shay - we should have a policy against strengthening our rivals - we are not little CITY anymore

[Ted Hughes]

why do people have to be so spiteful? he loved playing for our club for more than money, and for one season he was unbelievable. he didn't fit mancini's system, so it was best for both parties to move on. it hasn't worked out for him yet but can't we just all say good luck instead of calling him a little shit when he is just being honest in an interview. kin ell.

Just being honest.

[Crossie]

What a twat.

Pay for your own little plaster and paracetamol ? oh dear, cant afford to buy an apartment in Birmingham and sleep over their a little more often? Oh dear,

You fucking weird ball bag RAG freak, do one.

Sibierski was awesome in training...............................................

Get the balls to be responsible for yourself and what comes out of your mouth. Your no spring chicken anymore, you really should have grown up by now.

[bluej]

Aye Mancini has got rid of all of Hughes' signings, like Kompany, De Jong, Zabs etc.

Ireland could do with taking a leaf out of Micah's book.

[Blue Since 76]

fair play to him - takes some doing to annoy birmingham, manchester and ireland in one tirade.

Even boris johnson can't do that.

Maybe the people of manchester, birmingham and ireland could have a whip round for the poor, unfortunate mite, since he's had such a hard time of it. Typical rag - whinger and not from manchester

[Longball]

Ireland has made an apology , heard a short clip of it on www.newstalk.ie - forgive n forget?

[LookMumImOnMCF.net]

Sub par player once lauded by your typical reactionary fans.

Well below average intelligence.

Still makes more money in 6 months than you or I will in a lifetime.