But what if he got stuck in the queue in for two hours, another hour for a beer, then couldn't get the bus home until 4 a.m.? He's probably burning his passport AND birth cert as we speak.

(Also, if we qualify without him playing a single qualifier then he shouldn't be asked to come to South Africa anyway - unless he's back for the play-offs and nicks the winner.)

Posted By aidan on 24 Jun 2009 08:57 AM

But what if he got stuck in the queue in for two hours, another hour for a beer, then couldn't get the bus home until 4 a.m.? He's probably burning his passport AND birth cert as we speak.

(Also, if we qualify without him playing a single qualifier then he shouldn't be asked to come to South Africa anyway - unless he's back for the play-offs and nicks the winner.)

This smacks of the same cutting off your nose-ism as was Roy Keane's exile from 2002. To conceive of going to South Africa without our best (as opposed to best available) attacking midfielder, is insane. Period. I don't care what he's done - he seems a disturbed wee man in truth - he should be there if we make it.

Despite the fact that Ireland is clearly several a nutjob (pink car/superman pants/hair plugs), everything and anything should be done to get him back playing for us.  I am perfectly willing to provide sexual favours should it come down to that.

Also...despite the monobrowed ones intervention, it'll have to be blur for me.