‘Oh my God we’re actually 2-0 up here, this is actually happening, we’re going to do it.’ David Meyler has recalled playing for Hull City in the 2014 FA Cup final against Arsenal. The Tigers went 2-0 up after eight minutes at Wembley, but ended up losing the final 3-2 after extra time. Eight years […]
3 years ago
“He said ‘You could have been playing there if you hadn’t done your knee’.” David Meyler has revealed how he could have signed for Liverpool in 2011 if he had not sustained a serious knee injury. The former Republic of Ireland midfielder, who was playing for Sunderland at the time, was rated highly by then […]
3 years ago
Former Republic of Ireland captain David Meyler has retired from football at the age of 30 after a succession of knee injuries curtailed his professional career. Meyler started his career at Cork City before securing a move to Sunderland in 2008 where he spent four seasons before securing a loan move to Hull City in […]
6 years ago
A host of Irish football internationals have had a mixed reaction to the news of Martin O’Neill’s departure from the Republic of Ireland squad. O’Neill parted ways with the FAI on Wednesday after mutually agreeing to leave his post with the national team after five years in charge. The former Celtic, Aston Villa and Sunderland […]
7 years ago
Leading the charge for all prematurely grey-haired men out there. Jon Walters has looked older than he is for the past 17 years. He’s heard all the slaggings before. The Ipswich and Ireland forward first started getting grey hair when he was 18. Nothing major, but enough to worry the hell out of a teenager […]
7 years ago
“Sometimes I think the game has changed.” Martin O’Neill may have finally twigged it as he faced the press in Wroclaw, Poland on Monday afternoon. Stung by 5-1 and 4-1 thumpings in their last two competitive games, Ireland’s manager has also been fire-fighting after a training ground spat between Roy Keane, his assistant, and players […]
7 years ago