Murphy: Probably My Last Chance
Monday, 23rd May 2016 17:19
Town striker Daryl Murphy admits that this summer’s European Championships are likely to be his last chance of playing at a major tournament and says the next week is a big one for him as he looks to secure a place in Martin O’Neill’s 23-man Republic of Ireland squad.
Murphy, 33, and Blues team-mate David McGoldrick, 28, joined up with the Irish squad at the National Training Centre in Dublin today ahead of Friday’s friendly against Holland at the Aviva Stadium.
O’Neill and his assistant, former Town boss Roy Keane, have cut their 35-man provisional squad down by five with Stoke’s Marc Wilson forced out of the tournament, due to a knee injury, and Paul McShane of Reading, Derby’s Alex Pearce, Cardiff’s Anthony Pilkington and Jonathan Hayes from Aberdeen moved to standby.
It’s really heartbreaking - Barry-Murphy unhappy as relegation looms
The Cork native’s Rochdale squad has a strong Irish influence. By The42 Team Wednesday 28 Apr 2021, 6:42 PM Apr 28th 2021, 6:42 PM 6,655 Views 3 Comments
Rochdale manager Brian Barry-Murphy (file pic).
Image: Richard Sellers
Image: Richard Sellers
BRIAN BARRY-MURPHY expressed his frustration after his Rochdale side conceded a 96th-minute equaliser amid a 3-3 draw against fellow relegation battlers AFC Wimbledon last night.
The result could prove costly, as it leaves his team four points from safety in League One with two games to play.
The Cork native’s squad has a strong Irish influence, with Eoghan O’Connell, Conor Shaughnessy, Jimmy Keohane, Jimmy Ryan, Gavin Bazunu, Conor Grant and Paul McShane all within their ranks.
Updated: 21 Apr 2021, 1:17
THIS is the day the doomed European Super League plot kicked off.
Five Premier League bigwigs booked a room in the Dorchester for a secret summit.
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Owners and execs of the Prem s Big Six - including Chelsea s Bruce Buck (front centre), Man City s Ferran Soriano (back centre), Liverpool s Ian Ayre (left) and Arsenal s Ivan Gazidis (right) - first met in 2016 at London s DorchesterCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
Man Utd s Ed Woodward and Joel and Avi Glazer then met with Liverpool owner John Henry and Gazidis again in 2017 in New York
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Woodward - who has now quit over the botched Super League - was also present at the 2016 meetCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
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