Irish abroad stories - August 2000

Captain struggling with injury - August 31, 2000
Ireland and Manchester United captain Roy Keane is very doubtful to be fit to face Holland on Saturday at the Amsterdam Arena in the first game of a long World Cup qualifying campaign.
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Holland won't face Dutch - August 30, 2000
Matt Holland has been forced to withdraw from the Irish squad for Saturday's game against the Dutch because of an ankle injury that he has failed to shake off.
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Kavanagh and Fleming are called
into Irish squad - August 30, 2000
Ireland manager Mick McCarthy has decided to call up Stoke's Graham Kavanagh and Middlesbrough's Curtis Fleming to his ever-depleting squad.
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Lee stakes claim for league start - August 30, 2000
Former Aston Villa striker Alan Lee did his claims for a starting place in Burnley's side to face Crewe on Saturday no harm at all as he scored two goals in a 4-3 reserve win over Huddersfield during the week.
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Sheridan signs for Cardiff - August 30, 2000
Tony Sheridan joins the ever-growing band of Irishmen at Ninian Park as Cardiff offer the former Shelbourne star a one-year contract today.
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Roche to the rescue - August 29, 2000
Teenage goalkeeper Barry Roche became a Nottingham Forest cult hero yesterday. The Irish u18 international came off the bench in the 90th minute to replace the sent-off Dave Beasant and his first job in League football was to face a penalty.
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Babb and Kennedy sent home - August 29, 2000
Republic of Ireland boss Mick McCarthy has moved quickly to chastise Phil Babb and Mark Kennedy for getting themselves arrested last night. McCarthy has dropped both players from the travelling party to Holland and now their international futures look in serious doubt.
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Bad news for O'Brien - August 29, 2000
Bradford City and Republic of Ireland u21 defender Andy O'Brien will be out of action for a longer period than first thought. O'Brien fell heavily during Bradford's game with Leicester at the weekend breaking his collarbone.
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Irish stars in Garda custody - August 29, 2000
Two members of the Irish senior soccer squad are this morning in Garda custody.
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Scan scare for Roy - August 28, 2000
Roy Keane will undergo a scan on a back injury today - but is expected to link up with the Irish squad tomorrow.
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O'Brien out of u21 squad - August 28, 2000
Andy O'Brien will miss Ireland's u21 UEFA European Championship qualifying match against Holland next Friday in Nijmegen after being stretchered off at the weekend during Bradford's game with Leicester City.
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'Boro readying a Delap swoop - August 28, 2000
It looks very doubtful that Rory Delap will be a Derby County player much longer. The Republic of Ireland utility man is being lined up for a move to the Riverside Stadium as replacement for Liverpool-bound Christian Ziege.
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Hardy to miss a month - August 25, 2000
Wrexham full back and assistant coach Phil Hardy will miss another month of first-team football despite reports saying that he could be back within a week.
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Inman on loan again - August 25, 2000
Niall Inman has been loaned out for the second time in his short Peterborough career. He will join non-league Kettering Town on a month's loan and is set to make his debut against Leigh on Saturday.
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Folan back for Brentford - August 25, 2000
Irish underage international Tony Folan returned to the Brentford starting line-up for the reserved team against Cambridge during the week which will come as good news for manager Ron Noades, who rates the winger very highly.
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Quinn scores again - August 24, 2000
Niall Quinn scored his second goal in two games for Sunderland last night - but it was not enough to save his team from a 4-2 beating at Maine Road against Manchester City.
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O'Leary: Best moment of my managerial career - August 24, 2000
Leeds manager David O'Leary described his team's 1-0 win against 1860 Munich last night as the best result in his short managerial career. The win qualifies Leeds for the Champions League group stages and in turn earns the club at least an extra £10m in revenue.
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Gary wants refs showdown - August 23, 2000
Ireland's Gary Kelly has called for a face-to-face showdown between players and referees as Leeds go into tonight's Champions League qualifier against 1860 Munich.
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McGovern signs for Norwich - August 22, 2000
Irish underage international Brian McGovern yesterday signed for Norwich in a £50,000 move from Arsenal.
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Quinn on track for Amsterdam - August 22, 2000
Niall Quinn has shaken off an ankle injury to put himself in contention for a start against his former club Manchester City tomorrow night - and that's good news for Irish boss Mick McCarthy.
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Irish on the mark - August 21, 2000
Nineteen Irishmen saw action as the Carling Premiership got under way on Saturday - and three of them scored to help their teams to victory.
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Evans a Rover - August 21, 2000
Former Ireland international Micky Evans has joined Bristol Rovers on loan.
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Delap tipped for Sunderland - August 18, 2000
Derby and Republic of Ireland utility man Rory Delap could begin the new English League campaign in the North-east with Sunderland rather than with the Rams.
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Irwin and Keane to miss opener - August 18, 2000
Denis Irwin and Roy Keane are almost certain to miss Manchester United's league opener against Newcastle at Old Trafford on Sunday.
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Burns tranfer listed - August 18, 2000
Bristol City manager Danny Wilson has put seven of his players on the transfer - including Ireland's John Burns.
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Irishman's career in doubt - August 18, 2000
Ireland's Paul Dillon faces the biggest battle of his young career. The 22-year-old Rotherham defender has ruptured his Achilles tendon for the second time in less than a year and now is facing a battle to save his career.
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More injury woes for Folan - August 18, 2000
Injuries seem to be following Tony Folan. The Brentford midfielder is out of the game again just weeks after he returned from a lengthy lay-off because of a broken foot.
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Irwin honoured at Old Trafford tonight - August 16, 2000
Former Irish full back Denis Irwin will be honoured at Old Trafford tonight for ten years' service to Manchester United when the Red Devils take on the Blue side of the City in his testimonial match.
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Phelan ready to kick off campaign - August 16, 2000
Veteran defender Terry Phelan came through a Fulham reserve game last night against Southend.
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Dunne to become a Don - August 15, 2000
Irish international defender Richard Dunne is set to leave Everton to join Wimbledon.
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Carsley withdraws transfer request - August 15, 2000
Republic of Ireland and Blackburn Rovers midfielder Lee Carlsey has decided to remain at his club for the foreseeable future. Carsley handed in a shock transfer request during the summer but has since had a heart-to-heart with manager Graeme Souness which has convinced him to stay on.
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Keane earns three-match ban - August 14, 2000
Before the season even kicks off Manchester United and Ireland captain Roy Keane has landed himself in hot water. Keane picked up a three-match ban for the red card he picked up in the Charity Shield against Chelsea yesterday.
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Dean Brennan signs for Luton - August 11, 2000
As rumours persist about Liam George leaving Kenilworth Road, another Irishman has just joined Luton Town. Dean Brennan has been given a contract by the club after impressing on trial.
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George signs for Burnley? - August 9, 2000
It is expected to be announced today that Liam George will join Burnley from Luton Town in a deal rumoured to be worth around £650,000. Irish u21 international George was top scorer with the Hatters last season.
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Roche ready for the big time - August 9, 2000
Barry Roche could play first-team football with Nottingham Forest quicker than he ever dreamed.
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Irish come to the rescue of under-fire Forest - August 9, 2000
There is no stopping the Irish at Nottingham Forest. The players involved with the club's u19 side are on fire at the moment - and they needed to be against Bayer Leverkusen last night in the Euro Challenge at the club's new Youth Academy.
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Irish will miss Britannia action - August 8, 2000
With the new season kicking off every player in England is chomping at the bit to get back to action but there are three Irish players who definitely won't be playing when Wycombe travel to the Britannia Stadium to take on Stoke on Saturday.
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Boxall hit with injury setback - August 8, 2000
Danny Boxall's hopes of being fit for the start of the Brentford's new campaign took a serious setback over the weekend.
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Forest Irish on fire - August 8, 2000
Ireland's young stars at Nottingham Forest will be hoping to continue their good form when the club's u19 side meet Germany's Bayer Leverkusen tonight and Holland's Ajax on Thursday.
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Quinn signs pay-as-you-play contract - August 8, 2000
Irish international Niall Quinn has revealed a clause in his contract that means he will earn less if he does not play for Peter Reid's Sunderland side.
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Weah graces Gannon's day - August 6, 2000
Jim Gannon's testimonial game against Manchester City at Edgeley Park on Saturday was a massive success. A crowd of 8,459 turned up to see Stockport County take on newly promoted City and one of the main factors for the huge crowd was the debut of George Weah for the visitors.
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Pat's ready to be Mannion's saviour - August 5, 2000
Seán Mannion is set to become a St. Patrick's Athletic player if he is able to prove his fitness to manager Pat Dolan.
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Crawford turns his back on England - August 5, 2000
Jimmy Crawford has turned his back on England and has returned to the Eircom League to resurrect his career. Crawford, who was recently released by Reading, was on trial at Cardiff City but that did not work out so he took up an offer from League champions Shelbourne to return to Ireland.
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O'Connor not for sale - August 4, 2000
Stoke City's Supporters Player of the Year James O'Connor has been the subject of numerous transfer rumours of the summer but Stoke boss Gudjon Thordarson is adamant that the midfielder is going nowhere.
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Roy pledges future to United - August 4, 2000
Manchester United captain Roy Keane has said that he would like to spend the rest of his career at Old Trafford if the club wants him. This will be music to Alex Ferguson's ears. Keane and success go hand in hand and the Old Trafford boss knows that this in no coincidence.
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Harte-attack for Blackburn - August 3, 2000
Leeds overcame Blackburn in a pre-season friendly last night, thanks to a triple treat of goals from Ian Harte.
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Chris Byrne suffers cruciate injury? - August 3, 2000
Ireland's Chris Byrne was stretchered off as a young Stockport side drew 0-0 tonight with Altrincham at Moss Lane.
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Harte-attack for Blackburn - August 3, 2000
Leeds overcame Blackburn in a pre-season friendly last night, thanks to a triple treat of goals from Ian Harte.
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Coaching role for Houghton - August 2, 2000
Irish international legend Ray Houghton has moved into coaching. Ray was appointed onto the coaching staff of Crystal Palace by new boss Alan Smith, who replaced Steve Coppell for the second time in his career.
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