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Stephen Kelly persuaded to board Faroes flight after management bust-up - reports

The Fulham defender was ultimately persuaded to leave for Vagar ahead of tomorrow night’s game.

THE PROBLEMS KEEP coming for Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni.

The Italian saw his side hammered 6-1 against Germany on Friday night. And as he prepares for the must-win clash against minnows the Faroe Islands tomorrow night, he’s now facing a ‘player revolt’.

Stephen Kelly had a training ground row with Trap’s assistant Marco Tardelli and the Fulham defender had to be persuaded to board the flight to Vagar later on yesterday afternoon, according to the Irish Daily Mail.

Kelly has been consistently ignored by the management team and has recently talked about his Euro 2012 experience, in which he saw no game time.

Toronto FC player Darren O’Dea was preferred to Kelly on Friday night, as he partnered John O’Shea in the record-breaking defeat. Yesterday, skipper Robbie Keane was declared fit to start tomorrow while Andy Keogh has been ruled out.

How do you think tomorrow’s game will go?

Opinion: It’s Trap, and not the players, who is to blame for Ireland’s problems

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    Mute Michael Kennedy
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    Jul 31st 2024, 11:51 AM

    Awesome men, be unreal if they can defend their crown, national treasures.

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    Jul 31st 2024, 12:48 PM

    An Irish athlete has won a gold medal in rowing, and yesterday 2 of them in swimming thats 3 gold medals for Irish athletes so far. Though 2 of them were representing GB they are still Irish, and it should be noted, not many gold medals come to these shores.

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    Jul 31st 2024, 12:59 PM

    @Kingshu: awh now, We give out shit when the Brits claim ours we can’t be doing the same!

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    Jul 31st 2024, 1:06 PM

    @Mike O’Loughlin: in NI the Irish and British identities are not mutually exclusive, a large number of people are both, that doesn’t make them less Irish.

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    Mute Square
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    Jul 31st 2024, 1:13 PM

    @Kingshu: no gold yet in rowing

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    Jul 31st 2024, 1:15 PM

    @Kingshu: but you are right all for ni are irish but we perfer when the tri colour and anthem is played

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    Jul 31st 2024, 1:18 PM

    @Mike O’Loughlin: just to add Jack McMillan represented Ireland in the last Olympics.

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    Jul 31st 2024, 1:23 PM

    @Square: Gold in rowing was Hannah Scott from Colraine.

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    Jul 31st 2024, 1:36 PM

    @Kingshu: ya but no tri colour are anthem so she british gold

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    Jul 31st 2024, 2:39 PM

    @Square: Irish athlete won a gold medal. The tri colour isnt the flag of every Irish person in Ireland. Like Jack McMillan we should be proud of another Irish person winning gold.

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    Jul 31st 2024, 2:47 PM

    @Kingshu: na he is GB

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    Jul 31st 2024, 2:59 PM

    @Square: did you say that when he was swimming for Ireland in last Olympics? Representing Ireland or GB he’s still Irish, and I’m proud when any Irish athlete gets a gold medal, are you not?

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    Jul 31st 2024, 3:07 PM

    @Kingshu: when running for GB its different as i said we dont support GB is all im saying i know he is irish but dont support GB

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    Jul 31st 2024, 3:24 PM

    @Square: So you’re letting your hate of GB trump your love for the Irish?

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    Jul 31st 2024, 3:37 PM

    @Kingshu: i hate nobody are any country lets leave it now

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