Anthony Stokes
THE DUBLINER STRUGGLED to earn a starting place at Celtic at times last season and recent rumours have suggested the Scottish club could cash in on the €2.8 million-rated player, as Colorado Rapids and Leeds United have been recently linked with the former Sunderland striker.
Stephen Ward
The ex-Bohs player made just seven league starts for Burnley last season amid an injury-ravaged campaign, and consequently, the left-back may have to look elsewhere in search of more regular first-team football.
Robbie Brady
The 23-year-old impressed during Ireland’s recent Euro 2016 qualifier with Scotland, producing a number of dangerous set-piece deliveries, and he’s rumoured to be attracting the interest of Aston Villa following Hull’s relegation from the Premier League.
Paul McShane
Despite some decent performances at the end of the season, the Wicklow native was released by Hull in the aftermath of their relegation. Transfer news in relation to McShane has been relatively quiet since then, although he hasn’t kept an entirely low profile of late.
Jeff Hendrick
The midfielder is considered one of the most promising prospects in Irish football, though probably needs to be playing at a higher level than the Championship in order to fulfil his potential. Celtic have been linked with the 23-year-old, while a reunion with old boss Steve McClaren at Newcastle is not beyond the realms of possibility either.
Darron Gibson
More injury problems meant it was another frustrating season for Darron Gibson at Everton. The player rarely started for the Blues in 2014-15, though the club are still understood to be considering handing the former Man United player a new contract despite his persistent troubles. That said, with Tom Cleverley set to join Everton this summer, and James McCarthy as well as Gareth Barry already ahead of him in the midfield pecking order, Gibson may be best advised to try his luck elsewhere.
David Forde
Millwall goalkeeper Forde will surely want to avoid League One if he is to retain a realistic hope of winning back the Ireland number one jersey, and Stoke, Nottingham Forest and Reading are all reportedly considering offering the 35-year-old an escape route from The Den. The Lions’ signing of 22-year-old Tottenham keeper Jordan Archer also indicates the Galway native could be nearing an exit from the club.
Stephen Quinn
Hull are understood to have offered Quinn a new two-year contract to stay at the club despite their relegation, however Reading are still hopeful of landing the 29-year-old ex-Pat’s player.
Daryl Murphy
The striker, who had a prolific season with Ipswich, and impressed on his surprise start for Ireland against Scotland recently, has been linked with a number of clubs, including West Brom, Stoke and Leicester. No doubt they will be hoping he can emulate the likes of Charlie Austin and Danny Ings, who managed to take their good Championship form into the Premier League last season.
Anthony Stokes career is over already and he’s only 26.
Do you think Buck Rodgers would give him a go. ? Heard he has alot of character.
You are obsessed with Liverpool man, it’s deranged.
Anthony Stokes isn’t even the cousin of a footballer
Brady, McShane, Hendrick, Quinn and Gibson are good enough for the Premier League. Hopefully they all get a move. Could do with Shane Duffy getting a move too since O’Shea is getting on a bit.
3 of them are Hull players if they were good enough Hull would be still in the League..
If Steve Bruce was any good as a manager Hull would still be in Prem. Could also say that if you wanted.
I don’t think they were really to blame for Hull’s relegation really. If you look at how many they conceded it’s pretty much the same as rest of the bottom half of the table, I think their main problem was the lack of goals. I don’t think it’s fair to say that since Hull got relegated, they’re not PL standard.
But as regular of the team and by no means star players of the team they done nothing to say they are premiership standard..
Irishoversea,if you watched much of Hull you’d have seen that McShane and Brady in particular were two of Hulls better performers,Quinn and Meyler were both great too but mainly off the bench,their relegation was mainly down to how poor Dawson and Davies were at CB,Huddlestone and Livermore(who was done for drugs) at CM were both poor and strikers that couldn’t finish their dinner complied with injuries(including Brady)and poor management by Bruce so I don’t think their relegation reflects the efforts of the Irish contingent.
I’ve seen Hull this season but let’s not be totally biased here if they are that good they would be starting for Ireland but there not.. McShane and Quinn can both join other clubs for free why haven’t they even been linked with another Premiership club? The best they can get is another relegation battle at most if not hope Derby or another top championship club will have them.. As for Brady I hope it’s true Villa want him as I think he would do well there..
Yes very true and it’s a shame to see them both linked with Reading in the past couple of weeks then seeing Sylvan Distan and Atsu go to Bournemouth despite contributing less to the PL last season.Brady to Villa would be great.
Hull has been a graveyard for many an Irish international over the last 10 years!
Mcshane good enough for the premier league??? He can’t even start for ireland
Brady will surely get a move
if celtic get offered 2 million for stokes rip the hand off them.
Irish squad must get a group discount on tattoos.
Why would Reading be considered a good move for Quinnn? Hull are now a championship club as are Reading.
Everyone at hull then basically, from what I’ve seen of them they don’t need a transfer to the premiership! They would be fortunate to get a transfer but then it would be to one of the other yo-yo dead cert for the drop club. Chances are it will be Watford or Bournemouth.