THE SKY SPORTS cameras visited Tallaght Stadium this week to catch up with Damien Duff.
The former Ireland international picked his One To Eleven side for the Fantasy Football Club… and it’s pretty impressive.
Mark Schwarzer takes the goalkeeper’s jersey in what Duff admits is a surprise decision; Shay Given will be straight onto the Irish 100-cappers Whatsapp group to complain, you expect.
Denis Irwin beats the likes of Gary Kelly and Steve Finnan to the right back spot while Ian Harte slots in at the other full back position.
Richard Dunne partners Duff’s former Chelsea skipper John Terry at the heart of the defence.
Roy and Robbie Keane make up the rest of the Irish members down the spine of the side with the likes of Frank Lampard and Arjen Robben getting the call up. Here’s the full side; what do you think?
Funny choice of GK considering he had Given and Cech as options.
@Padraig Corcoran: yeah and did Duff not play with Ashley Cole?
@Barry Newell: don’t think they did Duff was only Chelsea 3 years
@Irishoversea: they overlapped at Blackburn tho – still don’t see cole in that team. Duffs never picking him over Robbie given how well they played together
@Augustus hoop: sorry I read that as Andy cole….. ignore!
@Irishoversea: good old Wikipedia suggests they didn’t.
Still I’d have finnan at right and Irwin left
Good that he had the gumption to pick Denis Irwin. Truly one of the best footballers of his generation and (shock horror) he could kick a football with either foot.
Harte was some free taker in fairness. Better left foot than Christy brown
@gary sheehan: unreal. As good as Beckham at the time. Pace and positional play were suspect though
Villa ??
@Shane Lad: did they play 2 or 3 games together in Melbourne?
Harte? Irvine at left back and finnan at right back for me
@Teddyzigzagbigbag: you played with neither, so you’re talking out of your arse, but what’s new?
@Teddyzigzagbigbag: ahead of denis irwin. What are you HIGH ?
@David: you do enough of that yourself in fairness.
@David: oh yea and you did?
@David: @the pig. Comment away pig I have no idea what you’re saying cause you’re muted
@Teddyzigzagbigbag: give over will ya you constantly troll me. Over reaching it’s sad.
@Teddyzigzagbigbag: I didn’t offer an opinion on who was better between players Damien Duff played with
@David: oh right so no one’s allowed offer an opinion now? I didn’t realise the 42 had changed the terms and conditions. Prat
@Teddyzigzagbigbag: your opinion doesn’t matter.
What’s Duff doing on the 100 cappers whatsapp group. Sur he is the 99 cap group.