Shay says of the duel: “We both have international careers to think of as well as the club. With Ireland we have some big Euro qualifiers coming up and Joe has as well. Joe is good enough to play in any first team in the Premier League this season. At 34, you have only got a few years left playing so you want to be in the side every week – you don’t want to be sitting on the bench.”
Friday, July 30th 2010
Shay and Joe in battle not only for Man City place but for their respective countries too!
posted @ 10:05 in [ Manchester City ]
Thursday, July 29th 2010
Shay is probably stronger, fitter and more determined than ever before
posted @ 15:59 in [ Manchester City -Newcastle Utd ]
It’s common knowledge at Newcastle Utd. that Shay had to fend off Steve Harper for almost the entire time he was at Newcastle and having (more…)
Thursday, July 29th 2010
Shay gets back to playing and saves 2 penalties to give City their first victory
posted @ 09:33 in [ Manchester City ]
Shay finally gets as he hoped his chance to play again, and came out to save 2 penalties to help give Man City a victory in Atlanta. Full story of the game here
Wednesday, July 28th 2010
Shay is back to full fitness!
posted @ 12:08 in [ Manchester City -Republic of Ireland ]
“The shoulder is better than ever and that is credit to the medical lads here at City who have been unbelievable (more…)
Wednesday, July 21st 2010
It’s official, Shay’s diving back into the new Season!
posted @ 10:42 in [ Manchester City ]
Shay is back to his diving best again, this time without mats under him. He’s rejoined ‘normal’ training and looks like he’s never missed a day. Check out yourself watching this video from Man City FC. You have to watch into half the video to see Shay doing his moves. 
Tuesday, July 20th 2010
Shay training for Wimbeldon!
posted @ 14:17 in [ Newcastle Utd ]
Monday, July 19th 2010
Shay progressing every day… to full fitness
posted @ 17:05 in [ Manchester City ]
Shay is currently back to diving again, this week on mats, and next week the plan is to take the mats away and see how he gets used to hitting the ground again, as per usual.
Thursday, July 15th 2010
Shay improving by the day!
posted @ 11:02 in [ Newcastle Utd ]
When Shay was asked about his latest injury setback, you have to give him credit for putting things in perspective, saying …
““I’ve had a punctured bowel in the past, so dislocating my shoulder was like having a tooth filled in by comparison! I’ve had pain before, it’s part and parcel of football and it’s about how you deal with it.” (more…)
Thursday, July 8th 2010
“German pain from Spain!”
posted @ 11:04 in [ World Cup ]
It was a painful experience living in Germany to watch Spain dominate most of the 90 minutes of football. I think Spain must’ve played their best game in the whole tournament last night. It’s almost like they knew, if they didn’t come up with the goods, they’d be…
Wednesday, July 7th 2010
My Germany versus Spain prediction
posted @ 17:13 in [ World Cup ]
“Football’s a funny old game”. I would never bet on either team coming through tonight. Going on Germany’s form in this tournament, Spain should get a whipping perhaps, but you never know whose going to get the better start and hit the half-time mark with goals in their locker. I’m a