This has to implode eventually.

In fairness while I am no fan of Trap who is Stephen Kelly to demand to play and threaten to go home if he doesnt. I think that Trap has alienated players in the past but you cant blame him for this one. That said I think that Kelly is a really good player and I hope they sort something out.

I’d have Kelly over McShane any day! Trap needs to go!

Paul Green is bound to jump at any opportunity he gets sure he must pinch himself that hes a professional footballer let alone playing for a country he decided he was from aged 27. Worrying how many players Trap has turned away or just refused to pick in the past because of vendettas etc. Its a small player pool so why make its even smaller and why push away quality when he should be pleading with them to play.Kiely, the 2 Reids,Stokes,Finnan,Gibson,Foley,Joey O’Brien and now Kelly are just a few names that Trap more or less exiled over the years and the ikes of Clark,McCarthy,Hoolahan,Coleman and now it seems Westwood are lads that have been mistreated, but its them rather than the likes of the shite like Whelan,Ward,Sammon,Keogh,McShane,Green,Cox and O’Dea that are getting over looked simply down to personal preference.Baffling

Trap is dead right. Playing for your country is a privilege. Kelly can go home and take his medicine now for a few months. The people using this as yet another stick to beat Trap with are getting tiresome now. The kind of morons who would be on here slamming Trap if he had started Kelly after making such outrageous demands.

The Irish fans are muppets.

Who does Stephen Kelly think he is? He threatened to leave the squad if he didn’t start. He’s not committed. It’s not Trap’s fault for that.

Similar arguments after the Harte rant. The man is a 35 year old has been. His time has come and gone.

Darron Gibson is another one who was the architect of his own demise. He never bothered his hole showing up at friendlies or the end of season breaks. Then has the nerve not to show up for a competitive game. Again, not Trap’s fault.

You can blame Trap all you want, but stop acting like the players aren’t to blame. There’s a reason Whelan, Green, McShane etc. get called up every time. It’s because they are committed, work hard and don’t have ideas above their station.

Somebody mentioned Andy Reid. That man is a terrible pro. He’s a fat overrated lump.

Players that get dropped seem to become the next Messi.

Should we be taking Trap’s word as gospel on this? Not saying that’s he’s lying, but things have been lost in translation on numerous incidents in the past where the manager is concerned. Duff making a comeback? The case of mistaken identity with regards to Marc Wilson?

Trap has form for shooting his mouth off in these instances. In fact, it’s almost always the manager who seems to be airing his grievances in public. And when has Kelly ever being anything other than professional during his career. Yes, he wants to play – that much is clear by the fact that he has moved clubs or gone out on loan when his chances have been limited, often to smaller clubs. Is that not what you want from your players – an appetite for game time on the pitch?

Kelly may not be a first XI player but Trap has a nerve questioning his loyalty or pride in playing for Ireland – he has always been among the best attendees, when most of the time he had no chance of getting a game. His Reading team mate may have said it more succinctly… we shouldn’t be blinded by Trap’s good fortune in getting a team that is interesting enough to watch by accident

I read all of Trapattoni’s quotes in an Italian accent.

Who does Kelly think he is Pele or Stephen Ireland maybe? He wouldn’t get near my squad after seeing him blouse out of a 50/50 header in the box some years ago which the opposition scored from. Not what you want from a defender. No Bottle! F*** off!

Trap is right about attitude and fair play to him for sticking to his guns. However, Paul Green, Paul Mcshane !!! Say no more!!!

It’s hard to have commitment when your being messed about.Trap is a dinosaur.he should have gone after the euros and the FAI should have sacked him after the stuffing we got from Germany.
The reason Gibson won’t play for him is fairly obvious after he was the only outfield player not to get a game at the euros.
Trap out.please,please,please.he’s dragging Ireland back into the dark ages of football and any fool can do that

Paul mcshane was the worst player on the pitch last night. Anytime he ran at someone he lost the ball and anytime he attempted to win a ball he failed. I can’t believe he’s still getting selected but with such a limited selection on full backs fair enough. I’d still like to see Stevens, carruthers and pilkington get a run out. And with Greg Cunningham getting a cap, why not give brendan Moloney a game at right full!

The first half last night was appalling. The second half not much better, except for a goal against he run of play and a piece of magic from the one player that Crappatoni is doing his utmost to ignore…but had to consider because of pressure from the FAI. This is all going to end in tears after the next two matches hopefully. We may not have the most skilled players in Europe but he’s not even picking the most skilled ones we have or else he’s fallen out with them….he has to go..it’s sad to watch how appalling we are.

Well said emmo

Who will Crap Trap alienate next Tardelli?

Can’t see what the big deal is, Kelly’s not good enough anyway. That said neither is Trap, time to go and get Liam Brady and/or Martin O’Neill.

*dont want the team to lose*