Just about to start my 5th season, Started at WF so I have played most of my time as a WF and SMF. With the odd game coming on at CF too. Which are now my 3 positions.
Season 1 at portsmouth, we somehow won the league, everything seemed to click and i improved well.
Season 2, decided to adventure out of my comfort zone to bordeaux where we won the league in seasons 2 and 3, me winning player of the year in season 3 and also getting my scoring star too.
Season 4 saw another move this time to italy and udinese, half a season there as a goal scoring smf saw a big gun come along! Inter took me on, gave me squad number 32 and almost immediately threw me in at the deep end.
The season ended with us losing in the CL semis to rivals AC and losing the league on GD to Roma
I topped our goal scoring charts, scored 12 and assisted 5 in my 20 games, winning 8 mom.......
I WAS RELSEASED!
Decided to wait till the end of the Euro 2012 tournament to make my move to Juve.
International has been crazy for me. Been like a dream. Ireland made the 2010 WC and that is where they brought me into the squad.
I came on as sub in all three of the group games, scoring a late winner in the first, late equalizer in the second and winning a penalty in the 3rd game to see us come 3rd and miss out by a point.
into the fold again the next year starting this time and I scored 5 in the 6 games to get us to the tournament.
The tournament saw us playe Italy in the first game, falling a goal behind early on the fight was on. I planted a diving header past Buffon and doyle smashed home a rebound to steal us a 2-1 win.
Game 2: Denmark, a frustrating game saw us only come away with a 0-0 draw leaving us in a precarious position going into the final game against portugal, needing to avoid defeat to go through.
Game 3: Portgual, WHAT A PERFORMANCE! the lads were amazing, sheridan (maybe a newcomer i dont know) scoring twice to see us through.
Game 4: Romania: A goal from doyle saw us through, and my lack of goals and involvement is becoming a worry.
Game 5: Sweden, EASY! 4-0 routing as doyle gets two, sheridan gets one and I remember where the goals is in nodding in the second. onto the final against....
ITALY!
We have done them once, we needed to get at them. from the kickoff steven ried sends kilbane down the left, kilbane sends in a cross which should be easy for buffon....BUT NO! BURKE (me) nips in to toe poke the ball home and ireland are off to an amazing start!
10 mins later: GOAL! italy are surely back in this..............NO! I scored again to make it 2-0 and almost kill off all hope of italy winning the tournament.
We held on to give Ireland a victory!