Car, I think AM is still a really good player and more than able to hold his own in Ireland and even at German or English 2nd level, I know some bufoons in Boro gave him a hard time, but their loss is Shels gain.
Okay, one player went to Belgium, remember when David Connolly went to Holland and Robbie Keane to Italy, it isn't so hard, and Ian Harte to Spain. I'd love to see some Irish players take such chances, they'd actually learn to play more of a continental style and if our international side could choose from players getting their game in the Bundesliga, and each of them being taught how to control a ball as well as being educated, then we'd soon leap past England in results. Not that it'd be hugely difficult.