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Turning 45
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_Kenny
1997–1998 Bradford Park Avenue 42 (0[2])
1998–2002 Bury 133 (0)
1999 → Whitby Town (loan) 8 (0)
2002 → Sheffield United (loan) 12 (0)
2002–2010 Sheffield United 266 (0)
2010–2012 Queens Park Rangers 77 (0)
2012–2014 Leeds United 76 (0)
2014–2015 Bolton Wanderers 0 (0)
2014 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 3 (0)
2015 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2015 Bury 0 (0)
2016– Rotherham United 0 (0)
National team
2004–2006 Republic of Ireland 7 (0)
Kenny Stats
www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15285
Jun 4, 2010
South Yorkshire Star
Blades keeper rejoins Warnock in controversial move to QPR
Loftus Road bound: Paddy Kenny has agreed a three year deal in the capital.
By James Shield
PADDY Kenny is expected to join Queens Park Rangers later today.
The Sheffield United goalkeeper spent last night in the capital completing his medical and, barring any unforseen developments, will put pen to paper on a three year contract with Neil Warnock's side.
Kenny's departure is shrouded in controversy. Sources close to the player acknowledge that his decision to head south is likely to provoke an angry reaction both on the terraces and behind the scenes at Bramall Lane. United, who will invest the £750,000 they are set to receive on signing a replacement, stood-by Kenny during his nine month suspension imposed following a positive drugs test during the 2008/09 campaign.
The Republic of Ireland international publicly thanked the club for their support when he returned to action in April. But United were powerless to prevent him speaking to Rangers after Warnock triggered a buy-out clause in the deal Kenny signed in November. Indeed, attempts to declare the contract null and void because United had already tabled an offer of their own could have led to an ugly legal spat.
The terms United proposed are believed to have covered the next two seasons and included a salary increase. Rangers are known to have tempted Kenny, whose pay was slashed during his period in exile, with a guarantee of even greater financial security. However, the player is expected to insist that money is not the only reason for the move. Family considerations are also known to have influenced his thinking.
Rangers, who could delay Kenny's official unveiling until early next week, had been linked with Crystal Palace's Julian Speroni. The Star understands that Johannes Ertl, the Argentine's team mate at Selhurst Park, features on United's wanted-list. Ertl has won seven caps for Austria.
Meanwhile, Nick Montgomery has revealed that United's "ambition" convinced him to agree a new three year contract. The midfielder, whose deal at Bramall Lane had been set to expire, was Leeds' number one transfer target.
Montgomery said: "I know how desperate the manager (Kevin Blackwell) and his staff are to get us back up to the Premier League. That was a massive reason behind why I wanted to stay. I've got a good relationship with all of them and a lot of respect for them all too.
"So I'm looking forward to trying to make sure that we can achieve all of our objectives next season.
www.thestar.co.uk/sportheadlines/Blades-keeper-rejoins-Warnock-in.6340798.jp
Yorkshire Post
Blades begin search as Kenny is lured to London by Warnock Premium Article !
By Nick Westby
PADDY KENNY was last night ready to bring the curtain down on an eventful eight years at Bramall Lane by joining Sheffield United's Championship rivals Queens Park Rangers.
The 32-year-old was in London finalising the terms of his £750,000 switch and is expected to be unveiled today, just two months after returning to the Blades' first team following a nine-month ban for failing a drugs test.
The news represents a blADVERTISEMENTow to the United management and fans who were looking forward to seeing Kenny back in goal next season after he missed all-but two games of the 2009-10 campaign because of the ban.
During his suspension, the Halifax-born Republic of Ireland international signed a contract extension until the end of next season but has been lured to Loftus Road by former manager Neil Warnock after QPR activated a release clause in his contract.
Sources close to Kenny told the Yorkshire Post that the goalkeeper felt the Blades had not done enough to retain his services.
But after holding discussions with Kenny and his representatives in the wake of QPR making their interest known, United will feel they have been let down by a player they stood by during his darkest days.
Kenny was suspended last September after testing positive for traces of ephedrine, a banned substance, believed to be contained in a cough mixture bought over the counter, when randomly checked following United's victory over Preston North End in the Championship play-off semi-final at the end of the 2008-09 season.
The club suspended the player on June 4, pending the result of the investigation, but even after the ban was enforced and he was made to train separately from the first team, the Blades honoured his contract and in November both parties agreed to extend his stay at Bramall Lane.
The goalkeeper even paid tribute to United in an interview in the Blades' matchday programme just weeks before his return to action in the penultimate game of the season, a 2-0 win over Swansea City at Bramall Lane in April.
In the interview Kenny said: "Being given the ban, I was crying in the car coming home, thinking my career was over because you don't know what is around the corner but, luckily, this club stood by me."
Kenny first joined Sheffield United in August 2002 from Bury, initially on loan.
Warnock – who had also been his manager at Gigg Lane – made the move permanent three months later in a deal worth £42,000.
Kenny was voted player of the season in his first year at the club and helped the Blades to the Championship play-off final, where they were beaten 3-0 by Wolves.
He played every minute of their successful promotion campaign in 2005-06
Brian Kerr handed him his first Republic of Ireland cap in 2004.
He played seven times for his country before asking Steve Staunton to leave him out of his plans in early 2007 for personal reasons, following an incident outside a Halifax curry house in November 2006 which resulted in Kenny having his eyebrow bitten off.
He returned to the international scene in 2008, by which time Shay Given was established as the Irish No 1.
Kenny was placed on the transfer list at the end of 2008 after being late for training, but was taken off it after signing a new contract just days before it emerged he had failed the drugs test.
Now Warnock has swooped in to offer him the chance to resurrect his career at Loftus Road.
"It's the third time I've signed Paddy and I'm delighted to be linking up with him again," said Warnock.
"There were times when it was him or Shay Given for the Irish spot, and in my opinion Paddy didn't get the recognition he deserved. It's well known he's made mistakes in the past but he'll be a great capture for QPR, and I'm sure he's going to be popular in the changing room and with our fans."
Kenny's departure means a new goalkeeper becomes the priority for Blades manager Kevin Blackwell this summer.
In Kenny's absence last year he had to bring a number of young goalkeepers in on loan from Premier League clubs, Mark Bunn of Blackburn Rovers and Steve Simonsen of Stoke City among them.
Simonsen played seven times during a one-month loan spell towards the end of the season and the 31-year-old could be the man Blackwell now turns to as he looks for somebody to establish themselves as the No 1 goalkeeper.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/football/Blades-begin-search-as-Kenny.6340885.jp
Read more: qprreport.proboards.com/thread/14053/kenny-traitor-warnocks-first-choice#ixzz31xE6v85z
Read more: qprreport.proboards.com/thread/22672/todays-birthday-paddy-kenny-tommasi#ixzz5FkHQZikM
And Damiano Tommasi, turns 44
FIFA.com - 17. Damiano Tommasi (37) is considered a club legend at Roma, where he spent ten years and won the Scudetto in 2000/01 as the capital outfit ended their 20-year wait, adding the Italian Super Cup the same year for good measure. Orchestrator of I Giallorossi’s play from his defensive midfield position, Tommassi became an indispensable member of the side and earned himself a seat on the plane to the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan, which Italy exited in the last 16. After a decade with Roma, he signed for Levante in Spain, later joining English team Queens Park Rangers and Tianjin Teda in China PR, before modest side Sant'Anna d'Alfaedo beckoned back on home soil.
www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1434860.html
Read more: qprreport.proboards.com/thread/22672/todays-birthday-paddy-kenny-tommasi#ixzz5FkGxk6Zd
Turning 45
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_Kenny
1997–1998 Bradford Park Avenue 42 (0[2])
1998–2002 Bury 133 (0)
1999 → Whitby Town (loan) 8 (0)
2002 → Sheffield United (loan) 12 (0)
2002–2010 Sheffield United 266 (0)
2010–2012 Queens Park Rangers 77 (0)
2012–2014 Leeds United 76 (0)
2014–2015 Bolton Wanderers 0 (0)
2014 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 3 (0)
2015 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2015 Bury 0 (0)
2016– Rotherham United 0 (0)
National team
2004–2006 Republic of Ireland 7 (0)
Kenny Stats
www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15285
Jun 4, 2010
South Yorkshire Star
Blades keeper rejoins Warnock in controversial move to QPR
Loftus Road bound: Paddy Kenny has agreed a three year deal in the capital.
By James Shield
PADDY Kenny is expected to join Queens Park Rangers later today.
The Sheffield United goalkeeper spent last night in the capital completing his medical and, barring any unforseen developments, will put pen to paper on a three year contract with Neil Warnock's side.
Kenny's departure is shrouded in controversy. Sources close to the player acknowledge that his decision to head south is likely to provoke an angry reaction both on the terraces and behind the scenes at Bramall Lane. United, who will invest the £750,000 they are set to receive on signing a replacement, stood-by Kenny during his nine month suspension imposed following a positive drugs test during the 2008/09 campaign.
The Republic of Ireland international publicly thanked the club for their support when he returned to action in April. But United were powerless to prevent him speaking to Rangers after Warnock triggered a buy-out clause in the deal Kenny signed in November. Indeed, attempts to declare the contract null and void because United had already tabled an offer of their own could have led to an ugly legal spat.
The terms United proposed are believed to have covered the next two seasons and included a salary increase. Rangers are known to have tempted Kenny, whose pay was slashed during his period in exile, with a guarantee of even greater financial security. However, the player is expected to insist that money is not the only reason for the move. Family considerations are also known to have influenced his thinking.
Rangers, who could delay Kenny's official unveiling until early next week, had been linked with Crystal Palace's Julian Speroni. The Star understands that Johannes Ertl, the Argentine's team mate at Selhurst Park, features on United's wanted-list. Ertl has won seven caps for Austria.
Meanwhile, Nick Montgomery has revealed that United's "ambition" convinced him to agree a new three year contract. The midfielder, whose deal at Bramall Lane had been set to expire, was Leeds' number one transfer target.
Montgomery said: "I know how desperate the manager (Kevin Blackwell) and his staff are to get us back up to the Premier League. That was a massive reason behind why I wanted to stay. I've got a good relationship with all of them and a lot of respect for them all too.
"So I'm looking forward to trying to make sure that we can achieve all of our objectives next season.
www.thestar.co.uk/sportheadlines/Blades-keeper-rejoins-Warnock-in.6340798.jp
Yorkshire Post
Blades begin search as Kenny is lured to London by Warnock Premium Article !
By Nick Westby
PADDY KENNY was last night ready to bring the curtain down on an eventful eight years at Bramall Lane by joining Sheffield United's Championship rivals Queens Park Rangers.
The 32-year-old was in London finalising the terms of his £750,000 switch and is expected to be unveiled today, just two months after returning to the Blades' first team following a nine-month ban for failing a drugs test.
The news represents a blADVERTISEMENTow to the United management and fans who were looking forward to seeing Kenny back in goal next season after he missed all-but two games of the 2009-10 campaign because of the ban.
During his suspension, the Halifax-born Republic of Ireland international signed a contract extension until the end of next season but has been lured to Loftus Road by former manager Neil Warnock after QPR activated a release clause in his contract.
Sources close to Kenny told the Yorkshire Post that the goalkeeper felt the Blades had not done enough to retain his services.
But after holding discussions with Kenny and his representatives in the wake of QPR making their interest known, United will feel they have been let down by a player they stood by during his darkest days.
Kenny was suspended last September after testing positive for traces of ephedrine, a banned substance, believed to be contained in a cough mixture bought over the counter, when randomly checked following United's victory over Preston North End in the Championship play-off semi-final at the end of the 2008-09 season.
The club suspended the player on June 4, pending the result of the investigation, but even after the ban was enforced and he was made to train separately from the first team, the Blades honoured his contract and in November both parties agreed to extend his stay at Bramall Lane.
The goalkeeper even paid tribute to United in an interview in the Blades' matchday programme just weeks before his return to action in the penultimate game of the season, a 2-0 win over Swansea City at Bramall Lane in April.
In the interview Kenny said: "Being given the ban, I was crying in the car coming home, thinking my career was over because you don't know what is around the corner but, luckily, this club stood by me."
Kenny first joined Sheffield United in August 2002 from Bury, initially on loan.
Warnock – who had also been his manager at Gigg Lane – made the move permanent three months later in a deal worth £42,000.
Kenny was voted player of the season in his first year at the club and helped the Blades to the Championship play-off final, where they were beaten 3-0 by Wolves.
He played every minute of their successful promotion campaign in 2005-06
Brian Kerr handed him his first Republic of Ireland cap in 2004.
He played seven times for his country before asking Steve Staunton to leave him out of his plans in early 2007 for personal reasons, following an incident outside a Halifax curry house in November 2006 which resulted in Kenny having his eyebrow bitten off.
He returned to the international scene in 2008, by which time Shay Given was established as the Irish No 1.
Kenny was placed on the transfer list at the end of 2008 after being late for training, but was taken off it after signing a new contract just days before it emerged he had failed the drugs test.
Now Warnock has swooped in to offer him the chance to resurrect his career at Loftus Road.
"It's the third time I've signed Paddy and I'm delighted to be linking up with him again," said Warnock.
"There were times when it was him or Shay Given for the Irish spot, and in my opinion Paddy didn't get the recognition he deserved. It's well known he's made mistakes in the past but he'll be a great capture for QPR, and I'm sure he's going to be popular in the changing room and with our fans."
Kenny's departure means a new goalkeeper becomes the priority for Blades manager Kevin Blackwell this summer.
In Kenny's absence last year he had to bring a number of young goalkeepers in on loan from Premier League clubs, Mark Bunn of Blackburn Rovers and Steve Simonsen of Stoke City among them.
Simonsen played seven times during a one-month loan spell towards the end of the season and the 31-year-old could be the man Blackwell now turns to as he looks for somebody to establish themselves as the No 1 goalkeeper.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/football/Blades-begin-search-as-Kenny.6340885.jp
Read more: qprreport.proboards.com/thread/14053/kenny-traitor-warnocks-first-choice#ixzz31xE6v85z
Read more: qprreport.proboards.com/thread/22672/todays-birthday-paddy-kenny-tommasi#ixzz5FkHQZikM
And Damiano Tommasi, turns 44
FIFA.com - 17. Damiano Tommasi (37) is considered a club legend at Roma, where he spent ten years and won the Scudetto in 2000/01 as the capital outfit ended their 20-year wait, adding the Italian Super Cup the same year for good measure. Orchestrator of I Giallorossi’s play from his defensive midfield position, Tommassi became an indispensable member of the side and earned himself a seat on the plane to the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan, which Italy exited in the last 16. After a decade with Roma, he signed for Levante in Spain, later joining English team Queens Park Rangers and Tianjin Teda in China PR, before modest side Sant'Anna d'Alfaedo beckoned back on home soil.
www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1434860.html
Read more: qprreport.proboards.com/thread/22672/todays-birthday-paddy-kenny-tommasi#ixzz5FkGxk6Zd