Steve Feeney
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Steve Feeney
@feeney_steve
Sports Tutor & Uefa A Coach⚽
Katılım Ağustos 2014
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Arsène Wenger didn’t raise a striker.
He unleashed absolute chaos.
We’re talking about Nicklas Bendtner — the man with world-class confidence and “Sunday league decision-making.”
Wenger loved him for one reason:
He genuinely believed he was the best striker on the planet.
Not “could be.”
Not “one day.”
Right now.
Madness.
But here’s the thing…
On his day?
He was an absolute nightmare.
Let’s rewind.
📅 December 2007
🏟️ Emirates Stadium
⚔️ North London Derby
Arsenal vs Spurs. 1–1. Game on a knife edge.
Wenger rolls the dice.
Hooks Emmanuel Eboué.
Throws on a 19-year-old Bendtner.
No warm-up.
No easing in.
Straight into war.
Corner comes in from Cesc Fàbregas…
Bendtner charges in like a man possessed.
💥 BOOM.
Header. Goal.
⏱️ ~1.8 seconds after coming on.
First touch.
Derby winner.
Absolute limbs in the stands.
Not a “record-breaking myth.”
Not PR nonsense.
Just one of the fastest, coldest sub impacts the Premier League has EVER seen.
And that’s Bendtner in a nutshell.
One minute?
Missing sitters against Barcelona.
Next minute?
Scoring Champions League hat-tricks vs FC Porto.
Then you’ve got the off-pitch chaos:
🚗 Crashing his Aston Martin
🩲 Flashing sponsored pants at UEFA Euro 2012
👑 Getting crowned “Lord Bendtner” by the entire internet
A meme?
Yes.
A problem?
Definitely.
But useless?
Not a chance.
🔴 171 games
⚽ 47 goals
🎯 Big moments when it actually mattered
He even won Serie A with Juventus…
…without kicking a single league ball.
Because of course he did.
That’s the Bendtner experience.
Pure chaos.
Unreal confidence.
Zero self-doubt.
Football needed players like him.
And deep down?
You loved every second of it.

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Richard Brush reflects on his career ahead of his testimonial today at the Showgrounds. Insight, memories, and a few laughs with the Bit O’Red legend 🗣
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This Saturday 🤩
Richard Brush’s career will be celebrated in style as Rovers face off against a team of Brushy's former teammates at the Showgrounds. A well-earned tribute to a club legend – see you all at 5pm 🤘
Tickets ⬇️
sligorovers.com/tickets/
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Best of luck to the Sligo/Leitrim U14 girls in their fundraising efforts as they prepare for the Gaynor Cup. You can show your support by clicking the link below or scanning the QR code 🙌
Support them here ⬇️
idonate.ie/crowdfunder/Mo…
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Free Entry 🔴⚪️
Come along and support the Women’s team at tomorrow nights’ Premier Division clash against Waterford
Kick off at 7:35pm in the Showgrounds
#Bitored | #Since1928

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@barryomahony1 @sligorovers Huge congratulations to you both Baz🎉 Enjoy it all😊
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Become a Volunteer 🔴⚪️
Sligo Rovers is seeking volunteers to support our First Team and Academy teams in the following roles:
👕 Kit & Equipment Assistant
🧤 Goalkeeping Coach
🗣️ Coaching Support
If you are interested, please send an expression of interest to Sligorovers2025@outlook.com, including a brief summary of the role you wish to apply for
#Bitored #Since1928

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@alancaw Forgot to say the girls were always going to get the rub of the green with @feeney_steve acting as linesman👀😜
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@alancaw A masterclass of a refereeing performance from the one and only Ronnie earlier today. #classact #whoneedsvar 👊
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@feeney_steve Waterford are a good side but we limited them to scraps. Best that I have seen in years. Quality football by a totally committed team.
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@brian_mc_nally Yes Brian, a very complete performance and full of energy and quality right till the end
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@feeney_steve Best display I seen in the showgrounds this season even after 90minutes we were still pressing
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@Dunner3 Yes Dunner, some of the link up and football played was a joy to watch and unlucky didn't end with a few more goals. The effort and set up out of possession restricted Waterford to so little too, just a very very impressive performance🙌
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@Heff7n Congratulations Laura, a huge work load put in to reach this stage and you should be very proud of it all, well done and best wishes in your career⚽👏
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1/2 Very proud to have reached this point, it's been an amazing learning experience through FAI Coach Ed and im looking forward to the official graduation this month with the other coaches iv had the privilege to share this journey with.
irishpost.com/sport/laura-he…
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@stusfootyflash @keithfeeney8 good memories of watching this⚽🙌😂
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Our first home game of the year comes this Saturday as we host @GalwayUnitedFC in the All Island Cup.
Kick-off is 7pm.
Tickets are available from srfcdirect.com or at the gate on Matchday

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@kearnsy52 @sportbible 😶🌫️ At least it was a good winning goal🙈
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