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    Adam Rooney

    Couldnt find a thread on him. Anyone actually seen this guy play? I know he's 1st div in scotland, but 18 goals in a season is pretty good going by any standard. Since he's only 21 i wonder is there more to come from him.

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    was with Stoke and released. his brother played LOI for a number of clubs (Pats included). he was a regular for the Ireland underage squads in the 15-18 age groups.

    The level he's at is awful though. Below LOI
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dodge View Post
    was with Stoke and released. his brother played LOI for a number of clubs (Pats included). he was a regular for the Ireland underage squads in the 15-18 age groups.

    The level he's at is awful though. Below LOI
    Unless I am mistaken I think he got a hatrick on his Stoke debut. Never got many chances after that and Scottish Div 1 is a pretty big drop.

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    BTW you can check out his stats here; http://www.soccerbase.com/players_de...playerid=43228

    Looks like he wasn't released by stoke but rather sold for £50k. Even at ICT he's been on the bench as many times as he's started
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    There was an interview with Terry Butcher who is manager there in the last couple of weeks in the Star I think. He said he was actually thinking about getting rid of Rooney at the beginning of the season. He said that he was getting the odd goal here and there but he was no where near consistant enough. Then out of desperation basically coz the team were performing he changed the formation and put Rooney up as the lone striker and he has been a revelation there. Butcher said that he swears in all his years in league and international football he has never seen a more improved footballer
    Its really not that complicated!!!

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    I guess just looking at it he is still 21. Granted the level he's at is nothing special but i think if he makes a move to a mid-table championship team during the summer he could improve again. If ICT dont get promoted and he stays where he is though i guess he'd be a lost cause really

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    Keith Andrews has thought me never to write off any player too early
    Its really not that complicated!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by rebelmusic View Post
    I guess just looking at it he is still 21. Granted the level he's at is nothing special but i think if he makes a move to a mid-table championship team during the summer he could improve again. If ICT dont get promoted and he stays where he is though i guess he'd be a lost cause really
    Mid tan;e championship? His record in the lower English leagues will stop that.
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    As razor pointed out, you'd never know. I know scottish div 1 is below the par of LOI, but LOI players consistently move to mid to top level championship teams....or am i opening pandora's box by making this statement?

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    I'm just trying to dampen any expectations people have for the fellah. Good luck to him
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    I've seen Rooney play a couple of times for Inverness. Nothing too spectacular, just a decent finisher. He plays up front on his own, with Richie Foran and Johnny Hayes the real "stars" on the wings bombing forward.
    Foran has got his third goal in a week tonight and from talking to ICT season ticket holders he has been their player of the year.
    The standard would be equivalent to the upper end of division one/ lower premier league of Ireland. Inverness being about as good as Bray or Waterford. The three Irish lads have been the reason for ICT's likely promotion to the SPL.
    Rooney - 18 goals in 22 games
    Foran - 12 goals in 28 games
    Hayes - 9 goals in 24 games

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    good to see Richie Foran do so well for ICT. I always hated him when he was with Shels back in the day but only because he scored against us so often. I think he was one of the original players to have a falling out with Givens for "breaking curfew" and he was slammed for it from all quarters at the time. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Anyway, good to hear and good luck to him.

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    I know Forans sister and they are from a tough background, youd think that fool Givens would realize these things and handle these young men in a more modern way.
    Thank god he is gone.

    Id like to see Rooney included to the summer camp, would raise his profile , maybe get him a bigger club and roll on from there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bwagner View Post
    I know Forans sister and they are from a tough background, youd think that fool Givens would realize these things and handle these young men in a more modern way.
    Thank god he is gone.

    Id like to see Rooney included to the summer camp, would raise his profile , maybe get him a bigger club and roll on from there.
    It's unlikely at best that Rooney will go
    Even without Keane and Doyle, there's still Stokes, Morrison, Keogh, Scannell, Sheridan, Murphy, Walters, Long and Folan playing and scoring at higher levels, not to mention the strikers in the Airtricity League
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    Adam Rooney nominated for SFL Division One player of the year. No sign of Foran or Hayes being nominated which is a bit of a shock
    Stokes nominated for young player of the year
    Rooney nominated SFL Div One player of the year


    Also recently announced that Rooney has won player of the month for March
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    Both foran and rooney scored today. That's 24 in 29 for Rooney - surely he'll get a move now? regardless he'll be in the SPL next year at least and then he's as good an option as stokes in my opinion, if he holds up to that level of course

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    Quote Originally Posted by rebelmusic View Post
    Both foran and rooney scored today. That's 24 in 29 for Rooney - surely he'll get a move now? regardless he'll be in the SPL next year at least and then he's as good an option as stokes in my opinion, if he holds up to that level of course
    getting noticed now anyway, hes better of staying with Inverness and see how he goes in the SPL before he would move.

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    Adam Rooney

    Hadn't heard too much about him, but he's off to a flyer with Inverness this season. Worth a call-up?

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    scored at the weekend anyway but can't see him ever getting out of Scotland, if he is lucky he can play for celtic like the other 90% of the country who already have

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    been following him the last year or so, hoping. The big question was if he could bring last seasons score tally into the SPL and he's 4 out of 5 now. Considering how many people are mad about stokes, he's defo worth looking at. Sounds like a Keane type scorer too, goals arent amazing looking but always clever runs for easy shots.
    Granted i think two of the goals this season were penos but still...the kids only 21!

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