Dan Crowley M MK Dons b.1997

[Paddy Garcia]

Daniel Crowley: The ex-Arsenal midfielder out to beat Ajax in the Dutch Cup final

He has not yet spoken to Republic boss Mick McCarthy, who is rumoured to be attending Sunday's game, but had discussions with talent scout Mark O'Toole.

"I told him I want to play for Ireland. He is trying to get the papers sorted - I have to be patient," he says.

"The way I felt two years ago is different to the person I am now. Growing up I never owned an England kit, I had all the Ireland kit

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48111164

[Olé Olé]

I'm really on this lad's side. I think he genuinely feels Irish and wants to play for us. I don't think a Southgate phonecall could ever impact him like it did Rice. I actually met a chap recently who is an Irishman from Birmingham. He was very firm on Crowley and referenced his old man hurting with Crowley's.

[samhaydenjr]

Mick to watch Crowley at the Dutch Cup Final today: https://www.balls.ie/football/daniel-crowley-dutch-cup-410094

[zero]

Only on the bench, surprisingly.

[Olé Olé]

I'm really on this lad's side. I think he genuinely feels Irish and wants to play for us. I don't think a Southgate phonecall could ever impact him like it did Rice. I actually met a chap recently who is an Irishman from Birmingham. He was very firm on Crowley and referenced his old man hurting with Crowley's.

*Hurling. Christ.

[brine3]

Only on the bench, surprisingly.

Willem II manager decided to park the bus against Ajax and Crowley wasn't a part of that plan.

Very harsh on Crowley, who has been one of their best players all season long.

[Eminence Grise]

That worked out well, didn't it?

https://www.euronews.com/2019/05/05/ajax-win-dutch-cup-in-emphatic-fashion

[boysingreen]

Get. Him. In. To. Fvck. Already.

[Nagger]

Reports in Holland that Crowley is signing for Birmingham City

https://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=355427


https://www.wearebirmingham.co.uk/blues-close-in-on-crowley/

[DeLorean]

Jayney. If that happens, he really is Jack Byrne II.

[Olé Olé]

Essentially he's a replacement for Jota. They don't have a manager at the moment. That worries me. Obviously the club is close to home so it suits on that front. I wouldn't have thought it would suit on any other front.

[DeLorean]

Sky Sports have it now - https://www.skysports.com/transfer-centre



BLUES WIN RACE FOR CROWLEY

Birmingham have beaten PSV and Feyenoord in the race to sign former Arsenal and Aston Villa trainee Dan Crowley, according to Skysources.

The fee agreed with Willem II is believed to be worth £750k.

The midfielder is now back in the West Midlands for a medical and to discuss personal terms.

[Olé Olé]

PSV would have been Ideal. 2nd last season. Managed by Mark Van Bommel. Not treading on Liam Kelly's toes.

[Diggs246]

Sky Sports have it now - https://www.skysports.com/transfer-centre
That fee is a disgrace!
I bet Birmingham get their eyes wiped by another club in the last minute

[The Fly]

Sky Sports have it now - https://www.skysports.com/transfer-centre

Ugh....best of luck to him and all, but, I can't say I'm happy with that.

[Razors left peg]

Very disappointing move, hope it works out but its hard to see it.

[mark12345]

PSV would have been Ideal. 2nd last season. Managed by Mark Van Bommel. Not treading on Liam Kelly's toes.

PSV or Birmingham - Brum, who are a European powerhouse, might just edge it over PSV in terms of tactical and technical football?

[DeLorean]

I wonder how interested PSV actually were. Would he have had much chance of actually getting game time there, they look a very useful side? Don't get me wrong, it'd have still been a far more interesting and probably beneficial move than Birmingham!

[Olé Olé]

Confirmed to Brum: https://twitter.com/BCFC/status/1151783880619376640?s=19

[tommy_c12000]

I count 1 opening goal, and 2 assists for Dan today vs Swindon. Impressive start.

Agree disappointing move. Probably homesick, wanted to return to midlands. Note he only signed a two year contract (option of extra year but not compulsory), in his mind his plan will be to impress prem league club this year to maneuver a move next summer whereby a reasonable offer will have to be accepted or risk losing him for free the following summer. I’d expect Willem II to have a 10% sell on clause given the low fee, similar to the 1 euro they sold De Jong for, but made 7.5m on the subsequent sale to Barcelona.

Regarding interest from other clubs, it’s very easy to get fake rumors to gain traction in these days. Transfer gossip is gone to the dogs destroyed by greedy agents

[liamoo11]

I count 1 opening goal, and 2 assists for Dan today vs Swindon. Impressive start.

Agree disappointing move. Probably homesick, wanted to return to midlands. Note he only signed a two year contract (option of extra year but not compulsory), in his mind his plan will be to impress prem league club this year to maneuver a move next summer whereby a reasonable offer will have to be accepted or risk losing him for free the following summer. I’d expect Willem II to have a 10% sell on clause given the low fee, similar to the 1 euro they sold De Jong for, but made 7.5m on the subsequent sale to Barcelona.

Regarding interest from other clubs, it’s very easy to get fake rumors to gain traction in these days. Transfer gossip is gone to the dogs destroyed by greedy agents

He needs to light up the championship and prove he has the physicality and attitude to move to a top league. O keefe and Redmond started that game today as well with burke a sub so I imagine they must be bit short of player s at moment

[Diggs246]

Word on the street is he just helped destroy Swindon in a pre season friendly .

[Diggs246]

Word on the street is he just helped destroy Swindon in a pre season friendly .

Sorry Tommy. C already posted this

[Eirambler]

Name checked by McCarthy in the FAI press release about Marcus Harness this morning so a strong possibility that he'll be in the next squad.

[DeLorean]

Name checked by McCarthy in the FAI press release about Marcus Harness this morning so a strong possibility that he'll be in the next squad.

The magic plane :)

[Diggs246]

details here

https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/scouting-report-harness-to-declare-for-ireland

[geysir]

Name checked by McCarthy in the FAI press release about Marcus Harness this morning so a strong possibility that he'll be in the next squad.

Dan was only name checked by Mick as a potential player who will be easier to monitor closely since his move to Birmingham.

[samhaydenjr]

Name checked by McCarthy in the FAI press release about Marcus Harness this morning so a strong possibility that he'll be in the next squad.


Dan was only name checked by Mick as a potential player who will be easier to monitor closely since his move to Birmingham.

Yeah, I don't think he'll be in the next squad but if he gets off to a flyer he might be considered for the later games

[Razors left peg]

Watched most of first half of Birmingham vs Brentford. Crowley is excellent, has to be called into next squad

[CraftyToePoke]

Watched most of first half of Birmingham vs Brentford. Crowley is excellent, has to be called into next squad

His side have had 23% possession and lead 0-1 according to BBC, so he must be doing well with the little bit of ball they have.

[liamoo11]

His side have had 23% possession and lead 0-1 according to BBC, so he must be doing well with the little bit of ball they have.

That's 3% more possession than we will have against Switzerland so it's an e excellent rehearsal for his Ireland career

[Razors left peg]

His side have had 23% possession and lead 0-1 according to BBC, so he must be doing well with the little bit of ball they have.
Yeah, the stream I was watching must be in house Brentford channel because there was pretty biased commentary, but even they picked Crowley out as Birmingham's best player by a long way

[Eirambler]

Is Crowley 100% confirmed as our player? His situation seems identical to Johannson's.

[geysir]

After the paperwork is concluded by FIFA, it's not confirmed 100% until he is capped by us at competitive senior level, and that ball is in Mick's court. I'd say Mick is partial to a talented attacking midfielder and will come around eventually.

[mark12345]

After the paperwork is concluded by FIFA, it's not confirmed 100% until he is capped by us at competitive senior level, and that ball is in Mick's court. I'd say Mick is partial to a talented attacking midfielder and will come around eventually.

Yeah and Mick is dragging his feet on Crowley. He should have gone to the Portugal training camp just to get in and around the squad. Mick took time out to go to Holland to see him play and for some unknown reason decided not to bring him to Portugal.

[samhaydenjr]

I think we all need to remember that Mick has one goal for his tenure - get us to Euro 2020. Right now that probably means getting seven points from twelve in the remaining qualifiers). Currently, the next real window for experimentation is next year's Nations' League (unless we either qualify directly this Autumn or fail completely, in which case there will be an opportunity in the spring or summer). Sure, we have two friendlies coming up but we also have about a dozen outfielders who are likely squad candidates with fewer than a dozen caps each. If we assume a fully fit complement of midfielders, then five places will surely go to our Premier League players (Brady, Hendrick, McCarthy, Arter and Hourihane), James McClean will likely still hold his place in the squad (especially as he's one of only two active players who has hit double figures for international goals), while Browne (about 150 league games) and O'Dowda (90 league games) both have extensive Championship experience, whereas Crowley has only played once at this level.

And if we're looking for a technical, ball-playing midfielder, then surely Alan Judge would be the more obvious option, given his experience and recent exploits for us.
I think Mick should only be bringing in players who will obviously improve our squad immediately and make qualification more likely. Now it may be that, by the time the October qualifiers roll around, Crowley will be tearing it up in The Championship and will merit a squad place, but I wouldn't call him up based on a few games at that level.

[liamoo11]

He was 22 yesterday if he lives up to his potential and shows he has matured he will start for us in the euros this summer and be in the premier league this time next season

[CraftyToePoke]

And if we're looking for a technical, ball-playing midfielder, then surely Alan Judge would be the more obvious option, given his experience and recent exploits for us.

I don't know about this, the guy didn't even start for a skint Ipswich in L1 yesterday.

[tommy_c12000]

And if we're looking for a technical, ball-playing midfielder, then surely Alan Judge would be the more obvious option, given his experience and recent exploits for us.
I think Mick should only be bringing in players who will obviously improve our squad immediately and make qualification more likely. Now it may be that, by the time the October qualifiers roll around, Crowley will be tearing it up in The Championship and will merit a squad place, but I wouldn't call him up based on a few games at that level.

I respectfully disagree. Alan Judge is 31 this year and is a squad player for a League one team. He should be nowhere near our team.

Crowley comes across as a clown and overly cocky so can understand why Mick doesn’t like him. He’s probably improving in this respect as he matures. But he is an excellent prospect and his current ability is ahead of any center midfielders we have. He only turned 22 and has amassed 92 games of first team football (half of which was in the Eredivise top division), close to Micks magic threshold of 100 games which automatically turns you into a “proper footballer.” From what Ive seen from his time at Willem II he is quality, and has continued his impressive form with Birmingham seamlessly. If he stays injury free he will be a premier league player next season, no doubt about it. Crowley would definitely be a positive addition to our international side, and Mick needs to stop being so stubborn for a change and give him a chance, especially given our paucity of talent in this area. It will be for the betterment of his one aim - to get us to Euro 2020

[Olé Olé]

Emmm isn't Judge trying to force through a move to QPR and back to the Championship? Don't let facts get in the way of a bit of solid negativity though.

[nigel-harps1954]

I'd imagine Jack Byrne is ahead of Judge in the peckin order

[Diggs246]

I'd imagine Jack Byrne is ahead of Judge in the peckin order

It was judgy that was brought on and did the business against Denmark. Jack Bryne wasn't even in the match day squad.

[geysir]

I'd imagine Jack Byrne is ahead of Judge in the peckin order
In the pecking order, A n Other (Shamrock Rovers) is behind A n Other (QPR).

[liamoo11]

I'd imagine Jack Byrne is ahead of Judge in the peckin order

Judge changed the game in Denmark as well as putting in excellent free kick for the goal

[elatedscum]

Assuming the paperwork came through ok, Mick probably looks at it like this for the Wes slot:

1) Judge
2) Crowley
3) Byrne
4) Ronan

Judge was great against Denmark, although he didn't track his man for the Danish goal. Judge getting a move to QPR would be big for him in terms of keeping that spot.

[Dunners]

Judge is now 30 years old , has been very unlucky in the past not to receive more playing time but for me Crowley is the man we need to see in green , big season ahead of him needs to take his chance , has something to prove to alot of people.
I feel that Byrne would need to move back across the water to be considered by big Mick

[Eirambler]

Name checked by McCarthy in the FAI press release about Marcus Harness this morning so a strong possibility that he'll be in the next squad.

Name checked again today with McCarthy off to see him tomorrow night as well as the two Portsmouth lads. If he goes well tomorrow I'd say he'll have a good chance of a call up (assuming his paperwork has indeed gone through - but the way the FAI are directly mentioning him in their press releases suggests it must have done.)

[geysir]

I see that it's a league cup game in Portsmouth. That would be a long drive for Mick, assuming he lives up north inbetween coalmines.
What type of car would Mick drive, a BMW 7 series?

[Eminence Grise]

Something steam powered with iron wheels, able to make steady but stubborn progress. Doesn't carry passengers. Probably has a large boot, filled with coal.

[Closed Account]

Seems Mick may get more than he bargained for.
Sean Raggett(Portsmouth), Ryan Burke, Corey O'Keefe and Joe Redmond(Birmingham) are all on the bench as well as the 3 aforementioned starting.