Stephen McLaughlin [Archive]

ifk101

21/12/2012, 7:12 AM

Call him up Trap!

McLaughlin can set Forest alight, insists boss O'Driscoll

http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/mclaughlin-can-set-forest-alight-insists-boss-odriscoll-3333151.html

And call Barry McNamee up while you're at it!

BonnieShels

21/12/2012, 9:30 AM

Call him up Trap!

These words should now incur an instant infraction.

Olé Olé

21/12/2012, 3:04 PM

Have only seen bits and pieces of McLaughlin from watching the LOI on RTE, but how does 'Stephen McLaughlin/Derry/2012' compare to 'James McClean/Derry/2011'?

Charlie Darwin

21/12/2012, 3:18 PM

McLaughlin is a more cultured player than McClean and always has been, but probably lacks the physicality and explosiveness that made McClean such a splash in England.

kev mcq

21/12/2012, 4:54 PM

BonnieShels

21/12/2012, 5:14 PM

Obviously. There's something in the water over there.

DannyInvincible

21/12/2012, 5:18 PM

McNamee's deal should go through soon too. Apparently, the fee for both players has been arranged, but "agency 'mishaps'" are to blame for any delay now: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20760667

Forest manager Sean O'Driscoll told BBC Radio Nottingham: "I think the fee has been arranged with Derry.

"There are just one or two agency 'mishaps' that we need to clear up, but there's nobody trying to stop the deal going through."

nigel-harps1954

21/12/2012, 6:56 PM

McLaughlin is a better player now than McClean was when he left Derry IMO.

ArdeeBhoy

21/12/2012, 8:47 PM

Ah the good old magic aeroplane. Has he now become a better player than he was a week ago?

No, but If they make the grade at Forest, potentially they could be at an EPL club next season. Which is a big jump from regular LOI.

Though if they're so good, a bit surprised no-one else has come in for them...

Predator

21/12/2012, 11:02 PM

No, but If they make the grade at Forest, potentially they could be at an EPL club next season. Which is a big jump from regular LOI.

Though if they're so good, a bit surprised no-one else has come in for them...Pay attention AB, Declan Devine revealed that several clubs were watching McLaughlin in particular. Now, that they don't all happen to be English Premier League clubs is of little consequence. Let's not forget that McClean almost ended up at Lincoln or Peterborough.

drummerboy

22/12/2012, 12:09 AM

I just hope Derry and Finn Harps are getting their just rewards for producing these players for the clubs a
cross the water.

Charlie Darwin

05/02/2013, 10:31 PM

Not looking great for McLaughlin with McLeish having now left Forest, although a club in turmoil might be precisely the kind of place where a bolter can emerge from the reserves. A bit of a funny aside that the Kuwaiti owners were trying to convince McLeish to bring in a number of Kuwaiti internationals, the best part being that he actually signed one.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2013/feb/05/alex-mcleish-nottingham-forest-exit?CMP=twt_gu

nigel-harps1954

05/02/2013, 10:32 PM

McLeish had nothing to do with the McLaughlin transfer as far as I'm aware.

Charlie Darwin

05/02/2013, 10:43 PM

No, he came in under O'Driscoll but the turbulence can't be good for the fringe players at the club. In fact, I just read that Keith Burt - the scout who headhunted McLaughlin - was sacked last month so it's hard to know what's going on. Hopefully the club's reluctance to sign players during the transfer window means there'll be opportunities for the likes of McLaughlin now.

nigel-harps1954

05/02/2013, 10:47 PM

I just hope a new manager comes in who likes to give some everyone a chance and doesn't just stick with the same team that's been playing all along.

Macca certainly has the ability to make it at very minimum at Championship level, I believe he's better than James McClean and most definitely has his head screwed on right, and could make it all the way provided he gets a bit of first team action before the end of the season. I'd fear for his future otherwise if he's lurking in the reserves for the next year or two.

Charlie Darwin

05/02/2013, 10:52 PM

I think he's better than McClean talent-wise but that will all be nothing if he can't make the grade in terms of strength and fitness and that's where I'd be worried. It will take him a few months to get acclimated to the pace of English football, so I hope he can make it.

nigel-harps1954

05/02/2013, 10:55 PM

He's certainly one of the strongest/fittest players I've seen come out of the League here in a long time. I get your point though about getting up to speed with the English game, but he's most certainly strong enough to make the step up.

Charlie Darwin

05/02/2013, 11:03 PM

He is a big unit alright, but McClean is a bit of a wrecking ball and I don't think he'd have made the breakthrough if not for his size. McLaughlin is big for the LOI but players brought through the English system have years of physical training he doesn't. That said, if a manager gave him a chance I think he would be able to make it, but I just hope he doesn't have to sacrifice technicality for good old-fashioned English bulk.

gastric

05/02/2013, 11:38 PM

And now he will have another new manager to contend with - the Forest owners have a lot to answer for, particularly getting rid of O'Driscoll who seemed to bring a degree of consistency to the club in his short time there.

DannyInvincible

03/03/2013, 9:30 AM

Saw it reported on Facebook that McLaughlin made Forest's first-team bench yesterday although didn't see any action. Was that his first time on the first-team bench?

Crosby87

03/03/2013, 12:58 PM

Looks.....manly.
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQRWn8J60wWtPlqRQ2vWL3fsmRnlPXt7 PuuUK5-OuL7_98hv8Rd

tetsujin1979

03/03/2013, 1:45 PM

Saw it reported on Facebook that McLaughlin made Forest's first-team bench yesterday although didn't see any action. Was that his first time on the first-team bench?yep, first involvement with the first team

DannyInvincible

03/09/2013, 2:05 PM

McLaughlin moved from Forest to Bristol City yesterday. He'll be on loan until the 2nd of January and joins up with Sean O'Driscoll again.

Charlie Darwin

03/09/2013, 2:30 PM

Good move for him, hopefully it works out for him and he either gets a move or goes back to challenge at Forest.

nigel-harps1954

04/09/2013, 10:31 PM

Unused sub for Bristol City tonight in their win 2-1 over Bristol Rovers.

Crosby87

05/09/2013, 12:39 AM

Why can't he crack the lineup for BC. Harps?

Charlie Darwin

05/09/2013, 1:27 PM

Probably because he only joined them the day before.

DannyInvincible

05/09/2013, 4:11 PM

Probably because he only joined them the day before.

Why didn't he join a day earlier then?

Charlie Darwin

05/09/2013, 4:15 PM

Why didn't he join a day earlier then?
Because he's finished. RIP Stephen (1990-2013)

geysir

05/09/2013, 8:28 PM

Good that we didn't c*ll h*m *p.

TheOneWhoKnocks

29/03/2014, 2:19 PM

On the bench today. Davies's dismissal may work in his favour.

Stuttgart88

21/04/2014, 4:16 PM

Starting for Forest at Leeds today. On SS1 now.

And McLaughlin has a dream debut start, setting up Matt Derbyshire with a beautiful through ball after only one minute, finished with aplomb.

Charlie Darwin

21/04/2014, 4:29 PM

That's fantastic news! I'll have to catch it later.

DeLorean

21/04/2014, 4:45 PM

It was a lovely pass. A huge hole in the Leeds defence but he weighted it perfectly. They're up 2-0 now but I missed the second goal.. Derbyshire again.

Stuttgart88

21/04/2014, 6:23 PM

He made the situation himself, beating one man to find himself in space.

Tidy enough after that but the ball spent so much time in the air I had to keep reminding myself I was watching footy.

Good debut, definite talent.

Charlie Darwin

21/04/2014, 9:16 PM

Great to see him getting a look-in finally after having bad luck with manager changes and injuries. He and Patterson could be a very exciting pair of wingers, particularly when Reid returns. That Forest team really should be challenging for promotion considering the talent in their squad.

TheOneWhoKnocks

22/04/2014, 12:57 AM

Supposedly lost a considerable amount of pace due to his numerous injury problems since signing from Derry..

Charlie Darwin

22/04/2014, 1:44 AM

There's no way anyone could know that.

On a side note, I caught about half an hour of the second half on TV and it looked like he was playing in midfield rather than the wing. Interesting. He certainly looks like he has the spatial awareness to play there.

TheOneWhoKnocks

22/04/2014, 1:53 AM

Yeah. Was reading one of the Forest forums and his future may lie in CM because he lacks the pace to play on the wing.

Charlie Darwin

22/04/2014, 2:09 AM

Are they basing that on his performance today, watching U21 games, Bristol City? He might not have the pace but I'm not sure there's a whole lot of evidence to suggest he has lost it yet.

tricky_colour

22/04/2014, 2:24 AM

If Forest can win their last 2 games they have a real decent chance of making the play-offs.
It's not completely in their hand but the other contenders would struggle to do what is required to
overtake them. Promotion is still a long shot though according to the bookies, 16-1.

Looked at the Forest forum and the consensus was he didn't do too much apart from the assist, but
he did get some credit for his defensive work and of course he was a part of a winning team,
a welcome sight at Forest these days, so a promising debut.

Charlie Darwin

16/07/2014, 8:32 PM

Scored for Forest against Porto B today. Not sure if he was still playing at full back.

gastric

17/07/2014, 1:29 AM

Match summary here.

http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/porto-b-v-forest-160714-1764001.aspx

tricky_colour

24/09/2014, 7:30 PM

Started for Forest v Spurs in the cup.

Paddy Garcia

24/09/2014, 8:07 PM

Started for Forest v Spurs in the cup.

And he set up a goal!

gastric

30/09/2014, 6:58 AM

Off to Notts County on a month's loan.

http://www.nottinghampost.com/Nottingham-Forest-s-Stephen-McLaughlin-jumped/story-23018603-detail/story.html

Olé Olé

30/09/2014, 9:29 AM

Derry states that McLaughlin is in Forrest's long-term plans. I would hope that this is simply to get him more games under his belt so that he comes back with more confidence and intensity than he could attain from cup/sub appearances. Hopefully, it's just the month and Psycho hears enough positive feedback to give him a shot.

Olé Olé

01/10/2014, 7:59 AM

Popped up with an assist from his first start for Notts County.

Charlie Darwin

07/10/2014, 7:12 PM

And his first goal for Notts County, equalising in the John Stones Paint Trophy after Paddy Madden had given Scunthorpe the lead.

Olé Olé

08/10/2014, 8:14 AM

And his first goal for Notts County, equalising in the John Stones Paint Trophy after Paddy Madden had given Scunthorpe the lead.

Ronan Murray popped up with the second for County. McLaughlin got an assist at the weekend for County so he's made an instant impression. Augurs well for his return to Forrest.

Two lads from the West there getting those goals; McLaughlin from Donegal and Murray from Mayo.