Kenneth McEvoy

[tetsujin1979]

The U19 winger is starting on the bench for Spurs tonight away to Tromso. Hope he gets a run, played against Swindon last week in a behind closed doors friendly.

[Crosby87]

He looks amused.

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRPlhTJxFR4stdRl2T9DPfnh9ZOdKn-f0sL1yjOfJVyiDmwE5VJ8g

[nigel-harps1954]

He looks amused.

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRPlhTJxFR4stdRl2T9DPfnh9ZOdKn-f0sL1yjOfJVyiDmwE5VJ8g


That's Gareth Bale ye feckin toot.

[tetsujin1979]

That's Gareth Bale ye feckin toot.
do a google image search for Kenneth McEvoy

[nigel-harps1954]

do a google image search for Kenneth McEvoy

Do a search on that very image above. I think you'll find that it's Gareth Bale.

[SkStu]

Its Gareth Bale indeed Nidgey. But they are doppelgangers.

[DannyInvincible]

We already have a thread on Gareth McEvoy: http://foot.ie/threads/175900-Kenny-McEvoy

[Paddy Garcia]

We already have a thread on Gareth McEvoy: http://foot.ie/threads/175900-Kenny-McEvoy

...and Kenneth McEvoy too.

[SkStu]

whoosh... :)

[Crosby87]

tough crowd today. ill have to dumb things down for my slower readers.

[paul_oshea]

Hahha good man Crosby.

What's a toot? What did nigel-harps say?

[gastric]

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQCabNQKOzNKpqHwUtexTkf2IiSZ3a_t b7MaCSkf69LenXYqfk- (http://foot.ie/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=5iIYaBiu8ysUzM&tbnid=FonNK-_W7f_YiM:&ved=0CAgQjRwwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.ie%2Fsport%2Fsocc er%2Firelands-baby-bale-29236923.html&ei=uM6XUuVzxpSJB-ysgbAI&psig=AFQjCNHdwRN41q3CiS_FjTsW16uW_UbjmA&ust=1385766968047686)


I know it has been mentioned before, but it is really uncanny.

[SkStu]

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQCabNQKOzNKpqHwUtexTkf2IiSZ3a_t b7MaCSkf69LenXYqfk- (http://foot.ie/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=5iIYaBiu8ysUzM&tbnid=FonNK-_W7f_YiM:&ved=0CAgQjRwwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.ie%2Fsport%2Fsocc er%2Firelands-baby-bale-29236923.html&ei=uM6XUuVzxpSJB-ysgbAI&psig=AFQjCNHdwRN41q3CiS_FjTsW16uW_UbjmA&ust=1385766968047686)


I know it has been mentioned before, but it is really uncanny.

http://i39.tinypic.com/27y7tsk.jpg

[nigel-harps1954]

Mods gonna be having fun with this thread.

[Charlie Darwin]

Prefect Nigel telling on all the bold boys.

[nigel-harps1954]

Laws must be upheld at all costs.

[samhaydenjr]

Spurs probably stuck him on the bench just to freak Tromso out: "Oh No! How can this be! They've got Bale back! And they're not even playing him!! We are in deep trouble!!!"

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Bentaleb, Fredericks and Veljkovic on the bench for Spurs today.

Glass ceiling continues to be an obstacle at big clubs for young Irish players.

[Charlie Darwin]

He made the bench for a Europa League tie under AVB so he can't be that far away. I'd say it's more a case of Lamela being the winger option on the bench.

[liamoo11]

Bentaleb, Fredericks and Veljkovic on the bench for Spurs today.

Glass ceiling continues to be an obstacle at big clubs for young Irish players.

Lack of quality continues to be the obstacle for young Irish players

[tetsujin1979]

Going by his Twitter account, he's back in Ireland for a few days over Christmas

[tetsujin1979]

trained with the first team this week: http://instagram.com/p/iuGeXMKxJC/#
no word on a call up to the squad though.

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nope, not in the team today

[Bungle]

Hopefully if Tim Sherwood knows him from the youth teams and has been impressed with him, he might get a bit of game time before the end of the season. In reality, with Spurs a few points off the Champions League, it is difficult to see him playing unless there are a few injuries. Still, he seems to be a good prospect.

[tetsujin1979]

McEvoy was in the travelling squad for the Hull game at the weekend, and posted a photo of his first Premier League jersey on instagram - http://instagram.com/p/j4yhhmqxOL/#
but unfortunately he didn't make the matchday squad. Still, getting closer to his first appearance

[tetsujin1979]

in the Spurs squad again for the game in Ukraine against Dnipro

<EDIT>

starts on the bench

[tricky_colour]

7 on the bench so maybe a 1 in 7 chance of starting if there is a sub, could be up to 3 subs though (not sure of the rules)
love to see him get on the pitch but I doubt it will happen, but you never know.

[Charlie Darwin]

Stayed on the bench as Spurs were beaten 1-0 in Cyprus. Good to see Sherwood continuing in the tradition of English managers at Spurs not giving a toss about the Europa League.

[back of the net]

Stayed on the bench as Spurs were beaten 1-0 in Cyprus. Good to see Sherwood continuing in the tradition of English managers at Spurs not giving a toss about the Europa League.

Ukraine


hopefully he gets some game time this season

[Charlie Darwin]

Ukraine


hopefully he gets some game time this season
Gah, sorry, it was the Kiev game that was moved to Cyprus. Don't know why I thought it was Spurs.

[samhaydenjr]

I still think his inclusion is a fiendish psychological trick Spurs play on European opposition - he's probably told not to take his tracksuit top off during warm-up, he has to fake a Welsh accent for the day and his team-mates call him 'Gareth' when the other team's players are in earshot - perhaps Spurs even fly Emma Rhys-Jones out to the host city and pay her to do some shopping in expensive fashion boutiques on matchday.

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Any chance that this lad will get a look in under Pochettino? He wasn't afraid to give youth a chance at Southampton; the climate is a bit different at Spurs though.

[greendeiseboy]

Any chance that this lad will get a look in under Pochettino? He wasn't afraid to give youth a chance at Southampton; the climate is a bit different at Spurs though.

He's good mates with my nephew and as far as I know the plan was to send him out on loan this season - Swindon Town and Northampton being teams mentioned- I'll find out if that's still the case.

[greendeiseboy]

He's likely to go out on loan as I said in previous post - that's if Spurs allow him to do so. But it may not necessarily be to an English team. A loan move to the continent could be on the cards. Don't want to say too much for obvious reasons.

[tetsujin1979]

on loan to Peterborough until the end of the season: http://www.theposh.com/news/article/20140724-posh-swoop-for-spurs-starlet-1779367.aspx

[Stuttgart88]

Crafty can get his scouting cap on for us.

[CraftyToePoke]

Crafty can get his scouting cap on for us.

Yeah, why not, gives me more of a reason to meander over & watch them now & again anyway. Kevin Russell has left the back room set up there, he is a guy widely accredited with adding value to the club's bargain purchases on the training ground. So we shall see ..

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqcV1oKOS0E

McEvoy (#20) impresses in his Peterborough debut. He played the first 45 minutes.

[Charlie Darwin]

Don't have time to watch all that but any moments in particular you can pick out, TOWK?

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

I would pick out 25:55, 33:18, 34:47, 42:09 and 49:40 as his best moments and 42:09 as his best moment.

Good touch, good ball control, quick passing, good anticipation, good offensive and defensive positioning and consistently great crossing. Every cross was inch perfect and found a teammate. He even won a couple of aerial challenges. He was quiet in the first 13 minutes but once his teammates started passing it to him, they were confident enough to use him as an outlet more; certainly more so than their left-sided player. Seen him described as a bit of a touchline hugger but that's a bit of a disservice; he got a lot of joy when he came inside.

Brighton are a decent side. I'd say if he repeats this performance, he is a nailed on starter for Peterborough's first League game.

[Ozymandias]

looked very competent..he is direct no fancy stuff. gets the ball in the box quickly and accurately. his positioning is good and looked to help the degence when required....positive stuff really

[Charlie Darwin]

Likely to start against Charlton tonight according to the club website.

[DeLorean]

Limped off after 69mins (http://www.theposh.com/news/article/20140730-posh-in-friendly-stalemate-1794113.aspx)

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

First league start, first league goal for McEvoy.

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

And to prove that he is indeed Irish, McEvoy was immediately replaced due to injury.

[tetsujin1979]

Vine of his goal here: https://twitter.com/AddictedtoSpurs/status/500790960163651584
He's limping slightly in the celebrations afterwards

[greendeiseboy]

He's having an x-ray on it today.

[Charlie Darwin]

Good grief, hope it's nothing serious. He really is proving his Irishness.

[greendeiseboy]

Good grief, hope it's nothing serious. He really is proving his Irishness.

Had his x-ray, no serious damage - "They can't see anything broken or fractured so if it's still sore they will organise an MRI scan to check everything"

[tetsujin1979]

Recalled by Spurs from his loan - http://www.theposh.com/news/article/20141111-mcevoy-recalled-by-spurs-2076886.aspx
Have Spurs picked up any injuries, or suspensions that might explain this?

[Charlie Darwin]

More likely they saw he's not getting any game time and decided to call him back so they can find a better option. He seemed to start well there but got pushed out following his injury.