Michael Drenann

[tetsujin1979]

loan at Carlisle ended during the week, and he's gone on loan again to Portsmouth, to replace no less than David Connolly: http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/drennan-arrives-on-loan-1373325.aspx

[Crosby87]

He looks adroit.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRLEqGWCIMRxV0hETzvatjZtf3ihYV18 rReWZQKY_CFmEd81_ZavQ

[paul_oshea]

He looks right?

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

He looks like... someone with a sense of humour above that of a 7 year old child.

[SkStu]

He actually looks a bit like David Connolly... after a red card in a World Cup playoff game obviously...

[tricky_colour]

He looks adroit.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRLEqGWCIMRxV0hETzvatjZtf3ihYV18 rReWZQKY_CFmEd81_ZavQ


Unfortunately he had a bit of an accident when he mistook a large tube of super-glue for hair gel
but is expect to be playing again when his hair grows long enough to be cut.

Scientist are still trying to figure out how to get the shirt he has been wearing since the incident off
without tearing it, and have calling in a contortionist to assist.

[tetsujin1979]

Why is he wearing a Croatia jersey under his Villa kit? I demand reasons!
Also, could one of the mods correct the spelling of his name in the thread title?

[tetsujin1979]

First senior goal on his first appearance for Portsmouth today

[Charlie Darwin]

Looks a shrewd decision from Aston Villa to send him down another division. If he can get his scoring boots on there, he could be ready for League One next season.

[liamoo11]

Looks a shrewd decision from Aston Villa to send him down another division. If he can get his scoring boots on there, he could be ready for League One next season.

as bad as villa are hopefully they wont be in league one next season!! Drennan is 2nd best hurler playing pro soccer in uk id say

[Charlie Darwin]

as bad as villa are hopefully they wont be in league one next season!! Drennan is 2nd best hurler playing pro soccer in uk id say
1. Shane Long 2. Joey Barton 3. Michael Drennan

[Stuttgart88]

Isn't Meyler's dad Wexford hurling manager? I expect he's handy enough.

[tetsujin1979]

Drennan's goal from yesterday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SBq646ub0A&t=1m30s

[Yard of Pace]

Isn't Meyler's dad Wexford hurling manager? I expect he's handy enough.

That dirty divil Liam Dunne is over Wexford this weather. Meyler is in charge of a (by the looks of things) a handy enough Carlow side. A Carlow club team will also contest the AI Club Hurling Final in a few weeks.

[Olé Olé]

Meyler played with Blackrock in Cork, on the same teams as Simon Zebo. Not sure how good he was. Apparently John Egan from Sunderland was absolutely prodigious as an under-age gaelic footballer. Won games single-handedly.

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Didn't Stephen Hunt say that he would like to play Hurling/GAA after he retires from football?

[liamoo11]

1. Shane Long 2. Joey Barton 3. Michael Drennan

Good shout sir if Drennans third long must be some hurler!

[Charlie Darwin]

First half double to put Portsmouth 2-0 up at Dagenham. Could be a big result for them - a win will put them seven points clear of relegation with four to play.

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

First half double to put Portsmouth 2-0 up at Dagenham. Could be a big result for them - a win will put them seven points clear of relegation with four to play.

First goal has been credited to someone else now.

[Charlie Darwin]

Ouch, he's just got another one so it would have been a hat-trick. Hopefully he can still finish!

[gastric]

Portsmouth want him back on loan.

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-portsmouth-preparing-loan-7814927

[Charlie Darwin]

Saw he got 2 today alright. Hope he can get out on loan now and impress.

[tetsujin1979]

back on loan to Portsmouth for a month's loan: http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/drennan-returns-on-loan-1937265.aspx

[Olé Olé]

I'd hope he'll get enough goals in the month to garner a move further up the leagues. Graham Burke just turned 21. I hope he's in pursuit of a loan also.

[gastric]

Drennan seems enthusiastic and happy to be back at Portsmouth.

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/drennan-revelling-in-familiar-surroundings-1-6327886

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

http://www.astonvilla.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=7517526

Drennan returns to Villa after disappointing loan spell at Portsmouth ends.

[gastric]

This guy seems to be going backwards presently. Hard to know how he will fare when his contract ends at Villa. Disappointed for him as he has shown a lot of promise in the past.

[nigel-harps1954]

Supposed to have signed for Dundalk.

[Charlie Darwin]

On loan in January apparently.

[tetsujin1979]

linked with a move to Shamrock Rovers today

[Charlie Darwin]

Signed: http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/latest-news/3833-welcome-mikey-drennan

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

http://www.the42.ie/irish-premier-league-players-1905411-Jan2015/

Didn't know where to put this so I might as well put it here as it kind of relates to the likes of Drennan.

And moving on to a similar theme...

http://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/dubliner-sean-kavanagh-signs-new-deal-with-fulham-30923888.html

Word of warning from Sean Kavanagh to the likes of O'Hanlon, Cleary & Jack Byrne: "If I was at another club I might not have had any first team games by now. I would say to any young Irish lad going to England that you are better off at a club like this, I don't see an Irish lad getting a chance at a club like Liverpool, Man City or Arsenal, you have a better chance of getting into the first team at a club like this."

[Olé Olé]

Drennan scored the first for Shamrock Rovers tonight away to Bray Wanderers. That's his 6th in 7 games, I think. To draw a parallel, Christy Fagan bagged 11 league goals in 23 games in his first season back in Ireland at roughly the same age.

This move could to turn out to be hugely beneficial for his career. Instead of being a small fish in a pond which thought it was bigger at Portsmouth (his last loan move), he's now playing under a quality manager like Fenlon and with quality players who have been at the top level like Stephen McPhail and Keith Fahey. It looks like it could be a great environment in which he can flourish, restore his confidence and begin capitalising on his ability.

How is he looking, Rovers fans?

[Charlie Darwin]

He's as good a striker as I've seen come back from England in years, in terms of immediate impact. He's a long way from the finished article and he snatched at a couple of very good chances tonight, as he has in every game he's played, but the flipside is he probably should have had three hat-tricks at this stage. Remember Rovers got him because they gave Villa guarantees about his sell-on fee, so even they think he's likely to make it at a higher level.

[GypsyBlackCat]

Sometimes you have to take two steps back to move forward. It's getting harder and harder for young players to break through in England and it will get worse with the new TV deal meaning the lesser clubs will be less likely to take a gamble on youth. I think we need to develop players at home and the players themselves need to look further a field to places like Holland, Belgium and Sweden etc. rather than England.

Drenann did the right thing moving home to play for Rovers. Playing first team football will help his development.

[IsMiseSean]

Drenann did the right thing moving home to play for Rovers. Playing first team football will help his development.

I'd agree. There is a few lads knocking around in L2 and the Conference who'd be better off coming back to the LOI.
Conor Clifford springs to mind. Last I seen of him he was playing for Barnet against Dartford in a sandpit...

[paul_oshea]

You'd think it could be a double edged sword, these lads coming back would hopefully improve the top teams in the league and increase chances of progression in Europe,, even hopefully into Europe league group stages - that would also shed more light and perhaps other leagues would cast an eye over the players especially given the chance to see them in Europe. you'd hope at least with the familiarity with England that this exposure would only lead to a good thing.

It's like running before walking but sometimes these things happen accidentally and if it did then it could be repeated.

[Charlie Darwin]

I'd agree. There is a few lads knocking around in L2 and the Conference who'd be better off coming back to the LOI.
Conor Clifford springs to mind. Last I seen of him he was playing for Barnet against Dartford in a sandpit...
They get more money in League Two than they would here. Pat Hoban is on multiples of what he was at Dundalk.

[Olé Olé]

They get more money in League Two than they would here. Pat Hoban is on multiples of what he was at Dundalk.

By deduction, is it fair to say that Richie Towell is earning less at Dundalk now than he was offered in League One over the winter break? Some are willing to take the step, in fairness.

[Charlie Darwin]

I don't know what he was offered in League One (afaik all deals fell down because Dundalk would have been due a fee) but he'd be on below the average L1 salary.