Conor Hourihane M Derby b.1991

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

https://twitter.com/bfc_official/status/481085845018251264/photo/1

http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Argyle-sell-skipper-Hourihane-Barnsley-clubs/story-21278704-detail/story.html

Completes move to Barnsley on the back of another good season with Plymouth; could be a replacement for Stephen Dawson.

[Charlie Darwin]

Good to see him make progress as being stuck at Plymouth for another couple of years could have turned into a permanent position in the lower tier. Barnsley will expect to be promoted straight back up so a good atmosphere for him to impress in.

[Charlie Darwin]

First goal for Barnsley today, away at Coventry/Northampton.

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Nice to see a continued upward trajectory for young Conor. He was only a kid when he was captaining a strong League Two side. He has a bit of physical presence about him and decent passing abilities. Could be one to watch over the next couple years.

[Charlie Darwin]

Another goal, this time the opener against Gillingham. He's taking to this League One lark well.

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Conor has now scored in 3 consecutive league games. That's 7 goals in his last 11 league games.

[tricky_colour]

Earlier goal


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSoxtgW5nI8

[tricky_colour]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8g3-T2fgtY


Strikes the ball well

[DeLorean]

His goal against Yeovil. Similar to the strike against Gillingham in that he requires little back lift to generate a lot of power. It's a pretty incredible skill to have.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig2OdX-YxV4

[liamoo11]

the celebration is very understated nice to see

[DeLorean]

You must love Balotelli

[Olé Olé]

I can't remember ever seeing him play. He clearly has a cracking strike of the ball. Can he play a bit too? He's gaining plenty attention with these goals and has been nominated for League One player of the month for August: http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11764/9453608/sky-bet-league-1-darren-ferguson-graham-alexander-steve-cotterill-and-paul-cook-up-for-award

[tricky_colour]

I can't remember ever seeing him play. He clearly has a cracking strike of the ball. Can he play a bit too? He's gaining plenty attention with these goals and has been nominated for League One player of the month for August: http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11764/9453608/sky-bet-league-1-darren-ferguson-graham-alexander-steve-cotterill-and-paul-cook-up-for-award

Just been looking at some Barnsley forums, some rather understated praise for him there,
they seem a hard bunch to please!!!


Listen to this miserable git!!!


Far too soon to be praising him. Far too soon. But good effort Jay. For you.

Maybe he was joking though. (seems he was).

This is more like it


From what I've seen of him so far he's easily got the quality to play higher.


but even that seems rather understated, I am thinking more along the "call him up Trap" lines.


This is more like it!!

http://www.barnsley-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/cometh_the_hour_cometh_the_hourihane_840453/index.shtml


Midfielder nominated for first Player of the Month award of the season.

Barnsley’s new midfield sensation Conor Hourihane has been nominated for the first Skybet League One player of the month award.
The 23 year old Irishman arrived at Oakwell from Plymouth this summer and has been a revelation as The Reds have lost just one of their five league games so far this season, scoring three goals.

Hourihane is nominated along with Preston’s Chris Humphrey, Coventry’s Reda Johnson and Bradford’s James Hanson.


Anyhow, what I am thinking is you watch him whacking in those long range goals and then
you remember Darren Gibsons wayward effort, hmm....?

Plus he has the name, "Hurricane Hourihane" :eagerness:

[tricky_colour]

the celebration is very understated nice to see

It's a good sign of quality IMO, Barnsley paid £200,000 for him, seems like good business to me.

[tricky_colour]

Seems like a copy of this thread http://www.thescore.ie/conor-hourihane-ireland-1652711-Sep2014/

[gastric]

Won the player of the month award, fantastic reward for a great start to the season!

https://www.clubcall.com/barnsley/hourihane-scoops-league-one-award-1739125.html

[tricky_colour]

I think he has a big future, looks real talent, League One player of the month
puts him at Championship level at least at just 23.

Hope it is not a flash in the pan though.

"“I do seem to be on a run where everything I hit does seem to be going in, but maybe I should be looking for a few six-yard tap-ins now!”

Having trouble quote the text, but he is either very good or very lucky!

Anyhow 90 minutes of good football would probably get you in the Ireland squad at the moment :p

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12040/9456850/sky-bet-league-one-conor-hourihane-off-to-perfect-start-at-barnsley

Pressed on whether he will soon be knocking on Martin O’Neill’s door, he said: “That would be nice, but one month of football I don’t think is going to get me there. I think I just have to work hard and then you never know.”


(http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12040/9456850/sky-bet-league-one-conor-hourihane-off-to-perfect-start-at-barnsley)

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Conor has now scored in four consecutive league games after his double today. Barnsley lost 3-5 at home to MK Dons having being 0-5 down after 82 minutes. Samir Carruthers netted one for The Dons.

[tricky_colour]

He is going from strength to strength <cough>.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uowb8qLzSV4

[Crosby87]

He's going to be great for us. A cross between Ger Crossley and John Jim O'toole.

[Olé Olé]

He is going from strength to strength <cough>.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uowb8qLzSV4

Oh dear. At least he knows where he can improve his game as he pushes up the divisions.

[Olé Olé]

http://bbs.barnsleyfc.org.uk/showthread.php?216177-Hourihane-will-be-gone&

General consensus on there within four hours of the original post is that Hourihane will be gone in January, with a few of £500,000 being mooted. Pure speculation though.

I must point to one poster who reckoned Hourihane was sh*te for 80 minutes yesterday.

That's Eoin Doyle and Conor Hourihane who have both leapt into L1 from L2 with no transition period. Fingers crossed they get some Championship exposure before 2014/15 is out. Although Chesterfield are well-positioned in the table, Doyle will be 27 in March.

[tricky_colour]

Some more of his goals form Saturday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIjsj83bRKo


I think anyone getting him for £500,00 would be laughing, half a dozen cracking goals hints he may have some ability.

[tricky_colour]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhJLQauXnc0

Second goal

[Charlie Darwin]

I wouldn't go as far as saying he'll be snapped up, but he was clearly a class above anyone at Plymouth in League Two so it's no surprise he's handled the step up to Barnsley with ease.

[tricky_colour]

I wouldn't go as far as saying he'll be snapped up, but he was clearly a class above anyone at Plymouth in League Two so it's no surprise he's handled the step up to Barnsley with ease.


I do not quite get it, I have been watching ireland for years and I haven't seen anyone who can score so apparently effortlessly
a Hourihane.
OK maybe I have not seen the 2,000 shots he has taken and missed.

Anyhow I was watching Man United today with their new signing Di Maria and as I was watching I was thinking what a talented player
Hourihane is.

[Charlie Darwin]

He's on a good run of 4 or 5 games - he's scoring regularly because he's a good player whose confidence is sky-high. Eoin Doyle has 7 in 6 in the same league. I've seen Keane and even Long on similar scoring form. Stokes goes through patches in the SPL.

[tricky_colour]

He's on a good run of 4 or 5 games - he's scoring regularly because he's a good player whose confidence is sky-high. Eoin Doyle has 7 in 6 in the same league. I've seen Keane and even Long on similar scoring form. Stokes goes through patches in the SPL.

But the quality of his goals is something else we seem to lack a player who can score those kind of goals ie like Lampard?

Eoin Doyle, is another interesting one, maybe I will have to start raving about him.

I thinks I would play Eoin Doye up front with Hourihane right behind him, I am fairly confident they could
put 4 pays Germany, indeed I bet the Germans are hoping Martin O'Neil isn't reading this, you can be pretty
sure they are ;)

(Doyle is 8 in 7 if you include the Capital One Cup) play em both against Germany and I guarantee we
will score at least 2, meaning Germany need 3 or for for a result, more if McGeady adds to the party.

[Charlie Darwin]

The quality of his goals is unquestioned - the question is whether he can do it at a level where he won't be given so much space to shoot, and whether his all-round game could allow him to benefit the team while also allowing him to take up those position.

Doyle is a case in point - never a prolific striker, but he's on a run now and long may it continue. Paddy Madden had a similar run at Yeovil and now he's back down at the bottom end of League One, still scoring goals but his momentum has been halted.

[tricky_colour]

The quality of his goals is unquestioned - the question is whether he can do it at a level where he won't be given so much space to shoot, and whether his all-round game could allow him to benefit the team while also allowing him to take up those position.

Doyle is a case in point - never a prolific striker, but he's on a run now and long may it continue. Paddy Madden had a similar run at Yeovil and now he's back down at the bottom end of League One, still scoring goals but his momentum has been halted.

Madden was a different type of player I think a lot of his goals were in the box, not many spectacular ones as I remember.
I was thinking he is unlikely to get the same sort of service with Ireland, mind you you could say the same for Hourihane
however his goal are more created by himself, he does not need a lot of space and he will get a bit of space at the distance
he is scoring from.

Anyway, take a look at Jack Grealish's goals and Hourihanes and tell me who is the best?

Anyhow I think we should take more interest in those who are scoring, Aidan McGeady won't be around forever.

[Charlie Darwin]

The one constant in all of Hourihane's goals is that he had plenty of space to line up his shot. It's the same for every player in League One - you get more space than you do at a higher level.

[samhaydenjr]

Madden was a different type of player I think a lot of his goals were in the box, not many spectacular ones as I remember.
I was thinking he is unlikely to get the same sort of service with Ireland, mind you you could say the same for Hourihane
however his goal are more created by himself, he does not need a lot of space and he will get a bit of space at the distance
he is scoring from.

Anyway, take a look at Jack Grealish's goals and Hourihanes and tell me who is the best?

Anyhow I think we should take more interest in those who are scoring, Aidan McGeady won't be around forever.

I would still say Grealish - while Hourihane obviously has a very decent left leg on him when striking from distance, Grealish was dancing through defences last season and he was five years younger than Hourihane is (and remember, MK Dons had the tie sewn up at this point and probably had eased up). That said, Hourihane still has time to move up a division and add himself to our potential midfield options and I would be delighted if he does.

[tricky_colour]

He makes his own space, look at the last goal he makes his space from nowhere.
Look back at the goals we do get space in those areas but we lack the ability to score from there.

[OwlsFan]

The main thing is that he has taken a step back up the ladder. Let's hope it continues but he's not going to play for us while playing in Division One.

[tricky_colour]

The main thing is that he has taken a step back up the ladder. Let's hope it continues but he's not going to play for us while playing in Division One.

Why not we let championship strikers who score less goals in a season than he score in month play for us?

Judge his ability not the league he plays in, those shots would have gone in in a Champions League final.

[DeLorean]

Think the level of competition has to be taking into consideration some bit, otherwise where would you draw the line? That said, if he continues the way he's going for a prolonged period I certainly wouldn't begrudge a call up, even if he is still in League One. I wouldn't get too excited yet though and think OwlsFans's first sentence is exactly where things are at, right now.

[Stuttgart88]

The main thing is that he has taken a step back up the ladder. Let's hope it continues but he's not going to play for us while playing in Division One.I agree, but equally I think the Irish management could help him up that ladder by giving him a call up. I'm not saying a token call up, but I think managers of small countries' national teams can afford the occasional strategic call up, assuming they genuinely believe he has further to go.

[gastric]

Hourihane is typical of the type of player who will represent Ireland from now on. Joined a big club, completed an apprenticeship there, released and now beginning to find his feet in football. What it means is we will produce quality players at a later stage in their careers which is no bad thing.

[paul_oshea]

Quality players at a later stage who never make it past championship at best, unless lucky enough to be in a championship team that get promoted.

That is most definitely a bad thing.

[Stuttgart88]

The lad's obviously got talent and a good attitude. Let's see what happens. If he finds his level and it's not international standard it's hardly a crime. If he makes international standard then great. With a bit of luck he'll reach full potential.

Keane obviously knows him which might count for something.

[Charlie Darwin]

Keane brought him to Sunderland and then again to Ipswich so he obviously rated him.

[gastric]

Quality players at a later stage who never make it past championship at best, unless lucky enough to be in a championship team that get promoted.

That is most definitely a bad thing.

Paul, So what about Jonathon Walters, Glenn Whelan and arguably Stephen Quinn? They play for teams who are pretty solid in the Premiership. And if you consider Duffy, Hourihane, O' Kane, Henderson and Carruthers (and there are many others) surely you agree that some of them will make it to the Premiership. Maybe I missed your point , but I think what I said has some credence.

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Won and scored a penalty today (yesterday).

[Stuttgart88]

Barnsley v Bradford on SS2 shortly.

Hourihane starts, Alan Sheehan left back for Bradford. Mark Yeates and Billy Clarke start for Bradford too. I always liked Yeates.

[tricky_colour]

Barnsley win 3-1 another goalless game for Hurricane, 4th game 3rd league game, the barren period continues relentlessly.

[Stuttgart88]

He had a couple of good efforts on goal, one well saved by the keeper and onto the post.

I think it's fair to say he has what is known as a cultured left foot.

[Charlie Darwin]

After a terrible run of five games without a goal, Hourihane back on the scoresheet tonight at home to Notts County.

[tricky_colour]

Scored a penalty (which he won) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq4PeyEANu0

He also hit the post late on, unlucky not to scores again.

Call him up trap.

[gastric]

A short interview on Conor, his own worst critic it seems which isn't a bad thing.

http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/barnsley/barnsley-reds-ace-conor-is-his-own-worst-critic-1-6919939

[tricky_colour]

Yes it is a lot better than self flattery!!