Jake Doyle Hayes M Sligo b.1998

[liamoo11]

Doyle Hayes on bench for Villa hopefully gets a run. Shaughnessy starts for Leeds fair play to him released last summer by reading it looks a good turn around

[TrapAPony]

Starts tonight against Middlesbrough in the Cup

[OwlsFan]

Starts tonight against Middlesbrough in the Cup

Played the full game, although they lost 0-2. Hogan subbed after 63 minutes, although possibly tactical as they were down to 10 men at that stage.

[DeLorean]

We might have to return Hogan for Bamford. :)

[tetsujin1979]

Named in the42's "18 for 18" as one to watch next year: http://www.the42.ie/jake-doyle-hayes-18-for-18-3757222-Dec2017/

[samhaydenjr]

Made the bench for Villa's win at Middlesbrough. http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42463022
On the upside it isn't an EFL second round game against Shrewsbury or a dead rubber match at the end of the season. On the downside, there does appear to be an injury crisis at Villa, with nine out, so that obviously contributed to his promotion to the first team squad. On another upside, maybe this means Steve Bruce will give him some game time in next week's cup tie against Peterborough

[CraftyToePoke]

Started tonight v Yeovil in the cup for Villa, next to Hourihane and Whelan in midfield, was booked and Grealish replaced him after about an hour.

[liamoo11]

sub tonight. Really needs a chance to kick on

[liamoo11]

Great to see him get out on loan and especially to a club like Cambridge who will be in a real scrap for the next few months

[samhaydenjr]

First senior goal for Doyle-Hayes as Cheltenham beat Bradford 3-2: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49643729

[tetsujin1979]

Nice finish too, from 1:18 here
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[Eirambler]

Playing for Cheltenham in the League 2 playoffs tonight. Cheltenham leading 1-0 and he assisted the goal.

Very highly rated by the Cheltenham fans but looking like he'll be released by his parent club Aston Villa in the next few weeks.

Qualifies for the Under 21s but I don't think he's ever been capped at that level. Could be worth a look for Crawford if the likes of Molumby get senior call ups.

[elatedscum]

Playing for Cheltenham in the League 2 playoffs tonight. Cheltenham leading 1-0 and he assisted the goal.

Very highly rated by the Cheltenham fans but looking like he'll be released by his parent club Aston Villa in the next few weeks.

Qualifies for the Under 21s but I don't think he's ever been capped at that level. Could be worth a look for Crawford if the likes of Molumby get senior call ups.

He was called up by pulled out through injury. Eligible centre midfielders galore:

Molumby
Ronan
Coventry
Knight
Smallbone
Taylor
Mandriou
Doyle-Hayes
Clarke
Noss
Hodge
Connell

There’s also Aaron Bolger who was better at U19 level than Coventry, Knight, Connell and Smallbone. If he breaks into the Cardiff side soon, he’d be another option...

[Eirambler]

Interesting article on Doyle Hayes involving a journalist who has clearly seen a lot of him. Hopefully he gets fixed up with a club at League 1 level soon, seems a real under-the-radar type for us given his limited involvement with our Under 21s.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/classic-number-eight-whos-ready-league-one-after-aston-villa-release-lowdown-reported-blackpool-portsmouth-and-hull-city-target-2987731

[Olé Olé]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.footballinsider247.com/exclusive-hibernian-in-10-club-chase-with-stoke-city-qpr-to-sign-midfielder/amp/

Hopefully this is some way accurate and that he has options to pick from. That article quoted in the previous post on this thread reads well.

[Olé Olé]

St Mirren are on a good run at the moment. 6 wins and a draw in their last 7 matches, albeit only two matches were in the league where they sit second from bottom. The Irish contingent of Doyle-Hayes, Dylan Connolly, Conor McCarthy, Sam Foley and Jamie McGrath seem to start most games, maybe Connolly less than the others. Joe Shaughnessy starts too I think normally. McGrath scored the winner against Aberdeen in the league cup yesterday.

Posters on the St Mirren fan's forum are delighted with Doyle-Hayes' impact and expect him to move onto bigger and better things: https://www.blackandwhitearmy.com/forums/index.php?/topic/51065-welcome-jake-doyle-hayes/page/2/#comments

Hopefully they can push up the table now.

[Stuttgart88]

About 5 years ago a guy I know in the FAI underage set up said that JDH was one to really look out for.

[Trequartista20]

Jake Doyle-Hayes has yet to commit to a longer period at St Mirren as he keeps his options open, it has been reported.

https://www.anglocelt.ie/2021/04/26/doyle-hayes-keeps-his-options-open-amid-st-mirren-interest/

[Olé Olé]

Strange one that. He only signed for St Mirren in November. Cheltenham were very keen to keep him too and he moved on with his name being linked to Championship sides (QPR) before signing quite late at St Mirren. I think I remember Goodwin saying he was really surprised he was available so late and we delighted to get him.

I'm not sure if there's a theme there with the agent. A full season at St Mirren might not be the worst thing for him
.

[Eirambler]

I'd say when he left Villa for good last summer he was expecting to be picked up by a much bigger club than St Mirren but it didn't quite work out.

He has done quite well in Scotland and I could see one of the bigger payers in the league taking him as a relatively cheap option given that he's out of contract - Hibs, Hearts and Aberdeen would be the three most likely clubs. In particular the would fit the Hibs current approach of buying young, cheap Scottish based players and selling them on after a few years for a decent profit.

[Kingdom]

Interesting article on Doyle Hayes involving a journalist who has clearly seen a lot of him. Hopefully he gets fixed up with a club at League 1 level soon, seems a real under-the-radar type for us given his limited involvement with our Under 21s.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/classic-number-eight-whos-ready-league-one-after-aston-villa-release-lowdown-reported-blackpool-portsmouth-and-hull-city-target-2987731

At the Ireland Bosnia game in the U17s a few years ago, got chatting to a scout with Villa, older chap. Got chatting about the Irish players going through the Midlands at the time, and the standout player for him was Doyle-Hayes, albeit he wasn't sure he'd break through at Villa.

[Trequartista20]

Dundee United interested in signing him, as a contract offer from St Mirren remains on the table:

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-united/2308870/exclusive-dundee-united-in-the-race-to-sign-st-mirren-midfielder-jake-doyle-hayes

[Eirambler]

Not much of a step up really, although they would be able to pay him slightly more than St Mirren could.

[Trequartista20]

Close to confirming move to Dundee United.

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-united/2339200/jake-doyle-hayes-set-to-finalise-dundee-united-move-in-next-48-hours/

His game analysed here:

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-united/2340448/jake-doyle-hayes-what-can-dundee-united-fans-expect-from-former-st-mirren-man/

[Olé Olé]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area/renfrewshire/dundee-united-decide-against-signing-24427531.amp

This agent of his seems to be a chancer. This is the second season in a row he's been shopping the lad around and not without incident. Has to be a distraction for the player towards the beginning and end of the season. Didn't he fall out of the St Mirren team towards the back end because they knew he was unlikely to commit? And he joined them late at the start of the season. And he only got 22 league games with them. I wonder if he had a full season to his name would the agent's job be a little easier. Surely.

[Eirambler]

Last minute turnaround on this one and he's making the John McGinn move from St Mirren to Hibs instead of going to Dundee United.

A 2 year contract should give him a chance to finally settle down at a club for a while, Hibs are a much better setup than Dundee United as well and a realistic stepping stone to bigger things if he is good enough.

Also nice to see an Irish player on the books at Hibs again, there has almost always been a few to follow there, but none last season after Horgan was sold to Wycombe late in the transfer window.

[Demesne Lad]

Hibs have 12 midfielders in their first team squad, Dundee Utd 9; hopefully young Jake will get enough time on the pitch to generate an eventual move to a higher level.

[Eirambler]

Three or four of those 12 are expected to move on or be moved on this summer - Wright, Mallan, Hallberg and Irvine not expected to stay. Three more are young lads that are nowhere near the first team. There's a couple of wide players in that group as well as a number 10 (Allan). So the competition isn't that tough - it's basically him and three others (Gogic, Newell, Magennis) for two or maybe even three starting places depending on how they set up. None of those other three are world beaters either, even by SPL standards.

So he should get plenty of game time unless he really stinks the place out.

[Exgrad]

He'll be on decent money there so he will get game time. Hopefully he does well.

[John83]

https://www.extratime.com/articles/27599/hibernian-capture-cavan-native-jake-doyle-hayes-ahead-of-new-season/

[kennedmc]

Positive feedback on him from the Beeb website: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58061285
What did we learn?Hibs will be disappointed not to have established a lead but satisfied they were able to find an equaliser against tricky opponents who eased aside Aberdeen 4-0 on aggregate two years ago.
In Doyle-Hayes, they have found a midfielder with style and creativity who can grace this level of European football and, if they can be more clinical in front of goal in a week's time, can progress to the next stage.

[Olé Olé]

https://www.hibs.net/showthread.php?353255-Doyle-Hayes/page3

He's being utterly lauded by Hibs fans. As he was by Cheltenham fans and, for a while, St Mirren fans. I really hope he sustains this form for the season and finds his level next season so that he can kick on and challenge for the senior squad. He might do that whilst at Hibs too.

[CSAD]

Who knows, could be another John McGinn. I don’t think anyone saw McGinn turning into the player he has become back when he was in his mid 20s.

[Snapshot]

Who knows, could be another John McGinn. I don’t think anyone saw McGinn turning into the player he has become back when he was in his mid 20s.
Back when he was in his mid 20s? He's 26, was MOTM in his international debut against Denmark in 2016 and an immediate success for Villa on signing in 2018. With respect, I think lots of people saw his potential.

[Eirambler]

I don't think he's a McGinn, who was rated very highly going right back to his St Mirren days and who you could see from day 1 at Hibs was the best player at the club by a distance. Doyle Hayes is off to a solid start all the same though and may well outgrow the club if he can produce performances consistently that are at the same standard as his first few games.

[CSAD]

Back when he was in his mid 20s? He's 26, was MOTM in his international debut against Denmark in 2016 and an immediate success for Villa on signing in 2018. With respect, I think lots of people saw his potential.

Potential to be a good player for Scotland and potentially a premiership player yes, but to become a 30 million pound player and one of the best box to box midfielders in the league surely not.

[CSAD]

I don't think he's a McGinn, who was rated very highly going right back to his St Mirren days and who you could see from day 1 at Hibs was the best player at the club by a distance. Doyle Hayes is off to a solid start all the same though and may well outgrow the club if he can produce performances consistently that are at the same standard as his first few games.

Rated highly yes but hardly rated as the payer he’s ended up becoming.
After only afew games the Hibs fans are absolutely wetting themselves over him JDH, I guess we’ll have to see how get does again Celtic/Rangers or against the top teams in Europe before we see how he does.

[Snapshot]

Potential to be a good player for Scotland and potentially a premiership player yes, but to become a 30 million pound player and one of the best box to box midfielders in the league surely not.
But the potential has and continues to be realised. He's already a top premiership player with Villa and a standout international for Scotland. The asking price would likely start at €50 million. Your assessment is three seasons behind.

[CSAD]

But the potential has and continues to be realised. He's already a top premiership player with Villa and a standout international for Scotland. The asking price would likely start at €50 million. Your assessment is three seasons behind.

That’s the point, I’m talking relative to where he is now. He’s standing out at Hibernian at a young age, if he continues this way who knows where he might end up.

[Kingdom]

The only thing I know about JDH, is that at the Ireland Bosnia game in St Georges Park, an age ago, some grizzled auld Villan sat beside us (or was the other way around, cant remember?) and starting speaking of JDH in the highest calibre, and that he was one of the best prospects he had seen in his time following Villa youth teams, and that we should be glad he's Irish. Or to that effect.

The only thing that would concern me is that he's 23 in a few months. This really needs to be his breakout season. That applies to plenty other Irish 'prospects'.

[Snapshot]

That’s the point, I’m talking relative to where he is now. He’s standing out at Hibernian at a young age, if he continues this way who knows where he might end up.
You said: "I don’t think anyone saw McGinn turning into the player he has become back when he was in his mid 20s". He's now 26 and has played three great seasons with Villa and at international level. Do the maths.

[Snapshot]

Everyone saw it except you, valued fellow poster.

[CSAD]

Everyone saw it except you, valued fellow poster.

Okay so if that’s the case can you show me the post or posts that showed people saying that McGinn would go on to be a 30m pound plus midfielder in the PL or the equivalent of that. I’ve yet to come across it.

[John83]

Lads, lay off it.

[seanfhear]

Lads, lay off it.
Post *42 is just Not acceptable here = = The moderators must be too busy elsewhere at the moment.

[Eminence Grise]

Agreed. Just reported it. Not on, not wanted, not here.

[Edit] Thanks, mods.

[Eirambler]

Still doing very well at Hibs and quickly becoming a fans favourite there. He has come in to replace Jackson Irvine, a 30 cap Australia international, and is being seen as a significant upgrade on him based on his performances so far, so given the state of our midfield he's maybe not that far away from a call up.

Hibs have had an easy enough run of games domestically at the start of the season though. It looks much tougher for them after the international break, so it will be interesting to see if JDH can keep the standard up against the stronger teams in the league.

[samhaydenjr]

Opened his scoring account for Hibs on Saturday with two crackers: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60357413 - if he can keep this up and maybe move up a level next season, he could yet be an option in the future.

[liamoo11]

Opened his scoring account for Hibs on Saturday with two crackers: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60357413 - if he can keep this up and maybe move up a level next season, he could yet be an option in the future.

Thanks that volley is a great strike. If he could play 6 for us he certainly has a chance of been involved given our limitations at 6

[Exgrad]

injuries seem to have knocked this guy back a fair bit. Is he out again with an injury? Think the original problem was caused by a traiing ground tackle from the manager at the time, not the first time thats happened to an up and coming irish player!