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yurt
20/05/2025, 9:07 AM
I'd be pretty surprised to see him in another Ireland squad. So at this rate I think I'd like to see him come back and play here in the LOI. If he is still recovering from a bad relationship with alcohol then maybe living in Ireland would be a good thing for him even if it isn't as lucrative.

Shels do seem badly in need of someone who can score goals and Connolly desperately needs to prove he can score goals at some level. A European run over the summer could put him in the shop window again for a January move to the UK.
Eirambler
20/05/2025, 9:20 AM
I'm going to guess Scotland. Somewhere like Dundee United. I think he'd score goals in the SPL, outside of the Glasgow teams the standard is a fair bit below where he's been playing (or often not playing) for the last five years. The money won't be huge, but if he wants to get games and rebuild at a more realistic level, that's probably his best bet. The right League 1 club might suit him also.
Razors left peg
07/07/2025, 4:19 PM
Signs for Leyton Orient
seanfhear
07/07/2025, 5:17 PM
His career is a bit like a ride on the Orient Express ~ With Agatha Christie / Wagatha Christie ? !
Razors left peg
07/07/2025, 5:19 PM
2 year contract, probably the most stability hes gotten in a while
2 Year Contract
07/07/2025, 5:36 PM
2 year contract, probably the most stability hes gotten in a while

Thank you
Eirambler
08/07/2025, 3:53 AM
Wins the race to League 1 between him and Obafemi by a nose.
Jolly Red Giant
08/07/2025, 10:07 AM
I think this is a good move for Connolly - Leyton Orient are a well run club and Wellens is a high-intensity coach. Connolly will have to knuckle down and focus on football under Wellens or he will find himself out the door quite quickly.
pineapple stu
08/07/2025, 11:30 AM
Wins the race to League 1 between him and Obafemi by a nose.
Still time for Obafemi to say "Hold my beer" and end up in League Two...
Eirambler
08/07/2025, 5:40 PM
I think this is a good move for Connolly - Leyton Orient are a well run club and Wellens is a high-intensity coach. Connolly will have to knuckle down and focus on football under Wellens or he will find himself out the door quite quickly.

Given his history of not lasting long at clubs this comment makes me think it actually might not be a good move for him.

Fresh start at Swindon in late January anyone?
SkStu
16/08/2025, 3:32 PM
Guess who’s back? Back again… Conno’s back. Tell a friend.


Goal! Leyton Orient 1, Stockport County 2. Aaron Connolly (Leyton Orient) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie O'Neill.
SkStu
16/08/2025, 3:35 PM
We might need a Leyton Orient Irish and Opposition Irish thread :)

Aaron, Ollie, Tayo and Sean Clare all playing for the O’s.
SkStu
16/08/2025, 4:00 PM
O’Neill with the equalizer at the death.
pineapple stu
16/08/2025, 4:04 PM
Wins the race to League 1 between him and Obafemi by a nose.
May have been a race worth winning it seems - Obafemi without a squad number at Burnley and no sign of a move
Eirambler
16/08/2025, 4:12 PM
If he can establish himself as a solid League One player, while it will be below what we'd have hoped, it will be better than it looked for him not too long ago. To be fair to him he has tried hard in the last year to re-establish himself, harder than Obafemi seems to have been trying.

I presume Obafemi will go somewhere late in the window, but he just doesn't seem to have the commitment and dedication to go with his natural ability so I suspect we may not see him in an Ireland jersey again. Which is a shame because he's got the ability to win more caps.