Aaron Connolly F Millwall b.2000

[Olé Olé]

I would be glad if he does well and it prompts Mick to bring him to Tbilisi but this should not need to be the trigger.

[Colbert Report]

Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!

[Olé Olé]

https://twitter.com/gidioniblog/status/1180454658202046465?s=09

That would have been utterly sumptuous if he scored it the first time. Their first goal could have fallen to him too. This is fabulous!

[jbyrne]

just got a 2nd goal. from bbc sport......

it's 19-year-old Irishman Aaron Connolly again on his full Premier League debut. He drives at the Spurs defence down the left, cuts in and buries the ball into the far corner.

A brilliant goal

[tommy_c12000]

Superb day for Ireland

[DannyInvincible]

Get that lad in the senior squad.

[Diggs246]

Has anyone the twitter link for his 2nd goal please?

[Fizzer]

Ah lads this is brilliant

[Closed Account 2]

Looked like a real live wire, plays the game in the manner of Carlos Tevez, constantly running at opposition center backs.

[tommy_c12000]

Taken off, went down injured. Didn’t look serious, walked off well. Great day. Hopefully will still be ready for 21s. Prefer that to Mick calling him up and not playing him. Judge and Hogan ahead of him...

[Olé Olé]

Second goal was beautiful. Two fine goals, on the back of two desperately close chances. It is all boding very well for this lad.

[tricky_colour]

Has anyone the twitter link for his 2nd goal please?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTuyNuzq1d8


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTuyNuzq1d8

Looks like we have found ourselves a striker!

Only 19 too!

Time to uncork the champers!

Any relationship to David?

I think we have hit the jackpot here!

[tricky_colour]

He is the next Harry Kane. :D

Seems the video is blocked, I'm so high at the moment it feels like I'm snorting cocaine! (Not that I ever have!).

[tricky_colour]

The attempt for the first goal was pretty outrageous, the second pure class, he has it all!

Anyone got mick's number?

[The Fly]

Looked like a real live wire, plays the game in the manner of Carlos Tevez, constantly running at opposition center backs.

Good shout.

[Diggs246]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTuyNuzq1d8


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTuyNuzq1d8

Looks like we have found ourselves a striker!

Only 19 too!

Time to uncork the champers!

Any relationship to David?

I think we have hit the jackpot here!

Thanks, but it didn't seem to work, I'm in Asia so that might be the issue

[tricky_colour]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAdmPTfC7Zs
He is our highest scorer in the Premiership.

Looks like a proper striker. Should have had a free kick at 3.33 almost a penalty?

[tricky_colour]

Thanks, but it didn't seem to work, I'm in Asia so that might be the issue


It has been taken down, try the next one, that will be taken down too I expect so be quick!

[tommy_c12000]

https://s3.gifyu.com/images/3-0.gif

This should work

[tricky_colour]

Aaron Connolly's stats v. Spurs:

9 shots attempted3 shots on target2 key passes4/4 aerial duels won2 goals

What a performance!!

https://twitter.com/statmanfarouq/status/1180486059639132160

[tricky_colour]

Connelly's price tag must have jumped a touch today!!

[Diggs246]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAdmPTfC7Zs
He is our highest scorer in the Premiership.

Looks like a proper striker. Should have had a free kick at 3.33 almost a penalty?

Thanks

[Diggs246]

The attempt for the first goal was pretty outrageous, the second pure class, he has it all!

Anyone got mick's number?

I'm sure mick will call him up now, but if he hesitates or the like someone should point it out to him that spurs are a better team then Switzerland

[tricky_colour]

Last time an Irish player got two in the Premiership?

[Diggs246]

Last time an Irish player got two in the Premiership?

Leon best?

[tetsujin1979]

Shane long scored two against arsenal in December 2015, not sure is he's the last player to do it though

[tricky_colour]

Leon best?


No idea, actually you might be right, was wondering if Duffy or Doherty had scored two in a game but I doubt it.

Think someone would have mentioned it if they had!

[Razors left peg]

You can actually imagine that McCarthys attitude after Connollys 2 today would be "Ah sh!t they are going to on me to call him up now"
Thankfully for him Hogan scored too to justify his selection

[tricky_colour]

Leon best?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49861471


Aaron Connolly became the 100th player from the Republic of Ireland to score a Premier League goal and the first to score a double since Shane Long against Arsenal in December 2015

[tricky_colour]

Shane long scored two against arsenal in December 2015, not sure is he's the last player to do it though


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49861471

He is according to the BBC, but they might just have copied your post and assumed you knew what you were talking about!:rofl:

[TrapAPony]

Called up to the Irish senior squad according the FAI twitter account

[tricky_colour]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plZRe1kPWZw
Sorry, I couldn't resist it!

[Sullivinho]

https://s3.gifyu.com/images/CON2.gif

:eat:

[DannyInvincible]

He seems to have lost his Galway accent anyway.

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[Fixer82]

He seems to have lost his Galway accent anyway.

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Need him back home in as many squads as possible in order to reclaim his accent.

[Olé Olé]

https://twitter.com/AaronConnolly_9/status/1180556799780495360?s=19

Cool response to the news. I like this guy. I like him a lot.

[Eirambler]

Never thought I would celebrate two Brighton goals as much as I did today, reminded me of watching Robbie Keane's debut for Coventry 20 years ago.


Aaron Connolly became the 100th player from the Republic of Ireland to score a Premier League goal

Have seen this stated in a few places but according to this there has been 106.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foreign_Premier_League_goalscorers

Hourihane scored his first later in the day than Connolly but that still leaves a difference of five, I wonder which players are not considered to be Irish.

Also Mike Milligan, who played internationally for Ireland and scored in the Premier League, isn't on the list.

[samhaydenjr]

Never thought I would celebrate two Brighton goals as much as I did today, reminded me of watching Robbie Keane's debut for Coventry 20 years ago.



Have seen this stated in a few places but according to this there has been 106.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foreign_Premier_League_goalscorers

Hourihane scored his first later in the day than Connolly but that still leaves a difference of five, I wonder which players are not considered to be Irish.

Also Mike Milligan, who played internationally for Ireland and scored in the Premier League, isn't on the list.

I counted five on that list who never received a senior cap (Lee Power, Michael Reddy, Matthew Rush, Sean Thornton and Andy Turner) - maybe the list Tricky is talking about only counts senior internationals.

[Diggs246]

I counted five on that list who never received a senior cap (Lee Power, Michael Reddy, Matthew Rush, Sean Thornton and Andy Turner) - maybe the list Tricky is talking about only counts senior internationals.

Didn't that bell rice score while still registered with the FAI

[tetsujin1979]

Ride isn't on the list, or Grealish.

[Eirambler]

I think the list removes players if they switch allegiance. The figure of 100 (now 101 including Hourihane) potentially makes sense if they only count senior internationals - although Willo Flood and as of yet Aaron Connolly have not been capped either.

[tommy_c12000]

A couple of things struck me.

1. The outpouring of joy, reminiscent of Keane’s double for Coventry in 99, really highlighted the lack of exciting talent we have had in recent years

2. This is a great thing for the youngsters hoping to follow Connolly in his footsteps, particularly Parrott: as well as showing them a pathway exists, it will also serve to share the burden of expectation and dilute the pressure on these youngsters. Connolly seems the type of guy who will handle this well, as he certainly has taken the initial (and biggest) hit

[Olé Olé]

Shane Keegan was on Off The Ball yesterday. He said from his dealings with Connolly that he strikes him as a confident lad. He said his attitude has been "yeah, I'm going to be a PL footballer and, yeah, I'm going to be an Ireland international."

He also referenced Connolly's lack of involvement at 19s level for a period and that someone in the FAI referred to him as being "hard to handle." Hopefully he has grown out of that.

[elatedscum]

He also referenced Connolly's lack of involvement at 19s level for a period and that someone in the FAI referred to him as being "hard to handle." Hopefully he has grown out of that.

In fairness, Robbie Brady was also banished from u19 level due to “attitude” in the squad that got to the semi final against Spain that included Doherty, Egan, Hendrick, Williams, McDermott, McCarey and Samir Carruthers who was such a promising young player as a teen at Villa. Sean Murray and Anthony Forde are other lads who didn’t ever really live up to their potential. That class of 92 was decent. Duffy I think would also have been eligible along with Brady.

[mark12345]

Shane Keegan was on Off The Ball yesterday. He said from his dealings with Connolly that he strikes him as a confident lad. He said his attitude has been "yeah, I'm going to be a PL footballer and, yeah, I'm going to be an Ireland international."

He also referenced Connolly's lack of involvement at 19s level for a period and that someone in the FAI referred to him as being "hard to handle." Hopefully he has grown out of that.

That someone in the FAI was correct. Connolly is hard to handle - just ask Toby Alderweireld and Paulo Gazzaniga

[DeLorean]

Shane Keegan was on Off The Ball yesterday. He said from his dealings with Connolly that he strikes him as a confident lad. He said his attitude has been "yeah, I'm going to be a PL footballer and, yeah, I'm going to be an Ireland international."

Didn't Connolly tweet something slightly cryptic when Obafemi was called up under O'Neill, which could have been read as 'How the hell is he getting called up before me?'. Obafemi would have played first team football at that stage though so wouldn't seem so difficult to understand. Am I remembering this all wrong?

[Diggs246]

Didn't Connolly tweet something slightly cryptic when Obafemi was called up under O'Neill, which could have been read as 'How the hell is he getting called up before me?'. Obafemi would have played first team at that stage though so wouldn't seem so difficult to understand. Am I remembering this all wrong?
That's bang on. His tweet was "what am I seeing here" And it was related to Obafemi

[seanfhear]

I suppose you have to rate ( hopefully with justification ) your own ability to get the best out of that ability .

Low in confidence Strikers won’t be banging in load of goals .

[Olé Olé]

There was a bit of questioning of Obafemi's commitment at underage level. I would assume that insight into that potential wavering commitment informed Connolly's tweet. It was very ambiguous though.

[shakermaker1982]

The young lad looks a player. The second was a lovely goal and his movement was first rate for a lad having his first competitive start. Rashford for Man United hasn’t got a clue when it comes to making attacking runs!!

Fingers crossed he keeps getting game time.