Scott Hogan F MK Dons b.1992

[DeLorean]

Was hoping Jack O’Connell might declare for us and found this on wikipedia:

O'Connell does not consider himself British. Instead, he identifies strongly with his Derby upbringing and Irish heritage.[3][5]

Unfortunately, that’s the actor Jack O’Connell. The other lad has underage England caps

I was reeled in there for a second. ;)

[Eminence Grise]

If he can do a bit of method acting and convince as a goal machine, I'd call him up. Couldn't be any worse than Sean Bean (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114917/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1) or John Lynch (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181311/)!

[Deckydee]

Wanted by QPR > https://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/football-wls-scott-hogan-aston-villa-200619

[irishfan86]

Could be a good move for him. Hogan has really not impressed me in the time I've seen him play in green but I think there's a lot more to offer if he can find his form. A reunion with Warburton probably the best chance of that.

[elatedscum]

Gone to Stoke on loan for the season. Not the worst move, probably wasn't gonna play much for Villa. Main competition is from Volkes and Afobe who are both good championship players but neither of whom score a lot of goals

[seanfhear]

Gone to Stoke on loan for the season. Not the worst move, probably wasn't gonna play much for Villa. Main competition is from Volkes and Afobe who are both good championship players but neither of whom score a lot of goalsImportant move for him considering the way his career has gone since he left Brentford .

[samhaydenjr]

Seems to have struggled of late, but got the winner against Swansea today. As Mick seems to rate him, his form is possibly more important in the short term than Aaron Connolly's: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49861215

[Eirambler]

Things have gone steadily downhill for Hogan in the last year. Out on loan at Stoke but unwanted by Michael O'Neill. However Villa are refusing to cut the loan short as they don't want him back. So Stoke are trying to sub-loan him (apparently that is a thing) down the divisions. Talk of interest from Hibernian for a sub-loan until the summer but wages might be a sticking point.

[samhaydenjr]

Things have gone steadily downhill for Hogan in the last year. Out on loan at Stoke but unwanted by Michael O'Neill. However Villa are refusing to cut the loan short as they don't want him back. So Stoke are trying to sub-loan him (apparently that is a thing) down the divisions. Talk of interest from Hibernian for a sub-loan until the summer but wages might be a sticking point.

I just don't understand why Hogan has become so toxic - I understand he hasn't followed through on the promise he showed during that run at Brentford he had a few years back, but he does still seem capable of grabbing a few goals. Even at Stoke he's notched up 3 goals in 13 league appearances, most of which were substitute appearances - in terms of minutes played he's scored 3 in under 5 games, which is surely perfectly reasonable for a loanee. Meanwhile, Lee Gregory has a whopping 4 goals in 25 league appearances, which in terms of minutes played is 4 in over 17

[Eirambler]

Looks like the sub-loan is going to be to Villa's City rivals, Birmingham.

[Olé Olé]

Has scored on his debut.

[samhaydenjr]

Has scored on his debut.

Well this could cause a selection dilemma for Mick

[tricky_colour]

Has scored on his debut.
As a forest fan I was not well pleased.

[Olé Olé]

Hogan with his second goal in as many games for Birmingham. He nets an equalizer for them on 24 minutes.

[samhaydenjr]

With Connolly spending some time bench-warming at Brighton, should Hogan be in the mix for the Slovakia game, particularly if he scores another couple of goals? I watched the last game and he looked lively - although he tended to be caught offside a lot... and by large margins, but that could be down to a lack of familiarity between him and his team-mates.

[DeLorean]

In the mix to start? No.

[Diggs246]

In the mix to start? No.

He had a few chnances for us and didn't take them I would way prefer Michael Obefami

[elatedscum]

Squad could legitimately contain any of McGoldrick, Long, Robinson, Connolly, Maguire, Obafemi, Curtis and Hogan depending on what happens over the next few weeks... McGoldrick (if fit) is the only sure thing I think.

Thought Hogan looked dangerous against Turkey. As his confidence dipped, so did his performances. Playing him out wide won't work either as O'Neill tried and failed but when high on confidence, he's a pretty natural finisher.

[Eirambler]

The Hulk scores again. Decent finish on the turn as well. Amazing what a change of club can do for a player.

[Closed Account]

Has to start vs Slovakia......
That's tongue firmly in cheek, however had Shane Long scored 3 in 3 games in the championship, it wouldn't be an outlandish suggestion. I'm not sure why.

[Eirambler]

If he keeps this kind of form up for the next month he could be a realistic option off the bench in Bratislava.

[seanfhear]

The Hulk scores again. Decent finish on the turn as well. Amazing what a change of club can do for a player.
Has he lost a few LBs ? He was carrying a few too many there for awhile.

[elatedscum]

Has he lost a few LBs ? He was carrying a few too many there for awhile.

Looks like he's a bit heavy but also legit quick. Good finish. Ireland eligible Lukas Jutkiewicz is a powerful lump...

Also pretty obvious watching the highlights why 16 year old Jude Bellingham is so highly rated

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePykci962DE

[SkStu]

Scored again. An injury time equalizer at home to Wednesday. Is that 3 in 3?

[tetsujin1979]

it's four in his last five, didn't score against Brentford last weekend.

[SkStu]

That’s great form! With Longs revival, possible selection dilemma for Mick Mc?

[DeLorean]

That’s great form! With Longs revival, possible selection dilemma for Mick Mc?

That's what I'm afraid of.

[SkStu]

two more today, including a late equaliser, away to QPR.

[Olé Olé]

two more today, including a late equaliser, away to QPR.

6 goals and 1 assist in 7 leagues game there is pretty impressive.

[samhaydenjr]

6 goals and 1 assist in 7 leagues game there is pretty impressive.

Really starting to look like the player we were chasing when he was at Brentford. Also looking good when compared to that other forward we've been hoping will come on board, Patrick Bamford: Hogan has 9 goals in 25 appearances this season while Bamford has 12 in 37; but more impressively, Hogan's goals have come in 1028 minutes of league action while it has taken Bamford 2744 minutes to amass his total.

Also, I think there has been unfair criticism of his international career so far, just because he didn't score against Gibraltar. While he has eight caps, he's only played 263 minutes - failing to score in your first three internationals is hardly the end of the world, particularly as he has an assist and also drew Swiss defenders away from McGoldrick, allowing him to score.

May yet be an important stop-gap between Long/McGoldrick and the youngsters coming through

[dr_peepee]

What formation did he play in when he was on Form with Brentford? Is it a case that he’s only prolific in a certain context??

[DeLorean]

Also, I think there has been unfair criticism of his international career so far, just because he didn't score against Gibraltar. While he has eight caps, he's only played 263 minutes - failing to score in your first three internationals is hardly the end of the world, particularly as he has an assist and also drew Swiss defenders away from McGoldrick, allowing him to score.

I wouldn't be critical of his performances for us for the same reasons you outline, but I would be concerned if he was chosen ahead of somebody better/more proven (Shane Long) for games* as big as the ones we have coming up.

(*plural, hopefully)

[Yard of Pace]

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/id-love-nothing-more-scott-17802845

Jutkiewicz and Hogan are in love. Has Jutkiewicz ever spoken about playing for us? If he's interested his form certainly warrants him being given a chance at some point with him and Hogan banging them in, in my opinion.

[tricky_colour]

We will have to start calling him Hulk Hogan now.

[samhaydenjr]

I wouldn't be critical of his performances for us for the same reasons you outline, but I would be concerned if he was chosen ahead of somebody better/more proven (Shane Long) for games* as big as the ones we have coming up.

(*plural, hopefully)

Oh yeah, fair point - I think the impact of his recent form has moved him from being in danger of being squeezed out of the squad to being right in contention to be the first forward sprung from the bench

[seanfhear]

He has improved since he Un-Hulked !

[tetsujin1979]

Nominated for Championship Player of the Month for February: https://www.efl.com/news/2020/march/sky-bet-championship-player-of-the-month-february-nominations/

[tetsujin1979]

won player of the month: https://www.efl.com/news/2020/march/february-manager-of-the-month-winners-announced/

[seanfhear]

won player of the month: https://www.efl.com/news/2020/march/february-manager-of-the-month-winners-announced/
Great Metamorphosis from the Hulk !

[DeLorean]

Rejoins Birmingham, on a permanent deal this time, four-year contract - https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2020/scott-hogan-is-back-at-blues/

[samhaydenjr]

Probably for the best - hopefully he can regain the form he showed in the early part of his loan there - if so, he could yet be an important interim option for us

[samhaydenjr]

Second goal in three games for Hogan in 2-1 loss to Barnsley: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55053251 - he's a bit of a streaky player really, scores a bunch of goals in quick succession but then goes months without finding the net - let's hope he can find form in Spring and compete with James Collins for the "stop-gap" striker role

[Stuttgart88]

It was a very tidy goal actually. Confident finish.

[irishfan86]

Hopefully we can get some friendlies in. Would like a further look at Hogan before WCQ and obviously get Parrott more acquainted with the senior setup.

[samhaydenjr]

Brace for Hogan today in Birmingham's defeat to Bournemouth: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55866858

[Trequartista20]

Another goal today, and getting paeans of praise for the shift he put in on the Birmingham forum I was reading.

A real option for Serbia in a situation when we've struggling for goals.

[Eirambler]

He also has a considerably better minutes played per goal ratio than James Collins in the Championship this season, despite not being the penalty taker at Birmingham.

He is the best performing Irish striker across the top two divisions in England this season, no question. Now I know that's not necessarily saying much, but he'd have to be in consideration for March at this stage, given how our other options are performing.

[Olé Olé]

He has looked so poor every time has has played for us. I would far prefer Robinson or Long at centre forward.

[Fixer82]

He's done ok. To be fair, it's hard to judge anyone who played up front for us the past two years as everything being played behind them has been diabolical

[Diggs246]

He needs a wes or a ditzy, to play him in behind the defense. We currently have neither