Kieran O'Hara (G Kilmarnock b.1996)

[liamoo11]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45202595 o hara off to league 2 for season . Barry roche Is there current keeper

[Olé Olé]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45202595 o hara off to league 2 for season . Barry roche Is there current keeper
No, Roche is at Morecambe. O'Hara was there on loan before alright but this is to Macclesfield. Surprised he couldn't get a move a league or two up.

[liamoo11]

No, Roche is at Morecambe. O'Hara was there on loan before alright but this is to Macclesfield. Surprised he couldn't get a move a league or two up.

The dyslexia Is killing me!

[NeverFeltBetter]

https://foot.ie/threads/220369-Kieran-O-Hara

Good move for him. Not sure why he's even at Man Utd, they signed another, much older, keeper as additional back-up over the summer.

[tetsujin1979]

Interviewed in fourfourtwo: https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/andy-mitten-column-ill-never-give-dream-playing-man-united-can-kieran-ohara-provide

[Eirambler]

O'Hara finally let go by Manchester United. I think he's certainly capable of becoming a decent keeper at least at Championship level but a league one move might be a good option at this stage to make sure he continues to play first team football.

[John83]

So does he see out the season with Burton Albion, or was that loan finished with first?

Here's the indo on his release: not much other than a little background info on him
https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/kieran-ohara-seeking-new-club-after-being-released-by-manchester-united-39315927.html

[Eirambler]

Burton's season is finished so he won't be going back there unless they sign him.

Which is a possibility actually, apparently they only have six contracted players as of next week.

[nigel-harps1954]

At 24 years of age, if he'd harbour any hope of playing at the top level, he would want to be looking at a top League One or mid table Championship side.

Burton didn't exactly have a glowing defensive record, only six teams conceded more than them this year.

Something tells me he won't really amount to anything more than a lower league goalkeeper.

[livehead1]

At 24 years of age, if he'd harbour any hope of playing at the top level, he would want to be looking at a top League One or mid table Championship side.

Burton didn't exactly have a glowing defensive record, only six teams conceded more than them this year.

Something tells me he won't really amount to anything more than a lower league goalkeeper.

How did he play in the games you watched?

[nigel-harps1954]

How did he play in the games you watched?

Amazing, fantastic, superb and also the best looking fella on the pitch.

[Trequartista20]

His loan spell at Burton last season has earned him a 2-year contract.

You'd have to assume he'll be number one at his club this season, and there are precious few Irish goalkeepers we can say that about right now...

https://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/news/2020/september/1109-ohara/

[seanfhear]

His loan spell at Burton last season has earned him a 2-year contract.

You'd have to assume he'll be number one at his club this season, and there are precious few Irish goalkeepers we can say that about right now...

https://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/news/2020/september/1109-ohara/Still Young for a Goalkeeper, he could improve a lot yet !

[Eirambler]

The first day I got the job, I got in touch with Kieran and his agent regarding him coming back, which at first seemed unrealistic.

As things developed, Kieran’s desire to become a Burton Albion player became stronger and stronger and we’re delighted to get our number one target.

Which translates to - The first day I got the job, I got in touch with Kieran and his agent regarding him coming back, and they said no chance, he'll be moving to a much bigger club than Burton.

But as things developed, Kieran realised that he's not actually as highly rated as he had hoped, nobody better was going to come in for him and he has ended up having to sign with us.

[seanfhear]

Sure Hendrick was going to Inter Milan a few weeks ago ! !

[elatedscum]

Which translates to - The first day I got the job, I got in touch with Kieran and his agent regarding him coming back, and they said no chance, he'll be moving to a much bigger club than Burton.

But as things developed, Kieran realised that he's not actually as highly rated as he had hoped, nobody better was going to come in for him and he has ended up having to sign with us.

Which translates to - The first day I got the job, I got in touch with Kieran and his agent regarding him coming back, and they said we want £10k per week and we said no chance.

But as things developed, Kieran realised that he wasn’t gonna get as much money as he had hoped, nobody better was going to come in for him and he has ended up having to sign with us.

[irishfan86]

This cup game vs Aston Villa a chance to show his quality, assuming he gets the start. Imagine it won’t be Villa’s A team but surely a decent test.

[Eirambler]

Sounds like O'Hara has been having a bit of a nightmare this season form wise. He has already been rotated out of the Burton team on occasion, but now Hasselbaink has brought in another keeper, Dillon Barnes, to compete for the spot, which doesn't suggest he has a huge amount of confidence in O'Hara. Although he was a regular in squads under Mick, I'm not sure he'd even be in our first five keeper picks at this stage.

[John83]

There was mention on the Bazunu thread of a rumour that Hasselbaink may want him on loan next year. That made me curious about O'Hara's status. I found this article from a few weeks ago: https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jfh-good-could-still-been-5353971
It says O'Hara was rotated back into the team to be assessed and did well.

Hasselbaink’s most notable change for the game was to put Kieran O’Hara in goal for the first time. O’Hara was dropped after Hasselbaink watched the 5-1 defeat to Oxford United a day after agreeing to a second spell as Burton manager and Ben Garratt had kept the goalkeeper’s jersey from that point.
“It was a way for me to look at Kieran for next year,” added Hasselbaink. “Obviously, when I came in I made the change, with Ben. Ben has been absolutely magnificent. At the time, it was a big decision and Kieran has been a bit unlucky in a way. This was a chance for him to show me what he can do and he did really well. He made a really good save at 3-1.”

I also found this: https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/hasselbaink-ponders-loan-conundrum-ahead-5371599
It says Barnes was injured shortly after arriving on loan, and hasn't played much since. I found a match report from 9th May that said Barnes started their last match of the season (his first start?), so I guess O'Hara hasn't really seized the jersey. At least, if I had a dead rubber game, I'd play my reserve goalkeeper ahead of a loan player to give him the game time, unless he had a minor injury or something.
It seems like Burton make good use of loan signings, so it'll be telling if they bring in a goalkeeper this summer, be it Bazunu or someone else.

[Eirambler]

Barnes had a bit of a shocker for the game he came in for, possibly he was picked with an eye on signing him or loaning him back for next season. However he didn't impress so that might be why they're looking at others such as Bazunu now.

Either way it doesn't look great for O'Hara. It's easy to be harsh on lower league keepers because highlights often only show the goals in those games, so you often don't see any good things they do in matches. That said O'Hara did let in a few absolute clangers in the first half of the season when he was in the team, which eventually led to him being dropped. I think he might fall away further to be honest.

[John83]

That's a pity. With Randolph the age he is, we could really do with a steady GK who might climb a division or two in the coming years. No guarantees yet on Bazunu or even Kelleher.

[Demesne Lad]

Ben Garratt, currently the Burton Albion first choice keeper, has just signed a new two-year contract.

[OMTY]

Anyone know is O'Hara injured or is it just the above mentioned loss of form from the end of last season that has him out of the team?

[Demesne Lad]

O'Hara (25) has been signed by Scunthorpe (EFL 2) on an emergency 7-day loan basis. (BBC Football 20/11/21).

[John83]

Given the length of the loan, I won't update the title.

[TonyD]

That's a pity. With Randolph the age he is, we could really do with a steady GK who might climb a division or two in the coming years. No guarantees yet on Bazunu or even Kelleher.

Barring injuries I think it’s a fairly safe bet that these two will be our goalkeepers for the next ten years at least.

[Demesne Lad]

"Fleetwood Town have signed goalkeeper Kieran O'Hara on a short-term deal, after Burton Albion terminated his contract by mutual consent. O'Hara, 25, played three games on loan at Scunthorpe on an emergency loan but has otherwise not featured this season". (BBC Football 1 Feb).

[Trequartista20]

Hopefully O'Hara can get his career back on track with this move.

Strange to say it for a lad who used to appear reasonably regularly in squads, but he must be at best seventh choice for us now, behind all of Bazanu, Kelleher, Travers, Randolph, Bonham and O'Leary, with Talbot probably ahead of him too.

[John83]

... Strange to say it for a lad who used to appear reasonably regularly in squads, but he must be at best seventh choice for us now...
This is why you don't pin your hopes on youth players. Some of them make it. More of them don't.

[pineapple stu]

Released by Fleetwood after playing only seven games. May be looking at dropping another division next season

[Eirambler]

His career is in a bit of a tailspin now. Unfortunately the only time I ever seem to see him is when he drops absolute clangers every now and then on the EFL goals show.

Has come in way below the level that was hoped for back when he got the Ireland caps. I can't see him winning any more caps to be honest. His level is lower league or maybe even non league.

[John83]

I'm always curious about careers like his. Man United didn't keep him on the books that long because he's rubbish. Surely he's better than non-league? He must be running out of chances though.

[ColourfulPeanut]

Not playing consistently in professional mens football until his early 20s doesn't help for young keepers at these top clubs. Almost all the ones that make the cut go out on loan when they're young. Same reason I'd be worried for Caoimhin who turns 24 this year and will be lucky to get his 20th senior club game before then. Obviously he's a higher level of player than O'Hara, but players need to play to not stagnate.

[tetsujin1979]

This season alone, both Mark Travers and Gavin Bazunu have played more than twice the games that Kelleher has in his entire career, and both players are younger
Anyone remember Steve Harper, the sub keeper at Newcastle when Shay Given was there? Was supposed to be an excellent keeper in his own right, but only played 199 games for Newcastle in the 20 years he was at the club*. We really don't want that to happen to Kelleher.

*according to wikipedia.

[seanfhear]

This season alone, both Mark Travers and Gavin Bazunu have played more than twice the games that Kelleher has in his entire career, and both players are younger
Anyone remember Steve Harper, the sub keeper at Newcastle when Shay Given was there? Was supposed to be an excellent keeper in his own right, but only played 199 games for Newcastle in the 20 years he was at the club*. We really don't want that to happen to Kelleher.

*according to wikipedia.
There wasn’t a whole lot between Harper at his best and Shay Given. If I recall correctly Harper kept a fit ( fit coming back from injury ) Shay Given out of the Newcastle team.

[Trequartista20]

There wasn’t a whole lot between Harper at his best and Shay Given. If I recall correctly Harper kept a fit ( fit coming back from injury ) Shay Given out of the Newcastle team.

I seem to remember Given throwing his toys out of the pram and slapping in a transfer request when he wasn't immediately reinstated in the team upon returning from injury, despite, as you say, Harper performing very capably during Shay's absence.

[seanfhear]

I seem to remember Given throwing his toys out of the pram and slapping in a transfer request when he wasn't immediately reinstated in the team upon returning from injury, despite, as you say, Harper performing very capably during Shay's absence.
Shay wasn’t beyond the odd strop.

[Demesne Lad]

Released by Fleetwood after playing only seven games. May be looking at dropping another division next season

Signed for Colchester Utd (EFL 2), according to BBC Football on 3 August.

[Demesne Lad]

To be released by Colchester at the end of June (therealefl.co.uk 12 May).

[John83]

To be released by a weak* League 2 club... not really the career expected of him, is it?

*They finshed 20th, three places above relegation.

[DCWA]

Has signed a one year contract with Kilmarnock. Not a bad move considering.