Luca Connell (D/M Barnsley b.2001)

[Trequartista20]

To be clear, I've never personally bought the Sun, but most newspapers and media groups are pretty unsavoury, are they not? Would a Times link be any more acceptable? They're both owned by the same company.

Just as an example, the 'left-leaning' Evening Standard, owned by the same Russian former KGB oligarch who owns the right-on, liberal Independent, had Gideon Osborne as editor for years and have sold editorial control to the evil tech giants Google and Uber for several millions.

If a talented Irish journalist who happened to work for the Irish Sun posted a particularly relevant and interesting article, why shouldn't the link be posted?

[seanfhear]

To be clear, I've never personally bought the Sun, but most newspapers and media groups are pretty unsavoury, are they not? Would a Times link be any more acceptable? They're both owned by the same company.

Just as an example, the 'left-leaning' Evening Standard, owned by the same Russian former KGB oligarch who owns the right-on, liberal Independent had Gideon Osborne as editor for years and have sold editorial control to the evil tech giants Google and Uber for several millions.

If a talented Irish journalist who happened to work for the Irish Sun posted a particularly relevant and interesting article, why shouldn't the link be posted?
Standards ~ Its nice to have Standards even if they can be a bit tricky, to get correct all of the time ! !

[tetsujin1979]

To be clear, I've never personally bought the Sun, but most newspapers and media groups are pretty unsavoury, are they not? Would a Times link be any more acceptable? They're both owned by the same company.

Just as an example, the 'left-leaning' Evening Standard, owned by the same Russian former KGB oligarch who owns the right-on, liberal Independent, had Gideon Osborne as editor for years and have sold editorial control to the evil tech giants Google and Uber for several millions.

If a talented Irish journalist who happened to work for the Irish Sun posted a particularly relevant and interesting article, why shouldn't the link be posted?

I've never removed a link, and I wouldn't stop anyone from posting a link, I just deactivated it. If you want to read the story, select the text, right click and open.

[DeLorean]

Luca's reignited career deserves better.

[John83]

Luca's reignited career deserves better.
The fourth tier in Scotland is hardly a reignition. Maybe a smouldering ruin that could yet be coaxed into reignition.

[DeLorean]

Oh I know... :D

[Eirambler]

An assist and man of the match on his debut for what it's worth (not much given the level but at least he'll play games).

[Yard of Pace]

I've never removed a link, and I wouldn't stop anyone from posting a link, I just deactivated it. If you want to read the story, select the text, right click and open.

I fully support this.

If that paper had written the same about Irish fans, for example, we'd probably have a pretty unanimous view on this matter.

Drop your principles and standards and we'll end up with a weekly guest column from Dudu Awat, eventually.

[DeLorean]

An assist and man of the match on his debut for what it's worth (not much given the level but at least he'll play games).

I hear you about the level but it's still a significant sign I think. We've had a few guys dropping way below the level we could reasonably have expected and they've done little or nothing, so to stand out in the way one would hope is a result, especially with his lack of game time the past year or so. Good for him.

[zero]

I tend to agree - from what I've seen of him he could tear it up at that level and that can only be a good thing.

[Trequartista20]

It's a real shame how Connell's career has deteriorated to the extent that it has. It's really fallen off a cliff. He looked so promising at Bolton.

Whoever advised him to move to Celtic is obviously completely incompetent or only interested in lining their own pockets.

[seanfhear]

Luca can rise again.

[Eirambler]

I remember an interview where he said he spoke to Coleman and Duffy before he moved and they told him to go for it, it would be a great move for him.

[seanfhear]

I remember an interview where he said he spoke to Coleman and Duffy before he moved and they told him to go for it, it would be a great move for him.
What would they have known about Celtic from personal experience back then ?

[seanfhear]

Wasn’t Neil Lennon at Bolton ? Was he part of the reason that Luca went to Celtic.

[Charlie Darwin]

Wasn’t Neil Lennon at Bolton ? Was he part of the reason that Luca went to Celtic.
He was 14 when Lennon left so doubt they'd have had much contact.

[Eirambler]

What would they have known about Celtic from personal experience back then ?

Well clearly nothing based on the advice they gave him.

[tommy_c12000]

Nice for him to get some senior football even if it’s Queens Park. Has he been called into the under 21s yet now that Coventry has moved up to the senior squad?

[Charlie Darwin]

I imagine he's not in the 21s squad precisely because he hasn't played a proper game of football in two years.

[tommy_c12000]

It didn’t seem to affect Conor Coventry’s call up, and in fact, he’s now been drafted into our senior squad!

[Charlie Darwin]

Coventry played with Lincoln, to be fair, but I'd say 90% of his call-up is down to him being in the 21s under Kenny and the fact he's unlikely to feature anyway.

[seanfhear]

He was 14 when Lennon left so doubt they'd have had much contact.
Was it that long ago ? Jeepers !

[DeLorean]

Coventry played with Lincoln, to be fair, but I'd say 90% of his call-up is down to him being in the 21s under Kenny and the fact he's unlikely to feature anyway.

Seems fairly pointless so, bar giving him a little taste of the senior set up. It's a kick in the teeth for somebody like McGeady, who we know could actually offer some value on the pitch, and whose form actually merits a call up. It's all well and good that SK is thinking long-term, but results are also needed right now. Maybe he feels he might use him though in a certain situation.

[tommy_c12000]

Just scored a screamer outside the box by all accounts for Queen’s Park. Great to see it!

[zero]

He's started very well there - he was one of our better players for the u21s the other day too.

[Kingdom]

Luca had a smashing game for the 21s against Wales, and it's credit to him that he didn't look off the pace

[tetsujin1979]

goal from last night
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[pineapple stu]

Can I just point out what a cracking away kit that is btw.

Full story behind it here (https://www.footyheadlines.com/2020/10/insane-admiral-queens-park-fc-20-21.html).

[Trequartista20]

It's amazing - in all these years I never heard that Queen's Park's nickname was 'the Spiders'.

[Trequartista20]

Can I just point out what a cracking away kit that is btw.

Full story behind it here (https://www.footyheadlines.com/2020/10/insane-admiral-queens-park-fc-20-21.html).

It's quite the most hideous kit I've ever seen. It genuinely hurts the eyes.

[John83]

That's a nice shot, but he might as well have been on the training pitch for all the space he was given.

[Exgrad]

The standard is obviously v low but at least he is standing out at that level.

[DeLorean]

The standard is obviously v low but at least he is standing out at that level.

Yep, a relief in itself.

[Razors left peg]

Well at least we've now established that hes good enough to play Leinster Senior League.

[tetsujin1979]

It's also his first goal in senior football!

[Fixer82]

Can I just point out what a cracking away kit that is btw.

Full story behind it here (https://www.footyheadlines.com/2020/10/insane-admiral-queens-park-fc-20-21.html).

That is magnificently awful

[elatedscum]

That is magnificently awful

It's either the best or it's the worst
And since I don't have to choose, I guess I won't

[pineapple stu]

Hm - next foot.ie tournament might be random awful/magnificent football kits. Force to you decide! :p

[Fixer82]

It's either the best or it's the worst
And since I don't have to choose, I guess I won't

I do like the creativity and imagination of it. But it looks like something I’d make on PES

[John83]

I do like the creativity and imagination of it. But it looks like something I’d make on PES
We considered making a UCD version, but it wound up looking like a Shels jersey.

[tommy_c12000]

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Lovely assist last night

[John83]

Well, my days of not taking that tier of Scottish football seriously are certainly coming to a middle. Nice to see the lad doing well all the same. Hopefully he can get a better loan in September.

[tommy_c12000]

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Another one for Luca last night, sweet finish with left foot. John83 no doubt impressed with the miskick by Edinburgh city’s midfielder in the lead up. Obviously terrible standard but fantastic that he’s got a string of senior games under his belt and has flourished. Hopefully he will get a chance preseason

[tommy_c12000]

Scored again today for Queen’s Park in a 3-2 loss having come on at half time. A big preseason ahead for the kid

[tommy_c12000]

Goal at 6:45 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V-Mk0_SCp2E

[Kingdom]

Thats three clips in a row, where he has the look of Fernando Torres in the way he acceleratess, moves and carries himself.

just to be clear - I am absolutely not saying he is in the mould of Torres - but he has that same gait.

[Eirambler]

The Scottish Lowland League has provisionally votes in favour of allowing Celtic and the Rangers B teams into their division - the fifth tier of Scottish football - next season. So not beyond possibility that Connell could find himself playing a division further down the pyramid next season than he played at this season on loan at Queen's Park.

[Razors left peg]

The Scottish Lowland League has provisionally votes in favour of allowing Celtic and the Rangers B teams into their division - the fifth tier of Scottish football - next season. So not beyond possibility that Connell could find himself playing a division further down the pyramid next season than he played at this season on loan at Queen's Park.

If hes still at Celtic next season and not near the 1st team he needs to get himself a new agent

[Philly]

Off to Queens Park on a season-long loan in Scottish League One, despite apparently impressing during pre-season.

It really has been a disastrous move for him - from first team football in the Championship at 18 to this. Hard to see his development helped much by this, and at 20 years of age too.

[Diggs246]

Bizarrely he would have been way better off with bankrupt Bolton