Troy Parrott F AZ Alkmaar b.2002

[Diggs246]

Assist today for Dan McNamara.
Should he not get his own thread or what's the protocol etc

[tetsujin1979]

Thread here: https://foot.ie/threads/263074-Danny-McNamara-(D-Millwall-b-1998)

[Diggs246]

Ok ta

[Eirambler]

I really don't see the point of Parrott staying on at Millwall beyond this month. Spurs should get him out on a different loan while the window is open.

[irishfan86]

As long as he’s getting game time, I doubt Spurs will be that involved in looking for a new place for him. The service is poor, the talent around him mediocre, but Parrott is playing.

High quality players find a way to make an impact. This adversity is good for him in my opinion and I suspect Spurs will take a similar view.

[Eminence Grise]

I'd like to see him playing for a better team, but he's a teenager playing against experienced players in more meaningful games than sitting round in Spurs U23s so on balance it's not the worst situation to be in. There aren't that many wonderkids or even better than average kids getting a solid run of games in their teens at a decent level. The breakthrough age of players seems to be getting later compared to 20 or 30 years ago. With luck, it'll help his mental and physical development,and we'll see big results a season or two from now.

[Charlie Darwin]

The service is poor, the talent around him mediocre, but Parrott is playing.
Surely this is the ideal preparation for breaking into the Spurs team?

[John83]

Surely this is the ideal preparation for breaking into the Spurs team?
You may be right as Mourinho expects his forwards to do a lot in isolation, though I think his track record suggests he'll be gone before Parrott is ready to play for him. The question then becomes whether this is the best situation for his overall development.

[Diggs246]

If he get a goal.. the flood gate will open I guess.

[Diggs246]

He is playing with a partner today it appears. This might be the code to crack the parrot enigma...or not

[tommy_c12000]

Just subbed off. Another disappointing day at the office, little impact on game. Played centrally off Zohore. At least he’s getting minutes

[passinginterest]

I only noticed it was on the match options on BT. Turned on around 50mins until Parrot went off. Millwall are even worse than I imagined. Couldn’t keep possession for two passes. Most of the 10-15 mins I watched was both teams exchanging throw ins. Parrot had one touch, tried a first time pass and lost it cheaply, much like the rest of the team. He really should have had the confidence to take it into him and pick a better pass but looked a bit dejected in general.

[Eirambler]

I feel like I say this every week on here, but it's so obvious that this loan isn't working. Whether that's down to Millwall or Parrott the end result is that him continuing there isn't helping either the player or the club.

[Olé Olé]

A) Call him back and stick him with he 23s;
B) Call him back, line up another loan move and hope it goes better; or
C) Let him at Millwall to try and play his way out of this.

Can anyone tell me that B) is the best option? I just can't agree with that. You're hoping that he fits in at the next club. You're hoping he's trusted with games. And you're hoping that Troy himself actually shows quality and maybe even scores a goal.

I would let him where he is and tell him he needs to play his way out of this and improve his weaker areas. Staying there and doing that could make his career. I really don't think staying there could break his career.

[tommy_c12000]

Should persevere at Millwall if Rowett decides to keep him

[Eirambler]

Now that Millwall are out of the cup I would have concerns about how much football he will actually play for the rest of the season if he stays on there.

[Trequartista20]

The difficulties Troy Parrott is facing away from Tottenham's nest at Millwall:

https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/players/difficulties-troy-parrott-facing-away-19687434.amp?__twitter_impression=true

[Olé Olé]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.irishexaminer.com/sport/arid-40217768.html%3ftype=amp

Hard to conclude on the quote in here without context but it definitely sounds like Millwall and Spurs are going to have a chat on Troy.

[seanfhear]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.irishexaminer.com/sport/arid-40217768.html%3ftype=amp

Hard to conclude on the quote in here without context but it definitely sounds like Millwall and Spurs are going to have a chat on Troy.
Trying Times !

[Razors left peg]

Does the loan transfer close Monday too or is there extention on that? I'd imagine if Spurs were going to send him somewhere else that would have to be lined up by now

[Charlie Darwin]

Does the loan transfer close Monday too or is there extention on that? I'd imagine if Spurs were going to send him somewhere else that would have to be lined up by now
The loan window is another couple of weeks away.

[Razors left peg]

The loan window is another couple of weeks away.

Thanks Charlie. I'd be ok with Parrott dropping down to L1 or L2 to start getting goals. I remember Defoe years ago making his big breakthrough by banging a load of goals in while on loan in League 2

[Eirambler]

As far as I know there is no extension to the window for loans and domestic transfers in England this time in the way that there was after the summer window.

[Eirambler]

Parrott linked to a loan to Ipswich today. Would seem like a good move for all involved. Although I can't say I've seen a huge amount of Ipswich this season, hopefully they play a more suitable style for him than Millwall do.

[Trequartista20]

Move to Ipswich confirmed.

https://twitter.com/IpswichTown/status/1356243020962738180?s=20

[Diggs246]

This really has to work, I guess

His confidence will be in the jack if not

[Eirambler]

Reading through the Ipswich forums wouldn't inspire you with confidence that he's going into a much better situation than the one he was in at Millwall in terms of chance creation and style of play. However, being a division down will hopefully at least see him be a first team regular and score a few goals. If he got a clean run in terms of injuries, scored five or six goals and contributed a few assists between now and May it probably wouldn't be a bad outcome for him. Ipswich could well still make the playoffs which would be a good experience for him.

Realistically I don't think he should be included in the Irish senior squad for March unless he is an absolute stand out at Ipswich. However a few more games with our under 21s could be good for him as well.

[seanfhear]

Maybe he’ll be like the Flying Dutchmen of yesteryear at Ipswich.

[Olé Olé]

Bit of competition at Ipswich now for Aaron Drinan who had just scored his first league goal for them at the weekend.

Troy speaking positive terms about the whole change of scenery and Millwall here: https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-40218251.html

[Eirambler]

https://www.spurs-web.com/spurs-news/millwall-boss-opens-up-on-troy-parrotts-time-at-the-club/amp/

Some comments from the Millwall manager regarding Parrott, good to hear positive reports on his commitment to training and improvement while at the club.

[Razors left peg]

Been thinking about this today. There seems to be a feeling that this move is make or break for Parrott, I'd include myself for thinking that way, but realistically this is an 18 year old kid! How many 18 year olds do we think this way about. I know the expectations of him are so high from his underage career so we expect him to automatically be brilliant.

At Spurs he been used to being in good footballing sides who create plenty of chances, even underage for Ireland in recent years its been similar so it must have been a massive culture shock to go to Millwall where they create very little and hes stuck out on the wing most of the time. Confidence would have to take a hit there, and the early injury probably didnt help.

Hopefully the fresh start and lower standard of defenders will now kick start things for him, but again at 18 we probably should be a bit more realistic about him

[Olé Olé]

Looks like he is in centre forward in his first game.

[Eirambler]

Subbed off after 70 minutes but it sounds like he played well.

[Trequartista20]

A local journalist speaking well of him here:

1358091264869224449

Playing with more creative players like 'Judgey' will help him.

[Charlie Darwin]

He set up a chance that Sears put in the net at 0-0 but Sears was offside, so sounds like he was heavily involved.

[Trequartista20]

Thanks for the edit. How do you embed a Tweet on here? I'm usually using an Android phone when posting BTW.

[Trequartista20]

Gets a good write-up in the local press:

Troy Parrott

The new signing was lively from the first minute, was full of running and looked a threat when trying to get in behind, moving wide or dropping deep to get the ball. He showed a good first touch and some clever movement in a debut which was certainly promising. We don’t give half marks but if we did he would probably be a 7.5. On this occasion it’s a 7

https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich-town/ipswich-town-v-blackpool-player-ratings-7309648

McGuinness and Judge getting high marks too.

[John83]

Thanks for the edit. How do you embed a Tweet on here? I'm usually using an Android phone when posting BTW.
You wrap the tweet's unique number in tweet tags. The one you were responding to was (tweet)1358091264869224449(/tweet), but you replace the brackets with square brackets. Click through on the tweet and look at the URL to find the number.

[CraftyToePoke]

Highlights here of Parrott playing recently, specific to him in matches, Spurs following their loaned players I think

V Hull - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0U7otFeA8M&feature=youtu.be

v Accrington last night where he was about to score surely, but did win a penalty & a red card for the opponent - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzYvqN8piiE&feature=youtu.be

Doing a lot of work deeper on the pitch, and although these are edited highlights obviously he has some nice play.

[Olé Olé]

I'll preface this by saying he was playing as a wide forward for Millwall and he is a 10 for Ipswich and, whilst I watched him play full games for Millwall, I'm only watching these Ipswich highlights now. However, he looks much hungrier playing for Ipswich. As CTP says, a lot of good work deeper in the pitch. The Accrington Stanley highlights show him winning back a lot of ball. He looks so talented in those highlights, his control and passing etc. not impacted at all by a dodgy pitch. And he was so close to breaking his scoring duck.

A thread here on the Ipswich fans forum and posters seem to think he's done okay so far (in the face of some dubious criticism from a Spurs blog which links snippets from the wrong game) : https://www.twtd.co.uk/forum/502037/theboyhotspur.com-troy-parrott-ipswich%E2%80%99s-weakest-link-against-accrington/#17

I note his workrate was highlighted a lot in that thread. Glad to see that because he just didn't seem to care for Millwall in the 5 odd games I saw.

[irishfan86]

Yes I noticed the increased work rate too Ole. Maybe the “relegation” has given him a bit of a reality check as to what he needs to do to succeed, or perhaps he was just in a rut at Millwall and this is giving him a fresh start.

Anyway, those highlights demonstrate there is a real prospect there who looks like he could be something.

[Trequartista20]

Ipswich frst team coach, Matt Gill, giving Parrott a fair bit of praise here:

https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2021/march/matt-gill-on-the-impact-of-troy-parrott/

Again, it's good to see his work rate being raised given the question marks previously raised over his attitude. Seems he was a good trainer at Millwall too.

[Razors left peg]

I said on another thread that Ipswichs results have improved massively since Parrott went there, they were looking at relegation and now up to 7th. Not sure how much is down to Parrott but his lack of goals isnt everything. Ive watched them a few times and you can see hes desperate for a goal. I do think when he gets 1 he'll go on a run

[Eirambler]

It's good to see him doing better. We know he has goals in him at youth level, so once he translates the goalscoring ability to senior level, which I reckon he will do in the next year or two, together with his all round footballing ability which he is already demonstrating, we should have a very good player on our hands.

[Bielsa´s irish]

playing as a number 10 in the hole

[Fizzer]

Finally off the mark lads, something positive at last

[Diggs246]

Amazing!! Let's hope that opens the floodgates

[tommy_c12000]

Timely. Great day

[tommy_c12000]

https://twitter.com/thfcreportacad/status/1370755116777754628?s=21

[Olé Olé]

https://twitter.com/thfcreportacad/status/1370755116777754628?s=21

What a gift but he read it better than all of the nearby opposition so credit for that.

Great for him to get off the mark.