Troy Parrott F AZ Alkmaar b.2002

[Olé Olé]

The Athletic are reporting Troy Parrott is off to MK Dons for the season. He wasn't going to get a Championship move so, in England anyway, this is as good a move as any. Young manager. O'Hora already there. Close to London.

[seanfhear]

The Athletic are reporting Troy Parrott is off to MK Dons for the season. He wasn't going to get a Championship move so, in England anyway, this is as good a move as any. Young manager. O'Hora already there. Close to London.
He should learn something about the road-abouts of football in Milton Keyes.

[CSAD]

Atleast now that he’s given up trying to have a prosperous football career he can focus on his priorities such as DELETED

[tommy_c12000]

Confirmed on their website. Good move under a progressive manager and close to London. First up is Mark Travers on Saturday in the league cup

[Colbert Report]

Apparently he turned down a move to Feyenoord a few days ago, which seemed like a bizarre suggestion. Glad to see him find a club in League 1, I'd rather see our players play forty times a season at a smaller club than sit on the bench or play in the reserves at a larger one.

[tetsujin1979]

The Feyenoord rumour was started by IrishPropaganda on twitter, and some accounts are doubting it was genuine.

[tommy_c12000]

Bad start to Troy’s MK Dons stint. The manager who recruited him, Russ Martin, has left to Swansea…

[seanfhear]

Bad start to Troy’s MK Dons stint. The manager who recruited him, Russ Martin, has left to Swansea…
That is onwards and upwards for the manager so Troy was recruited by a manager on the rise.

[zero]

goal for Troy, pulling 1 back at home to Sunderland who had led 0-2.

[John83]

Great to see him get off the mark so quickly. I had a quick look at the sky sports tracker: after no mentions in the first half, he seems to be central to MK Dons' play in the second half. https://www.skysports.com/football/milton-keynes-dons-vs-sunderland/live/447907


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Attempt missed. Troy Parrott (MK Dons) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Daniel Harvie with a cross.

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Attempt saved. Troy Parrott (MK Dons) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

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Attempt missed. Troy Parrott (MK Dons) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Daniel Harvie with a cross.

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Goal! MK Dons 1, Sunderland 2. Troy Parrott (MK Dons) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt O'Riley.

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Troy Parrott (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

[Kingdom]

Saw his goal last night, lovely movement and a super touch and finish. Here’s hoping.

[DeLorean]

Goal here just after the minute mark-


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNYL0NdXDhA

[Olé Olé]

It's two in two for Mr Troy Parrott.......

[Olé Olé]

Oh, and now he has an assist. I wonder- could it turn out that Troy is actually good at football?

[Razors left peg]

Oh, and now he has an assist. I wonder- could it turn out that Troy is actually good at football?

In the bits I seen the commentators certainly thought so. They were raving about him after the assist.

[pineapple stu]

Got to keep in mind it is at a level Stephen Kenny has deemed not good enough for the squad in general, but great to see still. We've had too many false starts for too many of our players, and we really need some to start coming through this season

[Eirambler]

I think this has the makings of a great loan for Parrott - it's the first time he has gone to a team that plays decent football and are willing to play him as a striker. Also, it's probably better that it's League 1 than Championship as another bad Championship loan could start to do some serious damage to his prospects. If he goes well and scores 15 or so goals this season he'll get a Championship loan next season and will have another year of development behind him and hopefully be more ready for the step up.

The EPL likely to be a few years away for him at best, but he's only 19 so plenty of time for that in future.

[gally]

Watched Charlton tonight (my team), Troy played against us , scored and overall played very well, great movement especially from him, was involved throughout, and I think he has bulked up a bit.

[Olé Olé]

Watched Charlton tonight (my team), Troy played against us , scored and overall played very well, great movement especially from him, was involved throughout, and I think he has bulked up a bit.

Cheers for that. Sounds like he took pre season seriously.

His goal is here. Not the most difficult of chances but he made the touch and finish look easy: https://twitter.com/RepTracker/status/1427784469419896835?s=20

Edit: It wasn't the most difficult of chances because of the brilliant run which mugged the defence and the touch. So fair play.

[Kingdom]

That was a lovely goal, all about the anticipation, from the moment the ball went back to the keeper, he's drifted off into his own space. Great movement as soon as the MK midfielder wins his duel in the middle, Parrott off like a light, off like a light. Smooth finish.

[Diggs246]

The funny thing is I can see him scoring against Portugal,( if he plays) we wont collect any points but these guys are confidence players and when they start scoring the tend to continue

[pineapple stu]

He might be confident going into the game, but who's going to set up the chance for him to take? That'd be my worry.

[Kingdom]

You worry a lot Pineapple. Your worrying days should be well over by now.

just on Parrott's contract, I had a quick look there. By the end of this loan, he'll have a year left. How do the good folk of foot.ie see that working out?
I mean, by the looks of it, this loan to MK is a good one and could give him a platform to push on. Despite my own personal hopes, he's unlikely to be in Spurs first team squad next season, going into the final year of his contract, and you'd expect a loan to the championship especially if he signs a new contract. Wonder what happens if he doesn't sign though? Would they bury him in the 23's?

[pineapple stu]

Being pessimistic is the way to go with our team. If you're not proven right, then you're pleasantly surprised. It's win win!

[Kingdom]

Pessimistic Or Sudden Hypercritical Logic. "Win/win" is certainly right.

[pineapple stu]

Hypercritical?

I didn't think it was possible to be overly critical of how ****e we are at present! :p

[elatedscum]

Despite my own personal hopes, he's unlikely to be in Spurs first team squad next season, going into the final year of his contract, and you'd expect a loan to the championship especially if he signs a new contract. Wonder what happens if he doesn't sign though? Would they bury him in the 23's?

If he doesn’t sign, you’d imagine they’d try sell him to a championship side...

[John83]

Pessimistic Or Sudden Hypercritical Logic. "Win/win" is certainly right.
Our only win in, what, 13 games, was against Andorra. Let's not get carried away.

[Razors left peg]

https://twitter.com/MKDonsFC/status/1427903097033183234?s=20

Parrotts goal and assist from yesterday. The assist was class

[Stuttgart88]

The first touch for the assist was class but the way the ball eventually found the goalscorer was a bit jammy, no?

[passinginterest]

The first touch for the assist was class but the way the ball eventually found the goalscorer was a bit jammy, no?

100% it was a great touch and he flicks it to a dangerous area, but it takes a couple of deflections and it couldn't be classed as an actual pass. Took the goal brilliantly though and the fact his touch is so good is the sign of a confident player.

[Stuttgart88]

each of his league goals this season has been lovely.

[Eminence Grise]

The first touch for the assist was class but the way the ball eventually found the goalscorer was a bit jammy, no?


Jammy as hell. But the jammier he gets the happier I'll be. Every little bit of good luck will build his confidence.

[John83]

Jammy as hell. But the jammier he gets the happier I'll be. Every little bit of good luck will build his confidence.
Elite strikers are often jammy. It's a weird combination of preternatural technique and situational awareness. Of course, mediocre strikers can look jammy too. Only time will tell.

[Diggs246]

He is the only player that it doesn't bother me that he is playing third tier football. My gut tells me when he is scoring he will score against any team in the world. Re service to him it depends on the formation kenny goes with. He is a much better player the Idah tbh

[Stuttgart88]

I see what you're saying. I think Idah still has plenty to learn about being a top class forward but Parrott is more talented and instinctive and is more ready for the here and now as a consequence.

[Razors left peg]

I dont get the jammy comments on that assist. He controlled the ball and immediately got the ball into dangerous area. He might have specifically known that it would got to another Dons player but he did exactly what he tried to do. Jammy would be if he missed controlled it and could have gone anywhere off his shin. To me it showed good composure and awareness.

[pineapple stu]

I think he got a bit lucky that it deflected right into the path of a teammate. But it was a nice first touch, and if you keep trying forward passes in that position, you'll get lucky more often than if you don't

[Razors left peg]

But is it luck if the ball goes into the area that you played it?

[pineapple stu]

Well it didn't really - it took a deflection.

But I do think the more you try those passes, the luckier you get

[SkStu]

He is the only player that it doesn't bother me that he is playing third tier football. My gut tells me when he is scoring he will score against any team in the world. Re service to him it depends on the formation kenny goes with. He is a much better player the Idah tbh

Exactly. Imagine how giddy you are as a MK Dons fan to have a 19 year old break into the team coupled with goals and performances like these over the last few games (even more so if he wasnt a loanee of course). We should be feeling kinda the same.

[John83]

I see what you're saying. I think Idah still has plenty to learn about being a top class forward but Parrott is more talented and instinctive and is more ready for the here and now as a consequence.
I think Idah is less likely to score, but he looked to have grown into that lone forward role in the last international window. He looked bigger and stronger than previously, though some of that may have been confidence.

Parrott is more exciting, but I need to see more of him. I don't like to read too much into a couple of goals. He was poor enough last year at a low enough level to make me cautious.

[Razors left peg]

I think Idah is less likely to score, but he looked to have grown into that lone forward role in the last international window. He looked bigger and stronger than previously, though some of that may have been confidence.

Parrott is more exciting, but I need to see more of him. I don't like to read too much into a couple of goals. He was poor enough last year at a low enough level to make me cautious.

I think both Idah and Parrott both look like they have bulked up a bit this season

[sadloserkid]

Exactly. Imagine how giddy you are as a MK Dons fan to have a 19 year old break into the team coupled with goals and performances like these over the last few games (even more so if he wasnt a loanee of course). We should be feeling kinda the same.

I wouldn't wholly disagree but the expectation levels between fans of MK Dons and our national team should be different. A League 1 team having a teenager showing a bit of form at that level might provoke giddiness for MK Dons supporters but, as Ireland fans, I'd say guarded optimism is more where I'm landing at the moment.

People (in general, not you specifically) seem particularly entrenched on Parrott. One camp wants to annoint him our next world class talent and to focus on a handful of Spurs underage games, 3 games for MK Dons and the Andorra match. They refuse to look closely at the Milwall or Ipswich loans.

The other camp have him earmarked as Anthony Stokes MkII and reverse it. Will only focus on the Milwall/Ipswich loans and disregard the flashes of potential.

[Olé Olé]

I think those two camps are just the loudest camps and prevalent somewhere like YBIG. He's gifted, has struggled and is now showing his gifts at a relatively low level. A lot to do.

[Diggs246]

I'm strictly in the he is a confidence player camp. I believe if he scored a few in a row with either millwall and Ipswich he would have banged them in consistently.

[Trequartista20]

Parrott's still a teenager. I think we're so desperate for a breakout star - a saviour - that we put a bit too much, if not pressure then expectation, on his young shoulders.

Troy gets criticised for the company he keeps, especially on another forum, but I'm not sure we can fairly question his application and attitude - he's an excellent trainer and was praised for his efforts by Rowett at Millwall and Lambert and Cook at Ipswich, and has clearly won over the MK coaching staff as well.

The comments he made at the end of last season showed a modest and driven young man who's keen to have a very good career in the game, and this season it looks like he means business at a well chosen club that plays good football and will allow Troy to flourish.

I'm very positive about his career prospects.

[Diggs246]

I'm positive too, but if he is hanging around with cartel associates. That isnt good news for anyone. They are a complete cancer on our society

[SkStu]

I wouldn't wholly disagree but the expectation levels between fans of MK Dons and our national team should be different. A League 1 team having a teenager showing a bit of form at that level might provoke giddiness for MK Dons supporters but, as Ireland fans, I'd say guarded optimism is more where I'm landing at the moment.

People (in general, not you specifically) seem particularly entrenched on Parrott. One camp wants to annoint him our next world class talent and to focus on a handful of Spurs underage games, 3 games for MK Dons and the Andorra match. They refuse to look closely at the Milwall or Ipswich loans.

The other camp have him earmarked as Anthony Stokes MkII and reverse it. Will only focus on the Milwall/Ipswich loans and disregard the flashes of potential.

Regarding your first paragraph above, i think we are more or less saying the same thing. A 19 year old scoring goals is exciting for us though. Remember Grealish tearing it up in League One (wasnt it?). Couldnt stay in my seat... im not quite as giddy with Parrott given how he didnt fare as well last year but, still like, he's 19 and scoring goals. Either way, i am more or less sitting back and waiting to see how the next 9 months pans out before getting too giddy.

[Razors left peg]

I think Parrott is more Patrick Bamford than Robbie Keane. He will probably be a good Premiership striker eventually but hes not the wonderkid we thought he was going to be initially