Troy Parrott F AZ Alkmaar b.2002

[Trequartista20]

Championship is paused for the World Cup 13 November - 9 December, so at least he's not going to miss as many games as he might have done.

Idah not even back running yet, apparently, so he'll probably be missing too. Perhaps Will Keane will get another opportunity. Been in decent form and theoretically he'd make a good foil for Obafemi. Ferguson might be given a chance too.

[JR89]

Championship is paused for the World Cup 13 November - 9 December, so at least he's not going to miss as many games as he might have done.

Idah not even back running yet, apparently, so he'll probably be missing too. Perhaps Will Keane will get another opportunity. Been in decent form and theoretically he'd make a good foil for Obafemi. Ferguson might be given a chance too.

Yeah think he'd be more suited to playing in a front two with someone like Obafemi. Even when Wigan play with two up top they've often played a more 3-4-1-2 with Keane playing behind the front two in a deeper role.

The one game he started for us I think he started as the CF in a 3-4-3 with Robinson and Ogbene supporting him.

[pineapple stu]

Indo saying he managed to injure himself celebrating his goal (https://www.msn.com/en-ie/sports/football/preston-manager-gutted-as-troy-parrott-faces-months-out-after-goal-celebration-injury/ar-AA12PQfN?ocid=mailsignout&pc=U591&cvid=94bbb07b0aba420aa83f76d1f5e51caa) (and indeed he was subbed off two minutes after it)

[JR89]

Yeah after he scores he turns and runs back towards the Preston half and then hits the deck holding his hammy.

[Demesne Lad]

PNE manager Ryan Lowe says "Troy won't be with us anytime soon. He’s progressing well and he’s out of the grass with the ball doing small passes and he’s on the way to a full recovery. We’ll monitor him, he will be with us in the next three or four weeks I would have thought.” (Deepdaledigest.com, 8 Dec)

Might just be sufficiently match fit to be included in Ireland squad for the France game?

[Demesne Lad]

"...The manager expecting to have the Irish forward back for the Huddersfield Town FA Cup game" i.e. 7 January. (Preston NE website, 15 Dec)

[Demesne Lad]

Spurs have agreed that Parrott is fit to play again, according to the Irish Post today, but PNE manager Ryan Lowe will be cautious about putting him on the pitch too soon (Lancashire Evening Post).

[BOOMSHAKALAKA]

Starts upfront with Cannon tonight. Both will score!!

[pineapple stu]

Well Parrott has at least!

From the spot, but they all count

[Razors left peg]

Starts upfront with Cannon tonight. Both will score!!

Half right, maybe that means your We Will Beat France prediction would mean a draw.... Id take that :p

[BOOMSHAKALAKA]

Maybe Cannon did score, just not in the match. I had to permanently close my online betting account because I was being too generous with donations to paddy power so don't follow my tips.

[pineapple stu]

Started today alongside Ched Evans; replaced by Cannon with 20 to go.

No joy for either in a 0-0 draw, Preston's eighth 0-0 of the season. Only Cardiff have a worse attack in the league this season

[seanfhear]

Started today alongside Ched Evans; replaced by Cannon with 20 to go.

No joy for either in a 0-0 draw, Preston's eighth 0-0 of the season. Only Cardiff have a worse attack in the league this season
Not Firing Unfortunately.

Could do with a Pirate to go with the Parrot !

[tommy_c12000]

Played well per report. Made a lot of good runs, just not picked out by team mates

[Demesne Lad]

Interest in Troy seems to have cooled here on Foot.ie in recent weeks, but some important decisions about him and by him coming up soon. He makes some guarded comments in this interview: https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/preston-north-end/tottenham-hotspur-striker-troy-parrott-comments-on-future-as-preston-north-end-loan-nears-its-end-4108984

It looks like he knows he is nowhere near the Spurs' first team squad and would like to stay on at PNE. However, he is effectively on trial over the next few weeks ...and PNE are very interested in Hibs' Kevin Nesbit.

[JR89]

Parrott on the score sheet against Swansea

[JR89]

Tidy finish

1648782970583494657

[tommy_c12000]

Nice finish. Should start ahead of Delap in next game now. Hopefully PNE can get back to winning ways

[JR89]

Starts alongside Cannon in the half five kick off which is live on Sky Sports

[mark12345]

Starts alongside Cannon in the half five kick off which is live on Sky Sports

Can't see Preston reaching the promised land this season as they have failed many of the tests given them, just like that against Blackburn yesterday. Where that leaves Parrott is anyone's guess.

[Eirambler]

I'd say we'll see him back in the Championship next season. Whether that will be a loan or a permanent move it's hard to know. But, as long as teams know they're getting a capable, hard working forward, but not a 15 goal a season man, he should be a good pickup for someone.

[Olé Olé]

I'd say we'll see him back in the Championship next season. Whether that will be a loan or a permanent move it's hard to know. But, as long as teams know they're getting a capable, hard working forward, but not a 15 goal a season man, he should be a good pickup for someone.

And the upside for suitors is that he could get 15 goals from him. That isn't impossible.

[Razors left peg]

Pukki moving on from Norwich, might be decent move for him there. They play with a #10 a bit and Idah has played there at times. Parrott in the 10 and Idah as a striker could work pretty well for them

[Demesne Lad]

Ryan Lowe wasn't very happy with PNE's performance in their 4-1 defeat to Sheffield Utd "But Parrott disagreed that the players had mentality or mindset issues in the crunch clash at Bramall Lane." (Lancashire Post, 1 May). Lowe made no mention of Parrott in his assessment of PNE's needs for next season: We need another goalscorer, we're relying on young Tom (Cannon). Tom has been fantastic, he's scored eight goals in the Championship, no one would have given him a chance of scoring eight goals. Liam has come on and scored his second goal for us, which I'm pleased about, he could have had more. We're just lacking a little bit of quality in certain areas and we need to find it to make us better." (Sunderland Echo, 4 May).

[Snapshot]

Pukki moving on from Norwich, might be decent move for him there. They play with a #10 a bit and Idah has played there at times. Parrott in the 10 and Idah as a striker could work pretty well for them
Definitely. A combo for the future - in League One.

[WexCar.]

Where is he playing this season?
Can't imagine he'll get much gametime at Spurs

[Eirambler]

He's injured. Needs to get fit and try and get a loan by the end of the month.

[Demesne Lad]

"Sources".... (? an agent :eek:)...have told Pete O'Rourke, Transfers Correspondent at Football Insider, that "Troy Parrott is a loan target for a number of clubs this summer – including two Eredivisie sides, one Bundesliga outfit and one La Liga team". Tottenham signed Argentina Under-20 international Alejo Véliz this summer, on a six-year deal; Parrott has been told he can go on loan.

https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-bundesliga-and-la-liga-clubs-in-race-to-sign-tottenham-star-troy-parrott/

[Demesne Lad]

Rumours persist that Parrott will be going to an Eredivisie club:

Exclusive: Troy Parrett set for shock Eredivisie move as Postecoglou makes Tottenham stance clear (teamtalk.com) (https://www.teamtalk.com/tottenham-hotspur/exclusive-troy-parrett-shock-eredivisie-move-postecoglou-tottenham-stance-clear)

[JR89]

Alasdair Gold reporting that Excelsior Rotterdam are one of the teams trying to sign Parrott.

[Trequartista20]

Alasdair Gold reporting that Excelsior Rotterdam are one of the teams trying to sign Parrott.

David Connolly's former club.

[JR89]

Loan move to Rotterdam confirmed. Interesting move for Parrott I must say.

1694756957134147865

[Eirambler]

That's an even worse move than when he went to MK Dons. I mean, I don't hugely rate the guy, but how has someone higher up the food chain than that not come in for him?

[pineapple stu]

I suppose because he scored three times last year, and one of those was a penalty. He wasn't going to get a Championship move.

Dutch top flight isn't a bad level though, even if Excelsior will probably be battling relegation (despite their good start). He has a chance to make a name for himself. Or to end up looking at a League One loan again this time next year.

[Razors left peg]

I love this move for him

[tetsujin1979]

Excelsior scored less than a goal a game last season, although they have six in two games so far this season
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Eredivisie#Standings

Playing Fortuna Sittard at home on Saturday evening

[Olé Olé]

I suppose because he scored three times last year, and one of those was a penalty. He wasn't going to get a Championship move.

Dutch top flight isn't a bad level though, even if Excelsior will probably be battling relegation (despite their good start). He has a chance to make a name for himself. Or to end up looking at a League One loan again this time next year.

Sums it up well. I think he might have just about got a Championship move next week when things got a little more frantic but I agree that it is a good level and gives him a good chance. Nobody on here, myself included, can find excuses for him if he doesn't go well with season and make some clear progression.

[Eirambler]

I suppose because he scored three times last year, and one of those was a penalty. He wasn't going to get a Championship move.

Dutch top flight isn't a bad level though, even if Excelsior will probably be battling relegation (despite their good start). He has a chance to make a name for himself. Or to end up looking at a League One loan again this time next year.

More like League of Ireland if this doesn't go well. You'd wonder is there a character aspect to this, are better teams turning him down because of off the field stuff? Because I would have thought his stint at MK Dons alone would have at least gotten him a high end League 1 move, rather than having to drop to a club with a 4k stadium at the bottom end of the Eredivisie.

[Razors left peg]

The Aaron Connolly comparisons are obvious, even the talk of LOI next if it doesn't go well. We thought there was very little future for Connolly with the Venezia disater and now we are hoping the penny has finally dropped. Parrott is only 21, let's not be too quick to write him off. I do think he needs to have a good season as I think his Spurs contract is expiring. If he is the player we hope he is he should one of best players in this division, especially if he realistically wants to be looked at as a future Premiership striker for any club.

I love the move because I think it gets rid of the excuses of the physicality of the lower leagues not suiting a player like him that's bit more technical. A change of scenery could be the makings of him.

[pineapple stu]

if he is the player we hope he is he should one of best players in this division
You are aware Ajax were in the Champions League final a couple of years ago? Feyernoord were in the quarterfinals of the Europa League last year, and Alkmaar got to the semis of the Conference League. The Dutch league is ranked sixth in Europe. There's nine players from it in the preliminary Dutch squad to face us next month.

Parrott has done nothing in his career to suggest he "should one of best players in this division"

[Razors left peg]

If he is to be a future Premiership striker he needs to be one of best players in division is what I meant. Maybe I wasn't clear. I'm saying if he is ever going to be the player we thought he could be as a youth he needs to stand out now in this division. Not that he has shown us anything as a pro that he will be a top player, it's time to start if he's ever going to be

[WexCar.]

I like the move, if he does well then how likely is it that Feyenoord or PSV or a mid/lower bundesliga team take a punt on him next summer.

[pineapple stu]

If he is to be a future Premiership striker he needs to be one of best players in division is what I meant. Maybe I wasn't clear. I'm saying if he is ever going to be the player we thought he could be as a youth he needs to stand out now in this division. Not that he has shown us anything as a pro that he will be a top player, it's time to start if he's ever going to be
I think we may be better keeping our hopes more realistic. It'd be great if he suddenly turned into the second coming of Zlatan. But playing for a side which will probably be fighting relegation (they were one place above the relegation playoff last season) I think hitting double figures would be an excellent season. And not at all guaranteed - their top scorer last year got 4

[Razors left peg]

I'm saying if he wants to be of a level of Ollie Watkins for example, not Zlatan. I think there's still a chance he could be a very decent Premiership footballer, but it's obvious he isn't world class. My point is that it's time for him to start showing if he's capable

[samhaydenjr]

Ouch, hard to see this being a catapult to greater things. Even if he does reasonably well, it puts him on a par with Jack Byrne at Cambuur - Not even at the level of Dan Crowley at Willem II - right now, Connolly looks like a more viable option in the short-to-medium term

[ifk101]

Not entirely sure what to make of this move but does feels a drop too far down for him.

[pineapple stu]

I'm saying if he wants to be of a level of Ollie Watkins for example, not Zlatan
Well you're also suggesting a 21-year-old "should one of best players" in a seriously good league known for producing great players. Zlatan is an example of a 21-year-old who was one of the best players in the Dutch league. I think your hopes/expectations are way out here

[JR89]

Yeah you even had some saying anything less than 20 goals and this move is a failure. When the joint top goal scorers in the Eredivisie had 19 goals each and only 22 in all competitions.

Think going to the Eredivisie isn't a bad move in general, but it's when you hear it's to Excelsior Rotterdam rather than Feyenoord Rotterdam you're thinking hmmm was this is best option. Even someone outside the big three like FC Utrecht who finish in the playoff spots for the final European spot in the league.

Though in a way maybe Rotterdam is better than Rotherham at this stage. Doesn't always work out for everyone going abroad but it's good to see he's willing to look beyond the UK for game time. Conor Coventry is probably another lad I think should look beyond the UK.

[EalingGreen]

I love the move because I think it gets rid of the excuses of the physicality of the lower leagues not suiting a player like him that's bit more technical.No harm, but this is a frequently cited observation which I simply don't buy.

For sure, defenders in the very top leagues are very skilful and quick etc, but they simply cannot have got to that level without also being physically strong too - think eg Virgil Van Dyke, who's as strong as an ox, or any number of great Italian defenders like Bonnuci or Chiellini. If guys like that can't outdo the attacker they're up against by skill, speed and positioning etc, then they'll try to bully him with physicality instead, if that's what it takes. And if attackers, indeed all positions, do not possess the requisite physicality to cope at the top level, then unless they're truly exceptional like eg Messi, then they'll struggle.

Which is why so many top players point to a spell in lower league football when young as toughening them up for the next level in their careers. Or don't you imagine that opponents didn't try eg to bully VVD when he was a teenager at Gronnigen, or that he didn't learn a few tricks when he was slugging it out against cloggers in the SPL for Celtic?

As a Spurs fan, I'd love to see TP fulfil his potential, but if he is to do so, imo it won't be by mollycoddling him, or making excuses for him, since physicality is an essential part of the game everywhere, not least, indeed especially, at the very top levels.

[Jd2793]

dear god, this is an appalling move.