Evan Ferguson F Roma (loan from Brighton) b.2004

[nigel-harps1954]

Robbie had scored three times as many goals at club level by age 21 though (53 v 17)

If he scores as many international goals, he can go void of clubs goals for the rest of his career as far as I'm concerned.

[Razors left peg]

If he scores as many international goals, he can go void of clubs goals for the rest of his career as far as I'm concerned.

So u want him to be David Healy basically :)

[pineapple stu]

If he scores as many international goals, he can go void of clubs goals for the rest of his career as far as I'm concerned.
True. Though I find there tends to be a correlation between decent club career and improved national career...

[nigel-harps1954]

So u want him to be David Healy basically :)

If the international success matches then yes!


True. Though I find there tends to be a correlation between decent club career and improved national career...

Tongue firmly in cheek, but in an ideal world he'd do both.

[samhaydenjr]

Robbie had scored three times as many goals at club level by age 21 though (53 v 17)

True, although 29 of Robbie's goals were for a second-tier team, in a less competitive era. That said, he did carry that form to the next level, with 34 in three seasons at Coventry, Inter and Leeds. In fairness, I don't yet see Ferguson coming near to Robbie's final international figure, but I can see him becoming our second highest scorer, by some margin - I still think we could be looking at the 40-50 range for him.

Meanwhile, Parrott and Idah are both on track to surpass Niall Quinn's total - so if we can sort out our midfield, perhaps there's still hope for the future

[pineapple stu]

Let's not go down the embarrassment of the embarrassment of riches thread again...

Let's be honest, if we're too come close to qualifying for anything again, the likes of Idah need to get phased out for someone else. (But who that man could be I just don't know)

[Eirambler]

Not even brought on when Dovbyk was subbed off today.

Will be interesting to see if he even gets a few minutes near the end.

Update - he didn't.

[Razors left peg]

Manager said he had ankle issue, deep breaths his career not over yet.... but now I worry about will he pull out of Ireland squad

[Jolly Red Giant]

Manager said he had ankle issue, deep breaths his career not over yet.... but now I worry about will he pull out of Ireland squad
I will repeat my previously voiced assessment that I think Brighton badly managed his ankle injury a couple of years ago. Hopefully this is not a reoccurance and it is something minor - because this kid still has the potential to be the best ever to play for Ireland.

[Eirambler]

Manager said he had ankle issue, deep breaths his career not over yet.... but now I worry about will he pull out of Ireland squad

What was he doing on the bench if he was injured?

[Razors left peg]

What was he doing on the bench if he was injured?

Ask Gasperini, reports coming out today that he had an MRi on the ankle on Saturday

[elatedscum]

What was he doing on the bench if he was injured?

Serie A teams are allowed to have 15 subs named, so you might as well just name everyone in case...

[OwlsFan]

Ask Gasperini, reports coming out today that he had an MRi on the ankle on Saturday

Yes a doubt for the game.

[Eirambler]

Doesn't start for Roma tonight even though Dovbyk isn't starting either. Will be interesting to see which of them is the manager's pick to come in off the bench. A bit concerning if he's now down to third choice at centre forward.

[tetsujin1979]

Got ten minutes at the end of the game
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[Eirambler]

In a difficult position now, falling down the pecking order. Needs a goal or two to get back in the mix, but isn't getting enough minutes to have a realistic chance of scoring the goals he needs.

[Rayzor]

Not surprised Gasperini picked a more experience forward in Dybla for such a big game. I think Evan will be grand, new league, doesn't speak the language, he'll need time to settle. With Eurpe and the cup, they'll be playing 2 games a week for most of the season so should get his opportunity. Hopefully he'll start against Pizen thurs and open his account.

[Razors left peg]

Something to note. Evan had his 21st birthday yesterday. Already has the same amount of International goals as Damien Duff, and has dealt with a serious injury that ruined a season and a half for him. Roma fans online love him from what I can see, he's doing fine

[Razors left peg]

Evan starts in league today v Parma

[Razors left peg]

He got kicked in the ankle in 1st minute and he has to come off already. Hes been carrying that ankle all season, I wonder will it lead to being out for a while now to fix it properly. So annoying

[Eirambler]

That may well be that for him at Roma. There were already reports before the game that they were looking to send him back to Brighton at the earliest opportunity, he really needed a goal last night which might have seen things start to turn around for him there. Instead he got injured right at the start of the game.

[Exgrad]

Interesting that he was starting last night after the comments from manager. Disaster that he got injured almost immediately. Wonder if same ankle. Hes as likely to get game time at Roma as anywhere else at moment so hopefully back soon.

[Razors left peg]

Hes been carrying this ankle all season, and yet the manager is still trying to get him into team. It does seem that he may have to take some time off to get it fixed properly though.

[Exgrad]

will miss the next games but injury not as bad as first thought, looks like only out for 2/3 weeks.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-41733921.html

[Jolly Red Giant]

Hes been carrying this ankle all season, and yet the manager is still trying to get him into team. It does seem that he may have to take some time off to get it fixed properly though.
The problem is that it is the same ankle that caused problems at Brighton - and Brighton did not manage the injury properly. A loan club is not going to give him the time to heal properly and his contract with Brighton runs to 2029 so he is badly caught between a rock and a hard place at the moment.

[Kingdom]

Hang on a second, was it not being trumpeted that he had a full pre-season and had done extra work etc and was in prime condition heading to Roma?

[Razors left peg]

Hang on a second, was it not being trumpeted that he had a full pre-season and had done extra work etc and was in prime condition heading to Roma?


He was great in preseason, but it is possible to re aggravate an old injury. Its starting to get worrying now though that its dragging on this long.Does he need another surgery to fix it at the cost of another season out? That would be disastrous