David McGoldrick F Notts County b.1987 [Archive]

SaucyJack

24/03/2006, 8:30 PM

Is he playing with Ireland?He seems to be prolific for the Saints though he doesn't seem to be Irish born.Also whats the story with Matthew Connolly of Arsenal?

I think if McGoldrick had any interest playing for Ireland, we'd have known it by now, I think he'll get an English U-19 call up soon to be honest.

Bungle

24/03/2006, 9:01 PM

All the searches suggest that his nationality is Irish.

Plastic Paddy

24/03/2006, 9:13 PM

Sources?

:ball: PP

Irish_Praha

24/03/2006, 9:24 PM

Did a seach on McGoldrick and came up with this
http://www.prideofanglia.com/blog/2005/04/lordan-brace-sets-up-exciting-finale.html
Cathal Lordan?

Irish_Praha

24/03/2006, 9:27 PM

Found this on McGoldrick
http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=37797

gustavo

25/03/2006, 8:49 AM

http://www.football-rumours.com/player.php?p=37797

Bungle

25/03/2006, 10:59 AM

If he is able to play for us,as this would suggest,we should call him up asap for an u19 cap as he seems to be a class act at that age group.
Though he mightn't actually get his game:) with our u 19s

Irish_Praha

25/03/2006, 12:25 PM

This is from the Southampton FC offical site:
He's a mate of Leon Best's so I could be a while before we know if he is Irish or not :rolleyes:
Maybe Livehead knows?

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/article.asp?article=220477&Title=David+McGoldrick&navlid=news

Date of birth: 29/11/1987

Previous Clubs: Notts County

Signed: August 2004

Saints dipped into Notts County’s youth set up for the second time in two years to snap up this young talent in the summer of 2004.

Following in the footsteps of his friend and former team-mate Leon Best, McGoldrick arrived on the south-coast to learn his trade as a striker.

He has already shown the potential to take his game on having made four appearances in the second division club’s first team at the end of the 2003/4 campaign.

A powerfully build youngster with an assured touch he can finish and create chances and forms an excellent link between the midfield and forwards.

livehead1

25/03/2006, 1:39 PM

pretty sure he's not irish. I was talking to a mate of mine who was at county (hes been released now) around the same time mcgoldrick was there, and he said he never had an inclination of him being irish.

theworm2345

13/08/2008, 6:27 PM

They referred to him on iTV's Carling Cup Highlights as "The Irishman"
1st goal (and where they say it):
http://sharebee.com/3a10f7c3

Wheels

14/08/2008, 2:08 PM

Thanks Worm. Another good goal from him here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRa6ruUKReQ

He's 6' something... looks a good finisher... FAI should definately make an enquiry.

deecay

14/08/2008, 4:42 PM

Matthew Connolly plays for QPR

seanfhear

14/08/2008, 9:04 PM

Surely we should ask Eddie Mcgoldrick to make inquiries

theworm2345

14/08/2008, 9:33 PM

Surely we should ask Eddie Mcgoldrick to make inquiries
They're not related (Well at least not immediately)

SkStu

14/08/2008, 10:30 PM

Surely we should ask Eddie Mcgoldrick to make inquiries

for the craic if nothing else...

"Hey David, Its Eddie"

"Eddie who?"

"McGoldrick"

"yes, speaking"

"what?"

"this is David McGoldrick"

"i know"

"who's this?"

"EDDIE!!! MCGOLDRICK!!!!"

"WHAT DO YOU WANT!!!!!!!"

click.

cut to Don Givens

"our people attempted to speak with David McGoldrick in an attempt to get him to confirm his allegiance but he expressed no desire to don the green shirt..."

theworm2345

15/08/2008, 7:07 AM

for the craic if nothing else...

"Hey David, Its Eddie"

"Eddie who?"

"McGoldrick"

"yes, speaking"

"what?"

"this is David McGoldrick"

"i know"

"who's this?"

"EDDIE!!! MCGOLDRICK!!!!"

"WHAT DO YOU WANT!!!!!!!"

click.

cut to Don Givens

"our people attempted to speak with David McGoldrick in an attempt to get him to confirm his allegiance but he expressed no desire to don the green shirt..."
Hehe
I imagine more like this:
Don: David, we'd like you play for the Irish team
David: I'd love to but my wife's due to have a baby next week and I can't get be away for so long (this is not true as far as I know, just a legitimite excuse not to play in a friendly)
Don: Hangs Up

Don in the press
"I called him and asked if he'd like to play for the Irish team, he had no desire to travel to Norway or play for Ireland and he hung up on me"

SkStu

15/08/2008, 8:42 PM

Hehe
I imagine more like this:
Don: David, we'd like you play for the Irish team
David: I'd love to but my wife's due to have a baby next week and I can't get be away for so long (this is not true as far as I know, just a legitimite excuse not to play in a friendly)
Don: Hangs Up

Don in the press
"I called him and asked if he'd like to play for the Irish team, he had no desire to travel to Norway or play for Ireland and he hung up on me"

ha! better than mine for sure... though i was hammered at the time and it seemed hilarious in my head...

:o

TheBoss

01/02/2014, 11:36 PM

Seems he is eligible

https://twitter.com/noriordan/status/429766909924364288

TheOneWhoKnocks

01/02/2014, 11:40 PM

Seems he is eligible

https://twitter.com/noriordan/status/429766909924364288

Why not just call up Daryl Murphy?

*edit* Decent goalscoring record in fairness.

Deckydee

02/02/2014, 9:07 AM

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BfYJ-bWIUAAwuBz.jpg

geysir

02/02/2014, 11:31 AM

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BfYJ-bWIUAAwuBz.jpg
The text is too blurry to read. From the highlighted quotes, I guess he was adopted by non-Irish parents but had contact with his birth mother to find out more about his background and it was confirmed that he had an Irish background.
Surely then the headline should read Pot of Gold not Shock of Gold?

AlaskaFox

02/02/2014, 6:41 PM

Quotes here:
http://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/3942/ireland/2014/02/02/4589701/david-mcgoldrick-hoping-for-ireland-call-up

geysir

02/02/2014, 7:22 PM

Thanks Fox, I see from that, he's eligible on both counts, blood and adopted, a double eligibility.
Good to see a player just go ahead and get his passport sorted out without having to be asked.

TheOneWhoKnocks

02/02/2014, 7:26 PM

Can't see Keane, Doyle, Long, Stokes, Walters or Cox being dropped for Serbia to accommodate McGoldrick.

I would have said Cox a few months ago but he's playing at a good level at the moment.

Penny for the thoughts of Daryl Murphy.

kingoffifa

02/02/2014, 11:15 PM

Penny for the thoughts of Daryl Murphy.

my thoughts exactly. he must have hoped for a chance with roy involved.

gastric

03/02/2014, 2:06 AM

Just saw this comment on McGoldrick's Wikipedia page , so it must be true! It got me thinking about how many of our current group of strikers have got real pace? TBH, and I know I will be quickly corrected, but none stand out as having this quality which might mean McGoldrick offers something different.

"He's got pace, he can get in behind defenders and can run all day. He's skilful and he's got all the attributes."
Bournemouth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.F.C._Bournemouth) captain Steve Fletcher on McGoldrick in March 2007.[40] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_McGoldrick#cite_note-40)

Charlie Darwin

03/02/2014, 11:44 PM

Thanks Fox, I see from that, he's eligible on both counts, blood and adopted, a double eligibility.
Good to see a player just go ahead and get his passport sorted out without having to be asked.
I was thinking the same - how many footballers actually have their heads screwed on enough to say
'I'll sort the paperwork and see if they want to call me up'?

Using the (patent pending), Stutts test, he's passed the first hurdle for me: He obviously has an interest in his heritage.

Penny for the thoughts of Daryl Murphy.
Going only on interviews I've read with Murphy, I'd say he was probably encouraging him to declare, much like Dunne encouraged Clark to declare.

Olé Olé

04/02/2014, 12:11 PM

gastric

04/02/2014, 9:40 PM

He's from Tipperary and plays with the Tigers.

Ouch! TBH, while Long has many great qualities like his positional play and anticipation, I never thought he had great pace, but I will accept your point of view!

Stuttgart88

05/02/2014, 6:45 AM

Yep, he's quick and an all round super athlete. Great leap on him too.

Eminence Grise

05/02/2014, 8:47 PM

He's from Tipperary and plays with the Tigers.

So the Celtic Tiger is back? Whoop de doo!

CraftyToePoke

18/02/2014, 12:37 AM

Injured. Might not feature again this season.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26225864

samhaydenjr

18/02/2014, 1:17 AM

Injured. Might not feature again this season.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26225864

Of course - I mean he's an in-form striker hitting his peak, who just confirmed his eligibility for us - it was inevitable he'd get injured:angry3:
On a serious note, he's due to be fit in ten weeks, so we might as well ask the question: should he get a run-out in the summer internationals?

nigel-harps1954

18/02/2014, 11:05 AM

I'd worry about people getting so upset about a 26 year old Championship striker getting injured, who's never proven himself at a high enough level, and with absolutely zero international experience.

TheOneWhoKnocks

18/04/2014, 8:16 PM

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27070419

Out of contention for the summer games.

DannyInvincible

10/08/2014, 2:17 PM

McGoldrick's goal against Fulham yesterday:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbbGO3nQT24

Olé Olé

10/08/2014, 6:52 PM

Had completely forgotten about McGoldrick's teammate at Ipswich, Luke Chambers, being eligible for us. Remains unselected (like Richard Stearman, unlike Alex Pearce). Worth a call-up at all?

gastric

30/08/2014, 7:14 AM

Being linked with a 8 million quid move to Leicester. Would be good for him and us if he gained some Premiership experience.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/5866293/David-McGoldrick-wanted-for-8million-by-Leicester.html

gastric

31/08/2014, 1:25 AM

Left out of the Ipswich team yesterday and McCarthy has admitted that there is interest.

http://www.teamtalk.com/championship/9449182/Sky-Bet-Championship-Mick-McCarthy-expects-to-lose-striker-David-McGoldrick

Charlie Darwin

31/08/2014, 1:29 AM

I suppose the question Ipswich need to ask is whether promotion is a realistic possibility if they hold out and keep him. They can gamble and try and hold on until Christmas and see where they are and whether Leicester are still interested, but right now £8 million looks an extremely generous price and they probably won't be offered anything higher.

liamoo11

31/08/2014, 9:35 AM

Charlie Darwin

01/09/2014, 1:48 PM

Leicester pull out after they didn't meet Ipswich's valuation. Crystal Palace might still be in for him: http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2014-09-01/leicester-city-drop-mcgoldrick-interest-after-failing-to-meet-ipswichs-valuation/

gastric

14/09/2014, 12:08 AM

Mick happy with McGoldrick's response to his disappointment at not joining Leicester as he and Murphy score against Millwall.

http://www.sportinglife.com/football/live/match-reaction/313836/-

gastric

29/09/2014, 7:03 AM

Murphy and McGoldrick do it again, Mick full of praise for McGoldrick's efforts.

http://www.southyorkshiretimes.co.uk/sport/local-sport/match-report-ipswich-town-2-rotherham-united-0-1-6865908

TheOneWhoKnocks

05/10/2014, 6:00 PM

Stephen Hunt lauds David McGoldrick in his latest article for the Independent.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/international-soccer/stephen-hunt-mcgoldrick-can-be-national-asset-now-penny-has-dropped-30638639.html

Don't see the rush in calling him up because of one good season of 12 or 13 goals at Championship level. Sure Simon Cox had that and look how that turned out. As it stands Cox has 2 more goals than McGoldrick and Murphy has 3 more goals so he'll have to show more than he's presently showing to knock down the door and overtake them as options.

Stuttgart88

05/10/2014, 6:44 PM

Is it all about the stats though? I'd have thought it's more about the type of player he is and whether he is different to or can complement anything we already have.

Charlie Darwin

05/10/2014, 7:37 PM

Hunt strikes me as a very clever reader of the game. I suppose you have to be when you're not technically the best player around. I've been very interested in his columns for the Indo and I'll take his assessment of McGoldrick as a positive. I can only assume this is confirmation that he's committed himself too.

Stuttgart88

05/10/2014, 8:20 PM

Hunt's columns are very good and very insightful. He never struck me as being smart but there a big difference between being smart and well educated / erudite.

If he wrote a book I'd think of buying it on the strength of his columns.

gastric

05/10/2014, 10:11 PM

Great article by Hunt. Have been watching McGoldrick this season and he has certainly matured and has become very consistent. He is a very hard worker, holds the ball up well and is able to draw midfielders into attack. Good in the air too and has a fierce shot in him. He is also very quick and I think he could be an excellent partner up front with Long. Together they will keep defences busy, however on the negative, can't see them scoring lot of goals. Oh, for a young Robbie to appear!