Paul Crowley

[Poor Student]

UCD have signed him: http://www.elevenaside.com/ucd/irish_soccer_detail.asp?newsid=23706

Could any of you lads tell me what kind of player he is? Was he an integral part of your team?

[Maynard]

UCD have signed him: http://www.elevenaside.com/ucd/irish_soccer_detail.asp?newsid=23706

Could any of you lads tell me what kind of player he is? Was he an integral part of your team?

Certainly an integral part of our team that lifted the 1st division title, and you could put forward the arguement that he was an integral part of the side that went down the following year (central midfield was pretty shocking that year)

He went off to Waterford then for a season and things didn't seem to go well for him there. Mind you looking back at it that was the begining of the slide that sees Waterford where they are now. And with quality players like Chris Deans going to sh1te down there since you mightn't want to hold that against him.

He was a bit of a puzzle this year. Didn't seem as fit as he had been a couple of years ago, and found it hard to make any real impact on the games he played. Rarely started, although midfield did resemble somewhat of a merry-go-round this season.

My summation would be, Crowls is a big talent. He has a huge heart, can tackle like a beast, get from box to box and even pull out the odd wonder-goal. HOWEVER it seems the lad has been lacking a bit of personal motivation in the last couple of years. If he can get that together he could do very well for you. If he can't he'll just be an also-ran I'm afraid.

[Sheridan]

Jaysus, anyone know what happened to the lengthy response I typed in this thread earlier? Seems to have vanished into the ether.

Anyway, it basically pre-endorsed what Maynard said. Essentially Crowls is a similar player to Tony Mac (plays across the back four or centre mid, scores a disproportionate number of goals) whose frenetic style of play leaves him susceptible to frequent and debilitating injury, further compounded by his tendency to put on weight whilst hors de combat.

He's been disappointing this season, but changed the game against Shels when subbed on in DC's swan-song. Box-to-box midfielder, ferocious tackler, terrific in the air, packing a powerful and accurate long range shot, but a very slow starter in new surroundings. Could have to wait until the winter for any significant contribution from him.

A legend in my eyes nonetheless, all the more so for scoring the goal which condemned TLS to the Eternal Obloquy Play-Offf.

[Student Mullet]

How old is he?

[Sheridan]

Just shy of 26 by my reckoning. Looks older though. S'pose professional football does that.

[Poor Student]

Essentially Crowls is a similar player to Tony Mac

That's not necessarily a bad thing at all. He's often injured and we miss him sorely when he is. Thanks for the info, Maynard and Sheridan, much appreciated.

[Poor Student]

Sounds like he had an impressive debut, he set up our winning goal against Sligo.

Did he play against Monaghan this season i.e. is he cup tied? (if indeed any of your lads are cup tied now:confused: )