Kevin Doyle

[dr_peepee]

Steve Bull spoke very highly of him last week in an interview on the box.. Said he'd be comfortable at a top 4 club...

[tetsujin1979]

more from Doyle on his teammates in the international setup: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11096_5688492,00.html

[Acornvilla]

just scored a very good goal. foley also playing afaik

[Colbert Report]

Ward, Foley, and Doyle all played the full match for Wolves.

[Lenny82]

Thats 5 Premier League goals this season now for Doyler. If he gets 10 this season it will be a great achievement and he's half way there already.

Delighted to see Foley back in the team. Was he playing RB anyone know?

[irishultra]

Yeah if he gets 10 goals it would be good.

[dr_peepee]

Linked with a January move to Arsenal according to one of the Sunday rags I read yesterday.. NOTW I think.

[paul_oshea]

I was saying to an arsenal supporting mate during the summer that he would have been a good buy for arsenal, certainly a better fit than donktner. But would wolves really sell him? Maybe I should rephrase that would arsenal be prepared to pay enough to get him?

[dr_peepee]

Hard to give too much credence to the roumer given it's tabloid source, but yeah I couldn't see Arsenal paying much more than what Wolves paid Reading in the Summer for him...

[Razors left peg]

Id have him in the United team ahead of Berbatov without a doubt

[elroy]

Im unconvinced by Doyle to be honest, dont doubt his work rate but his goal return, particularly for us, isnt great. Off the top of my head he just scored the one goal in the last campaign?

I take it the consenus is, that if Wolves get relegated this year that ye would be confident a regular premiership club would snap him up. Surely the likes of Blackburn, Bolton, Fulham etc would do very well with someone like Doyle.

[tetsujin1979]

Im unconvinced by Doyle to be honest, dont doubt his work rate but his goal return, particularly for us, isnt great. Off the top of my head he just scored the one goal in the last campaign?
2 goals, VS Georgia away and Cyprus away

[irishultra]

Isn't the NOTW the paper who reported Doyle to Chelsea and Manchester United a few years back? I don't know why they pick Doyle for all these rumours because he's just a random Premiership player really.

[Razors left peg]

Isn't the NOTW the paper who reported Doyle to Chelsea and Manchester United a few years back? I don't know why they pick Doyle for all these rumours because he's just a random Premiership player really.

Cant remember where exactly I heard it but I think there was some truth that Chelsea were looking at him. Think it might have been some ex Chelsea backroom staff on one of the football shows

[Brendan 82]

Isn't the NOTW the paper who reported Doyle to Chelsea and Manchester United a few years back? I don't know why they pick Doyle for all these rumours because he's just a random Premiership player really.

Maybe because the best managers in the game are capable of spotting talented players who are capable of rising to the level they are surrounded by? What a crazy notion

[Emmet7]

His goal return wasn't great in the WC campaign but there were a couple of reasons why. One was he had injuries and was lacking match practise, which was one of the reasons he was taken off by Trap in a few games. In those games he didn't look like scoring and it was only right for the manager to change things around.
Second reason is playing alongside Robbie Keane who hardly ever sets anyone else up at international level, is a bit of a glory seeker and tends to let Doyle do all the dirty work of taking on big centre halves or going out the wing to retrieve the ball, while Keane sits in or around the box waiting for a sitter.
When he hasn't been injured, Doyle has probably been Wolves best player this season, by a good distance.

[EastTerracer]

His goal return wasn't great in the WC campaign but there were a couple of reasons why. One was he had injuries and was lacking match practise, which was one of the reasons he was taken off by Trap in a few games. In those games he didn't look like scoring and it was only right for the manager to change things around.
Second reason is playing alongside Robbie Keane who hardly ever sets anyone else up at international level, is a bit of a glory seeker and tends to let Doyle do all the dirty work of taking on big centre halves or going out the wing to retrieve the ball, while Keane sits in or around the box waiting for a sitter.
When he hasn't been injured, Doyle has probably been Wolves best player this season, by a good distance.

First reason you give above is absolutely the reason that Doyle didn't get too many goals this campaign. The second reason is complete nonsense.

[Wexford Delboy]

Cant remember where exactly I heard it but I think there was some truth that Chelsea were looking at him. Think it might have been some ex Chelsea backroom staff on one of the football shows

Rodgers mentioned it when he 1st went to reading i think??

[Razors left peg]

Rodgers mentioned it when he 1st went to reading i think??

That was the one

[Greenbod]

Second reason is playing alongside Robbie Keane who hardly ever sets anyone else up at international level, is a bit of a glory seeker and tends to let Doyle do all the dirty work of taking on big centre halves or going out the wing to retrieve the ball, while Keane sits in or around the box waiting for a sitter.


Incredible that someone could actually watch Ireland play and believe the above!

[MeathDrog]

Incredible that someone could actually watch Ireland play and believe the above!
It's not that far off the truth.

[jbyrne]

It's not that far off the truth.

it is. robbie puts in the yards during all our matches. always chasing down defenders and dropping back into midfiled

[Razors left peg]

My only critisism for years of Robbie was that he was doing too much work outside the box and not staying up top enough to get into more goalscoring positions. Cant believe anyone is saying that he hangs around inside the box waiting for tap ins

[OwlsFan]

Second reason is playing alongside Robbie Keane who hardly ever sets anyone else up at international level, is a bit of a glory seeker and tends to let Doyle do all the dirty work of taking on big centre halves or going out the wing to retrieve the ball, while Keane sits in or around the box waiting for a sitter.

When he hasn't been injured, Doyle has probably been Wolves best player this season, by a good distance.

You mustn't watch the same Robbie Keane that I do when playing for Ireland. He works as hard if not harder than Doyle closing down players. Then he gets blame for being in the right position to score goals :rolleyes: Robbie just can't win with some people.

I see Doyler was subbed again yesterday by Mick. Didn't see the game so not sure what that was about.

[Wexford Delboy]

You mustn't watch the same Robbie Keane that I do when playing for Ireland. He works as hard if not harder than Doyle closing down players. Then he gets blame for being in the right position to score goals :rolleyes: Robbie just can't win with some people.

I see Doyler was subbed again yesterday by Mick. Didn't see the game so not sure what that was about.

he was involved in the two best chances wolves had, made a good one for himself too skinning toure

[DmanDmythDledge]

I see Doyler was subbed again yesterday by Mick. Didn't see the game so not sure what that was about.
I thought he was pretty good last night but it was late in the game when he was taken off when Wolves were 2-0 down. McCarthy wanted Iwelumo (sp) and Blake to long ball it up to them.

[drummerboy]

I was amazed McCarthy took Doyle off the other night. He was by far the main threat to Liverpool.

[Manc Irish Wolf]

Think he took Doyle off against Liverpool as he knew that he was playing the full game against Man City and then last night as with Iwelumo and SEB he probably thought their more experienced partnership might nick us a goal if we were lumping it up to the big man.

I absolutely love Doyler, although do have a slight concern about his stamina as he appears to run himself into the ground in some games.

Also want him to forge his strike partnership with SEB ASAP. It's not quite intuitive at the moment. I know some people argue that his partnership with Robbie is not quite interlinking and to be fair Coppell used to rotate him with Kitson, Lita and Long a lot, so it might just be that he doesn't work as old-fashioned two up top striker, as he does a hell of a lot of running into the corners and if anything brings midfielders into the game more which may well be why he has always played with goalscoring midfielders such as Kitson, Harper, Whelan, Milijas etc as he is creating the holes by dragging defenders all over the place. To be fair the best I have seen him play is with Keogh up front as a partnership as the two were very fluid and were difficult to track a lot like Bellamy and Tevez were last night for Man City.

[drummerboy]

Another point is that Doyle missed a lot of preseason in the summer with injury and it may have an effect on his stamina.

[SilkCut]

Doyle is unfortunately lacking the one thing all top clubs want in their strikers. Pace. The guy is a great finisher, a great grafter, good in the air and quite tricky but he is just a little too slow against the better defences in the EPL. As for the stuff about Keane being lazy and selfish.. really? He works his ******** off for every team he plays for, probably his biggest attribute now!

[yapster]

Doyle lacks pace and sadly I don't think he is going to improve as a player. If Wolves go down this season it is the end of Doyle's career. He should have gone to Chelsea a couple of years ago,he may or may not have got a lot of games but he would have got expert coaching and experience.He hasn't improved his game in the last few years and he looks like just another typical honest grafting Championship striker,and also like McGeady & McCarthy he was hyped up by Irish supporters too much

[jbyrne]

Doyle lacks pace and sadly I don't think he is going to improve as a player. If Wolves go down this season it is the end of Doyle's career. He should have gone to Chelsea a couple of years ago,he may or may not have got a lot of games but he would have got expert coaching and experience.He hasn't improved his game in the last few years and he looks like just another typical honest grafting Championship striker,and also like McGeady & McCarthy he was hyped up by Irish supporters too much

32 posts and already you have written off keane, mc geady, mc carthy and doyle. unreal


Just telling you how it is son... I do sincerly hope Garvan makes it as a player and the other young hopefuls but it doessn't look good tbh. Most Irish players now are only Championship material at best.


it gets better!

[tiktok]

He hasn't improved his game in the last few years and he looks like just another typical honest grafting Championship striker,and also like McGeady & McCarthy he was hyped up by Irish supporters too much

Kevin Doyle has improved each year that he's been playing football.
He's clearly premiership standard, which for the record doesn't mean I think he's Torres, Rooney or Drogba, but he easily holds his own at that level and in my opinion is one of the brighter young prospects there.

I'd agree that Wolves was probably the wrong move for him, he should have plumped for Fulham instead.

[yapster]

32 posts and already you have written off keane, mc geady, mc carthy and doyle. unreal




it gets better!


Listen you may be a Leprachaun wearing ole oler pollyanna and thats ok too I suppose but I tend to see things as they are. Listen son Ireland are not going to be in SA due to the failure of our players not taking easy chances and also schoolboy errors which cost us automatic qualification. If Ireland didn;t have Trap at the helm and also Bulgaria were crap this Irish side would have got nowhere near the play-offs.

[yapster]

Kevin Doyle has improved each year that he's been playing football.
He's clearly premiership standard, which for the record doesn't mean I think he's Torres, Rooney or Drogba, but he easily holds his own at that level and in my opinion is one of the brighter young prospects there.

I'd agree that Wolves was probably the wrong move for him, he should have plumped for Fulham instead.


His decision to go to Wolves was surprising, Doyle is 28 now I think so he is hardly a young prospect anymore. I hope he has a good second half of the season so hopefully a bigger club will come in for him.

[jbyrne]

Listen you may be a Leprachaun wearing ole oler pollyanna and thats ok too I suppose but I tend to see things as they are. Listen son Ireland are not going to be in SA due to the failure of our players not taking easy chances and also schoolboy errors which cost us automatic qualification. If Ireland didn;t have Trap at the helm and also Bulgaria were crap this Irish side would have got nowhere near the play-offs.

you are obviously from the glass being half empty brigade of misery and
i'm not your "son" thanks

[Park_Lane]

His decision to go to Wolves was surprising, Doyle is 28 now I think so he is hardly a young prospect anymore. I hope he has a good second half of the season so hopefully a bigger club will come in for him.

He's actually 26. Born September 1983.

[tiktok]

His decision to go to Wolves was surprising, Doyle is 28 now I think so he is hardly a young prospect anymore.

He's only turned 26 a few months back, which is still young enough.
He's playing with a team who don't create many chances [agree that Wolves was a strange choice] has had an injury spell, yet he's still scored on average about 1 in 3 this season.

He'll score double figures with a poor side this year, many higher rated players won't.

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[yapster]

you are obviously from the glass being half empty brigade of misery and
i'm not your "son" thanks


Relax ffs :rolleyes:




Well thats good that Doyle is only 26, I hope he does have a good season. I was hoping Everton or Villa might have come in for him last season as those two would be ideal for him at this stage of his career. He has potential but his pace is a worry at this level.

[carloz]

Relax ffs :rolleyes:




Well thats good that Doyle is only 26, I hope he does have a good season. I was hoping Everton or Villa might have come in for him last season as those two would be ideal for him at this stage of his career. He has potential but his pace is a worry at this level.

Pace is not the be all and end all of a striker. I have seen grannies that could run fasterthan Teddy Sheringham, and look what he acheived in his career. Alan Shearar was never the quickest. I smart footballing brain is a hell of a lot more important than speed. And on top of that Doyle is far from slow. He is good in the air and holding up the ball, and trust me, you will find very few who can do that and also be very quick.

[yapster]

Pace is not the be all and end all of a striker. I have seen grannies that could run fasterthan Teddy Sheringham, and look what he acheived in his career. Alan Shearar was never the quickest. I smart footballing brain is a hell of a lot more important than speed. And on top of that Doyle is far from slow. He is good in the air and holding up the ball, and trust me, you will find very few who can do that and also be very quick.


True, but Sheringham & Shearer had great football brains. I would not put Doyle in their class.

[Ozymandias]

Stephen Hawking a great brain but not quick over ten yards.limited footballer

[carloz]

Stephen Hawking a great brain but not quick over ten yards.limited footballer

Well thats quite unfair. I think he has much talent on the pitch:D

[yapster]

Stephen Hawking a great brain but not quick over ten yards.limited footballer

Quicker than Doyle & Leon Best

[tiktok]

Stephen Hawking a great brain but not quick over ten yards.limited footballer

He's also a terrible tennis player.
I played him last year and won in straight sets 7-6, 6-4, 6-4.

[tiktok]

Quicker than Doyle & Leon Best

Tonight on TV3 we answer the age old question:
Wheelchair -v- Three-legged race, who's faster?

[Stuttgart88]

Relax ffs :rolleyes:I think you should relax and tone down your approach to respected and reasoned posters on this site. It may be ok for you to just come on and get shirty on the other sites you go onto but it's not the way we do it around here. Just because someone isn't full of dreary negativity it doesn't make him a leprechaun hat wearing ole ole-er.

[tiktok]

I think you should relax and tone down your approach to respected and reasoned posters on this site.

Wasn't it jbyrne he quoted? :D

[yapster]

Wasn't it jbyrne he quoted? :D



lol lol lol lol