Mipo Odubeko F Shelbourne b.2002

[CraftyToePoke]

Couple of articles on this lad today but the Indo one is paywalled where I think its mentioned about playing for us but something went on underage.

https://m.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/irish-teen-odubeko-can-have-a-bright-future-despite-hammer-blow-at-old-trafford-40078324.html

The42 - https://www.the42.ie/odubeko-reactio...51166-Feb2021/

" “It’s an honour to get minutes for this club but unfortunately the result didn’t go our way,” he wrote. “Yesterday’s game has taught me a lot about myself and the levels I need to produce to obtain my dreams and help the team in the future.

“A lesson learnt and experience gained that I can only thank the manager for. Thanks to all the fans for the supportive messages. Time to step it up!”

[Diggs246]

Good test of character for him now. Does he take the professional way and work harder now that hes got a taste of what it takes to play at the top?

The key for any young player is not to be afraid to make a mistake, basically go for it. If you are going to have a bad game have a nightmare don't shy out of the occasion

[irishfan86]

Can anyone share the relevant part of the Indo piece where he references what happened playing under age?

[CraftyToePoke]

Can anyone share the relevant part of the Indo piece where he references what happened playing under age?

Being discussed on his thread on YBIG if you can hold your nose long enough to stay on there to read it.

[Charlie Darwin]

Being discussed on his thread on YBIG if you can hold your nose long enough to stay on there to read it.

But they actually go to away games!

[irishfan86]

Well seems like a lot of BS and unclear what it all means. I do get sense he genuinely would like to be involved. Hopefully next step is involvement in U21 squad and we can take it from there.

[tetsujin1979]

Won the April Premier League 2 Player of the Month award

[Trequartista20]

West Ham’s Ademipo Odubeko ‘will play for Ireland again’ insists agent amid Nigeria speculation:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/west-hams-ademipo-odubeko-will-play-for-ireland-again-insists-agent-amid-nigeria-speculation-tjzd9bdq9?t=iehttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/west-hams-ademipo-odubeko-will-play-for-ireland-again-insists-agent-amid-nigeria-speculation-tjzd9bdq9?t=ie

Odubeko's agent:

“It’s just a case of timing and Mipo getting his feet under the table at West Ham,” Adarabioyo told The Sunday Times on Friday. “That was a very big ask while the season was going on and it was a very high pressure situation for him. He’s young and he is starting his career and that’s the main focus. He is coming into the last year of his contract at West Ham.

“That message was relayed to the [Ireland] coaches and it was like ‘OK, we will speak about it more at a later date’. That conversation hasn’t happened. The reason why he is not playing any international football is because of a lack of communication. Other than that, he has played for Ireland before and he will play for Ireland again.”

“There have not been any talks with Nigeria,” Adarabioyo said. “I am sure you are going to see him in the green of Ireland sooner than the green of Nigeria, but let’s see. There are major tournaments coming up in the next few years. I think it’s going to be a couple of years before any real solid international decisions are made.”

[Olé Olé]

I was reading that and happy with it until I got to "but let's see..". It all went down hill from there for me.

However, he's an Irish lad and if we can bring through some of the quality we have coming through and gradually improve then there would be no reason for the "real solid international decisions" to go against us.

Listening to some of the muck that Agent Rice has been speaking this week did remind me that the Irish squad, from an outside perspective, looked a slightly grim place to be. There was a good buzz about the squad last week- between taking the knee, Ogbene's debut, Duffy's respite, Parrott's glimpses, goalkeeping potential. Hopefully 21/22 is better at club and country for a lot of lads than 20/21.

[samhaydenjr]

West Ham’s Ademipo Odubeko ‘will play for Ireland again’ insists agent amid Nigeria speculation:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/west-hams-ademipo-odubeko-will-play-for-ireland-again-insists-agent-amid-nigeria-speculation-tjzd9bdq9?t=iehttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/west-hams-ademipo-odubeko-will-play-for-ireland-again-insists-agent-amid-nigeria-speculation-tjzd9bdq9?t=ie

Odubeko's agent:

“It’s just a case of timing and Mipo getting his feet under the table at West Ham,” Adarabioyo told The Sunday Times on Friday. “That was a very big ask while the season was going on and it was a very high pressure situation for him. He’s young and he is starting his career and that’s the main focus. He is coming into the last year of his contract at West Ham.

“That message was relayed to the [Ireland] coaches and it was like ‘OK, we will speak about it more at a later date’. That conversation hasn’t happened. The reason why he is not playing any international football is because of a lack of communication. Other than that, he has played for Ireland before and he will play for Ireland again.”

“There have not been any talks with Nigeria,” Adarabioyo said. “I am sure you are going to see him in the green of Ireland sooner than the green of Nigeria, but let’s see. There are major tournaments coming up in the next few years. I think it’s going to be a couple of years before any real solid international decisions are made.”

If that's an accurate description of events, then that's a very worrying response by the Irish management to a player who is potentially our best striker in a generation reaching out and saying he's ready to commit. The correct response should be "sounds good, we can bring Mipo into the U21 scene for the Autumn qualifiers, with a view to moving him up to Senior level next year, if his career continues to progress. And if he makes a breakthrough early next season, we could look at fast-tracking him to the squad for the later qualifiers", not "ehh... we'll see what happens..."

[Olé Olé]

I'm sure there are two sides to that one and the truth surely lies in the middle.

[Eirambler]

I'd be taking anything that comes from Mipo Odubeko or his agent with a massive pinch of salt at this stage.

[CSAD]

I’d simply give him an invitation to the u21s (possibly seniors if he breaks into the WH team) and if he declines then simply never contact him again and leave him come to us if he’s interested. Continuing the chase players just further devalues the proposition of playing for Ireland and will likely do more harm than good. I’m more forgiving at the minute because in the grand scheme of things the matches played aren’t important but come the U21 match v Bosnia & Luxembourg and the WCQ’s if he is rang and refuses then that’s that it’s all on him then.

[SkStu]

So much contradictory sh!te being spouted by that agent. No contact is the reason he’s not playing but he won’t be playing for a couple years anyway? Go way to fck.

This fella seems like a complete headwrecker.

[ColourfulPeanut]

That agent is a clown and anything he says shouldn't be taken at face value.

We've been played by players before and shouldn't even be entertaining this nonsense. How much communication does he want? The lad is Irish, born and raised here. He got called up for the 21s and didn't want to come. Let the agent fill his head with hot air and bat his eyelashes at Nigeria.

Next round of fixtures, give him a call for the 19s, 21s or seniors if merited and if he refuses, don't call him again. It's pretty simple.