It looks like one West Brom had done their homework on. Somebody or a few of that defence were sleeping.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Good to get that header on target with that much power.
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It looks like one West Brom had done their homework on. Somebody or a few of that defence were sleeping.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Good to get that header on target with that much power.
Haven't heard anything about Luca Connell for a while. Anyone got any updates? I know the Scottish season ended ages ago. Was he in the most recent underage squads?
https://twitter.com/KennysKids/statu...898408450?s=19
Cool little picture here demonstrating the level of experience Bazunu is getting at City, working so closely with two experienced and/or quality keepers like Ederson and Bravo. Amazing to think he only turned 18 in February. Fingers crossed on this lad.
the point still stands, but that is Scott Carson in the photo, not Bravo...Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
Good spot. They don't look too dissimilar - I had assumed Bravo! For 'quality', just read 'experienced'!Quote:
Originally Posted by elatedscum
He's been training with the Celtic first team in preseason, he's in a few of their instagram photosQuote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
The least he could do is quote the source, or at least link to it https://www.instagram.com/p/CCjqEQSp5SP/Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
I might be off on this but Guardiola must really rate him as he has been calling him up to the first team squad for training and tours pretty much since he moved there. Is there any chance he gets a few minutes in the last few games?Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
As an aside, KennysKids is a great twitter account for staying on top of the irish players week in, week out.
right, but i am talking about signs from long before the comeback from covid. He was brought on the pre-season tour of China and has travelled with the first team squad to premier league and FA cup games. Wouldnt seem at all necessary unless the coaches already saw certain first-team attributes in him.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
https://twitter.com/KennysKids/statu...023391746?s=19
Trying to watch the United match but I've gotten lost in this list instead..
You might have missed Obafemi get an equaliser. Not the hardest finish but did well to not be bullied by Lindelof and to be the first to the ball.Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
Irish under 21 player Danny McNamara has moved from Millwall to St Johnstone on a season long loan.
His last loan was to Newport County in League 2 so the SPL should be a small step up in standard for him.
Nice to see Coventry on a strong west ham bench
Dara O'Shea has popped up with another goal. A crucial equalizer as WBA were 1-0 down at Huddersfield. They shouldn't be dropping any points here. If it stays a draw then Brenford leapfrog them into the automatic promotion spots if they beat Stoke tomorrow.
Disaster for West Brom at the end there. Potentially looking at the playoffs now. O'Shea played left back for most of the second half.
His versatility makes him a particularly interesting prospect, especially as we don't have a huge amount of cover for Stevens at left back. Similar to John O'Shea in that regard I suppose.
Good to see Coventry on the bench for West Ham, hopefully he might get a few minutes depending on how the game goes.
As well as the other goals and appearances for us at Championship level today, I see Peter Kioso came off the bench late on for Luton. He was born in Ireland and says here he is from Ireland: https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/sport/f...n-move-1379718
Brentford lost to Stoke today so it’s still in West Brom’s hands.Be great to see O’Shea in the PL next season.
I see he was highly rated at Hartlepool. Voted into their team of the decade:Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
https://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/p...of-the-decade/
Only 21 too. Hopefully Luton stay up and he gets a run out for them next season in the Championship. Anyone know anything about this lad?
Threw his lot in with DR Congo a few years back but never played so presumably still eligible for us.Quote:
Originally Posted by youngirish
Aiden Keena on the move again, this time heading to Falkirk in the Scottish third tier.
Has been prolific at this level in the past, but it's a very low standard
Troy linked with a loan to Millwall: https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/foo...box=1595948174
Would be happy enough with that, Millwall was certainly a positive move for Molumby so no reason why it couldn't be for Parrott.
To be honest I'd be happy enough with any Championship club, I just want to see the lad playing regular first team football next season.
Warren O'Hora has won the player of the year award for Brighton Under 23s. Which is a good achievement as Brighton put a lot of work into their underage setup.
He's 21 now, hasn't played any senior club football in the UK, or for the Irish Under 21s and has a year left on his contract. Virtually no chance of him breaking through at Brighton next season. Desperately needs a loan move down the divisions to get his senior career going.
What you didn't mention is that he only signed for them in January 2018, and signed a new contract a month ago. That puts a slightly different spin on the 'only a year left' element, which seems to suggest he's got no future there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
A good loan to championship or top half of league one until January 2021 would be a good move for him.
QPR to extend Masterson's contract which shows faith in him.
https://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/...wanted-by-bees
Joe Hodge named scholar of the year at Man City. We have quite an assignment to hold onto this lad.
Kenny's a huge fan. I'd say he'll work hard to keep him involved with the under 21s for the next year or so and then hopefully into the senior squad.
He was so good for the Under 17s and 19s at the Euros, it would be a massive shame to lose him. Probably will be another year before he goes on loan anywhere so he's relatively under the radar for now.
i know it really means nothing but in my brief interaction with his father and my even briefer interaction with him - they both seemed like really good people and committed to ireland...
Shh!! Stop drawing attention to him! What's that, English FA? No, no we weren't praising Hodge, just noting that he's probably too small to make it as an international professional footballer - I mean, can you name one world-class midfielder who was of small stature as a youth? No, can't say I've heard of this Messi fellow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
Didn't see the game but apparently Danny McNamara was a stand out on his St Johnstone debut today. A bit of a step up in standard from his last loan with Newport. He could pressure Lee O'Connor for the right back spot for the Under 21s this autumn.
It could prove a very profitable move.
Hope it goes well for the lad.
Aaron Bolger has gone on loan back to Rovers. Really a season where he should have been trying to break into the Cardiff dude. Shame it hasn’t really worked out for him. Of all of last years U19s midfielders (2018-19): Coventry, Knight, Smallbone, Connell. Hodge etc, he was the one who stood out most for that under 19 side.
Aldo Rovers have an absolutely stacked midfield, couldn’t have picked a more difficult side in Ireland to get first team football. Off the top of my head, Byrne, McEneff, O’Neill, Finn, Kavanagh. I’m sure I’m forgetting a few
A half season loan to the LOI hardly constitutes the Cardiff move not working out for him. He'll be back in time for the second half of the Championship.
He seemed fairly heavily involved in pre season last year, interesting that they're not waiting until after pre-season to loan him out this year, they've obviously already made up their minds that he's not in their plans for now.
A bit disappointing that he hasn't made an impact there yet, maybe with a good spell at Rovers he could push himself into Ireland under 21 consideration, but the midfield areas of both Rovers and the Ireland under 21s are fairly stacked at the moment so he has plenty to prove this coming season. I certainly wouldn't be writing him off yet though and first team football, even if it's with Rovers seconds in the first division, is better for him than sitting around not playing in Cardiff.
Would he not have been playing u23 football at Cardiff at all?
Most certainly better than playing second tier football in Ireland for Rovers II
Following the curtailment of the 2019/20 season in England, Derby have announced that Eiran Cashin, Festy Ebosele, and Harry Halwax have moved up their U23 squad: https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2020/08/...-202021-season
Strangely, no mention of Jayden Charles
Released I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Gavin Bazunu added to Man City's Champions League squad, replacing Leroy Sane: https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsle...squad-changes/
Yeah, the article was updated to include his releaseQuote:
Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
A decent achievement, doesn't qualify for the B list because he hasn't been at City long enough. Presumably a lot of their other youth players (the likes of Hodge) would also technically be in through the B list.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979