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If I was to pick one team in the Championship that I think would be a good move for him it would probably be Derby County. They play a 4-2-3-1 formation that would suit Byrne pretty well and from what Ive seen of them the creativity he could add would elevate them. They are a good team missing a bit of spark.
That's my point. Apart from Burke they're all more like Gerrard-style 8s than the style Jack plays. Maybe he'd find a niche as a different option but I doubt he'd want to sit on the bench of a team to play 20 minutes a week and I assume he'll have weighted this in any decision he makes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trequartista20
Sounds like the decision is made and he's leaving but the destination has yet to be officially announced, going by Daniel McDonnell's Twitter. Anyone know where he's off to?
The Scarlet Pimpernel of football.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
Any news?Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
https://amp.independent.ie/sport/soc...-39898922.html
This was published yesterday it seems. Nothing clear in there regarding his next move but you'd have to imagine that he has options in some of the countries he referenced i.e. America, England, Belgium. It does seem that he is very focused on finding a club where his "ability fits" which is obviously a reference to the harsh lessons he has learned in terms of all of his moves between leaving City and joining Rovers.
Santa Claus is late !
Dan McDonnell reports that Jack Byrne is off to Cyprus. Heading out for a medical ahead of his move.
Good move for him if true, he might make some appearances in the Champions League and get noticed by a big club.
Signed a two and a half year deal with APOEL: http://www.apoelfc.com.cy/nqcontent....raphic&lang=l1
Good luck to the Young Man. I hope it all works out for him.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
He’s achieved everything he’s going to achieve in Ireland.
If there was no decent offer coming from England then he’s right to go to Cyprus and hopefully get some Champion's League game time
Supposedly there was genuine interest from both Edinburgh clubs but neither was going to be able to match the money on offer in Cyprus. Hope it works out for him over there and is a stepping stone to another move to a higher level.
He got a better move than either Edinburgh club IMO. Do well there and he'll get Championship\Celtic\Rangers offers. Do well in Cyprus and he'll get Serie A\ Bundesliga\ Eredivisie offers chalk and cheese especially considering the type of player he is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
250k a year for playing football in a mediterranean capital. Where did it all go wrong Jack?
Signing for Hearts in the Scottish second tier would have been particularly odd. I know they're top but only 5 points ahead of Dunfermline and Dundee, could very easily end up spending at least a season and a half in the Scottish Championship and that's absolutely not a step forward by any definition.Quote:
Originally Posted by boynemunich
Yeah decent move for him overall - Cypriot league is ranked higher than SPL in UEFA league co-efficient.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Hopefully he will be able to establish himself in the first team there.
Scotland is 11th...for some reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by kennedmc
Cyprus is 15th.
Regardless, it's still ranked above the likes of Greece, Switzerland, Croatia, Sweden, Poland and other league's that'd, arguably, be better known on these isles. Just one place below Denmark, and if he moved somewhere like Midtjylland or Copenhagen, most people would hail it as a great move for him.
I'm unconvinced by it, to a point, mostly because of APOEL going through a terrible season, no European football next season being a real possibility, and job stabilty isn't exactly fantastic there, especially in terms of the manager, as APOEL have had 10 managers since 2017. But you'd hope Jack can really kick on from here, have a big season, and potentially attract interest from one of the top 10 European leagues.
McCarthy surely under pressure there already. Four defeats in a row. Byrne got his debut tonight, coming on for the last five minutes.
And, quite predictably, Mick's been sacked.
Wouldn't be shocked if Byrne doesn't last the year there.
I hope Mick had a rock solid contract ~ ~ Pretty sure he would have done ~ Sacked after 4 games = = crazy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
He's sacked after 4 consecutive defeats, he had 8 league games and won only 2 with them near the relegation zone.Quote:
Originally Posted by seanfhear
This could be terrible for Byrne but we'll have to wait and see.
The club's board must have known Mick's position was at risk last week when they sanctioned the move for Byrne. I suppose there was no transfer fee but even still...
We can speculate all we want now but we'll just have to see how it pans out.
This is hardly a disaster for Byrne. Surely everyone knew Mick was under substantial pressure to keep his job, including Byrne, Mick and, as Stutts says, those upstairs at APOEL. He had enough interest elsewhere which he could have availed of is he wasn't sure it was the correct move for him.
Interviewed in the program for APOEL's game today with AEK Larnaca: https://online.fliphtml5.com/bevdm/vyou/
Unfortunately, it's in Greek
Byrne missed out on the game because he's on a separate training plan to get back to fitness
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Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
That's not why he missed out on the game. Everyone knows he missed out on the game because he's Mick's man and he's stuffed up his career joining APOEL.
well then everyone will be right if he doesn't rejoin the squad later this week
well as the old men said in the Holy, this kid had been salted by lady luck then
TBF I think Ole Ole was joking. He linked to the obvious explanation for Byrne's absence. Still, it's bizarre to me how much Irish football fans seem to want him to fail. I get why a Bohs or Dundalk supporter might but the run of the mill barstooler Irish fan....why knock a prospect? Parrot doesn't get the same levels of disdain for example and he was hyped as much. Suppose it's a way to knock the LOI for them. Odd altogether.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Jack Byrne is ineligible for this game because its postponed from last year and you can't play players that werent in the squad when the game was meant to be played,bizzare to me but thats the rules they follow.....
Give the lad a chance...
They seem to be winning matches since McCarthy was shown the door.
Mick just laid the groundwork sure!
20 minutes on the field? Fair play to the new manager there- get Mick's man, Jack, in the shop window. Maybe they can extract a fee from an LOI side or whichever League One side that Mick takes over.
Just like he did for Stephen Kenny. I wonder if he got paid €300k a game in Cyprus though? Maybe not.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Maybe they had an even better negotiator than John Delaney, as unlikely as that sounds.Quote:
Originally Posted by Exgrad
He's only after joining the club and only just made his debut.Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
Are we completely writing him off already?
I'm just kidding. I'm going to quit my impressions of the anti-Byrne crew that spent a day screaming when Mick was sacked.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trequartista20