Starts today, along with Brady and Travers.
It's a shame the Blackpool loan didn't go through. A loan move to the Championship next season seems likely. We certainly need more midfield options, especially at 6.
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Starts today, along with Brady and Travers.
It's a shame the Blackpool loan didn't go through. A loan move to the Championship next season seems likely. We certainly need more midfield options, especially at 6.
Interviewed on Off The Ball today
Being linked with a move to Middlesbrough and in other reports Hull.
https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/mi...rnemouth-pair/
It must be hard..just when u think wow I'm a premier league player. But alas no!
Seemed more than keen to get a loan in his interview with Newstalk. Candidly stated that his preference is Premiership with Bournemouth but they signed a lot of players in January which impacted his game time and he expected more this summer which would restrict him further so admitted a loan would be the best thing for now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
Spoke well in that interview. His granny was a Dublin camogie player, GAA hall of famer apparently.
Talk amongst Boro fans is he'll be brought in to as back up to Johnny Howson or possible replacement if Howson doesn't sign a new contract.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trequartista20
He might aswell just stay at Bournemouth in that case, training and being part of a premiership set up is far more beneficial. If he’s going on loan in the championship he needs to actually be playing…Quote:
Originally Posted by JR89
Moves to Stoke on loan for the 22/23 season, presumably as a replacement for the departed Joe Allen.
https://www.stokecityfc.com/news/202...-for-kilkenny/
Interesting to see how he does under Michael O’Neill.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trequartista20
No start yet in championship. Game time is critical for him and stoke already out of league cup. If no breakthrough looking likely before sept 1, alternative options need to assessed.
tis not looking good.
They play 3 midfielders. He will get games. We are not half way through the season and he is not behind prime Roy Keane in their pecking order.
Got on for 18 minutes tonight. Let’s see if he can break through to start consistently
Looking through their forum Clucas was terrible, Kilkenny did ok. Hopefully he will get a chance with a start in the next game. Smallbone also seems to have had a v poo game tonight too
Stoke just seem like a very poorly managed team. I'm not sure it's the best place for the two Irish lads to develop this season unfortunately - they're likely to be regularly rotated in and out by a manager who doesn't seem to know what he's doing, instead just trying to strike it lucky with a different starting team each game.
They've a huge squad, and supposed to be signing Liam Delap on loan as well
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Season long loan for Delap confirmed
Disappointing that he's not at a club where he's an automatic pick. Looked very good for Bournemouth when given opportunities last season.
Two ways of looking at that. He might not work as hard if he was an automatic pick. He has a challenge on his hands to get in ahead of an experienced pro like Sam Clucas. Same thing Molumby achieved last year but moreso this year at West Brom.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trequartista20
Michael O'Neill sacked as Stoke manager. Will be interesting to see what effect that has on Gavin's playing time.
The smart play from him is to size up his options before sept 1 and try to find a manager/team who want him with guaranteed start time. Or at least push for reassurances at Stoke. For me, he’s a player that may take a while for a manager to trust in the sitting role and may not get that time with a new manager who’s under pressure for instant results. Also, being a loan player not brought in by the new manager will be against him
Highly doubt Bournemouth are gonna recall him this early in a loan. January maybe if they feel he's not getting enough minutes but not now.
Needs to be proactive and not passive. So many of our young promising players have dwindled due to passiveness in crucial stages of development. Partly down to poor guidance too. While some may simply not have been good enough, the career decisions and passiveness certainly didn’t help.
For me, Gavin is not every managers cup of tea, especially in the early stages of managing a new team in the championship… it’s a long way to January. Let’s see who they bring in and hope for the best for Gavin
Alright let's say they could and do to loan him out again. What happens then if he's only getting ten minutes here and there?
He will be with a manager who has actively recruited him which will maximize his chances of getting game time. It’s not rocket science. It’s more of a risk to stay with the unknown.
Still never answered the question what happens it he's still only getting some minutes here and there off the bench with a new team? And what manager is gonna have him scouted to actively want to recruit him to play first team football in the next week.
He started last weekend. Hes at the stage now where its up to him to sink or swim. He needs to prove hes one of the best players at Stoke and keep his place in the team no matter who is manager and not be looking around for an easier option just because there is a new manager.
The manager who just got sacked actively recruited him & didn't play him.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommy_c12000
Bournemouth too have kept him around & not played him plenty.
This blaming his environment / his manager / club style of play / etc is all well and good but maybe he just needs to be better consistently to be trusted, wherever that is.
It will be interesting to see if/how this impacts Will Smallbone too. He's been a mainstay in Nimon's team and they have collectively, obviously, performed below par. It could be a changer for both Smallbone and Kilkenny.
Another manager to impress ~ Might as well knuckle down and get on with it ~ It’s professional football ~ Competitive stuff.
Stoke given permission to speak with Alex Neil. Has had a good six months since taking over Sunderland.
Smallbone and Kilkenny both on bench today as caretaker takes charge.
No sign of Kilkenny or Smallbone off the bench today, Alex Neil seems to be their new man in charge. Uncertain times ahead for the pair
Caretaker manager today as Neil not officially announced yet. They'll have plenty of time to impress the new man in the next few weeks.
They will, although I prefer maximizing chances and finding a manager who actively recruits you especially if it’s a loan deal. I guess such proactivity is lacking with some many of our young players/agents. Bazunu is an exemplary example of taking the bull by the horns and taking control of his career/development, Kelleher the polar opposite
What’s this guys next move? I know he had a thigh injury I believe, not much info about it. But he clearly has not had any luck getting game time at stoke. I’d love to see him go continental for the rest of the season. Only a limited amount of managers would “trust” him as a deep lying midfielder at the current time Id imagine, an acquired taste. The change in stoke manager was unfortunate for him
3-0 up in a cup tie, and Gav still can’t get on with 15 minutes to go. He needs to sort this out quickly this month
Blackburn who are third in the league are in talks with Bournemouth about taking Kilkenny on loan for the second half of the season.
The Bournemouth Loan Manager and recruitment team are monitoring Kilkenny's lack of playing time at Stoke (unused sub 7 times since returning from injury, only 3 appearances in all during the loan). "....We'll just monitor the situation and decide what's best for Gavin and best for Bournemouth.” (Gary O'Neill).
No sub appearance today despite comfortable 3-1 cup win vs Stevenage. Bizarre that he’s still at Stoke. Another young Irish player letting his career slip by by showing lack of initiative or having poor guidance
To be fair to Kilkenny, he's clearly very aware of the predicament he's in and that, turning 23 shortly, he needs to be getting games to avoid being forgotten about, as he put it himself. But there's probably only so much he can do all the same.