gone on loan to swansea for 3 months.
Great move for him
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gone on loan to swansea for 3 months.
Great move for him
Great move even if I do support Cardiff!:D
Great move indeed for the guy. Swansea have been very impressive so far this season. Best of luck to him! I presume he's viewed as a direct replacement for Marcos Painter who's been ruled out for upto 6 months?
Expected to start against Birmingham tomorrow night, according to this: http://www.birminghammail.net/birmin...7319-22301732/
Or not, according to this: http://www.swansea.vitalfootball.co....e.asp?a=132664Quote:
Current incumbent Fede Bessone’s defensive frailties have been exposed in recent weeks and O’Halloran, yet to make a first-team appearance for Villa, is expected to make his Championship bow for the Swans.
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Marcus Painter, injured for the rest of the season, is obviously out so Fede Bessone should keep his place ahead of Aston Villa loanee Stephen O'Halloran.
Bessone played last night but two goals came from his wing so hopefully it just a matter of time
This Bessone fella sounds like a right disaster!Quote:
Originally Posted by bellavistaman
Bessone got the assist on the opening goal though, surprised O'Halloran didn't even make the bench
Sh!teQuote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
He's played one cup game for them so far. But I worry that he can't seem to prove himself at Championship standard (last year with Southampton, this year with Swansea). Hopefully he'll establish himself in the first XI during this loan period, but if he doesn't I'd really worry about his future potential.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought he got injured under a week into his loan at Southampton?Quote:
Originally Posted by Diarmo
If that is indeed true, your opinion seems a bit rash.
At Southampton the manager that brought him in on loan got the sack a week later, so he was left in limboQuote:
Originally Posted by Diarmo
That was at Leeds, he was injured warming up for what would have been his first game, and only recently came back from that injuryQuote:
Originally Posted by irishfan86
Cheers Tets.
Bessone, the full back that's been keeping O'Halloran out of the first team, tore his hamtring yesterday, so O'Halloran might get a run out with the seniors now: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ty/7769938.stm
ya word has it he starting tomorrow night, he had a slight injury last weekend so he was out of contention for a place, big night for him tomorrow, hopefully anywayQuote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
I'd hoped he would be challenging for a place in the Villa side by now - a little disappointing that he has struggled to get a game at Swansea until this injury.
Best of luck him - hope he makes a real run of it now.
yeah, report here: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footbal...1466-22430578/Quote:
Originally Posted by bellavistaman
would the game be on any stream or any website na??
Not on sky sports anyway, they're only showing champions league games
Made his debut last night for Swansea in the 2-2 draw with Barnsley. Played full game.
O halloran stretchered off in first half after two heavy tackles on his knee. Hopefully its not serious.
He's getting a knee scan this week. Hope it's not too bad. I think it's looking kind of promising at LB for us though. Apart from Kilbane we've got Delaney (a good solid defender) and 4 young left backs all playing in The Championship or League 1 (Painter, Sheehan, O'Halloran and Ward). Hopefully they'll continue to develop and we'll have some real competition.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/foot...ty/7782759.stm
6 weeks is the early diagnosis full scan today i think so thats great news in respect with what we thought it could have been. Fingers crossed, im gutted for him, he needs some luck in his carrer there not a nicer fella out there, hes having no luck.
Mark Kennedy anyone?Quote:
Originally Posted by Diarmo
out for da season....cruciate again!!!same knee!!!
the boy has the worst luck in the world....
poor lad. this bad luck has definitely blown his chances of making the breakthrough at villa now, and may have put his whole career in jeopardy.
best of luck to him but i fear the worst for his career now
Let's not get too carried away here. The guy is only twenty years old! I thought he and Darren Potter were our two best players during the America tour in summer 2007. Obviously this isn't good news but his career is far from over. If he can come back next season, even with a smaller club in League 2, he'll have a chance to work his way back into international contention.
Terrible luck. I was really keeping an eye on his development, he looked the business and we're in desperate need of a first-choice left full back. Good luck to him in his recovery.
As I'm a Villa fan as well, I can say this is fairly upsetting. This is his second cruciate blown out in 18 months I think it is. This will, effectively, be 3 years of non football for O Halloran at a crucial stage of his development. Sure, there are players who have made it back, but there are far more who have fallen by the way side.Quote:
Originally Posted by Colbert Report
I'm gutted because of what I saw when I watched our U-21s in action, He was consistently one of the best performers with only Garvan outshining him at any point
Poor guy, really sad news.
I could be wrong, but I think his contract with Villa is up in the summer as well :(
Fairly sure that's right...here's hoping Marty can be somebit sympathetic! If there is any club who can, it's one that are sponsoring a charity!
He done his cruciate only back in march and was just back playing again.
No luck. What are ya supposed to do!!
His contract with Villa is up in the Summer. This is a terrible blow for the lad and all but ruins his chances of getting a renewal. That was just his third start for Swamsea, having done his cruciate in a warm-up with Leeds last March. I wish the lad all the best and hope he comes back from this. Steve comes from a great footballing family down in Cobh. His Dad played for Ramblers, as did his Uncle, and his brother is a reserve team player at the moment, while Davin O'Neill is also his cousin.
Here's hoping the lad comes back from a blow like this.
Glad to hear bellavistaman, thanks for the update. From the little bits I saw of him before he got hurt he looked like a decent prospect. Hopefully his recovery goes well and he can give us a good option at left full.
It would be great to see him make a go of his career. When he played for Ireland in the US he looked very accomplished and I thought he was a real contender. Hopefully we'll see him in a green jersey again.
Great news and fingers crossed.
what games was this BV? Just had a look on villa's site, and there'sno mention of him in the most recent reserve game VS wolves
Fair play to this lad, I've been following this thread for years. It is great to see him back in action. Does he have any chance of staying with Villa past this season?
Great to hear that news, looked a decent player before his injuries.Quote:
Originally Posted by bellavistaman
Came off the bench for last 10 minutes in a 4-0 win over Birmingham tonight. Fair play to the lad.