He pulled a hamstring for sure, I just watched it back.
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He pulled a hamstring for sure, I just watched it back.
Buggeration!
He's been so good recently, too.
Bad news for Burnley, McNeil has just gone off with an injury as well. I've never seen such a paper thing squad at this level, if Dyche manages to keep them up this year, he should be regarded as a magician.
Just means he can't get injured the next while surely?Quote:
Originally Posted by Trequartista20
That's fine by us! :)
Thought it was precautionary myself
I thought so too when I saw it the first time, but then I watched it back and noticed him pull up with a hamstring injury when tracking back about ten seconds before he was sitting down.
Gets an assist today
Saw that, and got me wondering if I should add him to my Fantasy Football team. (Standard reaction when you drop from 190k to 550k in two weeks... :o )
Fantasy Football stats tell me he played 445 minutes all last season - not even 5 full games. In two of the previous three seasons, he didn't hit 720 minutes (8 games). That's mental stuff; hadn't realised how many injuries he'd had. His only proper season was 2015/16, and we saw the benefit of that in the Euros.
Anyway, I didn't sign him...
Just 6 months left on his contract now, I wonder if Burnley will look to keep him or if they will decide that he's just too injury prone to invest in further. No question he has the ability, it's just whether he's worth the money based on the actual number of minutes you can get him on the pitch for. If he can put a run of games together in the next month or so they'll probably look to keep him on I think.
They have a paper thin squad. They had Erik Pieters on the other wing last night. On their budget, Brady is a far better player than most transfers they could afford. Also, he has excellent delivery so he suits their style of player perfectly.
After the Hendrick debacle, I would imagine they are keen to keep him already.If he stays fit then another PL side will fancy a punt. I think he'd get another club now.
I watch pretty much all of the Burnley matches in the league (far too much time on my hands as I've been working from home for months now). His assist yesterday was a freak goal that came off the back of Ben Mee's head off a corner from Brady. Along with Dwight McNeil, Brady is their most creative player. He's clearly Premier League quality but as noted above, has had tremendous injury problems over the past few years.
There is a takeover imminent at Burnley by an American consortium, which is likely why their squad is so paper thin. They let Jeff Hendrick go on a free last summer and signed Dale Stephens as his replacement. That they're not rock bottom of the league right now is amazing to me, and they'll need to add three or four players in January to have a realistic chance of coping with injuries. If this takeover goes through, I think there's a decent chance of them staying up. The lack of investment in the squad has been downright criminal. Brady should be in for a three or even four year deal, and Burnley should consider themselves lucky if he agrees to sign it. They're already looking at losing Tarkowski unless they can convince him to sign an extension.
playing v good vs Liverpool as a right midifielder, looks fit vs Robertson
Only mistake he had the chance to run with the ball in a number 10 position but instead we played a first time pass backwards. Dyche is someone who could manage Ireland in the future
That Mee fellow is awful, Kev Long the better player
Six years ago Ireland had three excellent young midfielders - Brady, McCarthy and Hendrick. They should be the bedrock of the current midfield. But no - Brady, the best of them, is simply not the same player since his big injury. McCarthy is more or less in the same boat. Hendrick, despite his EPL stats, simply doesn't deliver enough. I watched a 35-minute highlight package of the Villa-Newcastle game yesterday - he didn't get one mention.Quote:
Originally Posted by Colbert Report
Three players who should be driving us forward are now (ok, IMO) holding us back with their flatter-only-to-deceive careers. We lack status in midfield because of it.
Seems to be the stock excuse for underperforming Irish players.Quote:
Originally Posted by irishfan86
picked up an ankle injury against Fulham.
described as "not looking good"
Probably leaving Burnley at the end of the season, according to Lancashire Live yesterday. His contract is up and there has been no talk of renewal. His injury on Ireland duty came at a particularly bad time.
http://www.lancs.live/sport/football...eland-20295258
He seems to be made of glass. The amount of minutes of football that injury has cost him must be astonishing. The lack of match sharpness, match fitness and managerial favour on his frequent returns that it denies him is cruel. I hope he can get a good move. He's definitely capable of commanding a good one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Demesne Lad
Would Celtic be a grand move for him? A Premiership side or newly promoted side could fancy him.
Headed for the Championship I'd say. Although given that he'd be on a free you wouldn't know who might take a punt on him, as we saw with Hendrick last summer "Premier League Experience" counts for a lot more than it should.
Hope whoever signs him has a good medical setup anyways.
Would love to see him at Celtic
Celtic has become a graveyard for Irish players. I wouldn't wish it on any of them.
Celtic have a big enough squad as it is - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic...rst-team_squad - whoever the new manager is (Howe?) will have to trim the first team numbers
Celtic must have a lot of dead wood ! Chain Saw Needed.
Must be so frustrating for Robbie Brady, he's clearly Premier League quality but just can't stay fit. I'm sure some Championship team will take a chance on him, given his age, but I really hope he doesn't end up having to play in Scotland.
Brady was undeniably PL quality until that savage 2017 knee injury. But not since, only glimpses punctuated with many setbacks. Any analysis of his career will lean heavily on the what-might-have-been. Like you, I hope the retro won't have an SPFL chapter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Colbert Report
Should try to go to Italy honestly, mid table Serie A. Less physical, slower pace. A league where technical skill is valued over athleticism.
A Championship side would happily sign him but will possibly be even more gruelling physically than the Prem. I appreciate it’s a big life change but if he’s willing to do it, could prolong his career at top level. Maybe Spain or Portugal other possibilities.
Would the vast majority of european clubs have any idea who he is. It would not exactly be a media bonanza. Usually european clubs would like to get a media buzz from signing some foreigner.Quote:
Originally Posted by irishfan86
I think he'd just get lost at Celtic to be honest. Brady is one of a few players that I think a lot of our support overrate based on things he did five or six years ago. Shane Long is another, but whereas its age catching up with Long now, it's the injuries that have ruined Brady. He probably would suit a continental team but we'd be talking about a bottom half Serie A side or a mid rank Ligue 1 team, not one of the big hitters.
Like most Irish players he'll probably end up staying in the UK, somewhere like Birmingham City or Sheffield Wednesday would be more likely. Conor Hourihane has shown how far being good on set pieces and not much else can get you in the Championship.
We're not going to have too many players playing Premier League next season as things stand unfortunately.
Italy probably the only country in Europe where they could create a bit of a buzz around him, angling it as the guy who scored against Italy in Euro 2016Quote:
Originally Posted by seanfhear
A fairly generic summation of Irish footballers and Irish supporters.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
Released at the end of his contract at Burnley: https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/...s-burnley-stay
With his injury record, he'll find it difficult to find another Premier League club, but you could see him at somewhere like Cardiff or Millwall
https://thecelticbhoys.com/2021/05/2...ar-free-agent/
The sources aren't very reliable but the tabloids have bandied about names that are in for Brady. Southampton, Watford, Palace and Celtic.
I would think that he wouldn't be consistently fit enough for Southampton and their intense style. Palace have some very good wide players already and they need a manager. Watford, I don't know enough to comment. Celtic wouldn't be too much of a surprise though.
All very fanciful and he might well just end up at Cardiff or somewhere.
I can't see any of those clubs being interested in him to be honest. He's a poor player now unfortunately, not his fault but his injuries seem to restrict what he can do. A Championship club on a pay as you play deal is more likely, because he still offers something from set pieces
I don't think he's a poor player now but he's so injury prone that he'd have to be considered a liability to have on your booksQuote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
Have to say, I'd much rather see him go to a good club in a continental league where the pace is a bit slower and it suits a technical player. Portugal, Greece, Belgium... It could extend his career, especially if he moved centrally. I think he has the potential to become a decent 10, and maybe needs to once he hits his thirties.
Has anyone heard anything about where Robbie Brady might be signing? The new season starts in a couple of weeks, and there doesn't seem to be much, if anything, online about where he might go.
Robbie reportedly now of interest to Neil Warnock at Middlesbrough, who are short of options on the left (Hartlepool Mail, 20 Sept). True ? Or a prompt to Celtic to make a move?
No where near good enough to make an impact at Celtic, sadly.
Lacking in the pace, strength, fitness and ability to play for them right now.
I'd prefer if he got some sort of mid table championship move where he might have a chance of stringing some games together, under less pressure.
The standard is a lot higher in the Championship so if you think he couldn't make an impact in the SPL, then I wouldn't be too sure he could make it in the Championship.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bottle of Tonic
That's true but I think there's a different level of scrutiny at Celtic. You can plod away in the Championship, put in a shift, do something special occasionally and thread water. You need a consistency of performance at Celtic to avoid criticism, just look at Duffy who has since proven he didn't turn into a bad player overnight, at a much higher level than the SPL. And there were people on here who thought his game would suffer because he's too good for the SPL, granted they were right about his game suffering, but certainly not because he was too good!