I know - I expected him to show up on the newly moved Jack Grealish site with a big, fat "I Told You So", which, in fairness, he would be entitled to.Quote:
Originally Posted by tricky_colour
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I know - I expected him to show up on the newly moved Jack Grealish site with a big, fat "I Told You So", which, in fairness, he would be entitled to.Quote:
Originally Posted by tricky_colour
Really? All TOWK did was to cast a value judgment on Grealish. He was hardly revolutionary pointing out his non commitment. Grealish did that all by himself.
TOWKS left in a fit of pique having been told off by the power that be (DAHAMSTA) in some thread or other.Quote:
Originally Posted by tricky_colour
Where is Murfinator? That guy really drove me soft hadn't a clue and everyone on here thanking his posts and making out he had some great foresight especially re trap.
As soon as he was found out after Trap, he never returned.
Towk called the grealish one right. You sat on the fence stutts.
What was he saying about Trap ? That he was an abject failure having got us to one championship and a play-off in another? Sheesshh. It's no wonder he disappeared in embarrassment.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Mason was barely playing two years ago, was he?Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Absolutely. He's been scoring goals since 2010 and for Cardiff and Bolton since 2011.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Hmm, I could have sworn he had a couple of years where he didn't get many games, but it seems you're right!Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
His career has still been a bit stop-start up to present - about 35% of his appearances have been as a substitute and two years ago he was coming off a season when he scored six goals in 29 appearances, which probably wouldn't have been enough to justify appearing in a Irish squad that contained Keane, Long, Walters and Doyle. The following season he had 6 in 19, although it did include a good streak of 5 goals in eight appearances. Last season he got 5 in 21, including one hat-trick. With that said, there are likely to be openings in our frontline next season with Keano very likely to retire, to be possibly joined by Doyle, Walters and/or Murphy. So if Mason keeps up his current form and ends up with 15-20 goals for the season, he will certainly have positioned himself as a strong candidate for a squad place for next Autumn's qualifiers (if he gets more than 20 and we do sneak into the Euros, it might even be worth our while taking him to France).Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Is now a Wolves player
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35420471
Hope the move to Wolves works for him, His career to date has been a little stop-start to say the least, A consistinent run of form Will def see him in the Republic senior squad.
Mason with a goal on his debut for Wolves.
Brought on at HT in Zenga's first match, started both games since and scored in each.
And notches again today, equaliser in a 3-1 away win at Birmingham. Should be in the shake up for the next squad surely ?
I've been hoping for that for at least 4 years. The guy regularly scores goals at a good level. Has deserved a look in before now. Wonder is Hogan going to join up? Could be a few decent options behind Long if these guys are brought on board.Quote:
Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
Well there were a few squads he might have been in but you could never really argue he was shunned either. His best, I think, is 12 in 46 in 11/12, not sure how many of those were starts but I think it was between 25 & 30. This run he has 2 in the league from 8 attempts with 5 of those on the target & one LC goal also. He does need to hold his place though you feel this time round and deliver a complete season, which with a new manager, funds available after a takeover etc at Wolves will probably be the making of him if he does it.
This squad is a low pressure one, there's space to look at a few and I think we will, but if it was Hogan or Mason, which would you prefer to see in ?
Agreed. I don't think he was shunned either and I also agree that it would be nice to see him hold a spot down and score regularly over a full season but I think we could say that about most Irish strikers over the last 10-15 years. So not something to hold against him really. As I said he has deserved a look in a squad over the last few years. Some doubts about his commitment maybe as well as Hogan. Hard to pick one - they both carry the same risk really. Hogan probably the more dynamic of the two from the highlights I've seen so he'd probably get the nod if I could only pick one. We should look at both if they are committed to us.
http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/socc...-out-1.2863132Quote:
After the problems he has had with serious injury, Hogan’s preference for resting up through the international breaks is not all that unreasonable but it certainly makes plain where his priorities lie and from his point of view O’Neill having to hang around for a mid-table Championship striker is slightly embarrassing although he must be getting accustomed to the feeling for the manager has suggested that Joe Mason at Wolves is similarly inclined to kick a potential call-up down the line.
Yes, O'Neill must be mortified. :rolleyes:
Moved out to Burton Albion till January
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41025510
Off the mark today, scoring 31 seconds after coming on. He has had a tendency over the last couple of years of scoring a few goals early in the season before fading so let's hope this time he can get a more consistent long-term run goingQuote:
Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
Is this lad on board or not? He has been at a decent level for quite a while and has never even made a 39 man friendly squad.
He's played at most underage levels for us and there's no reason to believe he'd turn down a call-up from the senior squad. And while he has been at a decent level, he hasn't been quite consistent enough to get a squad place, when you consider that our forward places have been locked down by Keane, Walters, Long, Doyle, Cox (for a while) and Murphy (later on as a result of his surge in form in the last few years of his career) with McGoldrick, Rooney and Hunt ahead of him in the fringe players' race. You could make the argument, certainly, for a call-up for Mason to a large provisional squad, certainly given Sean Maguire's call-up with only a couple of Championship games under his belt, and I think MON and Keano should keep an eye on his form over the season and not just bring in players because of media and fan clamour or because they've invested time recruiting them. We will likely need up to three new strikers for the Euro 2020 qualifiers and they have the opportunity to compare six of them fairly directly as they will all probably be playing regular Championship football this season: McGoldrick, Maguire, Hogan, Mason, Aiden O'Brien and Will Keane (when he returns from injury). They should pick the players with the best form from that group over the next year (while also keeping an eye on Cillian Sheridan and Adam Rooney). So if Mason becomes Burton's main striker and bangs in 15-20 goals this season, a call-up would surely be merited.Quote:
Originally Posted by liamoo11
I seem to remember MON casting doubt on his commitment one time, but then again he said something similar about the likelihood of Hogan joining up also. This guy needs to make it stick, he has moved for decent money at times, he can get in the side but cant stay in, he can score at the level but not consistently over a season.Quote:
Originally Posted by liamoo11
His Bio claims he would be one of those brick layer guys if football doesn't work out.
Scored Colorado's second last night in a 2-2 draw against sporting Kansas city
Goal here on 0:50
former irish wonderkid Joe Mason has scored today. An injury plagued forward.
now a hat-trick, impressive!!
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Originally Posted by Bielsa´s irish
I was going to scoff at you referring to Mason as a wonderkid, but then checked his record - 3 Championship goals at the age of 18, two decent seasons at Cardiff before turning 22, with 18 goals and a Championship winner's medal - if Troy Parrott did that over the next four years we'd still consider him to have great potential. Mason just never seemed to develop beyond that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bielsa´s irish
Yeahh hahaha, this Mason is made of glass, he was even hired by the Wolves when they reached promotion, sad thing for Ireland and himself, Leon Best was another injury prone.Quote:
Originally Posted by samhaydenjr
Ireland cant afford losing forwards because of injuries, that is a luxury for the big nations with hundreds of pool of players to choose from
3 difficult goals to score, but his 2nd is also a thing of beauty.
Is this him? Anyone want to update his article?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Ma...er,_born_1991)
thats Joe!the guy is like the tin can man from the Wizard of Oz, very fragile Mason has always been a classy player,his position is a second striker, better to link up with a tough #9 like Collins, Hogan. It showed his class, with that hattrick in 27 minutes, but Mason has a tendency of dribble too much for a forward!Quote:
Originally Posted by John83
another one vs Sunderland
Mason and Sheridan up front for the Serbia game then?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bielsa´s irish
Dara O'Shea and Connor Ronan in support in midfield.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trequartista20
another assist today
Came off the bench in the Canadian premier league final for Calvary, but was unable to prevent a loss to Forge FC
https://canpl.ca/article/match-analy...2023-cpl-final
He's out of contract and will be moving on. Cavalry FC will be in the CONCACAF Champions League despite the loss in the playoff final this past weekend. There's actually a chance they could wind up hosting Messi and Inter Miami in February, when the weather is -30C.