Nice subtle assist for Parrott on Saturday.
1-0 win away to Telstar, highlights here.
Cracking save in the first reel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bt0CqIRgos
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Nice subtle assist for Parrott on Saturday.
1-0 win away to Telstar, highlights here.
Cracking save in the first reel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bt0CqIRgos
21st club goal of the season, which passes out last season's total, but AZ 3-1 down at home to NEC after an hour. The winners move into the Champions League spot.
All the more impressive that he's continuing to score goals in a team that aren't playing particularly well and have recently sacked their manager. How many would he have scored for PSV this season?
I watched most of the second half and he is by far they're best player. They'd be in a relegation fight if it wasn't for Parrot and that's an insane ROI from one player
Coincidentally, given that I mentioned PSV above, it's being reported this morning that they had an approach for Parrott rejected by AZ this month. Think that could have been a great move for him actually - he would have gotten to play for a dominant PSV team in the Eredivisie and played Champions League football every year as well.
At this stage that would feel like a sideways move. Hes already played for 2 clubs in that league so its time for him to level up when he gets his next moveQuote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
He'd be playing Champions League and winning trophies so I wouldn't say it would be a sideways move. If he ends up in Italy or Spain he could struggle to adapt or score goals at a higher level and it might impact on his Ireland form. Whereas I'd be confident that he'd be a 25 to 30 goal a season man at PSV and would likely come into Ireland camp in good form time and again.
Obviously there's more money to be made elsewhere but, from a selfish Ireland supporter point of view, I'd like to see him playing somewhere where I know he'll score goals and stay in form.
As an Ireland fan I want to see him playing well in a higher profile league thats more enjoyable to watch. Holland is a bit of a backwater from a tv point of view so its hard to see him play every week.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
If he moved to Celtic and was playing in Champions League every season you wouldnt be too impressed
The Eredivisie is a much stronger league than the SPL though. And PSV are a much stronger team than Celtic.
There's a point there in fairness that it'd be good to see him move up a league rather than a rank within the same league. Yeah, PSV would hopefully have Champions League football, but the rest of the season would be the same.
(Good to see RLP back after being quiet for so long lately btw!)
https://youtu.be/jNY6CU2J8W0?t=202Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
A beautifully simple goal well-executed.
Has an assist tonight
Has a goal in extra time now too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiQVaOmARDI
Highlights here. That's a very clever headed assist and a lovely strikers finish (happy RLP? :-) ) What i liked most was the last minute where he's supporting a breakaway which dies away wide and with 4 teammates (madness) exposed ahead of him immediately spots it and sprints back to cover. deep into extra-time. brilliant stuff.
Hopefully they can get telstar or gay in the semis.
Seems their main keeper was back too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV3CO2eFSkI
1-1 home draw vs Ajax.
Troy had what looks like (in whatever mashed up version of offside is being used this season) as a good goal ruled out. He's looking bloody sharp it has to be said.
Kian Fitz-Jim equalised in the last minute. Surely he has parents from Lismore or Cappoquin - that's the most Waaaaaterford sounding name of all time.
It wouldn't be a surprise if Ajax looked at Parrott. Pretty sure someone above has suggested it. Wonder if he's priced beyond them at this stage though - same for a Wolfsburg or a Hoffenheim, escpecially when Spurs have the sell-on clause. What odds on a Leverkusen or Stuttgart type club coming in for him. Not exactly top tier continental but with enough clout to cover a fee and provide another rung on the ladder.
I wonder if either party but a release clause in - would make more sense for AZ to have done so with the 20% due to Spurs.
Whatever happens, signing Parrott was a great bit of business by Aaayy-Zeee
Aahhh-zeddd.
AZ have been drawn to play Telstar in the KNVB Cup semi finals on Mar 4th in the AFAS Stadion. massive,
They'll easily beat a satellite surely?
Should do, they don't occupy the same orbit at all.
Ajax might not be in a position financially, at least should there be a bidding war.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingdom
For Season 2024/25, they reported a pre-tax loss of -€51.3m. By contrast, these others all posted pre-tax profits: AZ +€14.3m, PSV +€10.1m, Feyenoord +€31.1m, Twente +€19.9m.
And with Ajax finishing in 32nd in the Champions League Group table this season (2 wins, 6 defeats), they won't have made too much money from that, either.
That is a fair point EG, a very fair point. A bidding war only works if it involves teams on the Parrott trajectory radar (as has been alluded to previously in terms of his career roadmap). your point still stands though.
Well, apart from the 18m euros they get just for being thereQuote:
Originally Posted by EalingGreen
Actually it was a lot more than that:Quote:
Originally Posted by samhaydenjr
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But even with €43m, it doesn't wipe out the previous season's €51m loss. While PSV made €45m from Europe, to add to the previous season's €10m profit.
While they've still got a bit to do to qualify for next season's CL (PSV pretty much guaranteed):
dutch football eredivisie, 2025/26 table
Another day another goal. The last time a player felt this important was...Robbie? Roy?
Maybe Kelleher? Honestly not sure which of Kelleher or Parrott would be worse to lose for March. I'd say the drop off from Kelleher to the next pick in goal is bigger than the drop off from Parrott to Ferguson. But then Ferguson probably won't be available either, so you could be on to Idah at that point (if he's fit). Idah up front or someone other than Kelleher in goal - choose your poison!
Haha fair point. I think we're looking at Cannon as the next option? I've already mentally decided that Ferguson will be injured , better to have low expectations there me thinks.
It's great to be able to say that we have two world class players though, it's been a while!
Cannon seems to have reverted to type lately - no goals since New Year's Day. Idah is injured and not certain to be fit for March (and is a poor player anyway). Sammie obviously has gone off the boil. Johnny Kenny has maybe found his level in the third tier. Even Obafemi went off injured again, and Blackpool fans are increasingly of the view he's useless anyway.
It's terrifying how quickly we drop off after Parrott - and you could put a similar argument for Kelleher (though Travers is probably a reasonable option).
Let's not think about what might happen and just focus on how good they are!
Interviewed by Miguel Delaney
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...-b2921014.html
Another 90 minute goal. His capacity to score late goals is a huge asset on top of all the other benefits that come from having him
It seems to have got unmentioned that Alkmaar have made the KNVB final on April 19th, with Nijmigen their opponents (having knocked out PSV in the other semi-final). AZ beat Telstar as expected, Parrott central to both goals (two og's by the looks of it).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZXo2fztNjM
I'm looking to see if it is possible to attend this as it's going to be hosted in de Kuip, a ground I've always wanted to visit and Rotterdam is a cracking town
Scores against the Czechs tonight 😃
Twice.
26(?) for the season now. How much would Premier League clubs be willing to pay for him this summer if he was Dutch or Spanish or Portuguese and he was doing that in the Eredivisie? £50m plus add-ons maybe? Will be interesting to see what he goes for in reality.
If he doesn't move to the prem next we might have a superstar on our hands. I think the lesson he learned from his early loans in the lower english leagues will hopefully be that the Premier league is probably the end goal but while he is still developing a slightly less physical league and he flourishes. He'd easily do it in Portugal or France at this stage, but i'd love to see him at a big German club if the interest is there. Its exciting having someone with these types of options in our squad!
Without wanting to be too much of a downer, or diminish Parrott's achievements so far, I thought I should point out that Jozy Altidore scored 20 and 31 goals in his two years at AZ, earning a big money move to the EPL, where he gained the nickname Jozy Antiscore.
Fortunately, he went on to become a Toronto FC legend and ended up with 42 international goals, which I am sure we'd be happy with, if Parrott ended up on that mark.
You could make the same argument about Szmodics to a certain extent but I think we can all see that Parrot is something special. It's always been there, he's just really discovering himself this season and last. I genuinely think we'll be taking about Robbie and Troy in a different bracket then any of our other strikers for a long time
& again today with the opening goal V Heracles
And follows it up with a lovely assist.
Zeleny in defence for Sparta Prague tonight against AZ is in the Czech squad