so the question now is...does he go to Denmark?
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so the question now is...does he go to Denmark?
PunditAcostaQuote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
If MON picks him of course he goes. The agents statement is more than clear and I might add he has changed his "pinned header on twitter " from making his premier league debut. To a new pinned header of his first training session with the Irish team. His biggest danger to not going to Denmark is MON ego.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Good news, Did MON want him to declare his intent before considering him for this game against the North?
Do we call him Mick, or is it too soon?
Dreadful handling of the whole thing by O'Neill.
Great to see this. It is a great example also for other players of Nigerian backgrounds that have been born or lived in Ireland. The likes of Okoflex will hopefully follow suit.
Other than what was said in press conferences, we really don't know what O'Neill did. It could have been him that convinced Obafemi to confirm his allegiance, it could have been Keane, could have been Mohan.
Do we call him Mick, or is it too soon?[/QUOTE]
I Like Mickey O'B
on a lighter note, after all this can you imagine if he was totally sh*t!
That's my big fear!
Maybe I've missed something - what exactly is all the criticism of O'Neill for?
What is it that he did or didn't do?
He poorly managed the situation. Even with the best will in the world(which there isnt) he alienated the situation so the players agent had to confirm his commitment. If he had the correct level of communication with the player than Mon makes the statement to the media.Quote:
Originally Posted by osarusan
As far as I can see, when there was talk of Obafemi switching, O'Neill was asked and just gave a fairly generic 'it's his decision, we won't pressure him' comment.
Is there any more to it than that?
If that's all it is, I don't think there is much wrong with it.
Crisitunity!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
I'm seriously disappointed in this site that I'm the first one to reply with that, seriously lads.
Mon said he wont be going to Denmark due to his commitment relating to his decision on his international futureQuote:
Originally Posted by osarusan
Crisitunity as a word i like...Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingdom
But mark O' toole reputation isnt too shabby
And so, after all that...he didn't play
He made O'Neill look like a fool earlier today when he came out and declared for Ireland. MON is a vindictive ***** so naturally wasn't going to give Obafemi a run out.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
After sitting through that 90 minutes - the lad still might do a runner. Could you blame him....
Come on Sean your bigger than that. We might be down but were not outQuote:
Originally Posted by IsMiseSean
I'm only 5'6.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
So is he available tonight?
Yes, he travelled with the squad.Quote:
Originally Posted by backstothewall
He should start in that case. There's little else to be gained from this.
Some involvement, will do me. Just get one little fragment, one aspect correct, MON.Quote:
Originally Posted by backstothewall
comes on for his debut, mercifully ending the nationality debate
also, first player for play for Ireland who was born this century.
Michael O'Bafemi from now on then?
Nice to see the Obafemi situation concluded.
It was a tough match for a young forward to make his debut but I thought he showed a lot of intelligence and strength with some of his hold up play. Clearly still a raw prospect but I’m hopeful he’ll continue to progress.
Given Southampton’s dire situation hopefully he’ll learn to feed off scraps on the counterattack and carry that experience over to our cause.
He’s gonna be the new Wavey Davey Connolly!!!!
Well this is a big positive out of tonight - fair play to him for committing to us without any fuss (on his part anyway - I know we were all on tenterhooks). Of all the multiple-nationality young players we've been talking about, on paper we he's the one who would have had most justification in taking the time to consider his options, so for him to have made this decision already is much appreciated. Let's hope he continues his progress and is joined by Aaron Connolly and others soon
So we’re clear, I was a big fan of Dave Connolly...I’m calibrating my optimism. A prolific Championship level scorer with potential to do well in a given environment. It’s not too unrealistic to wish for.Quote:
Originally Posted by dr_peepee
nobody is a bigger fan of Connolly than theworm.
There won't be too many clearer runways to a Prem side than he has at Southampton at the moment, with Long having his ongoing difficulties, until they go shopping in January anyway. Big two months for him, all eyes on him, for a first goal now and to hopefully kick on.
Proud Obafemi 'never had any doubts' about representing Ireland https://the42.ie/4348604
Really liking this kid. Hope he's the first of many young lads around that age that come through over the next while and look forward to seeing him for years to come.
Yet, Martin O'Neill was telling us that Obafemi was deliberating over who to play for. :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
It just shows how much of a complete spoofer he is.Quote:
Originally Posted by TrapAPony
Even by spoofer measures, it seems completely bizarre he couldn't have just asked him before engaging with the media.
I was a fan of David Connolly. Robbie Keane was unfortunate for him, as was Don Givens.Quote:
Originally Posted by dr_peepee