It might be only league one but he desperately needs to prove himself at any level in England and if he gets games in his preferred position there then it's only a good thing.
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It might be only league one but he desperately needs to prove himself at any level in England and if he gets games in his preferred position there then it's only a good thing.
Every player needs a shop window and Towell has got one. He has got the ability to shine, will be very interesting to watch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
Rotherham's game against Portsmouth is live on sky on Sunday. Might get a chance to see him make his debut
He should stand out in a poor League One side so it's a good opportunity for him.
Presumably he'll be registered in time to play.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
One thing I'm not sure about is the length of the loan. Half a season there and if he impressed he could do half a season in Championship? That issue is negated if Brighton have the recall option which they could exercise in January and move him onto the Championship.
Best of Luck to the Lad . I hope it goes well for him.......Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
last minute introduction off the bench today
Came on as a sub just before half time and hit a last minute winner for Rotherham today.
Highlights of Rotherham - Bury on YouTube
Towell's goal on 1:45
Nice finish. Hopefully the first of many. Deserves to be in the championship at least.
Scored Rotherham's third in their Checkatrade trophy win over Bradford tonight. https://www.themillers.co.uk/news/20...-on-07-nov-17/
Towell ready to kick on again after injury nightmare: https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...-36434231.html
He'll be 27 when the 2018/19 season starts, hopefully he can break into the Brighton side.
I heard Chris Hughton talking about strengthening the side in the transfer window so it won't be easy.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
It's not going to happen realistically at this stage. He's not going to feature for them this season; if they stay up they'll have to strengthen again. He'd be as well off looking for a move.Quote:
Originally Posted by OwlsFan
A couple of important assists for the forgotten man at the weekend - http://www.the42.ie/richie-towell-ro...09089-May2018/
(the first considerably more deliberate than the second!)
Promoted to the Championship with Rotherham, been in the side solidly there since he joined and played a full part in today's win - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44186999
Honourable mention for Limerick man Anthony Forde came on on ET also.
What happens next? Does he go back to Brighton and try to get into their team, or maybe look for a move to the championship?
Hard to say, but main thing is as soon as someone put him in their side, he took his chance and could have done no more than he has and is in a much better position now than he was with hopefully some good options. I guess if getting in a Brighton side pushing for promotion was beyond him, then getting in that side shopping to consolidate a Prem position might be tough. A good Championship move, another good season, another step up measure up would be my view.
not given a squad number at Brighton (Duffy is number 4): https://www.brightonandhovealbion.co...ers-confirmed/
and linked with a move away from Brighton, with a return to Rotherham, and a loan to Portsmouth mentioned on twitter
Why did they sign him?? Is it a case of signed on the back of excellent Dundalk performances and then when he starts training with Brighton, chris quickly realises he isnt good enough and he has made a mistake
Maybe hoping he'd kick on when he signed, but that didn't happen (injury didn't help)
Also they got promoted in the meantime; maybe they saw a potential Championship player but now don't see a premiership player
Hardly - he signed at the end of 2015 and was offered a new 2 year contract in summer of 2017, which contracts him to Brighton to 2019.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
Injuries have hardly helped his cause, but it seems fair to conclude that Chris Hughton probably does not have him in his immediate plans.
Really admire towell always seems to maximise his physical abilities which Is a credit to him. He another year On excellent money until his contract Is up. Portsmouth would be a good move play alot push för promotion and be on a free to get decent money again next summer
Back on loan to Rotherham until the end of the season: https://www.themillers.co.uk/news/20...urn-for-richie
Probably the ideal move for him - at 27 he needs to be playing regularly at Championship level immediatelyQuote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Well, this move does seem to be working out for Towell - playing regularly and has now started scoring, with his second in two games and third of the season - looks like he's found his level, which is good, even if he doesn't go higher - https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46408820
Richie scored Rotherham's second against Wednesday but the latter got a 10th minute equaliser. Hard to remember any later goal than that :)
Your own manager against your good selves came to mind straight away. I was surprised to discover that was only six minutes into injury time.Quote:
Originally Posted by OwlsFan
Signed for Salford City on a two year deal.
Pity he had to drop two leagues down, hard to see him being considered for Ireland now.
https://www.instagram.com/p/ByIxN1-l...=142v6ja22sse5
A move motivated by money.
It's easy to say it's motivated by money, but it didn't look like he was in any plans at Brighton, and was in and out of a Rotherham side that just got relegated, so it's unlikely a championship side would be interested. Salford clearly are looking to spend to get promoted again, so why blame him for taking a contract?
I don't blame him one bit, I'd do the same - but if he had any ambitions to play for Ireland, he's all but ended them.
Could he have held out another month for a Championship or L1 team to come in for him.
It’s a dirty old town.
Professional Footballer . Only so long make a few pound .Quote:
Originally Posted by IsMiseSean
https://www.the42.ie/richie-towell-r...49822-Nov2018/
"As a player you always want to represent your country, and that is my aim. "
[QUOTE=Olé Olé;2004004]https://www.the42.ie/richie-towell-r...49822-Nov2018/
"As a player you always want to represent your country, and that is my aim. "[/QUOTE
Nowhere near good enough imo
Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
"Nowhere near good enough" might be a little harsh as he has been within sight of the squad a few times and was a Championship regular this season - but with Conor Hourihane moving up to the EPL, Alan Browne and Callum O'Dowda having big seasons, and a bunch of young midfielders looking ready or nearly to step up (Connell, Ronan, Crowley, Barrett, Knight, Molumby, O'Reilly, Smallbone, Shodipo), the door to international recognition does appear to be closing, a bit like it did for his new colleague, Adam Rooney. So good luck to Towell, I hope he has a good career from here on out and enjoys some glory with SalfordQuote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
I wonder is there a tendency to over rate players leaving the LOI with big reputations in the last few years?
Hoban, Forrester, McEleney, McMillan, Boyle, Burke have had unsuccessful spells in the UK.
In fairness to Forrester - he had looked good for awhile, but had some off field issues.
*Nevermind - there's a similar post/discussion in the LOI section.
Towell was reputed to be on Ł8K a week at Brighton. He was out of contract this summer.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Rooney is the highest paid player at Salford and is supposed to earn Ł4K a week - Towell is probably going to be higher paid but it won't be anything like what he was getting at Brighton. He would be unlikely to get much more from a team in the Championship so going to Salford, who are targeting immediate promotion from League 2, will see him as the main player on the team and significantly raise his profile (that is of course unless they go and bring in another high profile player - but they tend only to do one of those a season, and have for the past 3 seasons).