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Man city have been fantastic to bazuna he has played so many games for them this season which seemed like it might be unlikely given they signed him with the 2 England keepers and the Scottish keeper from his age group already thereQuote:
Originally Posted by tommy_c12000
Elbouzedi signs for Lincoln City in League 1. Decent move for him.
Bunch of Irish scorers tonight:
Olamide Shodipo got a penalty for QPR against Cardiff: https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news...at-harlington/
Barry Cotter scored the winner for Ipswich against Palace: https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2019/dec...rystal-palace/
Tyreik Wright grabbed the opener in Villa's 1-1 draw with Swansea: https://www.premierleague.com/match/...illa-v-swansea
Anthony Scully opened the scoring in West Ham's 4-0 win over Newcastle: https://www.premierleague.com/match/...am-v-newcastle
Also Charlie McCann got moved up to Man United's squad for their game against Reading: https://www.premierleague.com/match/...ding-v-man-utd
Fantastic to see Knight starting his 3rd game in a row for Derby, they really need a result vs reading. Molumby continues to start for Millwall, while O’Shea returns to the bench for west brom.
Dara O’Shea on to make his league debut, fantastic to see!
Knight was derby’s best player despite them losing 3-0. Let’s hope Cocu can stay in the job and turn things around.
After Derbys treatment of keogh I'm delighted to see the. Having a woeful seasonQuote:
Originally Posted by tommy_c12000
U19 striker Conor Noss signed a new contract at Borussia Monchengladbach: https://www.borussia.de/de/aktuelles...82188e2c4b2f38
https://www.theguardian.com/football...-deal-football
New deal at West Ham for Conor Coventry with a loan move on the horizon. League One referenced as being his most likely destination due to potential game time at that level.
Interesting to note the article specifically calls out interest from abroad. This probably doesn't come as a surprise as he has been very good for the our under 21s.
Nathan Collins gets a chance today for Stoke. There’s a big chance to establish himself there, as existing options have been unimpressive (Batth, Lindsay, C-V, Indi Martins) and Shawcross struggling to come back after injury. He needs game time now, he should push for a loan until end of season if he doesn’t break in by end of January. No dedicated thread for him as well, about time to create one
Watford have a few youngsters on the bench I wonder if Cassidy was close to been involved pr have things stalled a bit for him with injuries not many goals this season
What a day. Smallbone has scored.
The injury has been a disaster for Cassidy, he was easily the stand out youth player at Watford as recently as last season but has fallen back a bit. Needs a strong second half of the season for the Under 23s to get things back on track.
Knocked across this interview with Gavin Bazunu from a couple of days ago. He strikes me as a very intelligent young man, with some fascinating insights into developing as a footballer from both a technical and mental perspective. He has such an amount of time on his side too.
https://www.the42.ie/gavin-bazunu-ma...=twitter_short
Dara O'Shea starts for WBA. En Neyah on the bench for Nottingham. Knight on the bench for Derby. Parrott on the bench for Spurs. Masterson starts for QPR with Shodipo on their bench.
Great for Masterson really love his passing ability. En neath never really involved for us much great he is getting a chance. Interest to see mark Yates at fylde he was very promising at spurs very technical playmakerQuote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
https://www.hammers.news/club-news/west-ham-fans-react-to-conor-coventry-signing-new-contract/amp/ Interesting Celtic appear to be continuing their tactic of offering any young irish player available for free with a contract. Thankfully Conor had the wherewithal to reject it, no doubt inspired by observing the fate of our Celtic 3.Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
Hopefully he plays tonight up against o connor in midfield for gillinghamQuote:
Originally Posted by tommy_c12000
Just watched our under 21 centre half pairings streaming side by side. O’Shea played right back, very tidy on the ball. His versatility certainly a plus as he looks for game time going forward. Gave away a dangerous free kick at the end with a sloppy challenge but other than that did well. West Brom through with 1-0 win, hopefully O’Shea will play again in 4th round in a few weeks.
Masterson had a good first half, 2 clearances from corner kicks, in addition to a couple of other clearances. As always, his comfort on the ball and distribution was good. He had one excellent cross field ball in first half. He didn’t have a lot to do in second half, qpr ran out comfortable winners. Certainly didn’t do himself any harm. He looks a bit stronger than he did 6 months ago. You would think the current vogue of footballing centre halves would play into his favour. Just needs some luck and game time. Didn’t do anything dramatic enough to command a starting berth for qpr, but helped his chances of securing a good league one loan for 5 months. Wycombe is the rumour, although I would prefer him to aim for a mid tier league one team to guarantee playing time.
Would love it, but can’t see it. Moyes will want to secure another win to build momentum. I expect Rice to start, probably Sanchez alongside him. Wilshire continues to have a vague injury I think, and Noble didn’t train this week after getting stamped on last game, and is touch and go. So chance Coventry makes the bench, a nice reward for signing the contract. Minimal minutes if any, hope I’m wrongQuote:
Originally Posted by liamoo11
Of the subs, En Neyah and Shodipo appeared but Parrott and Knight remained put which is more disappointing for the former than the latter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
Oh well, Coventry not even on bench. Snodgrass starts, Sanchez on bench. Both Wilshere and Noble injured. The next 3 weeks are crucial in Coventry’s career. Needs to be strong enough (like Molumby) to push for a loan move. West Ham pressured him to staying at the club to captain their under 23s, very selfish from clubs standpoint. This is where a good agent/advisor is crucial
Celtic expected to bring in at least one, possibly two strikers this window (with Griffiths possibly going out on loan, but he wasn't playing much anyway) so Afolabi likely to be pushed further down the pecking order for the rest of the season. The cup is actually taken seriously in Scotland so little chance of game time there either.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommy_c12000
Jack Taylor signs for League 1 Peterborough for an initial £500k plus add ons. Good work from Barnet to get a decent fee for him, although he was clearly way above National League level.
He has impressed me the few times I've seen him play, has the potential to be a very decent Championship or League 1 player at least, still only 21. Peterborough having a decent season so he could be in the Championship next year.
Very interesting observation from Dan McDonnell by comparing the Elbouzedi transfer to this Taylor move: https://twitter.com/McDonnellDan/sta...148368896?s=19
I wonder if Elbouzedi's previous dalliances in Scotland and England would increase his risk profile for an English side, though. Although, in that case you'd wonder why he doesn't look for a move further afield.
I like Dan but the two players' contract situations were completely different, so it's not really a fair comparison. The issue is that Irish clubs aren't able to offer long term contracts rather than that they're specifically being taken for a ride by English teams.
Josh Barrett signed for League 1 side Bristol Rovers. Regular football key for the young lad at this stage in his career...
Hopefully Conor Coventry will be moving on loan in next couple of days, been linked with Elbouzedi’s Lincoln City, apparently some other clubs interested as well
https://www.football.london/west-ham-united-fc/players/west-hams-under-23-youngsters-17532758.amp
Tyreke Wilson is supposed to be signing for Waterford this week.
I know people won't open pages from the Sun, but Neil O'Riordan is usually spot on with LOI stuff.
https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football...e-mccourt-loi/
Neil is a seriously top writer. I follow him on Twitter. He deserves better than The Sun.
Kevin O'Connor, Robbie Mccourt and Tyreke Wilson..... Well stocked for left backs in Waterford.
Directed by a few UK lads to this guy on Twitter. Seems to have a very good insight into academy and young pros in England.
No connection, I find his tweets informative.
@RowdenJRSG
Coventry to Lincoln is a done deal
League One loan switch for Ireland U21 and West Ham United midfielder https://the42.ie/4959089
Looks like League One is going to be worth keeping a close eye on for the rest of the season with Coventry, Taylor, Elbouzedi and potentially both O'Connors playing their football there, among others. Barrett, Clarke, O'Hara, Curtis and Harness are also Under 23s playing in that division. Quite a few, if not all of those players will be hoping to move to a higher level in future but League One should be a good location for their next stage of development.
Didn't know what you meant re "both O'Connors".
https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport...efender-south/
Lee to Oxford. No harm. You'd imagine he will excel at that level.
Goal for Ryan Cassidy tonight against Coventry.
En Neyah on the score sheet for Nottingham.
Simon Power and Andrew Obomadimele started for Norwich. Great going for Obomadimele at 17.
bit of a strange move for Oxford, they signed four players during the week, including two loans, so why take on another loanee?Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
They're fourth in league one, two points behind Rotherham in second with a game in hand in them.
Five new players at this stage of the season could upset their established starting XI
No sign of any of our Celtic players in Cup game against Patrick Thistle today. Judging by mounting speculation, O’Connor should secure a loan move away in the coming days, Afolabi needs to push for loan move especially given Celtics purchase of yet another mediocre striker (with reportedly a lot of championship interest, the guy has some agent...), no speculation on Connell who also needs to get away from the emerging deathbed of young irish footballers that is Celtic Park
O'Connor's move to Oxford was reportedly cancelled because they wouldn't guarantee him first team football
Yes, saw that. Actually relieved that his advisors are not rushing in unless guaranteed first team football. It was an unusual move and one the Oxford fans didn’t think was needed.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
On the whole, it’s been a refreshing start to the year for our youngsters. Strikers have been well discussed. Molumby has more or less received MOTMs nonstop for past month in a team now 7th in the championship and with genuine premiership aspirations. With Cullen not returning yet, Whelan without a club, one has to take his claim to play a part in Ireland’s upcoming playoffs seriously. McCarthy has been playing regularly again so should start if interested. Knight continues to do well. Masterson and O’Shea are finally dipping their toes in first team championship football. Coventry, Elbouzedi, T O’Connor, and now hopefully Ronan should have a number of league one games under their belt within the next couple of months. All we need now are for the Celtic boys, Collins, and our keepers, Kelleher and Travers, to get some first team football before the window shuts. Bazunu should continue his U23 football this season. Kenny must be delighted. Its hugely positive. It’s all about first team football at this tender age. Oh and there’s Parrott........hopefully things will iron themselves out here in the coming weeks one way or another as he approaches his 18th birthday